Haversham & Little Linford Joyes Ilshawe 1559

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Joyes Ilshawe 1559

In the name of god Amen the xxiiij^th day of ffebruary in ye yeare of our lord god 1559 and in the Second yeare of the Raigne of our soveragne lady Quene Elyabeth quenie of England ffrance and Ireland a supreme governor of the Church of England and Ireland etc of I Joyes Ilshawe of the haversham in the Countye of Bucks widow doth ordajne and make this my last wyll and testament in manner and fforme ffolowinge ffirst I bequeath my soule to Almightie god and my body to be buryed in the Church off havershame nygh to Richard Ilshaw my latte housband Item I gyv to ye mother Church of Lincoln iiij^d Item I gyve ye poore mens boxe of haversham xx^s Item to the maytenance of the bells xx^s Item I gyve to the reparinge off lyttle lynford bridge xx^s and to the Reparinge of mead myle bryge xx^s Item I gyve and bequeath to the Edwarde lucy xl^s to martha lucy xl^s to lucy Ales xl^s To mary leacke iij^l vj^s viij^d Item I bequeath to the pon..tie of newporte parnelle x^s to the pon..tie of much lynford vj^s viij^d And to the p..ontie of little lynford v^s to Rowland v^s gwyllyames ij yewes and to lambes and xx^s in mony to Awsten beyddell a Cowe and xx^s in monye To Joyes Jhonson a Cow and xx^s in mony to Jhon bentley a Cow and xx^s in monye to Katheryn prowde ij kyne and xx^s in monye Item to Jhon gaddsen a Cowe and xx^s in monye to florance pecke a Cowe Item I gyv to Elyzabeth palley x^s to eylie skydmore my god dowghter xx^s to Anne Cave xl^s to everye of my godchildren borne in havershame ij^s a pece Item I gyv to Thomas essex a Cowe and to every of my servants being in my service at the tyme of my departinge I gyv a xx^s a pece bysydes ther wages Item I gyve to Joanne warre a bed coverninge of grene Item I gyv to Ane waden my syster xl^s to Thomas and Jhon her sonnes each of them xx^s Item I gyve to Thomas travel xx^s to william prettie xx^s I wyll yf god caull me at this tyme that my servants shall have their liveries in blacke Item I gyve and bequeath to Rychard hynde a Read Ronde Colte of iij years olde The Rest of my goods unbequeathed my debts and funeral charges beinge payde I gyve and bequeath to Thomas lucy esquyer whom I do ordayne and make my lawffulle and ffull executor to performe this my last wyll and testament And Also Richard lucy overseer of the same to whom I gyve v^l in monye thes beinge wittnes Jhon Rawlynson Clarke Richard hynde James warren with other men

Probate Second of May 1559