County: Northamptonshire
Code: D4232
Reference: Northampton, Northamptonshire Archives Services: Stopford Sackville 4238
Function: Will




[Latin: Jn deı nomíne Amen] Thıs ıs the wylle of me Joh Grene of herdewyk Squyer made þe xxvııȷ · day of Janyuer the xȷ · yee of kyng . herry syxt Fyrst J wyl þt Margarete my wyf haue þe
tme of her lyf my Maners of hordewyk  Grafto wytħ þe auowso of þe chırche of Grafto  al þe app᷑tenaunces  wytħ al my londes tenementes  rentȝ wytħ þe app᷑tenaunces ın
Jrtlyngburgħ ın Norhamptoshıre · and þe Maner of Grateley wytħ þe auowso of þe chırche  þe app᷑tenaunces ın hampteshıre · wytħ þe Maner of Mather ın wales wytħ þe
app᷑tenaunces · And J wyl þt my feoffes anone aftır my decesse maken Suffıcıant Sure estate to þe seıd Margarete my wyf of al þe Maners londes tenementes  rentes aboueseı wytħ auowson 
al þe appurtenaunces duryng her lyf wytħ oute pechement of any wast · what tyme my seıd feoffes or any of hem be þe seı Margarete or be her counseıl bene requyred  Also J wyl þt anone aftır þe
decesse of ye seı Margarete my wyf that þe forseı Maners of herdewyk  Grafto wytħ þe auowso of ye chırche of Grafto wytħ al þe app᷑tenaunces  wytħ al þe seıd· londes  tenementıs wytħ
þe rentes  appurtenaunces ın Jrtlyngburgħ remeyne to Rauf Grene my so  to hıs heyres of hıs body comyng be suffıcıant  sure estate to hym be my seıd feoffes to be made ·  for defaute
of ıssue of þe body of þe seı Rauf the remeyndre to my rıght heyers ın taılle · also J wyl þat anone aftır þe decesse of þe seıd Margarete that þe forseıd Maners of Grateley  Mather
wytħ þe auowso  app᷑tenaunces remeyne to herry Grene my so  to þe heyers of hıs body be gote  for defaute of ıssue of þe body of þe seıd herry þe remeyndre to my rıght heyers
ın taılle  And ın cas þat anone aftır þe decesse of þe seıd Margarete · ıf þe seıd herry my so desıre rathır to haue þe seıd Maner of herdewyk þan þe seı Maner of Grateley · J
wyl þt þan that þe seıd herry haue þe seıd Maner of herdewyk to hym  to hıs heyers of hıs ‸ body be gote ·  for defaute of ıssue of þe seıd herry þe remeyndre to my rıght
heyers ın taılle · be suffıcıant estate be þe Seı feoffes to hym to be made · Also J wyl þt þan that þe seıd Rauf my so haue þe seıd Maner of Grateley wytħ þe auowso  app᷑tenaūces
to hym  to hıs heyers ın taılle  for defante of ıssue of hıs body þe remeyndre to my rıght heyers ın taılle be sure  suffıcıant estate to hȳ be my seıd feoffes to be made · Also J wyl
that þ be rered  sould oute of my wodes of herdewyk  Grafto to þe vale of þe som̄e of · CC · l · to þe marıages of Margery  Jsabeỻ my doughters euen to be deꝑtyd betwene
hem ·  ıf þe tone dye not maryed þan þe toþır to haue þt hole som of CC l · so þt þeı wyl be maryed be þe counseıl  ordynaunce of ye seıd Margarete my wyf Thomas
Stydeuyỻ wıllᷓm Treshᷓm wauter Grene  wıllᷓm aldewymle  Also J wyl þt Margarete my wyf Thomas Stydeuyỻ wıllᷓm Treshᷓm wauter Grene  wıllᷓm aldewymle haue
þe gounance ordynaunce  ousyght of þe sale of þe seıd wodes for þe seıd som to be rere · And aftır þt som so rered · J wyl þt þe seıd Margarete my wyf haue al the
remenant of þe seıd wodes to her owne vse to felle ıt downe  do þ wytħ what þt she wyl wytħ oute pechement of wast · Also J wyl þt þe seı Margarete haue þe kepyng
cost  charge of my seıd doughters tıl tyme þt þeı be maryed · Also J wyl þt þe seıd Margarete my wyf haue her dowery of al my maners londes tēntȝ  rentes wyth al þe
app᷑tenaunces ın wyldeshıre Moreou ın cas þt my Syster my lady Felbrıgge dye myne heyer beyng wytħ ın age · J wyl þt þan wıllᷓm aldewymle   wıllᷓm Marchaỻ Clerk feoffes of
þo Maners londes  tenementes wyth app᷑tenaunces þt shal falle to me  to myne heyers aftır þe decesse of my seı lady Felbrıgge done rere  gadyr vp yeerly al þe rentes  ꝓfıtes
comyng of þe seıd Maners londes  tenementes to þe marıages of my seı doughters tıl tyme þt myne heyer be of age · And forthırmore J charge myne heyer vp my blıssyng
þt he lette not þıs wylle to be ꝑforme ne be not agayne ıt ın no maner wyse · and ıf myne heyer wyl lette þıs wylle · or do þe contrary þ a gayne ın any maner degree · J wyl
þt þan my seıd feoffes holde  kepe ın her owne hondes  possessıo al þe seıd Maners londes ten̄tes  rentes wytħ al þe app᷑tenaunces to dıspose hem for my soule  for þe soules
of my auncestres aftır ‸ her dıcrecōns and moreou J wyl þt Margarete my wyf haue al my godes meveable  on meveable to her owne ꝓfyt  dısposıco at her owne lyst ·