County: Essex
Code: D2465
Reference: Worcester, Worcester Cathedral Muniments: B. 1700
Function: Will
This is the laste wille of me Johan̕ Ruston̕ the wyf of John Ruston̕ made att Berkyng þe viijth day of Septemberre the
yere of your our lorde god A . Mle-.-CCCC-.-lxxiij . First my wille is þt John Ruston̕ my husbond have and enioye my tenemente
att litelhethe wt alle myn̕ oþere londes and tenementis rentis and seruices wt Alle þere appurtenances the terme of þ iij . yere next
sewyng after my discese wt alle þe profites þt may be taken̕ vpon̕ þe same as in fellyng and sellyng of wode . except only
þt he fell no husbondis oþere-wise callid pollardis be þe grovnde duryng þe seid terme of iij . yere . Also my wille is þt
my feffenis whiche þt been̕ enfeffid in my londes and tenementis Att Boxworthe delyuere anoon̕ after my discese to þe foreseid
John Ruston̕ myn̕ husbonde pesible state and possession̕ of þe same londes and tenementis to have and to holde to hym to
his eires and to his Assigneis forevirmore . Also my wille is þt after þe foreseid terme of iij yere . þt Anneys my doughter have
my foreseid tenemente att litelhethe wt alle þes londes þt is to sey Abrahams Rychers Smythes Gerveises Rolfis &
two grovettis oon̕ att þe ponde hede And a-noþere att þe west side of Bardelove strete and þe Ryden̕ . Also my wille is þt
she have myn̕ house callid Brewers house wt þe londe þt longithe þereto to have to hir and to hir eires for-euermore
Also my wille is þt Alice my doughter have myn̕ londes & tenntis callid Gayshams After þe foreseid terme of iij . yere to hir to
hir eires and to hir Assigneis for-euermore Also be þe licence of my seid husbond J geve and bequethe vnto þe foreseid
Anneys my [...] my [...] develise govn̕ furrid wt grey my grene huke my violett govn newe forrid and my
furrid frende . Also vnto Alice my doughter A govn̕ clothe of grene and A murrey kyrtille . Also to Anneys þe douȝter
of þe foreseid John Ruston̕ myn̕ husbonde my best govn̕ my blak kirtille and my grene govne . Also my wille is þt my
seid husbond leve in my place att litelhethe my doser hangyng in myn̕ halle Att þe hye deise wt þe banker . And
þe lede in the kechyn̕ . Jn witnesse whereof J have putt to my seale . thes witnessis sir Robert waleys vykery
of þe parisshe of Berkyng . John horelle henry Cheseman̕ and oþere moo yoven̕ att Berkyng aforeseid the day
and yere aboveseid &ce