County: Northamptonshire
Code: D4234#1
Reference: Northampton, Northamptonshire Archives Service: Stopford Sackville 3219, recto
Function: Will
Thıs ıs þe wyỻ of me hen Grene Squyer made þe thrıd daıe o Septemƀ þe sevenytħ yere o þe Regne o Kyn Edwar þe fourtħ vpo ye Mane
o Sudburgħ aỻ þe londes tēntes wt theı app᷑tenᷓnces that byn of my purchase ın Sudburgħ afforseı ın þe Counte o Nortħ Thorp̄ besıde Petırburgħ
Marhᷓm wıttelsey Suthorp̄ lufwy an o ıȷ woodes callı langhyỻ Ferthyngeshawe ın þe same Counte an of al othı woodes whıche J ~~~
bought of wıllıs Aldewyncle ın þe handes of dyus ꝑsones by Feffement made to they to my vse as ıt apperıtħ ın seual dedıs to ꝑfo᷑me my
wyỻ
wheruppo Fırst J wyỻ þt my feoffes of ın my londes ten̄tes ın Thorp̄ besıde Petırburgħ aftır my decesse make estate of they to Margaret my wyfe
for tme of hı lyve þe remaynd thero to Custance my dought᷑ To have to hı to þe heıres of hı body begoty And for defaute of soche ıssue
the remaynd þo to my rıght heıres
Jt J woỻ þt my Feoffes of my londes ten̄tes ın wıttelsey Suthorp̄ Marhᷓm o my purchase aftı my dıssese make estate of they to Margaret
my wyfe for tme of hı lyve the remaynd thero to Roƀt wıttelbury to þe heıres of hıs body begoty And for defaute of soche ıssue the
remaynd thero to my rıght heıres
Jt J woỻ þt my feoffes o þe londes ten̄tes ın lufwy o my purchase callı Coles thynge Befvıles thynge aftı my dıssese make estate to
my lorde Joħn o Bokynghᷓm to my lady hıs wyfe to þe heıres cōmyng betwıx they And for defaute o soche ıssue þe remaynd thero to my
rıght heıres for eu yf my seı lorde nor lady nor theı heıres nor eny othı by theı ꝓcuryn assentyn or cōmaundemant ın eny parte hero let
not my wyỻ to be ꝑfo᷑my An yf theı or eny o they let my seı wyl to be ꝑfo᷑my then J wyl þt theı estate thery be voıde An þt
þe same londes ten̄tes be solde dısposı by my executo᷑es ın dedes of Charıte
Jt J wyl þt ıȷ prestes shal be made sewre to have eıthı of they yerely x mᷓr ou þe charges o my purchesı londes or rentes ꝑpetually
to synge ın þe ꝑyssħ chırche of lufwy to do othı devyne vıce the pᷓy for þe sowles of me of hen Grene Justıce othı of
my Auncestres benefacto᷑es al crysty sowles And yf ıt shal happy no soche xx mᷓr yerely to be p᷑chesı heraftı be me then J woỻ
they shal have sewerly to they theı successoures for eu more xx mᷓr yerely ꝑpetuelly of my Mane of Sudburgħ
Jt J wol þt thomᷓs haldenby shal have A suffıcıaunt graunt of one Annuıte of x mᷓr to have to hym for tme of hıs lyve to be take
of þe revenuȝ o my Mane of howgħto ın þe Counte o Nortħ y he make hıs ꝉres patentes that he hatħ of lıke graunte by me made
to hy to be take of þe Manes of hardewy Gratley to be surrendı cancellı An he to do lıke uıce as ıs conteny ın hıs
seı fırst ꝉres patentes
Jt J wyl þt Margaret my wyfe aft᷑ my decesse ‸ have þe Manes o Bukwortħ ın þe Counte of huntyngto herdewy ın þe Counte of Nortħ
wt othı londes ten̄tes before expressı for tme of hı lyve the remaynd of they to my rıght heıres Jn wıtnesse whero to thes
psentes J set the seale of my armes yovy þe daıe yere aboveseı