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
tme 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 Norhamptoshıre · 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 gounance ordynaunce ousyght 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 ·