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15 Nov., 1509. Hugo Dacre sacerdos. Lego corpus meum sepeliendum secundum discretionem honorabilis viri Cristoferi Dacre et Magistri Johannis Prudde; ecclesie parochiali de Salkyll, xxvj marcas; cuidam Hispano nomine Lupus, v ducatos; executoribus Edwardi Strangwys, iiij li.; domino meo semper honorando Thome fratri meo antiquissimo xij li. quas michi debet. Volo quod Cristoferus, secundus frater meus, habeat xx nobilia, et Philippus, frater meus habeat xx nobilia. Lego Magistro Johanni Prudde capellano meo xx nobilia et mediam partem de vasis meis argenteis, togam optimam cum cinctura ornata de auro, et bursam optimam, annulum optimum omnia volumina mea; ciphumque deauratum cum coopertorio quem mater michi dedit tempore mortis sue; sorori mee domine Katerine Fitzhughe, iiijli.; sorori mee domine Anne Strangwys, iij li.; Ricardo Blakborn, v li.; Roberto Share, v li.; Johanni Hilton, vli.; Ricardo Wilkynson, xls.; Henrico Calmeraye, xls.; Ricardo Harrys, xls. Volo quod distribuantur pauperibus in parochia de Sakill, iij li.; apud Kyrke Oswald, iij li.; apud Dacre, iij li.; apud Wemme, xl s.; apud prebendam de Netherbury, xls. Lego domino Edwardo Menevensi Episcopo togam de skarlete duplicatam cum damasko; Willelmo at Water doctori, meam togam nigram penulatam cum marters; Johanne uxori Willelmi Prudde, xx s.; nutrici, xx s.; Abbacie de Lanercost meum optimum lectisternium vulgariter a Counterpoynt. Volo quod sacerdos celebret pro anima mea et anima fratris mei Ĥumfridi per spacium septem annorum. Residuum bonorum meorum do Cristofero Dacre et Magistro Johanni Prudde quos ordino meos executores. Hiis testibus: Johanne Hilton, Henrico Calmeray, Ricardo Wilkynson, Johanne Bell, Ricardo Harrys.

[Proved 20 January, 1509-10.]

LXII. THE WILL OF WILLIAM RICHARDSON, OF KIRKBY LONSDALE. [Bennett, 24.]

11 Dec., 1509. William Richardson, of Furrebank, within the parisshe of Kyrkby Londysdale. To be buried in cristen buryall where I shall decesse. Unto the high aulter of the parisshe churche, vj s. viij d. I will that oon trentall be doon for me, and to dispose in bred unto poore people xiij s. iiij d., and to preestes and clerkes xiijs. iiijd. Unto Sir Hughe Escam xs., to say a trentall. To Sir Henry Neleson, of Trynitie Chapell, x s., to sey another trentall. To Reynold Mauneshed, Son of Humphrey, first Lord Dacre, and Isabel Parr.

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of Seynt Martyns Chapell, x s., to sey another trentall. To the reparacon of the church where my body shalbe buried, iijs. iiijd. To my suster Mabell, v marces. To my suster Margaret, v markes. I will that my moder have my farmold duryng hir life if she will have hit, and if she will not have hit, I will that she have of my goodes v marke and all hir owne goodes. I will that Margaret my wiffe have of my goodes xx li. and all the household stuff. I will that my son Thomas have of my goods x marke, and John my son other x marke. Also I will that Jamys Richardson, my broder, be myn executor, to gader up my dettes and pay my dettes, and my wif to be with hym executoure if she will, and they to have the residewe of my goodes and catalles not bequethed to dispose for the helth of my soule. Witnesses, John Garnett and Symon

Fawcon.

[Proved 4 Feb., 1509-10.]

LXIII. THE WILL OF ADAM BRABAZON, OF ALLERTON.

[Bennett, 27.]

25 Jan., 1509. Adam Brabazon, late of Alerton. My body to be buried in the church of Seynt Mary in Stamford. To my suster Isabell, that gold and silver that she hath of myn and also my lond in Hardby, Wykeham, and Calewell for hir life, and after hir decesse I will that the londes remayn to my broder Brabazon, to John his son, to their heyres for evermore. To the saide John, my brother William son, x markes, which John Cranmare, of Haflockton, oweth unto me, also lx quarters of malte. To my broder William a place in Alerton which I bought of a man of London, and another place in Newerk which I hadde of my master, Peers Staynsford. To William Hokyrby, x shepe. To Christofer Ivys, a hors or vj s. viijd. I will that suche lond as I bought of my maistres Staynford, my broder William shall sell ytt an fynd oon of my brother Alexander children at the scole aslong as the money therof endureth. I will that my brother William shall fynde a preest att Estwell for terme of ij yeres, to soule and my syng for my fader and my moders soules. The residew I geve to William my brother, which I make my executor.

