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Transcribed by Stephen Swailes, 2008
Andrew Alyn of Rushden - 1529

In dei nom~ Amen the yere of o[ur] lord god M ccccc xxix
I Andrew Alyn being in hole mynde and in hole memory
Make my testame[n]t first I bequethe my soule to Almythey god
And to o[ur] lay sent mary. And to all the sants in heve[n] And my body
To be buryed in the churche yard of allhallows of Rusden. Item
I gyve to be my mortuary my best good as the custome is.
Allso I gyffe to the mother churche off Lyncolne iiij d. Also
I gyffe to the hye ault[er] off Rusden for tythes forgotton (iiij d) ...
to the bells of Rusden iiij d. Also I gyff to John my so(n)
a cowe. Allso I gyffe to my father a mare. The resed(ue)
of my goods I gyffe to Margarett my vyffe. And I will
that Margett my wyfe to be my executrix. And (Thomas)
to be ov[er]seer for to dispose my goods to the plessure of ...
for my soule And all christen souls. Amen.

Note - The right side of this will is decayed and fragments are lost. Curved brackets indicate my best guess at the original.


NRO Ref: N W 1st Series Book D no 681 fo 277
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