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 po 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