[Proved 24 April, 1510.]

LXIV. THE WILL OF MARGARET SUFFOLK.*
[Holder, 6.]

Margareta Suffolk. Lego corpus meum sepiliendum inter Minorissas cum sponso meo; Magistro Johanni Pechy, militi,

*This seems to be the will of Margaret Scrope, widow of Edmund de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk, who was beheaded by Henry VII in 1513. His wife is called in

omnia vasa argentea vel plate que venerunt per manus illius de partibus ultramarinis et tria gilt gobbletes cum coopertoriis et unum M. (sic) of dyamondis; ejus uxori unam togam furred with lepardis, et unum par precularum de auro; Doctori Standisshe unum ciphum de argento deaurato; filie mee inter Minorissas unum ciplum stantem; sorori mee comitisse Oxonii sanctum Michaelem cum perles et lapidibus preciosis; sorori mee Gernyngam novam mappam et novum tuale et duodecim natkyns of gylouer warkis. Item, sorori mee Anne apud Berkyng a syluer potte with ij eyris; sorori mee Bruys unum ciphum stantem de argento deaurato; sorori Sent Clere all my perle; sorori mee Gernyngam unum novum par linthiaminum et aliud par sorori mee Bruys; Item, all myne olde plate hoc est residuum meum totum of plate cheynes Joyelles and other stuff to be sold and disposed for my soule. Lego famule mee Margerie unam optimam mappam pro mensa cum tualibus et napkyns de eodem, tria paria linthiaminum de holond next to the best; eedem Margerie my trussing bed of russett and reed' with a counterpoynt of the byrth of our Lorde; Elizabethe Hart duo paria linthiaminum nova de Holond et unam novam peciam de Holond cum duodecim chusshens of beyond see warke. Item totidem Margerie famule mee; my ij trussing bedis to my cosyn Pechy et duo paria de fustianis; Roberto Wryghte unam cathedram et unum lectum de plumis and a cowrse counter poynte et unum par de blankettes. To Stanley unum lectum de plumis et unum par de blankettes with a course counterpoynt. To Bekensawe unum lectum de plumis et unum par de blankettes with a course counterpoynt; to Stanley, xl s.; to Archer, xl s.; to Parys, xl s.; to Wodhouse, xl s.; Johanni, xx s.; to Crayforde, xx s. To the cooke and the butteler and the horse keper cuilibet ipsorum, x s.; Katerine, xs.; Margerie, iiijli. and a kyrtell of russett satten; Elizabethe Hart, iij li. and a kyrtell of blake satten. Item, ad faciendum vestimenta inter Minorissas a nyght gowne furred with blacke coney et aliam togam de nigro velveto furred blake, and a tawny gowne de velveto. Item, xl s. pro uno scolare; Doctori Standysshe xls.; unum annulum with a dyamond Magistro Johanni Car, militi; a potte with ij eres to my lady Caltrope;

the pedigree of De la Pole in Frost's Hull, and in the Dictionary of National Biography, the daughter of Richard, Lord Scrope, but it appears more likely she was the daughter of Sir Richard Scrope, of Bentley (son of the fourth and brother of the fifth Lord Scrope), whose will is printed in Test. Ebor., iii, 297, for the following reasons:-Sir Richard Scrope had, according to Canon Raine, eight daughters, of whom Elizabeth married John de Vere, thirteenth Earl of Oxford, Mary married Sir Edward Jerningham, and Jane married Thomas Brewes. The testatrix mentions these three sisters. Curiously enough, Margaret, the testatrix, is not named amongst them in the pedigree in the Scrope and Grosvenor roll.

to Margarett my goddoughter, xl s.; Georgio Hall, xx s.; Totum residuum bonorum meorum ad disposicionem executoris mei, et pro executore meo ordino consanguineum meum Johannem Pechy militem, et Doctorem Standisshe supervisorem.

LXV.

[Proved 15 May, 1515.]

THE WILL OF ROGER BATY, OF BAMPTON (?).
[Mainwaring, 22.]

