County: Lincolnshire
Code: D4442#9
Reference: Lincoln, Lincolnshire Archives: L1/3/1, fols 93v-94r
Function: Will




[line 12]Thys ıs the last wyỻ o me Raw hodylsto o the Cıte o lıncoꝉn
mchaunt beyn o hole remembraunce  hole Mynde The xth day o
octoƀr ın the yere o our lor go M D  v concnyn my landꝭ 
tēntꝭ wt ın the Realme o ynglan lyın / Fyrst J wytt  wyỻ that
katıne my wy aft my decese haue  Jníoye to hyr  to hır assıgnes
duryn the tme o hyr lyffe naturaỻ aỻ my landes  tenᷓtꝭ Croftꝭ
woddꝭ Meses pasturs  fedyngꝭ wt aỻ theıre apptenᷓnce wher someu
they lye ın eny Co wt ın the Realme o ynglan / To haue  to
hol to the saı katıne  to hyr assıgneȝ duryn hyr lyffe Naturaỻ
o the Cheff lordꝭ o the same feaffe by lawe Custo To the fyndyng
o my ııȷ Chylder to theı Co to lawfuỻ Age  dıscreco / An aft
the decesse o katıne my wyf a fore saı J wıtt  wyỻ that Thomᷓs
my so whe he Com̄eth to lawfuỻ age haue to hym  hys heırꝭ
o hıs body lawfully begotte a Mese wt aỻ the apptenᷓnce as
ıt lyetħ ın kyngesto oppo huỻ whıcħ Mese latte J hade o the
gyft  relasse  feoffement o wıll Brompto Roƀt Brompto
 Joħn Thorne mchᷓuntꝭ / An ı the saı Thomᷓs hodılsto my
so be  made a pst the J wıỻ that he haue  J reıose to hym 
to hıs assıgnes the saı Mese wt aỻ the apptenᷓnce to that tyme that
he be ꝓmote to a benefyce abyỻ to fynd hym  no longer / An
tha the saı Mese wt aỻ the apptenᷓnce to reut to Roƀt hodylsto
[fol. 94r]hys Brod aft the decesse o katıne my wy aforesaı ın man  forme aforesaı
Also J wıỻ that aft the decesse o katıne my wy aforesaı that Roƀt hodılsto
my saı so haue to hym  to hıs heırꝭ o hıs body lawfully begotte Except
the foresaı Messe ın kyngesto oppo huỻ afore assıgne to Thomᷓs hıs brod
as ıt ıs afore saı aỻ the aforesaı landꝭ tenᷓtꝭ Croftꝭ ‸ woddꝭ Meses pasturꝭ  fedyngꝭ
wt aỻ theı apptenᷓnces to haue  to hol aỻ the aforesaı landꝭ tenᷓtꝭ Croftꝭ
woddꝭ Meses pasturꝭ  fedyngꝭ wt aỻ theı apptenᷓnces to the fore saı Roƀt hodılsto
 to the heırꝭ o hıs body lawfully begotte wt out wast / So that the saı Roƀt
hodılsto be Rewle  guyde  Marre by the advıce o katıne my wyf afore saı
hıs mod  o the suꝑvısourꝭ o thıs my last wıỻ  to be o gude demeano to hıs
saı mod or els nott / Provyde aỻ way or eny entre be maıde by the saı
Roƀt hodylsto my so ın the saı landꝭ or eny ꝑceỻ o the same / That the fore
saı Roƀt hodılsto shaỻ fynde Suffycıaunt Surtıes to the fore saı katıne hys
mod  to the saı suꝑvısourꝭ o thıs my saı last wyỻ that he nor no o
hıs assıgnes shaỻ make no wast ın no ꝑcellꝭ o aỻ the foresaı landꝭ nor putto
saılle nor alyne nor put ın exchaunge no o aỻ the fore saı landꝭ wt out the
cōsent ınpıudıce or hurtyn o the ınheretaunce o my heırꝭ o my next blo  ın
brekyn o thıs my last wyỻ / Also J wıỻ that ı the afore saı Roƀt hodylsto
 Thomᷓs hodılsto my saı so decesse wt out eny heırꝭ or heıre o theırꝭ bodꝭ
lawffully be gotte / Then J wyỻ that aỻ the foresaı landꝭ tenᷓtꝭ Croftꝭ
woddꝭ Messes pasturꝭ  fedyngꝭ wt aỻ theıre apptenᷓnce aft the decesse o katıne my
wyf afore saı holy reut  remane to agnes Bussheỻ Margarett hodylsto  to
Mᷓgarett Bate my dowghters amongꝭ them to be dyvyde aft the Como lawe o thıs
lan to theırꝭ heırꝭ o theıre bodꝭ lawfully begotte / an ı so be that ther be
a Chyl male be gᷓce o go heraft begotte be me o katıne my wyf afore saı
The J wıỻ that the Chyl be next heıre aft the decesse o Roƀt  Thomᷓs my
saı son̄s afore the saı ııȷ Systs / J wıttenes whero to thıs psent testament
 my last wıỻ concnyn my saı pmısse landꝭ J the saı Raw hodylsto my seaỻ haıtħ
sett Day yere  place above wrytty Thes wıttenes Sır wıỻm Ryso pst vıcar o
the ꝑyscħ Churcħ o Saynt Marıes aforesaı Joħn haỻ mchᷓunt Roƀt Smytħ
wıllᷓm welco wıllᷓm perso Thomᷓs Teft Joh Daıỻ  wıllᷓm kyngesto
an mony other beyng psent