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P22/25/3/1
Title
Copy of the will of: William Tompson of Wilstead, yeoman, made 20 Sep 1596, proved AB 17 Feb 1596/7
Date free text
1596-1597
Production date
From: 1596 To: 1597
Scope and Content
His wife Alice to live with testator's brother Richard in the farm testator now lives in, she to have the best parlour, the room next, now a buttery, for a milkhouse, the whole cheeseloft, and half the kitchen. Provision made for her to have grain, and beasts and "halfe the pullen"
Mention of farm at Cotten end where John Albone now lives, which farm is held by testator on lease.
Brother Richard Tompson to have mess. in Wilstead known as Pursonage or Berristed house with close adj. called the Berristeed close, and all tithes of corn and grain belonging to the parsonage; Also close of pasture in Wilstead called Goldington field (except for a passage way from the common lane called London lane to Highfield); Crosse Meadow Until Richard's son William Tompson, testator's godson, shall atain age 21, when to him and his heirs male, in default to William's brother George Tompson
Brother Richard to have close of pasture called Highfeild and right of way to it at south end of Goldington field; also the house and toft and arable land in the tenure of George Lynford, with house and land near Pipers hedge which testator purchased of heirs of one Ballard, and 4a. arable of which 2a lie in Cotten field and 2a in Wilstead field; barn in Wilstead; 2a arable in Cotton Maydberrie field pur. of Thos. Tuckey Until Richard's son George Tompson reaches age 21, then to George and heirs
Brother Richard to have for preferement of himself and his daughters the lease of the farm where the testator now lives, and of the farm in Cotton end (excepting lease of Richard Cawne's farm for next 3 years and lease of farm where brother now lives). At the end of 3 years Mr. Aldryche and his wife to have remainder of lease of farm late Richard Cawne.
To repairs parish church of Wilstead 20s.;
for burial in church 6s 8d;
to poor at funeral 40s.;
to mending the causeways 20s.;
monument to be erected to testator in church.
To sister Newman of Marston 40s., and to her son John Newman 40s, and to her married and her unmarried daughter 40s each.
To wife's sister Elizabeth Awdeley 40s.; to her dau. Mathie Awdeley 40s and one of best calves, a trundle bed bought of Doddyngton of St. Machutes
To Matthew Mapass 40s and 20s a year, and to his 4 children by testator's sister £5 each
Forgives Mr. Aldryche debts. to his wife 40s; to testator's goddau Judith Aldrige 40s and to Ann Aldridge a cow; to Susan Aldrige 20s To Mr. Topolyffe vicar of Willington £5; to wife's sister Joan Ettridge 20s and to Thos. Ettridge her son 20s, and to Alice and John Ettridge, other children, 10s each
To Gedeon Ireland £3 and to his brother Wm Ireland 40s and to Eliz their mother, now wife of John Albone 40s. In order to bring up the two sons of Reynold Ireland lately decd.,
John Albone and his wife to have remainder of lease of brother Richard's farm where he now lives To each of Thos. Cooke's 3 boys 20s.
Bequests to Simon Best and his son (testator's godson) Wm Best, and dau. Dorothy Best
Testator's shepherd Philips and wife to have (when he can no longer serve testator's brother in his trade of a shepherd or be put from his now dwelling) the house near Pipers hedge and grounds, at annual rent 6d also £5 and a cow worth 40s and to his wife 10s, and to Thos. Philips his boy 20s
To Henry Mapas and wife 20s. each; legacy to Geo. Lynford and wife and to Mary Lynford; to Wm Brewin and to his new wife; to Geo. Purser senior 20s; to cousin Wm. Palmer and wife and children 20s each; to poor Hewes 5s; to Uriah Ventiman 10s; to servant boy Thos. Sugsden £5; other servants Rich. Barnwell, Thos. Yerrell and Francis Richards; maid Margaret.
Charity: Bequest to:
George Decons of Maydburie, Elstow
John Wolryche, Eastcoate, Cardington
Richard Woodward son of William Woodward of Thickthorne Houghton Conquest
John Woodward son of John of Thickthorne
Henry Cowper son of Thomas of Harrowden, Cardington
Richard Palmer son of William of Wilstead
Philip Purser son of George of Wilstead
George Edwards son of Thomas of West Cotton in Wilstead
Mathew Mapass of Wilstead ... £4 annual rent issuing from a close of meadow in Wilstead called Crosse Meadow, and rents issuing from messuage and toft with 2a. arable land in Wilstead now in tenure George Lynford (situated between the messuage and land of John Kyllingworth on E and messuage and ground of the lord of Wilstead now in tenure of John Barnwell on W)
Rents to be paid to the poor at Christmas.
Provision that if a feoffee die or move away, then the survivors with vicar and churchwarddens and 6 of chief inhabitants of Wilstead to elect successor, out of same villages.
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