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Transcribed by Stephen Swailes, 2008
John Adson - 1535 will

In ye name of god amen so be ytt the yere of our lord god

M ccccc xxxv the vth  day of July I John Adson als (bollond)*

of the p[ar]isse of Rysden in the co[n]te of Northamton being of hole my[n]d

& of good memore make thys my p[re]sent testament & last wyll

in maner & forme folowyng first I gyve & bequeath my sole

to allmyghte god to our lady sant mary sant mary & to

all ye sants in heven my body to be beryd in the chyrche of

our lady sant mary of the forsed p[ar]isse of Rysden also I

gyve to the hye auter for tythe & (allaty__) ytt gyfeyn &

forgotyn in the discharge of my (soll)e iij s iiij d to the Rep[ar]a

cyons of the mother chyche of lyncoln xij d also I gyve

to the bells vj s viij d to our lady and sant (cathryns)  lyghts

iij s iiij d Also to Margaret my dowgter iij li vj s viij d also I

gyve & bequeath to Thomas my sone the howse that I (dwell)

in with all my londs & tenaments with in the towne & fyldes

of Rysden to have & to hold to hym & hys yerys** & assynes

for ev[er] more p[ro]vydyd allway that the sed Thomas my son (doo)

pay yerly (v li) to elyzabeth my wyfe his mother (xl)

also my other goods movabyll not bequeathed

I gyve & bequeath to elsabeth my wyffe & the sed Thomas to (be)

devyded between them aft[er] the arbitrement of ..

s___ pryst & my trew and faithfull execrtor ..

seid elsabeth my wyffe and Wllm & Thomas .. son

this wettnes John Burbage (druell) John ..

att Rysden a fore sayd ye day and the yere ..

Rehersyd

Note: The right side of this will is damaged.

  • this appears to say ‘als bollond’ ie, Adson alias bollond.
  • ** heirs

NRO Ref: N Wills 1st Series Book E 353 fo 158
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