County: Lincolnshire
Code: D4468
Reference: Lincoln, Lincolnshire Archives: BNLW/1/1/5/26
Function: Will
Thys ıs the last wıỻ of me Joħ Randso of Byker [...] the Fryday aft the ascenco of ou lor the ȝe a
M CCCC lvıȷ · Fırst J wıỻ that myne execut᷑s fynd a prest ın Byke kyrke ‸ a ȝe aft the decesse of Jenett Rand
so newly the wyfe of wıỻ Randso · Furthe J wıỻ that elıȝabetħ my wyfe haue my hedde Mose wt aỻ
the land vnd nethe · also J wıỻ that she haue ıȷ [...] callıd vȷ · Ryggys ıȷ . ac a halfe callıd Rathynıs
J · ac callıd Bay toft · J · ac a halfe callıd [...] thıs landys J wıỻ she haue tıỻ he tıỻ the heırys
of vs too ‸ betwıx here body and myne lawfully by goty · And ıf they faıle wt out heırıs of theı bodııs lawfully by gotyn̄ than J
wıỻ that aỻ the saıd landıs remaíne vn tıỻ the next heırıs of my sılfe · Also J wıỻ that Elıȝabeth my wyfe
haue a pece of land callıd pevy toft a pece of land callıd bullocke rygge · [...] pece of land J wıỻ that she
haue no leng butt whylıs she kepıs my name · Also J wıỻ that my doȝgters haue vııȷ · ac a halfe callıd worme
land · also J wıỻ that elıȝabetħ my wyfe haue xvȷ · swathıs ın smale ínge ın Byke nge · x · swathıs ın lıtıỻ
fenne · v · swathıs ín vppe toftıs · Also J wıỻ that elıȝabetħ my wyfe haue a pece of land callıd Dam Jsabeỻ
toft wt the rygge · wt thıs cōdıco that she bere [...] to Jenett Randso . Furthe mo J wıỻ that
wıỻ my sone haue vıȷ ac land and ıȷ · ac land [...] ac land callıd gegmantoft . and the grenys
and gellıs and Bartoft a pece of lād callıd wyche land · a pece of lād lıggıs at Byke howse a pece
of land callıd drovetoft · a pece of lād callıd goderam rıggıs a pece of land callıd Nonne daıle · also
J wıỻ that a haue a pece of land callıd wrootoft a [...] pole rıggıs . Also J wıỻ that a haue aỻ the
ȷnge that J haue ın Byke ȷnge noȝt be quethıd Also J wıỻ that a haue aỻ the Marıs that J haue ín
Byker fenne · Also J wıỻ that a haue ıx · of rent a syse of the goodꝭ that Joħ durbagge dwellıs ȷnne
and xıȷ · of rent a syse of the goodꝭ that wıll [...] dwellıs Jnne · vııȷ . of rent assıse that
redewa and thoᷓs worme hase to ged · Also J wıỻ that wıỻ Randso and Joħ Jacso myne executo᷑s
late Cotetoft to fynd a prest þ wt · and [...] and that be nott J now they shaỻ haue a sko
schepe the too · Also J wıỻ the Elızabetħ my wyfe hafe vııȷ kye ıııȷ hors · xxx xvȷ · shepe · Also J wıỻ that
she haue · vȷ · bernȳggꝭ ín the fenne · Also J wıll that myne executo᷑s selle vıȷ · str sterkes of ııȷ · ȝe age
to pay my dettıs wt aỻ and to brynge me fort wt Also J wıỻ that wıỻ my sone haue ıııȷ · kye · ıııȷ · ber
nyngꝭ · Also J wıỻ that Roƀ a dyke haue a berȳg and Joħ tolle a nothe Also J wıllx that othe ıȷ · kye that
J haue be sellıd and nede be · and els J wıỻ that wıỻ haue hyeme Also J wıỻ that wıỻ haue xx · lambes
Also J wıỻ that wıỻ haue ıȷ · pece of land ın [...] callıd [...] Also J wıỻ that wıllı haue ııȷ ȝon hors
Also ȷ wıỻ that elıȝabetħ my wyfe haue the [...] . Also J wıỻ the Jenett my dogthe haue
he mod whucche · Also J wıỻ that wıỻ my sone haue aỻ the shetıs that ar ‸ ın my whuccħ · v · peı · Also
J wıỻ that a haue a grauȳ kyste a blacke ake Also J wıỻ that wıllı Randso haue a new gowne
of blacke · Also J wıỻ that Joħ tolle haue my [...] gowne . Also J wıỻ that Jenett Randso haue xv d
alıce my wome xl · Also J wıỻ that whā elızabeth my wyfe ıs wedıd J wıỻ that the seıd pecıs
of land callıd Bullockꝭ rıgge pevy toft remayne [...] Randso tıỻ hym tıỻ he hys assıg
vn to thıs wılle J wılle that myne Feoffees [...] Bay wıỻ Benett Joħ Jacso
delyu a state aft the forme of thıs wılle thıs wıttnes Joħ a Fenne wıỻ [...] J wıỻ
that wıllıā Randso Joħ ȷacso haue eche of hem vȷ · · vııȷ · for he labo᷑ · also J wıỻ that elıȝabetħ my wyfe
and wıllı my sone shyffte aỻ my croppıs · that ıs for to sey whete Barly benys · and elıȝabetħ to haue aỻ the
flaxe hole to he sylfe