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Transcribed by Stephen Swailes, 2009.
William Pocock - will 1540

Chelston & Cawcott

In the name of god amen in the yere of our lord god M ccccc xl
I Wyllm Pokoke whole of mynd & syke in body make my last wyll
on this man[ner] first I bequeath my soule to Allmyghty god to our
Lady sent Mary & to all the sents in heven my body to beryed in
the cherche yard of sent John of Chelston & Cawcot. Item to the mod[er]
cherche of Lincoln ij d. Item to the hye awter p__ dec___s oblit[] iij bushels
of barley. Item to the Rep[ar]acons of the belles iij bushels of barley
Item to the sepulcar light iij bushels barley. Item to the torchis iij
bushels barley. Item to ev[er]y one of my god children one bushel
of barley. Item I bequethe to Elsabethe Pocoke my heldest
dawgt[er] one acar of barley & a hallf acar of peyse a cowe
ij ewes & ij lambes a pan my best pott & my platters a
peyr of shetts my best cov[er]let & ij busset stoles. Item to Marg(aret)*
Pocoke my dowght[er] vj s viij d & a cowe. Item to Agnes Pocoke (my)
dowght[er] one acar of barley & a hallf acar of peyse a bu(llock)
one ewe & a lambe ij platters a peyr of shetts & a po(t)
Item to Elyn Pocok my dowght[er] one acar of barley & a h(alf)
acar of peyse a bullock one ewe & a lambe & peyr of (sheets)
a pewter dyshe & a platter. Item to Thomas Pocock my son
one acar of barley & a half acar of peyse a bullock (a)
ewe & a lambe. Item to Hary Pocoke my son one acar (of)
barley a half acar of peyse a bulloke one ewe & a la(mbe)
& a f__le. Item to Robert Pocoke my son one acar of ..
& a half acar of peyse a bulloke one ewe & a la(mb)
Item to Hary Pocoke my brother xl d my vyelet ..
& a lambe. The resydewe of my goods not [bequeathed] I (give)
to Rychard Pocoke my heldest. Also I wyll th(at)..
Pocoke my sone & Hary Pocoke my brother to ..
& Robert Pokoke my brother to be suparvys[ers] (of this)
my last wyll fulfilled & my detts paid ..
welthe of my chyldern & for the salvacyon (of my)
soule theys beryng wyttness Sir Thomas _ell, Wm ..
Wm Blowfeld, Ryc[hard] Lawe & Nycolas Bolton.


Note: *possibly Mary or Margery.


NRO Ref: N W 1st Series Book F 428 fo. 217
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