28 Jan., 1515-16. Roger Baty of Rughole, in the parishe of Banton, in the countie of Westmerlande. To be buried within the parishe churche of Charlton, in the dioces of Caunterbury. To Margarett my wife, all my goodes. I will to my wife after my decesse, my manors of Roughole and Robertby with all other my lande within the counties of Westmerlande and Cumberlande, and after the decesse of Margaret to my brother John Appulby and to the heires of his body; and if it happen the said John Appulby to decesse without issue, then I woll the manors, londes, &c., shall remayne to the right heires of me. The residue to my wife Margaret and to my brother John Appulby, executours. Witnesses, Sir Geffrey, curat of Charleton, my goostly fader, Charles Lancaster, Hugh Falowfelde, Thomas Gybson myn host, Mores Kydowen, Edmund Broke and other.

[Proved 19 March, 1521-2.]

LXVI. THE WILL OF JAMES STRANGWAYS, ESQUIRE.*

[Holder, 26.]

30 Nov., 1516. I James Stranguyssh, esquier, being of goode mynde, ordeyne this my present testament. First I recomend my soule to Almighty God my Savior, Redemor and Maker, and to his most glorious moder Sanct Mary, the virgyn, and all the holy sayntes and companye in hevyn, and my body to be buryed afor the most blissed figure of oure Lady behynd the high aulter within the monastery chirche of Sanct Mary Overy, in the burugh of Suthwarth, nere the citie of London. I bequeth to the high aulter of the churche of Sanct Thomas Hospital in Suthwark, for my oblacons forgoten, xijd. To the brethered of the holy Trinitie within the same churche, xijd. To my servaunt named William Sholston, beside his wages, xls. in money. To every one of my servauntes, xx s. I wyll that Mast [er] Bisshop, Chanon of Sainct Stevyn Chappell in

Son of Thomas Strangways, by Elinor, daughter of Walter Talboys, and grandson of Roger Strangways, who was a younger brother of Sir James Strangways, of Whorlton, Judge of the Common Pleas. In Flower's Visitation he is said to have married Katherine, daughter of the Countess of Huntley.

Westminster, have iij li. paied hym by myn executors. The residue of all my goodes I gyve unto my dere beloved wife, Lady Katheryne, after my dettes paied, whiche I make sole executrice, she to dispose the same after her discrecon. I frely geve unto the said Lady Katheryne, my wyf, all the annuyte of xij li. that I hold by patent, and also all the landes that comyth to me by my good and dere moder, Elynor Stranguysh, wydowe, of the yerlie rent of xx li. in the citie of Salisbury, or within the countie of Wilteshire or elliswher. Thies witnesses, St John Hothom, of the religiouse brethern of Saint Thomas Hospitall, John Chyesshyre and Robert Flemyng, notary.

[Proved 9 January, 1516-17.]

LXVII. THE WILL OF SIR THOMAS PARR, KNIGHT, OF KENDAL.*

[Ayloffe, 4.]

In the name of God Amen. Be it knowen to al men that I Sir Thomas Parre, knyght, hole of mynde and havyng parfite remembraunce, thanked be Almighty God, the vijth day of Novembr. the ixth yere of our sovarayne lorde Kinge, Henry the VIIIth (1517), ordeyn and make by this my present wryting my testament and last wille of my manors, landes and tenementes and hereditamentes as of my goodes and cattalles in maner and forme folowing, first I bequeth my soule to Almighty God and our lady, Saint Mary, and to all the holy company of hevyn, and my body to be buried accordyng to my degre without pompe or pryde, within the Blak Freres of London if I dye within xxti myles of London, and yf I dye not within xxti myles of London that my body to be buried where myn executors shal thinke moost convienyent. Item, I will that all my recoverers and feoffees and all suche persones their heires and assignes that stonde and be or herafter shalbe of and in all suche maners, londes, tenementes, rentes, fermes, rentes, charges, francheses, liberties, advousons, and all other herriditamentes with their appurtenences, which I or any other to my use have within the Realme of Inglond which late were my father, Sir William Parre, Knyght, and to me be descended in possession or in use as heire to my said father, shall stande and be therof seased immediatly after my deth to the use of Mawde, my wyfe for terme of hir lyfe in full recompence and

*Son of Sir William Parr, Lord of Kendal, by Elizabeth, daughter of the fifth Lord Fitzhugh. He was Master of the Wards and Comptroller to Henry VIII. He married Maude, daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Green, of Boughton, co. Northampton (whose will follows). He died 12 November, 1518, and was buried in the Black Friars Church, leaving a son William, created Lord Parr and Marquis of Northampton, and two daughters, Katherine Parr, wife of Henry VIII, and Anne, who married William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke. His inquisitio post mortem was taken 4 January, 1518-19.

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