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Will of John Inge

Date of will 18 May 1538
Status  
Abode when will written Hanslope
Date of probate 1538
Summary of will A straightforward will with bequests to two sons; a married daughter; wife; other family members, and persons whose relationship (if any) is not stated. 
Persons mentioned in will:
Name Relation Abode Role Notes
William Inge Son    beneficiary   Bequeathed property. Has children. 
Richard Inge Son    beneficiary   Bequeathed £15 when he reaches age 20. 
Jane Inge Wife    beneficiary executor   Residual legatee 
Annis Parratt Daughter    beneficiary   Bequeathed a brass pot 
William Parratt Not known       
John Inge Not known    beneficiary   Bequeathed a coffer 
Christopher Inge Not known    beneficiary   Spelled xpofer. Bequeathed 4d. 
Annis Byggs     beneficiary   Bequeathed 4d. 
Steven Coper     beneficiary   Bequeathed a ewe and a lamb 
Elysab[eth] Cowp[er]     beneficiary   Bequeathed a ewe and a lamb 
George Turner     witness    
William Inge Not known    witness   Assumed to be different from the son/beneficiary 
Richard Coke     witness    
William Kyngsbery     witness    
Source:  Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies,  reference  Probate copy: D/A/We/3/254
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 Probate copy: D/A/We/3/254
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 dei no[min]e Ame[n] An[n]o 1538 decimo octavo die mens[is] maij I John Inge of hanslop
mak[e] my test[a]m[ent] in mann[er] following * fyrst my sole to o[u]r lorde, & my bodi to be
burid in the church yarde of hanslop. In p[ri]mis I give to the mother church iiijd
& to the hight alt[ar] of hanslop viijd Allso to ev[r]i alt[ar] in the church ijd Item to the
bell Ropps iiijd Allso I will that Will[ia]m Inge my sone, injoie all such lands &
Tenements, Rents as I have unto his be halfe during his lyfe & so after his
lyfe, to descende to the heres male of his bodi la[w]fulli begotten And for want
of Eyer male, unto heres female. Allso I will that Will[ia]m yng my sone
his heres or his execut[ors] do pay or cause to be payd unto Richard yng my son
yff he lyve to the age of xx yer[e]s xvli of good & lawful mony of England.
Item I be queve to the same Richard my sone A fether bede A coverled w[i]t[h]
A paire of shetts & A bolster. Item vj silv[er]? spo[o]ns? after the deth of Jane my
wyffe. she to have the custodi of them during her lyff And after the deth of my
sone Ric[hard] to be devided Amongst the childern of Will[ia]m yng. Allso I will that Jane my
wyffe have & occupi upholding the reparacion & no wast made on the ground?
On[e] mes[su]age with the appurtenanc[es] ther[e]to be longi[n]g During the terme & space of iiij
yers. Allso I bequeve to Annis parratt my daught[e]r A brase pott & unto ev[r]i
on[e] off will[ia]m parratts childern iiijd And yff anney of them dy, hit? to remayn
the other & so to the longest liver of them. Ite[m] I be queve unto ev[r]i on[e] off will[ia]m
yngs childern iiijd & to John ynge A coffer in the wich mi deds do liyn. Allso I
bequeve to χρofer ynge iiijd & Annis byggs iiijd Allso to steven coper an ewe
w[i]t[h] a lame Item to Elysab[eth] Cowp[er] an ew[e] & a lame. Allso I will that Will[ia]m
my sone do or cause to be don[e] A yerly abbatt for my sole & my frends sole
& to have theratt a prest, & to dispose unto them & ther clarks & the ringers
ev[r]i yer * iiis iiijd. The residew off my goods I bequeve my detts paid
to Jane my wyff whom I mak[e] my full execut[rix] to dispose them for
the weal[th]e of my sole. witnes * Geo[r]ge Turn[er] Will[ia]m yng Richard
Coke William Kyngsbery *

 

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Line 23 - "abbatt" : possibly a contemporary mistranscription of oblat[ion]

 

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