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Will of Elizabeth Rawlins

Date of will 9 June 1629
Status widow 
Abode when will written Hanslope, Buckinghamshire
Date of probate 13 October 1629
Summary of will Left her goods and various amounts of money to her family 
Persons mentioned in will:
Name Relation Abode Role Notes
Bartholomew Rawlins Son    beneficiary   Left £50 and a bed and bedding 
John Rawlins Son    beneficiary   Left £10 and a bed and bedding 
Elizabeth Rawlins Daughter    beneficiary   Left £20 and houselhold items 
Ales Daughter    beneficiary   Family name possibly Parratt. Left £20 and a russet pettico 
Ellin Rawlins Daughter in Law    beneficiary   Left 12 pence 
Agnes Rayment Daughter    beneficiary   Left a red petticoat and hat 
Richard Rayment Grandchild    beneficiary   Left a ewe and lambs 
Richard Parratt Son in Law       
Richard Parratt     beneficiary   Son of Richard Parratt Left 10 shillings 
Notes This is a copy of the original will which has been severely damaged.
Source:  Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies,  reference  original D/A/Wf/27/120
The original document from which this image has been taken is held by the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies, County Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks HP20 1UU, UK. Copies may be made for private use, but anyone wishing to publish the will, in whole or in part, or to reproduce it on their website should contact the Centre. A photocopy of the will can be ordered from the Centre

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Source: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies,  reference original D/A/Wf/27/120
The original document from which this image has been taken is held by the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies, County Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks HP20 1UU, UK. Copies may be made for private use, but anyone wishing to publish the will, in whole or in part, or to reproduce it on their website should contact the Centre. A photocopy of the will can be ordered from the Centre

In the name of God Amen I Elizabeth Rawlins of Hanslapp in the ciunty of Bucks widdow being weake in Body but of {prfect] remembrance Thankes bee to  ..... Allmighty God   I doe make and ordaine this my laste will and testament the ninth day of June Anno Dm 1629 in manner and forme following firste I give and Committ my soule into the handes of Allmighty God the father    ... and the holy Ghoste  Trusting to bee saved by the only merritts of Jesus Christe and my body to be buryed in the Churche or Churchyard of Hanslapp aforesaide   Item I give unto Bartholomew Rawlings my second sonne twenty poundes of lawfull money of England Remaineing in the handes of Thomas Lillingstone  Item I give unto my said sonne Bartholomew thirty poundes more of like lawfull money to be payd unto him within two yeares next after my decease and one bedstede over the haule a matrice a coverlett a paire of blankets and one bolster and one paire of waring sheetes one bedd coffer  Item I give unto John Rawlins my yongest sonne tenne pounds of lawfull money of Englande to bee paid unto him within two yeares nexte after my decease and one matrice a paire of sheetes a coverlett a paire of blankets and a bolster  Item I give unto Elizabeth Rawlins my daughter Twenty pounds of lawfull money of England and one bedstede in the Chamber over the parlour one fetherbed and one bolster and a paire of pillowes three blankets one coverlett six sheetes and one tablecloth and one dosen of napkins my best brasse pann the biggeste brass pott one brasse candlesticke six spoones    To Ales my daughter Twenty poundes of lawfull money of England to bee paide unto her                          Item I give unto John my sonne more one litle brasse pott one lattin scimmer     Ales my daughter my best russett pettycote        Ellin my daughter (in law) xii d and to her two ...... and Thomas C..   to eyther of them      I give unto Agnes Raymente my daughter  my redd peticote and my hatt and      shillinges in money and to every one of her children tenn shillinges a peece  I give unto Richard Raymente my grandchild one ewe and lambes   Item I give unto Richard patt my Brother Richards sonne ten shillinges  Item I give unto my executor all the Graine that shalbe Growing Uppon that p[ar]te of the freehold lande which is betwixte us at my decease and all the ...... and all the bacon and fourtene Cheses and my will is that the Reste of my ..... shalbe spente amongeste all my Children  which shall happen to dwell and Remaine att my house att my decease and my will is likewise that if any of these my children doe happen to dy before they have Received their porcions that then that porcion soe remaining shalbe equally devided amongest the Reste of them that are alive   Item I give unto my daughter Alce one Cheste  Item  ..... that my daughters shall have the beste     .. and likewise my  ..... pewter to be equally devided betwixte my said two daughters .... All the reste of my goodes unbequeathed......... ( lost due to damage)

Proved 13th October 1629

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