ABP/R6/58

Folio 58 - Agnes Rudde of Eversolt.

made 20 Oct. 1540, pr. 12 Jan. 1540/1

From: 1540 To: 1541

"Furst I bequeth my soull to my savyour Jesu Criste". Burial in the church yard of Eversholte at the middle of the chancel end. To the mother church of the diocese of Lincoln 3d. To her god-daughters Jane, Dorothe, Francys, Crastyan, Agnes and Katering (the daughters of testator's cousin William At Slow and his wife Anne) are each to have a mattress, a bolster, 2 pair of sheets, 2 pillows, 2 pillow beres, 2 coverlets of 2 sorts, one pair of blankets, one brass pot, one skimmer, one ladle, one table cloth, one towel, one silver spoon, one cushion, 2 platters, 2 pewter dishes, 2 saucers of the common sort, one candlestick, one pewter basin, one latten basin. Dorothe is to have in addition a gold ring, and Francys is to have testator's hutch. If there are not sufficient brass pots, then they shall have instead a little pot or a posnet. To Edward At Slow, one of William and Anne's sons, testator's cow. Residue to the same William and Anne, who are her executors. Witnesses: Roger Marshall clerk, Thomas Jonson and others. Administration was granted to William Atslow, reserving the power of the Rector of Eversolde to accept the oath of Anne, the other executor.

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Rudde, Agnes,
At Slow, William,
At Slow, Jane,
At Slow, Dorothe,
At Slow, Francys,
At Slow, Crastyan,
At Slow, Agnes,
At Slow, Katering,
At Slow, Anne,
At Slow, Edward,
Marshall, Roger,
Jonson, Thomas

Agnes will: Rudde, personal faith, burial, household furniture, household plate, JEWELLERY, cattle, EVERSHOLT, Lincoln