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Will of John Welles of The Heth within the parish of Leighton Bosard made 1543. pr. 21 Oct. 1544.

1543 - 21 October 1544

From: 1543 To: 1544

Burial in the churchyard of Leighton Bosard. To the mother church of Lincoln 2d.; to the high altar 4d.. To wife Elzabeth all moveable goods, and she is to give to Agnes his daughter £20 on her marriage, and also £20 to daughter Jone on her marriage "yff she wilbe Ruled by hir". To wife Elzabeth his house in The Rache sometime called Dudleys, with a close called Rede Crofte with 6 acres of land and half an acre of mead lying on Wyne Mede, and also a close lying to the same house. To wife Elzabeth a close called Newclose for the term of her life. He leaves 26s. 8d. to a priest who is to sing for "my soull helth And my Frendes" for a quarter of a year. To his son John Welles all his beans, vetches and oats "That growe in the fylde", charged with a payment of £6 to wife Elzabeth. Wife is to have his house for a dwelling until midsummer next, and after that at the will and pleasure of son John Welles. Wife to have grass in a close called Hytchyn for 4 kine for the term of her life for her marriage part, and she is to have grass for 12 beasts until the feast of the Epiphany . Wife Elzabeth to be sole executrix, and the overseer to be his son John. To Agnes Welles, the wife of his son, 2 kine. Witnesses sir Robert Harvy, W. Holand, Richard Newell, John Vynter and Edmund Bunne.

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Welles, John,
Welles, Elzabeth,
Welles, Agnes,
Welles, Jone,
Holand, W,
Harvy, Robert,
Newell, Richard,
Vynter, John,
Bunne, Edmund

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