In the name of god Amen the 22nd of Decembre Ao Dni 1568 and in the XI yeare of the
reigne of Or sovereigne Ladye Elizabeth by the grace of god of England France and
Ireland queen defender of the faythe xr I Jane Mohun of Wolaston in the countie of northt
wyddowe beinge sycke in body but in goode and p[er]fect memory doe constitute ordein and make
this my testamt contayninge herein my last will in manner and forme followynge
that is to saye First I bequeth my soule unto almightie god the father my creator and maker
unto his blessed sonne my savior and redeemer and unto the holy ghost the comforter and
my body to be buried in the churchyard of Overston betwext my ii late husbandes Item I geve
and bequeth unto my beloved syster Elizabeth yrton my weddinge rynge Item I geve and
bequeth to my syster Franse my best gowne and my best ketle Item I geve & bequeth
unto my welbeloved daughter in lawe Mrs carrleton my booke of golde Item I geve and
bequeth to my nephew Richard craswell sonne of willm craswell my brother my basen
and ewer of sylver ij fetherbedde and a counterpoynt arrys Item I geve and bequeth
to mabell craswell my niece? xl in money iiij of my beste sylver spones all my brasse
pewter candlestickes ij great spitts a payre of forkes ii fetherbeddes ii bolsters ii pyllowes
one payre of blanketts one counterpoynt of tapestry worke all my lynnen and
naprey with the chest wherein yt lyeth and the presse in the parlr at Overston and
I geve and bequeth to Edward craswell my godson vjl xiijs viijd the same to be paid
unto him by his said brother Richard oute of the basen and ewer aforesaid and unto
the saide Edward iiij sylver spoones and a gylte salte and I geve and bequeth to walter
coope iijl vjs viijd Item I geve and beqeth to John Rouffe the younger iijl vjs viijd
ij sylver spoones Item I geve and bequeth to willm Rouffe my nephew iijl vjs viijd
and two of my best spoones Item I geve and bequeth Richard craswell my other nephew ---
markes in money Item I geve and bequeth to Ralfe worsley gent my white booke of ----
Item I bequeth to Edward coope ij olde angells and to Ursula coope ii olde angells Item I
bequeth to Castell carlton ij olde angells and to Elizabeth carleton the younger ij olde
angells Item I geve and bequeth Joyse carlton ij olde angells Item I ge and bequeth
to John mylner my olde servant a fetherbedde a counterpoynte ij payre shetes and
iiij markes in money Item I geve and bequeth to Christopher Rawson xls Item I geve
and bequeth to the poore folkes in Overston - xls Item I geve and bequeth to the poore
folkes in Woolaston - xls Item I geve and bequeth to Jane Freman my god daughter
- xls Item I geve and bequeth to Thomas Mynster - xls Item I geve and bequeth
to Thomas Aynge - xls Item I geve and bequeth to Margret Gryffyn - xxs The
Residue of my goodes moveable and unmoveable unbequethd I geve unto the sayd
Mabell to paye my dettes performe my legacies and to discharge my funerall expenses
whome with my nephew Richard craswell I doe constitute ordein and make my true and
lawfull executors and I doe ordein and make my well beloved brother Mr Edward craswell
overseer for the same performance of this my last will and testament unto whome I geve &
bequeth for his paynes xll in goold to make him a hoope rynge of Item I wyll whose
certen bonds obligatory and other wrytings for the preferment of the marriages of
Margret and Ursula coope daughters of Edward coope Esquier decessed and lykewise
for the preferment of his younger sonne doe remayne in my custody uppon trust the same
wrytings and any of them shalbe delyvered ymmediately after my decease shalbe delyvered unto Mr Kemelme dygby Esquier to th use and behalfe of the said chyldren
These being my wytnesses Ralfe worsley Richd creswell & John Robynson with other
Probatum fuit 24 January 1569/70 (probate grant in Latin) |
