Reference
ABP/R12/116
Title
Folio 116 - Will of Elezabeth Curtes of Elnestowe, widow.
Date free text
made 1 Feb. 1549/50 pr. 2 Oct. 1550
Production date
From: 1549 To: 1550
Scope and Content
"I bequeth my soull unto my lord God and to our lady sanct Mary and to all the holy compeny of heven" and burial in churchyard of Elnesstowe. To the church of Lincoln 3d.; to the high altar in the church of Elnestowe 12d.; to the poor man's box 3s. 4d..
To son William Wolmer a featherbed, a bolster, a coverlet, a sherehog, 2 platters, 2 pewter dishes, a long "Fowted" pot, a horse and £6 13s. 4d..
To Elzabeth Wolmer wife of testator's son William the younger, a purple gown, a scarlet kirtle, 2 pewter pots, a flaxen table cloth, one of testator's great pillows., 2 pair of sheets (one flaxen one harden). To every godchild 12d..
To Sysley a little gown lined with buckram, a red "ester", a pair of harden sheets, a pot (the bigger of the 2 "lytones" that testator bought of Rongland), and an unpainted coffer, besides the 20s. left her in testator's husband's will. To Jone "my wenche" the greatest pot of all, a red hued cow, a pair of flaxen sheets, a featherbed, a bolster, a coverlet, a great red coffer, a little cupboard "with hawbery" (presumably ambry) and should she live until marriage, 3 quarters of grain. To Agnes Moreland the frieze gown. To sir John Bysshoppe half a quarter's board.
To the 2 children of testator's son William 2 weaning ox bullocks.
Residue to son Robert to pay testator's husband's debts and her own, and he to be sole executor, with overseer Master Harvy esquire, and to him 20s. "desyreing hem to be good to my Sonne Robert and to helpe hem in all his busynes I pray yow hartely".
Witnesses William Hays, William Wolmer, William Ademes.
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