Will of William Bowghton 1536

 

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William Bowghton 1536

In the Name of god Amen in the yere of our lord god 1536 and in the yere of our Soverayn lorde the king henry the viijth of Ingland and of ffrance kyng defender of the ffaith lorde of Ireland yorle [earl] of Marche supreme head in Erthe next unto god of the Church of Ingland and the tenth day of ffebruary I William bowghton of Yardley gobyn in the Countie of Northampton seke in body and hole in mynd in this manner following I Make my Last will ffirst I bequeth my soule to allmytie god to our lady sainte mary and to the all the hollie company of heven and my body to be buryed in the church yarde of sainte Nicholas of Est pyrry allso to our lady of lincoln ijd also I guyf to the hie aulter A busshell of barley to the Roode light hallf a bussell barley to the Reparation of the bells viijd to our lady aulter a peck of barley to Sainte pulchar lighte iiijd To Jesus aulter iiijd to the torcheis viijd also I will that my children have the ij bullocks that my mother gave them and that the be well and truly divided among them to Joane her god childe a pott and a towell and ij pewter disshes to be dyvyded to all the childen all other of my goods moveable and unmoveable I guyf them to my wyf alice to kepe my children also yf my wiff well again I wyll that or she be trowghte plighte to my manner thatt by the sight of my brother John and my Executors Richard Goodman A bullok of iiij yere of age be divided among my children beying over lyf att thatt tyme or she be Married also all the land that my ffather gave me I will that my son have itt fulfilling my ffathers will of the same land and as express in my ffathers will yf so be that my son dye or he have any here [heir] then I Will thatt the Land be divided among my dowghters in like Wise among them to ffullfill my ffathers will by the syghte of brother my John or his heires or ther assigneis forever that his will nott decaye butt truly to be ffullffilled for my executors I make my wif alice for princypall and Richard Goodman ye elder off yardeley gobyn supervisor my brother John In Wittness of this my last will William beley preest John Bowghton and Richard Goodman & others