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In the name of god amen the xxv th day of Januarij in the yere Mcccc xxxvij
I Wyllm Margetts of Rusheden in the countie of Northampton
of goode memory & perfect remembrance feyryng & dredyng the hour of
deth orden my last wyll and testament in forme following, that is to say I
Bequethe my soulle to almighty god our lady saynt Mary & to all the holy company
of heven and my body to be buryed in the parish churche of Rysheden ..
the ___ before they hye rode. Item I bequeath to the hye auter (for tithes)
forgotten xij d. Item to the mother churche of Lincoln ..
Item to our ladys light & seynt Kateryne of Rusheden ij s. Item ..
xiij s iiij d. Item to the torchys there for the (waste) of the iiij s ..
causey att ye northende of ye towne iij s. Item to ..
to Margery my wyffe vj kine. Item to Willm my son v ..
Rychard my son v _ kyne & one bullacke. Item to Hary my s(on) ..
Item to Rychard my son xl shyppe. Item to Hary my son ..
bullocke. Item to Alys my doughter iiij bullocks. Item to ..
xl shyppe. Item to Wyllm my son xl shyppe. Item to Rycherd ..
Item to Hary my sone xl shyppe. Item to my doughter ..
to my doughter Elsabeth xx shyppe. Item to my doughter ..
Item to Wyllm my sone ij carts the best cart ..
ploogeyres. Item to Rychard my sone one carte plowe plow(geres) ..
one carte plow & plowegeres. Item I wyll that the forsaid ..
every one off them shall have iiij horsys evenly devydyd ..
Item to Margery my wyffe xx (quarters) of malte. Item to ..
of malte. Item to Rycherd my son xx quarters of malte. Item to ..
of malte. Item to my doughter Alys xx quarters of m(alte) ..
shalle have all the howse holde stuffe be devyd yt as she thy..
croppe of corne & hay yt is to come be devyded between ..
& Rychard & Hary my children. Item to have a prest at our la(dy) ..
my sowle and all Christian souls & for the good state ..
fryndys. Item for ys waygs x li vj s viijd d. Item ..
of Rusheden to by a cope or a vestyment v ..
to every one of them a stryke of malte. Item to Ely..
Roberd Sanders chylderne every one of them one shyppe. Item to Rychard
my sone xij lods of ode. Item to Hary my sone xij lods of hode. Item the
residue of my ode to be devydede between my wyf & Wyllm my sone. Item that
..shall gyve to his mother every yere halffe an acur of ys best wete & hallfe
an acur of hys best barley. Item to Rychard my sone shall gyve to ys mother one
acur of ys best barley. Item Hary my sone shall gyve to ys mother an acur of ys
.. and att there one cost & charge bothe in eryng __ & for side & soyng
.. Item to Newnton churche xij d. Item to Knottyng churche xij d. Item
___ppe churche xij d. Item to Bletso churche xij d. Item to Mylton churche
.. and to (Sir) Willm my gostly father iij s iiij d. Item to Willm goodwyne for the
.. Item Robert Sanders for ys labure v s and the residue of my goods
.. (___hed) thys my wyll performyd I gyve & bequethe them to the seyd Margere
. whom I make one of myne executors with Robert Sanders & Wilm Goodw..
.. & for sake all other wylll & wylls by me affore thys tyme
.. aferme thys to be last will & testament ____ the day & yre aforseyd
.. beryng witness Syr Thomas g__rre* John ____ John
.. __haw John Burbage & others.



* Probably Gurre