Reference
ABP/R6/173
Title
Folio 143
John Eme senior, made 19 Mar. 1542/3, no date of probate.
Burial in the church yard of All Hallowes in Howghton [Regis]; to the high altar 4d.; to the mother church of Lincoln 2d.; to the torches 8d.; to every godchild 4d..
To John Eme, the son of testator's son John Eme, the bed testator lies in with all furnishings, and the coffers in the chamber, a pot, a kettle, a table, a chair, and other necessary things which are to be left for "prencipalls" in the house; also testator's best gown, best coat, a latten basin, a candlestick and a quarter of barley, and testator's great coffer and a cow.
To son's daughter Margret a pan, half a dozen pewter, a pewter basin, a candlestick, a quarter of barley, and testator's little coffer.
12 loads of stone are to be laid in the West End of Howghton within four years of testator's death.
Of the profit arising from lands and meads in Wynfild Fyld, part is to be used to support a yearly obit for the souls of testator and his friends at 2s. 8d. a year.
Lands and tenements in Howghton both freehold and customary are to go to his son John and the heirs of his body, to which end a surrender of his copyhold lands is in the hands of John Clarke and William Fossey, and after the death of John Eme these are to descend to his son John Eme. Should this male line fail, then the property is to go to son John Eme's daughter Margret and the heirs of her body, in default, the properties are to be sold and the money spent in deeds of charity for the soul of the testator, that is a priest is to sing for the testator and his friends in Howghton church for 4 years, and the residue to the money is to be used in deeds of charity, reserving always to Elzabeth the wife of testator's son John Eme, for her lifetime, a tenement in Bydwell called Curndalles, which reverts to son John and his heirs.
Should testator's son John Eme die before his wife, then Elzabeth is to hold the properties until John Eme the grandson or Margret his sister come to the age of 18, and Elzabeth is to have for the term of her life a chamber over the parlour called the Lofte, with the chimney in the same and 2 acres of the best arable land, if she remains unmarried.
Residue to son John and Elzabeth his wife to use for his soul.
Executors Richard Webbe (to have 6s. 8d.) and son's wife Elzabeth.
Witnesses sir John Cowper and Thomas Pyble.
Date free text
1543
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