Grafton Wills Requests & Bequests 1490 - 1640
1490	Richard Wydville Earl Rivers	Also I beseche my seid Lord Marks (the executor) that there may be as mooche underwoode sold in the wodys of Grafton as shall by a bell to be tenor at Grafton to the bellys there nowe, for a rememberaunce of the last of the blode”: Richard Wydevile, earl Rivers, 1490 (P.C.C. 44, Miles)
1490	Richard Wydville Earl Rivers Obit	I bequeath to the parish church of Grafton all such catel as I have at grafton that is to sey, ij (2) oxen, v (5) kene, ij (2) boloks, to thentent that they shall yerely kepe an obite for my soule that is to sey dirige & masse of requiem with the curate, iiij(4d) preests & iiij (4) clerks with an herse & iiij (4) tapers, every preest taking for his wages vd (5d), and every clerk iij (3d) and the residew that shall comme of them over shall goo yerely to the reparacon of the same church of Grafton moost necessary
1498	William Lumbard	I bequeath to the lights of the sepulchre in the church at Grafton aforesaid [two sheep]. Item to the other lights in the same church one half of corn. Item to the altar one half of brushwood
1521	Robert Collys	I bequeth to the hye alter of grafton iiijd
1526	John Whalley	to the Pu.. of the church of grafton vj [6] ywes and vj [6] … Item to the repar[ation] off the belles and the sepulchr lighte di [½] sr malte
1526	John Whalley Obits with dirges & masses	I bequeathe A cowe to be sett to … by the yer att ye disposicon off my exec and the value off the hyer off the said cow to kepe an obbett with dirige and masse for my sowle and all … sowles
1539	Nicholas Woolffe	I wyll & bequeath to the mayntenance of … taper beffore the blessyd sacrament in the churche of Grafton iijs iiijd [3s 4d]. I[tem] I bequeath to the maintenance off the Roodde lyght xxd [20d] Item I [bequeath to] the sepucre light xxd [20d] Item I bequ[eath] …. ffyve prysts to seye messe ….. ffor my solle & all Christten solls … daye off my buryall ijs vjd Item I bequeath to iij Ryngars the same daye that doo Ryng for me xijd
1539	Nicholas Woolffe Mass	Item I bequ[eath] …. ffyve prysts to seye messe ….. ffor my solle & all Christten solls … daye off my buryall ijs vjd Item I bequeath to iij Ryngars the same daye that doo Ryng for me xijd
1542	William Adyngton	I give to the making of a bere (bier) xxd to the parishe of Grafton
1542	William Lawrence	to the hygh Alltere in grafton ij strykes of mallt Item to the bells ij strykes barley
1544	Richard Qually	Also I gyfe unto the sacrament xijd Also I gyff unto the Rode lyght viijd Also I gyfe unto the beylls xxd [20d]
1544	James Waddington	I gyve unto the Rode of Grafton a schyte unto the sepulcure 12d
1555	John Fermor	I bequeath to the rode light of grafton churche 12d. Item to the bells of the same church 12d
1558	Nicholas Erle	I give to the bells 12d to the rode lofte 12d Item to the [hye aulter] 6d
1560	Thomas Bet	I Bequeath unto Grafton church 6d
1565	John Kyrbye	I Bequeth to this Church of Grafton iijs iiijd
1580	Agnes Goodman	I give to the church of [Grafton towards the repayring of it xijd.
1580	Agnes Goodman To the Poor	I give to [syxe] poore folke [dwelling within] Grafton [parishe vj pecks] of Barley
1590	William Goodman	I bequeath to my parish church [iijs iiijd]
1590	William Goodman To the Poor	I give to the poore there everyone one pecke of corne
1599	Alice Lumbard	I gyve to the church porche to the reparacions iijs iiijd Item to the bells xijd
1609	William Seywell	I give towarde the reparcion of the said parishe church v[5]s.
1640	Francis Foster To the Poor	Ten shillings to the Poore of that Parishe.