To John Thornell waytyng in my chamber fyve poundes. To William Cornefelde waytynge on me in my chamber fyve poundes. Item I will that all other my servauntes shall have one holl yeres wages. To everye one of my houshold servauntes eight shillinges. To the Deane and Chaptor of Duresme ad fabricam ecclesiae twentie markes. I will that at my buriall poore people shall have distributed emonges theyme everye one that is blynde or acrepte foure pence, and all other people in dette and very needie one peny. The residewe of my goodes I wyll shalbe distributed by my executors in dedes of charitie for my soule. I make my executor Master Doctor Hyndmer, my Chauncelor of Duresme, and Nicholas Thornell and Sr John Tunstall parsonne of Houghton, and do bequeathe to every one of theme twentie poundes. Witnesses, William Carter, Richard Cliff, Anthony Salvayne. [Proved 30 Jan., 1559–60.] XIX. THE WILL OF HUMPHREY SEAFOWLE, OF BIRKIN. (Mellershe, 26.) 10 Jan., 1559–60. Humfrey Seafowle of Byrkin, clarke, yn the countie of Yorke. I give one silver spoone all gilte to Elsabeth Hewes. To my brother Richarde Seafowle one riall of x s. To John Brogdon one angell of golde and iij s. iiij d. To Thomas Brogdons wief iij s. iiij d. To Thomas Brogdon xx d. To Arthure Atkinson xijd. To Alice Pinder vj d. To Alice Smithe xx d. To Elizabeth Bowrton ijs. To everie one of my Ladie Gresshams maid servauntes and to her porter iiij d. a pece. To everie servaunte, childer and maidens in Mast" Hewes howse in London iiijd. a pece. To Master Edmunde Gresham six shillinges and eightpence. To Master John Gresham dwellinge in Aldermanberie five shillinges. To Master goldesmith of London and his wief either of them xij d. a pece. To Master Sebastian of Powelles Churche iij s. iiij d. To Mrs Southcote xij d. To John Seafowle withoute Cripplegate and to his wyef three shillinges and fower pence a peece. To my sister Jone Milner in Norfolke vj s. viij d. To Mr Byllinge and his wyef either of them xij d. The rest of my gooddes I give to Master Richarde Johnson and Master Willm. Brogdon, clarkes, whome I make my executors. In wytnes, Willm. Gybson de Berkin, Anthonie Langdale, Richard Battell. [Proved 3 May, 1560.] * XX. THE WILL OF THOMAS PAYNELL, PRIEST. (Stevenson, 7.) 10 day of March, 1559. Thomas Paynell, preste, make my will (writen with his own hande). I bequeath my soule into the handes of Allmighty God, Saint Mary his moste blessed mother, and to all the holy spirites and company of heaven, and my bodie to be buried in the church or churche yarde where I shall chaunce to departe, with all ceremones and suffragis, if it maie be suffered as the Universall church of Christ hath usually ordained and appointed, with a sermon of some famous and Catholike doctor or bacheler of divinitie to put the audience in remembrance that they are appointed and created to die. And to the precher if he be a Catholike doctor I bequeth tenn shillinges, if he be a bacheler six shillinges and eight pennes, for their paines taking. To the poore people of Cotingham in Yorkeshere situat betwene Hull and Beverley six poundes to be equally distributed by the handes of my trusty servant and farmer of Cotingham, Humfry Hawarde, and in default of him by the handes of my neighbour Nappe the elder. To twenty poore maidens borne and dwelling within the lordshipp of Cotingham twenty nobles, that is a noble a pece at the daie of their mariadges. To Christes hospitall fyve poundes to the mainteynance of the poore infantes therin conteyned. To my cosen Anne the wif of my good lover and frende Maister Chyvall my rownd hoope of golde. To maistris Eliner the fishmongers wief in Olde Fishe Streat two doble docketes to make her a ring of godly remembraunce. To every on of my sisters servantes and maidens dwelling with her five shillinges a pece. To my cosen Thomas Paynell, dwelling at Fishtofte a