County: Lincolnshire
Code: D4469
Reference: Lincoln, Lincolnshire Archives: BNLW/1/1/5/61
Function: Will
Thıs ıs þe last wylle of me wıllyam Randso of Byker Made ye ye Sonday next aft᷑ ye fest of ye Annūcyacyo of ou lady ye ȝe of ou lord
a thowsan ıııȷ hundyr lxxıx fyrst ȷ wyỻ yt katery my wyfe ‸ have my Mese ye wyche yt ȷ dweỻ ȷn now wt Alle my landꝭ tenementꝭ past᷑ henge
Marrꝭ wt al ye ꝑtenandꝭ tıỻ hy hy assynys tyỻ my chyld᷑ co at ye age of xxty ȝe ya ȷ wyỻ yt Thomas my so have my hede mese wt aỻ
[...] lan past᷑ lyggyng vnd᷑ wyth yo condycyo yat he latt wyllya hys Brod᷑ have hys mod᷑ ȷoynte aft᷑ hy decese . And gyf ye say Thomas
my so wylnoth latt wyllya my so have ye say ȷoynter ȷ wyll yt wyllyam my so have ye sayd mese wt al yo lan past᷑ lygyng vnd᷑ tyỻ he [...]
an hys heyrꝭ lawfully geto And gyf he deces wt oute heyrꝭ of hys body lawfully geto to retor tyỻ ‸ Thomas whed᷑ of yē decese wt out heyrꝭ of hys
body ed᷑ of yē to be od᷑ hey An gyfe yeı decesse both wt out heyrꝭ of ye bodꝭ lawfully geto as god defen ȷ wyỻ yt ye north syde of ye way
yt was my mod᷑ ȷoynt retor to Janett lytwhyte my syst᷑ ȷn ye furme a fo say an ȷ wyỻ aft᷑ ye deces of my chyld᷑ yt yt my hede plase
retor to Thomas Randso my brod᷑ wt ye lan longyng y to ȷn ye furme a for say an gyf ye say Thoᷓs decesse wt oute hey of hys
body ya ȷ wyỻ ıt be sol do ȷn ye kyrke of Byker Also ȷ wyỻ yt yo lytyỻ cotage be yo Ee syde ııȷ stong o ye hows ȷ past᷑ be lome
bryg of ye Edyke halfe ȷ ac ın ye est fel halfe Ac ın wygetoft fel and halfe ȷ ac be ye Ee syde be sol whe my doght᷑s are
Maryabuỻ be ye syght of katery my wyfe o hy assynys an ye sy y of take hevynly to be de parte be twe yē also ȷ wyỻ yt Thoᷓs my so have
my parke al my rent of syse tyl hȳ hys heyrꝭ of hys Body lawfully geto gyf he decesse wt out heyrꝭ ȷ wyỻ ıt retor to wıllya my so ın ye
sa furme also ȷ wyỻ yt wyllya my so have ıȷ smale Pyngyỻꝭ o ın po hyllꝭ a nod᷑ by wt Esohys Jn fe sympuỻ also ȷ wyỻ yt Thomas my
so have al my Engge fe ȷn ye sayd furme Also ȷ wyỻ yt Elyzabt hūnyng have ıȷ kye vȷ ȝowys Rıchar my ma a styrke of ıȷ ȝe of age
an Thoᷓs boloke a nod᷑ styrke An ȷ wyỻ yt Rıchar my chyl have ȷ ȝowe an Eyd᷑ of my meydous ȷ ȝowe eu ıch o of my godchyld᷑
o lam · also ȷ wyl yt eu ıcho of my executs᷑ have fo ye lab᷑ v Nıcħs lyn fo hys lab᷑ ııȷ ıııȷ Mo ou gyf any of my sonse
decese yt o of yē have al yo hole gude ya ȷ wyỻ yt he pay to hys systorꝭ gyf yeı lyfe x marke tyl ye Maryage eu ıche ȝe v · nobullꝭ
tyl ıt be ful pay Also ȷ wyỻ Thoᷓs my so have my Fadu Swa Marke wyllya my so my howne Swa Marke Made at Byker
yo day ye ȝe aboue wryto Thyıs to wytnesse wıllya Norys vı of Byke Nıcħs lyn of Donyngto wıllya Fowle of
Byke many od᷑