County: Lincolnshire
Code: D4468
Reference: Lincoln, Lincolnshire Archives: BNLW/1/1/5/26
Function: Will




Thys is the last wille of me Johe Randson~ of Byker [...] the Fryday after the ascencon~ of our~ lord the ȝer~ a
M-CCCC-lvij . First J wille that myne executurs fynd a prest in Byker~ kyrke a ȝer~ after the decesse of Jenett Rand-
son~ newly the wyfe of wille Randson~ . Further~ J wille that eliȝabethe my wyfe haue my hedde Mose wt alle
the land vnder-nethe . also J wille that she haue ij [...] callid vj . Ryggys ij . acr~ & a halfe callid Rathynis
J . acr~ callid Bay toft . J . acr~ & a halfe callid [...] this landys J wille she haue tille her~ & tille the heirys
of vs too betwix here body and myne lawfully by-gotyn~ . And if they faile wt-out heiris of their~ bodiis lawfully by-gotynn than J
wille that alle the said landis remaine vn-tille the next heiris of my-silfe . Also J wille that Eliȝabeth my wyfe
haue a pece of land callid pevy toft & a pece of land callid bullocke rygge . [...] pece of land J wille that she
haue no lenger butt whylis she kepis my name . Also J wille that my doȝgters haue viij . acr~ & a halfe callid worme
land . also J wille that eliȝabethe my wyfe haue xvj . swathis in smale inge in Byker~ jnge . x . swathis in litille
fenne . v . swathis in vppe toftis . Also J wille that eliȝabethe my wyfe haue a pece of land callid Dam Jsabelle
toft wt the rygge . wt this condicon~ that she bere [...] to Jenett Randson~ . Further~-mor~ J wille that
wille my sone haue vij acr~ land and ij . acr~ land [...] acr~ land callid gegmantoft . and the grenys
and gellis and Bartoft a pece of land callid wyche land . a pece of land liggis at Byker~ howse a pece
of land callid drovetoft . a pece of land callid goderam riggis a pece of land callid Nonne daile . also
J wille that a haue a pece of land callid wrootoft a [...] pole riggis . Also J wille that a haue alle the
jnge that J haue in Byker~ jnge noȝt be-quethid Also J wille that a haue alle the Marisc~ that J haue in
Byker fenne . Also J wille that a haue ix . d of rent a-syse of the goodes that Johe durbagge dwellis jnne
and xij . d of rent a-syse of the goodes that will [...] dwellis Jnne . viij . d of rent assise that
redewar~ and thoas worme hase to-geder . Also J wille that wille Randson~ and Johe Jacson~ myne executours
late Cotetoft to fynd a prest þer-wt . and [...] and that be nott J-now they shalle haue a skor~
schepe ther~ too . Also J wille the Elizabethe my wyfe hafe viij kye iiij hors . xxx xvj . shepe . Also J wille that
she haue . vj . bernyngges in the fenne . Also J will that myne executours selle vij . str sterkes of iij . ȝer~ age
to pay my dettis wt alle and to brynge me fort wt Also J wille that wille my sone haue iiij . kye . iiij . ber-
nynges . Also J wille that Rober a dyke haue a beryng and Johe toller~ a-nother~ Also J wille that other~ ij . kye that
J haue be sellid and nede be . and els J wille that wille haue hyeme Also J wille that wille haue xx . lambes
Also J wille that wille haue ij . pece of land in [...] callid [...] Also J wille that willia~ haue iij ȝong~ hors
Also j wille that eliȝabethe my wyfe haue the [...] . Also J wille the Jenett my dogther~ haue
her~ moder whucche . Also J wille that wille my sone haue alle the shetis that ar in my whucche . v . peir~ . Also
J wille that a haue a grauyn kyste & a blacke ake Also J wille that willia~ Randson~ haue a new gowne
of blacke . Also J wille that Johe toller~ haue my [...] gowne . Also J wille that Jenett Randson~ haue xv d
& alice my wome xl . d Also J wille that whan elizabeth my wyfe is wedid J wille that the seid pecis
of land callid Bullockes rigge & pevy toft remayne [...] Randson~ tille hym tille her~ & hys assign~
vn-to this wille J wille that myne Feoffees [...] Bay wille Benett & Johe Jacson~
delyuer a-state after the forme of this wille this wittnes Johe a Fenne wille [...] J wille
that william Randson~ & Johe jacson~ haue eche of hem vj . s . viij . d for her~ labour . also J wille that eliȝabethe my wyfe
and willia~ my sone shyffte alle my croppis . that is for to sey whete Barly & benys . and eliȝabethe to haue alle the
flaxe hole to her~-sylfe