mile beyond Boston, my harnes, arming swerd, spere and stele saddell, and in defaut of him I bequeth the same to my cosen Richard Painell of Bothebe in Lincolneshere, and in default to my cosen Francis his eldest sonne. I bequeath all my bookes which ar in my chamber at London to the righ worshipfull Sr Thomas White his colledge newly erected at Oxforth. To my brother Maister Henry Suckley my own riding gelding, and in default of him to my very frend John Topp, yoman of the Quene her graces gard. I bequethe my mother in lawe forty shillinges. To Humfry Haward my servant and farmer the forty poundes which I lent him to by his house and his riding gelding, and all my rayment * Of a Lincolnshire family. Originally a canon regular of Merton Priory, Surrey, after rector of All Hallows, Honey Lane, London, and of Cottingham in Yorkshire. An author. See Wood's Athena Oxonienses, i, 337. that is at Cotingham, with all my howshoulde stuff as it standeth there, saving my plate, the which I will shalbe sent to my executrix to be solde, except the two pottes of stone covered and footed with covers of silver percell gilt, and the valew of the plate to be imployed as farre as it will stretch uppon the prisoners of Ludgate, Newgate, Marshalse and Kinges bench. The rest I give with the two stone pottes to my sister Agnes Painell, whome I make my executrix. To Mr Henry Suckly the overseer of this my will forty shillinges, provided alwaies that if my executrix doe die or ever I depart that then I make the hospitall before rehersed my sole executor chardging the masters therof to give to the upholding of the parrish of Hony lane foure poundes, and that I may be continually praied for. To 13 May, 1560. Thomas Whipp, of London, draper. To be buried within the churche of Sainte Maries in Beverle. Towardes the reparacons of the same churche vj s. viij d. To every massendewe in Beverley xij d. To the poore people in the parrishe of Sainte Maryes vj s. viij d., to be given them in bredd. To my sister in lawe Ann Ampleforthe liij s. iiij d. I forgive Symonde Ampleforth her husbande all the money he oweth me. Roberte Pearte of Thurske my uncle my dooblett and my cote of friseadowe, ij paire of hose, one nighte gowne lyned with blacke lambe. I forgive William Whipp my brother all the money whiche he oweth me, except twentie poundes, whiche I will he paye to the use of my wief and my children. I forgive my brother Robarte all the money he oweth me savinge vj li. xiij s. iiij d., which I will be given to my poore kinsfolke in Thurske as followeth, to my brother John Whipps ij sonnes eyther of them xl s., to Jennett Pearte my uncles doughter xiij s., to William Pearte xx S., to John Pearte xx s. To George Whipp my brother in lawe xl s. To Thomas Kirklande of Topcliff on Swale and Mawde his wief xx s., and if they be deade I will her sonne dwellinge in the same towne v s. To my cosen Peter Mans doughter the day of her marriage a goblett of silver or a salte of silver the value of five markes. I will, that if Peter Man pleace to keepe Katherin my childe whiche he hath nowe in his kepinge, he shall have her porcon, he puttinge in bondes to deliver the same when she shalbe of full age. To Henry Ampleforth my firste wives brother xl s., which Rycharde Ampleforth of Berryby oweth me. To Thomas Dawson iiij li. To my sister Annes xls. To Mysteres Harrison in Tower street in London xx s. To Sibbell my wief my best. bedd. To Margery my oldest doughter my best silver salte doble gilte. To Annis my doughter a cuppe of silver doble gilte. To Katherin my doughter a cuppe of silver doble gilte. To William my sonne a silver goblett. To Heaster my doughter another goblett. To my wief all the golde ringes she hath except ij, wherof the one was my first wives wedding ringe and the other hath a white hedd in it. I will that the weddinge ringe shall goe to the doughter