County: Norfolk
Code: D0867
Reference: Norwich, Norfolk RO: WHT 1/217/1
Function: Intent




Thıs ıs the last wılle of me Roƀt Braunche of Stodey esquıe made the sext day of January ı
the xvııȷ yere of the Reıg of kyn herry the · vıȷtħ · Fyrst J wılle that my Feffeeȝ of  ın my ~~~
Maneȝ of Stodey  Brynynghᷓm wt thap̄tenᷓnceȝ and of  ın aỻ my othe Meeseȝ londeȝ an
tēnteȝ Renteȝ  suíceȝ wt thap̄tenᷓnceȝ ın Stodey  Brynynghᷓm forseıd · Burgħ ıuxᷓ Melto · holt
hunwortħ Byrsto Brynto  letheryngset ínmedıatly aft my deceasse Stonde  be Sease
of  ın aỻ the Seı Maneȝ meeseȝ londeȝ  teteȝ Renteȝ  suíceȝ wt thap̄tenᷓnceȝ to the vse
of Johanne my wyıff for tme of hı lyeff And aft hı deceasse to the vse of my Executo᷑s
and of theı Executos be the Space of · xıııȷ · yereȝ · to be accomptı fro the day of my ~~~
deceasse · to thentent that the Seı my Executos  theı Executos may of thıssueȝ Revenueȝ
 ꝓfıgħteȝ therof ꝑforme my testament  pay my dettes  make due Restıtuco for Suche
Jnyuríeȝ  wrongeȝ as J haue doo An the 'remenᷓnt of the seı ıssueȝ Revenueȝ an
ꝓfıgħteȝ to dıspose ın Syngyn of masseȝ  ın Suche othe dedeȝ of Charyte as shaỻ be
thowt be the most acceptable to go  most merytoryo for the Sowle of me  of my
Auncestreȝ An tha aft that · J wıỻ that my · Seı Feoffeȝ Stonde  be Seası of  ın my
Seı Mane of Stodey wt thap̄tenᷓnceȝ to the vse of the heíre male of my body laufully ~~~
begote An for defawt of Suche heıre male to the vse of my rıgħt heíreȝ an of  ı
my Seı Mane of Brynynghᷓm  of  ın aỻ my othe meeseȝ londeȝ  teteȝ · Renteȝ
 suíceȝ callıd Braunches  prattꝭ ın Brynynghᷓm forseı · Brynto ·  Burgħ · An
xvııȷ · acreȝ · J rode · of · lon · ıȷ  · of yerely Rent  a hervest day ın Stodey  holt and of
vȷ acreȝ  · ııȷ · rodeȝ of lon lyen ın the Southffel · of hunwortħ wt thap̄tennceȝ to the
vse of the heıre male of my body lauffully begote · An for defawt of Suche heíre
male J wılle that my seıd Mane of Brynynghᷓm  aỻ my seı meeseȝ londeȝ 
ten̄teȝ callı Braunches  prattꝭ  the seı xvııȷ · acreȝ · J rode of lond · ıȷ  of yerely
Rent  a hervest day  vȷ · acreȝ  ııȷ rodeȝ of lon be Solde be my executos or be
the executos of my executos an aỻ the money of the sale therof cu~myn · J ·
wílle ıt be dısposı accordyn to the effect of the testat  last wıỻ of Joh
Braunche Fade of me the Seı Roƀt Braunche an ın othe goo  most ~~~
merytory dedeȝ for the Sowleȝ of me the Seıd Roƀt Braunche  Johanne my wyıff
an the Sowleȝ of he that we be most bounde to pᷓy for / Jn wıtnesse wherof
to thıs psentꝭ · J · haue asweỻ set my Seaỻ as my Sígne manuaỻ /
Theís beyng wítnesse of thís my last wılle / [Latin: utat᷑>]
[dorse]
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