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William Parret 1543

In the name of God Amen in ye yere of our lord 1542 and ye firste day of January y William Parret of castellthrope hole in myde and remembrance but syke in bodi make this my laste will in manner and forme flowinge firste y bequeath my soule to almyhti god and to Our blessed lady Sainte marie and to al ye holy compaine of he[ven] my bodi to be burid in ye churchyard of Our blessyd laydi of castelthrope firste y bequeth to ye high altar for my forgottyn tyths viijd Itm y bequeth to ye sepulcer lyht a strike of barley Itm y bequeth to ye rode lyghte a strike of barley Itm y bequeth to Alysse my doughter my gowne and x quarters of malte Itm y bequeth to william my son my beste Cow and ij quarters of malte and a stere which is callyd Dartelyng Itm y bequeath to my son Robert my stere [co]otes and toow quarters of malte and a stere which is callyd bendbowes Itm y bequeath to thomas my son my beste dublett ij quarters of malte and a stere callyd pacoke I bequeath to rich my sonne ij quarters of malte and a stere callyd golding I bequeath to myhill my son ij quarters of malte and a yewe and a lame I bequeath to Annes my doughter ij quarters of malte and a yewe and a lame I bequeath to Elsabeth my doughter ij quarters of malte and a yewe and a lame Itm y bequethe margaret my doughter ij quarters of malte a yewe and a lame And yf any of this my chyldrene do die then his parte to be dyvydid amonge his other brodernes and so forth to ye longer lyved of all them I bequeath to Thomas parrett my godson a yewe and a lame I bequeath William parrett my godson a yewe and a lame I bequeath to annis my wife my howse and my land in hanslope and also my leysse ye termer of hir lyffe and after her lyffe y bequeath to my son William parrett my beste howse of the thre howses at hanslope I bequeath to my son Robert my [b]ylhowse [kylhowse?] at hanslope Itm y bequeath to Agne my doughter my lytell howse at hanslope The residue of my goods my detts paid and my legaces fulfyllyd y bequeath to Annes my wife ye which y make my sole executrix to dispose as she thinketh beste for my soule helth also y will that my brother william younger and my brother John parret to be overseers and this my laste will be fulfyllyd the wytnesse of Sir Rich Pyson Curat gorge dorman and John marshall with others

Probate 3 day april 1543

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