of my first wyef which shalbe firste married, and the other to be given to the sonne whiche I had by that saide wyef. I will my wyef have so longe as she kepeth her unmarried my howse wherin she dwelleth, and if she marry he that shall marry her shall paye to my six children yerely six poundes, every one of them xx s. by yere, as well to the children which I have by this wief as to the children which I had by my firste wief, for the space of viij yeres; yf she fortune to departe before that tyme then I will that he that shall fortune to marry her to have no longer interest therein. I ordaine supervisors Robarte Howse, clothworker, and Robert Diconson, draper, and they to have the orderinge of my children whiche I had with my firste wief, and those ij children I have by my laste wief be in the rule of her. To Thomas Whipp my eldeste sonne all my howse in Buge Rowe. I will if hit pleace God to call to his mercy my wyef before my sonne accomplishe thaige of xxvj yeres that then I will the rentes shall remayne to my iij doughters begotten with Cateren my firste wyef, Margery, Annys and Catherin. To Richarde Pearte my prentis tenn poundes. To Johanne Acshon my wives sisters doughter iij li. vj s. viij d. I forgive my cosen Wardropper all the monney he oughte me. The rest to Thomas Whipp my sonne, Margery Whipp, Annes and Katherin Whipp my iij doughters full executors. If hit please God to call to his mercie my sonne Thomas Whipp my house in Buge Rowe to remaine to William Whipp my yonger sonne, if hit please God to call the saide William I will my howse be solde and the monney to be devided amongst all my doughters. Witnesses, Richarde Wilson off Beverle, gentleman, Anthony Wakifelde of London, and Henry Hodgenes of Beverle. [Proved 20 May, 1560.] XXII. THE WILL OF RICHARD FERRAND,* OF LONDON, DRAPER. 17 May, 1560. Richarde Farrand of ye Cytte of London, draper. I make my wief Jone Farrande my executrix. I bequeath unto my wief the thirde parte of all my goodes, and unto my children the other thirde parte equally to be devided amonges them. I give unto my brother John Traves a ringe price xl s. To William Brokden of Yorke my best ringe and a gowne, and unto his wief a ringe and a gowne. To my wief the leace of my howse in Cornehill in London, and all my landes in the Cittie of Bristoll and the howse which I holde by leace in Bevarley duringe her naturall lyef, and after that devided amongest all my childeren. To my brother Harry Farrande in money five poundes, and forgive hym of all suche some of money as he doth owe me. To my syster Maude Farrante tenne poundes. To my brother Roger Farrande a ringe of golde of xls. To Anne Farrande my cosen five poundes. To Robarte Yewarde my servaunte vj li. xiij s. iiij d. To Alice Woddall xl s. and a gowne. To my brother Roger Farrandes wief a ringe of golde of xxx s. To Willm. Sogeswike a ringe of golde of xxx s. To Thomas Blanke and his wief either of them a ringe of golde. To William Cope a ringe of golde price xl s. To James Gurnarde iij li. vj s. viij d. To the children off Christes Hospitall in London in monney v li. To iiij howses in London to the prisoners ther, to every house thirtene shillinges iiij d., that is to saye, Luddgate, Newgate, the Marshallsey and the Kinges Benche. All the reste of my goodes I give unto my wyef. I do give unto the Company of Drapers in London xl s. for to make them Dynke (sic) more. [Proved 8 June, 1560.] XXIII. THE WILL OF WILLIAM RYS, OF BERWICK-ON TWEED. 6 June, 1560. Wylliam Rys of the towne of Barwyk apon twed, burges, and leuetenant to Captayn Reed. To Jenutt Rys my wyff my howse with thimplementh and howshold stuff as yt standyth with in the towne of Barwyk, also the wagies dew to me in my captayn hys handes at iiij s. per In the pedigree in Whitaker's Craven, it states that from his brother William descended the Ferrands of Carlton. |