County: Northamptonshire
Code: D4234#1
Reference: Northampton, Northamptonshire Archives Service: Stopford Sackville 3219, recto
Function: Will




This is þe wylle of me henr̕ Grene Squyer made þe thrid daie of Septemberr̕ þe sevenythe yere of þe Regne of Kyng Edward þe fourthe vpon̕ ye Manere
of Sudburghe & alle þe londes & tenntes wt their̕ appurtenances that byn of my purchase in Sudburghe afforseid in þe Counte of Northe Thorp beside Petirburghe
Marham wittelsey Suthorp & lufwyk and of ij woodes callid langhylle & Ferthyngeshawe in þe same Counte and of al othir̕ woodes whiche J ~~~
bought of willis Aldewyncle & in þe handes of dyuers persones by Feffement made to theym̕ to myn̕ vse as it apperithe in seueral dedis to perfourme my
wylle
wheruppon̕ First J wylle þt my feoffes of & in my londes & tenntes in Thorp beside Petirburghe aftir my decesse make estate of theym̕ to Margaret my wyfe
for terme of hir̕ lyve þe remayndr̕ therof to Custance my doughtur To have to hir̕ & to þe heires of hir̕ body begotyn̕ And for defaute of soche issue
the remayndr̕ þerof to my right heires
Jtm̕ J wolle þt my Feoffes of my londes & tenntes in wittelsey Suthorp & Marham of my purchase aftir̕ my dissese make estate of theym̕ to Margaret
my wyfe for terme of hir̕ lyve the remayndr̕ therof to Robert wittelbury & to þe heires of his body begotyn̕ And for defaute of soche issue the
remayndr̕ therof to my right heires
Jtm̕ J wolle þt my feoffes of þe londes & tenntes in lufwyk of my purchase callid Coles thynge & Befviles thynge aftir̕ my dissese make estate to
my lorde John of Bokyngham & to my lady his wyfe & to þe heires commyng betwix theym̕ And for defaute of soche issue þe remayndr̕ therof to my
right heires for euer yf my seid lorde nor lady nor their̕ heires nor eny othir̕ by their̕ procuryng assentyng or commaundemant in eny parte herof let
not my wylle to be perfourmyd And yf thei or eny of theym̕ let my seid wyl to be perfourmyd then J wyl þt their̕ estate theryn̕ be voide And þt
þe same londes & tenntes be solde & disposid by myn̕ executoures in dedes of Charite
Jtm̕ J wyl þt ij prestes shal be made sewre to have eithir̕ of theym̕ yerely x marc̕ ouer þe charges of my purchesid londes or rentes perpetually
to synge in þe parysshe chirche of lufwyk & to do othir̕ devyne service ther̕ & pray for þe sowles of me & of sir henr̕ Grene Justice & othir̕ of
myn̕ Auncestres & benefactoures & al crystyn̕ sowles And yf it shal happyn̕ no soche xx marc̕ yerely to be purchesid heraftir̕ be me then J wolle
they shal have sewerly to theym̕ & their̕ successoures for euer more xx marc̕ yerely perpetuelly of my Manere of Sudburghe
Jtm̕ J wol þt thomas haldenby shal have A sufficiaunt graunt of one Annuite of x marc̕ to have to hym for terme of his lyve to be taken̕
of þe revenuȝ of my Manere of howghton̕ in þe Counte of Northe yf he make his lres patentes that he hathe of like graunte by me made
to hym̕ to be taken̕ of þe Maneres of hardewyk & Gratley to be surrendid & cancellid And he to do like seruice as is contenyd in his
seid first lres patentes
Jtm̕ J wyl þt Margaret my wyfe aftur my decesse have þe Maneres of Bukworthe in þe Counte of huntyngton̕ & herdewyk in þe Counte of Northe
wt othir̕ londes & tenntes before expressid for terme of hir̕ lyve the remayndr̕ of theym̕ to my right heires Jn witnesse wherof to thes
presentes J set the seale of myn̕ armes yovyn̕ þe daie & yere aboveseid