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Will of Richard Willoughby
The Will of Richard Willoughby, Alderman of Nottingham,
Feb. 24, 1544-5, 36 Hen. viij. Richarde Willoughebie,
one of the aldermen of the towne of Nottingeham.
First I
bequeath my soule unto Almighty God, the maiker and
the redemer of the same, moste humbly besechinge hym that
throughe the merites of his bitter deathe and passion that I
may be one of his electe and chosen in heven, and for succure
and helpe thereunto I beseche oure blissed ladie and all
holie sanctes in heven to praie for me. Item I will that
my bodie shall be buried in the churche of Sancte Maires in
Nottingeham, nighe unto the plaice where as my father was
buried, and to have at my buriall thre masses withe note,
that is to saie, the masse of the Holy Goste, the masse of
Our Ladie, and the masse of requiem. Item my will and
my mynde is to be buried under stole, and everie preste
beinge in the parishe of Sancte Maries to have xij d. for his
paynes taikinge, and every other preste not of the towne
dwellinge to have iiij d., of other parishinges to have vj d.
And if that the said preste dooe refuse to taike the said
stipend above written, then I will that my executores shall
taike three well disposed preistes at their discressions to saie
thre looe masses for my soule and all Christen soulles. To
the highe alter of Sancte Maries in Nottingeham, for tithes
forgotten ij
s. Item I give for my mortuarie accordinge to
Kinges Majesties lawes in that caise provided. Item I give
unto Thomas Willoughebie, my sone, after the decesse of
his grandmother, two measses or tenementes sette, lyinge
and beinge togeither in the Narrowe Marshe, and wherein
I nowe dwell, and one house of the Hie Payment in the
tenor of Thomas Chamberleyne ; and one acre and a halfe
of medue sette nighe unto West Crofte, ij tenementes in
Sancte Maries gaite, and one tenement in Castell gaite
nowe in the tenor of Thomas Holte, to have to the said
Thomas Willughbie and to the heires mailes of his bodye
lawfully begotten, rem. to the righte heires mailes of the
bodie of me the said Richarde Willughebie.
To Wilyame
Willughebie, my sone, after the decease of his graundemother,
all my landes whiche I have within the feildes of the towne
of Nottingeham, Lenton and Radforth, and also a clois whiche
is nowe in the tenor of one Nicholes Dormon, whiche I did
purchesse of John Kneton, and a garden sette at Calverton
Crosse in the tenor of John Godbere, to have and to holde
to hyme and to his heires mailes.
And if the saide William
Willughebie die before his graundemother and under the
aige of xxj yeeres, then the said landes to remaine to John
my sone.
To John Willughbie, my sone, after the decease of
his grandemother, a house or tenement set in the Narrowe
Marshe in the tenor of John Pare, and one garden at
Barcar gaite end, and the yerelie rent of viij d. by yere due
to me for the chefe rent of a house laite John Kneton' s,
and too pennes and one coke or viij d. of money due to me
for the chefe rent of a tenement laite Thomas Mellers, nere
unto the Hen Crosse, to have to the said John Willughbie
and his heires mailes, rem. to William Willughebie.
To the
childe that my wife doithe nowe gooe with, yf it do lyve,
a tenement in the Narowe Marshe nowe in the tennor of
Brianne (80d) Garforthe, and to the heires of that said
childe for ever.
Notwithstandinge I will that Agnes, my
wife, have it for terme of hir life after my dettes be paide
to Maistrice Jane Haraptone and John Wynney.
Item I
will that my wife Agnes, immediately after my decease, shall
have the thirde parte of my goodes accordinge to the lawe.
Also I will that immediatelie after my decese all my goodes
and cattals shall be praesed, and after the goodes so praised
by fower indifferent men accordinge to the lawe, I will that
so muche goodes be put into my executors' handes, as shall
pay my dettes and my legaces, and the reste to be devided
emonge my wife and myne children accordinge to the lawe.
Item I will that Thomas Willughebie, Willyam Willughebie
and John Willughebie, with their partes and porcons, do
remaine in the handes of Issabell Reuell, my mother, till
suche tyme as they come to there lawfull aidge. Item I
will that Mabell Willughebie, my doughter, and Johan
Willughebie, my doughter, and suche issue as Agnes my
wife doithe go withall, if it do lyve, shall remaiue withe
their pairtes or porcons in the handes of my foresaide wife,
as longe as she doithe kepe her sole and unmaried.
Supervisoures,
Robert Hasybrige, Henrie Fosbroke and Richarde
Alenson.
To my wif Agnes the revercon of the lease
whiche I have of the mayor and burgesses of the towne of
Nottingeham of and in a pece of inedue called Rie Hill Sike.
To Isabell Reuell, my mother, and to Agnes, my wife, my
lease of the personedge of Codgrave in the countie of
Nottinghame, whiche I have by indenture for yeres of the
graunte of Mr. Doctor Cootes. WitnesS: William Sharpingeton,
James Maisone, Sir Hughe Chorleton, preste, John Reuell and Richarde True, with divers other.
Source: Yorkshire Wills
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