Note: This will is difficult to read and part of it is discoloured.
I Margaret Redshawe of Rusdene make this my last will as following. First I bequeath my soul to Almighty God…. and my body to be buried in the church of Rushdene … within the middle space … I give to the church of Rusdene 20 pence. I give to the …. bells 3 shillings and 4 pence. I bequeath to William Margetts my son … caudron of bees, (two pewter platters) a bulster my best candlestick … I bequeath to Harye my son my best brass pan … and off my great hymnell my best (lattyn basin) … I give to Rychard my sone my best brass pan …. of flax and sheets in a har … To Dorythe my daughter the wife of William my son … and a little possytt. To Thomas Margetts the son of William Margetts … to either of my sons William daughters Margaret a flaxon sheet and … Margetts the wife of Rychard my son my great cawthre… the son of Rychard six shillings 8 pence. To Margaret Margetts the daughter of … my son the newest salt and a flaxon sheet. To Elizabeth (Margetts) … Harye my son a … basin. To Elsabeth Margetts the daughter of … a pair of flaxon sheets a little brass pan and six shillings and eight pence… Sawnders of Higham Ferrers ten pounds. To Jane Sawnders my daughter … kettle my best … my best brass pan … To William Sawnders three shillings four pence. To the daughter of Robert Sawnders … of them a flaxen sheet and a (pewter platter).
To Edward Sawnders three shillings four pence. To George Sawnders three shillings four pence. To William …. 20 shillings. To Elsabeth Gudwyne my daughter my feather bed my best gown my silver (frock) my best … gown … To Alys Gudwyne a little … a little brass pot a little brass pan and the candlestick next the best. To James Pole (ten shillings). To Alys Pole (my) daughter my best blue gown a black kettle (kyrtyll) a pot … To Alys Pole two (pewter platters). To the poor people of Rushden 13 shillings and four pence. To the poor people of Hygham Ferrys five shillings. To the poor people of … 12 pence. To the poor people of Wymyngton 20 pence. To the poor people of … 20 pence. To the poor people of (Arryngchest) 20 pence …
I will that my executors shall bestow at my burial … singing and saying for the health of my soule (and all Christian souls)… I bequeath to William Margetts… of meadows lying… William my son…
The residue of my goods I bequeath to William Margetts, Richard Margetts, Harye Margetts … whom I do make my faithful executors of this my last will. I will that Mr Robert Pemyrton gentleman of Ruston (shall be overseer) of my last will to be performed for the health of my soule and all Christian souls and also I do (revoke) and forsake all other wills and testaments … and now do ordain this to be my last will and testament witness (John Smyth), Robert Sawndys, William Gudwyn, John Clarke with others.
Probate granted (13th May 1546)
