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Transcribed by Stephen Swailes, 2008
Thomas Steyn - Will 1517

In the name of god Amen the xij th daye of ...
of owre lorde god 1518 I Thomas Steyn ...
of hole minde make my testament & wyll in (maner and forme)
following first I bequeathe my soule to god almighty owre lady seynt (Mary and)
to all the holy co[m]pane of heven my body to be buryed in the church (of)
owre lady in Ruscheden Also I wyll to owre moder church of Lincoln ...
Also I wyll that my best good shall go for my principal as the maner and
the custome of the towne ys Also I beqwethe to the (hie altar) for
fortoggon tytheys ij s. Also I beqwethe to owre lady light of Ruscheden
xij d to the bells xij d to the torchis xij d Also I wyll that Johan
my wyffe schall have ij acars of erabull land lying in the ... ...
of Rusheden in the whyche land on halfe acar lyng in the ...
(dale) & halfe an acar lyth on the myddell furlong & a rood lyth ...
weng toward knoston & halfe an acre lith in myddell ... 
during the forsayd Johan Steyns lyffe & haftar (her decease) I wyll that ...
forsayd lond schall _orme to Robart Steyn my son Also I wyll that Johan
Steyn my wyffe schall have a swath off medow to gyff & to sell Also I wyll (that)
Johan Steyn my wyffe schall have a chamby...  the est end of the...
during her lyffe in gate & owte gate Also I wyll that (Rychard Rendolds)
some schall have on acar & a halfe of erabul land lying (within the b...)
off Ruscheden off the which londe halfe an acar lyeth ...
halffe an acar lithe at my weys next (Johan) H____ on th este side ...
a roode lithe in the myll hole & a rode lythe at (fox____) Also I wyll  that
Rychard Steyn my sone schall have a swath of medow ...
also I wyll that Robart Steyn my son schall have...
that I have growing for to paye my detts & to ...
all the resseddew off my goods movabull & (immovable) ...
my detts payd I gyffe to Robart Steyn my son & xl d in mony ...
Steyn my sone xx d & the forsayd Robart & Rychard I make my (executors)
to se my detts payd my wyll p[er]formyd th...      be to the
off god & thelthe off my sowle theys wytness Sir John b...  & (Wyllm)
Roche Thomas Wedon with others.

Note: This will is damaged on the right side.


NRO Ref: N W 1st Series Book A no.698
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