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Transcribed by Stephen Swailes, 2008
Thomas Baron - 1533 will

In the name of god so be hytt in the yere of our lord god M ccccc xxxiij the xij day of (March)
... of Rushden whole of mynd & of good remembrance (som)whatt (sick in body)
(and) feryng the uns[er]tyn owr of dethe on thys man[ner] I make my last will & testament first
(I bequeath) my sowle to god allmyghtye to lady sent mary & to all the sents in heven & my body.
(to be) buried in the cherche of Rusheden in the space be hynde the qwere Item I bequeath to the ...
... I bequethe to the cherche for my buryall vj s viij d Item I bequeth to the bells
... Item I bequethe to the mod[er] church of Lincoln iiij d. Item I bequethe ij w___ torches to the
... Item I bequethe to the gyld of our lady & sent Kat[er]in in Rusheden vj s viij d Item
suche p[er]son or p[er]sons as be (pr)assyd & seesyd of & in all my lands & tenements within the (parish)
... towne of Rusheden shalbe sessyd & seesyd of & in all my sayd lands & tenements ...
... use of behooffe during my lyffe & immedyatly aft[er] my desses to abyde & stand (sessyd) &
... my seyd lands & tenements within the (premiss’s) to thuse & behowfe of p[er]form__ ...
... (I will) that __ to we__ I will that all the Issues & p[ro]fitts of all my lands & tenements
... yere to hyre a p[re]st to syng in Rushden cherche for my sowle my wyffs(soul)
... all ____ Item I will that John Baron my cosyn shall have my howse that I dwell in (with)
... on the grene with iij closes that ys to say pawnsons close Stanthrop yard & the longe
... of eyreable land with x swathes of medo & xxvj ti foote with a ___ at (mans) (brege)
... lyving at the same mans brege with a Roo of wyllows that goys downe by the ___
... (will) to Willm (Baron) have Crabbys close Item I will that Thomas Baron have my ___
...other ende with all suche lands & medoo as doo mor plenty app(ere) in a dede &  ...
... of the same to the use of hym & y___ aforesaid. Item I will that Willm Baron have my ...
... Item I will that (John)* Baron hys eyrs or assigns shall fynd for the longe croft & the (Roo)
... vij tap[er]s .. the hye roade ij befor seynt Kat[er]yn & one before the grene (Rood)
... will that Th(omas) Baron have (one) (doone) horse & ij kye the whyte hornyd kow & the ___
... will that Thomas Baron have my best Rossett coote Item I will that John Johnson shall
... a Rossett gowne Item I will that (emlyne) have the pott with the long ___
... I will that Thomas ____ have v s. Item I will  that (emlyne) howse have xx d (Item I will)
... Watts __ xx d.  Item I will that John my s[er]vant have xij d. Item I will that (albane) d(rnell)** ...
Item I will that Wellyngborow bryge ov[er] archest[er] syd have iij s iiij d. Item I will that Dychford (bridge)
...  Item I will that Artylborow brege have iij s iiij d. Item I will that Hyham cherche have iij s iiij d
Item I will that Chellsene & Callcott iij iiij d. Item I will that Newnton Cherche have ...
Item I will that Knottynge Cherche have iij s iiij d. Item I will that (Sothropp)*** cherche have iiij s iij d
that Wimyngton cherche have iij s iiij d. Item I will that Archest[er] cherche have iij s iiij d Item I (will that)
... cherche to by a peir of sylv[er] ca[n]dlesticks with all __ . Item I will  that Sir Willm ...
my curat have iij s iiij d. Item I will that Sir Huwghe Lancast[er] have iij s iiij d. Item I (will that) ...
shepe by gyvyn (to) x pore men with in the towne of Rushdent or ells to be ...
to be devydyd among them. Item I will that my (xix) godchyldren have (everyone) viij d
to gyvyn to syng ij trentalls of seynt __ gregorij for my sowle my frynds (souls and for all)
Christen sowlys.

The Residue of my goodds not bequethyd I gyve & bequeath to John Baron ...
My true & faithfull executor to dispose them for the wealthe of y sowle & a ...
Item I orden & make Mr Richard Thogm[or]ton esquire my true & faithfull sup[er]visor (to see this my)
last will be truly fulfillyd for the love of god & by the way of (charit)...
witness my last will Sir Willm Smythe, Sir Hughe La[n]cast[er] Henry ___ford Thomas Guree
____ with others

Notes
*this is a very speculative ‘John’
** possibly a form of ‘Darnell’.
*** possibly Souldrop

The right and left sides of this will are damaged/repaired. Double dots ... signify where text is missing or obscured. Text in curved brackets represents my best guess at the original.


NRO Ref: Northants Will 1st Series Book E no70, fo35 N W
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