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Will of William Web

Date of will 3 July 1538
Status  
Abode when will written Hanslope
Date of probate 1538
Summary of will Bequeathes a heifer, crops and household effects to a daughter, Ellinor, by his first wife. Occupancy of house and residue to (assumed eldest) son Richard who is appointed sole executor. Other bequests to children Thomas, Agnis, Alis and Helen. 
Persons mentioned in will:
Name Relation Abode Role Notes
Ellinor Web Daughter  Hanslope  beneficiary   Dau. by 1st wife. Bequeathed heifer, crops & household goods 
Richard Web Son  Hanslope  beneficiary executor   Eldest son? Bequeathed use of house; and residue. 
Thomas Web Son    beneficiary   Bequeathed a bullock, and 10 pence. 
Agnes Web Daughter    beneficiary   Bequeathed 20 pence. 
Alis Web Daughter    beneficiary   Bequeathed 20 pence. 
Helen Web Daughter    beneficiary   Bequeathed 20 pence, and a bullock. 
John Web Brother    trustee/overseer   Appointed as supervisor. 
Thomas Rawlyns     trustee/overseer   Appointed as supervisor. 
John Turner     witness   Curate. 
Harri Freman     witness    
Thomas Prech     witness    
Notes Date of probate not clear
Source:  Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies,  reference  D/A/We/3/295
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 D/A/We/3/295
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

William Webbe of hanshape

In the name of god Amen / The yere of o[u]r lord god 1538 / The
iij day of Juli I William Web in the p[ar]ishe of hanslap sike in
bode but hole of minde / Thankes be god & of good remembrance / doo
make my last will in forme & mann[er] here folowinge / ffirst I
bequeth my soule to god allmyghti / w[hi]ch hath bowte? me w[ith]
his p[re]scous blod by the merets of the wich I trust to be saved /
and my bodi to be bured in the church yarde / of the apostell
saint James In hanslope / In p[ri]mis I geve & bequeth unto the
mother church of lincoln iid / and to the hight awlt[e]r in hanslop
for tithes for gotten / iiijd / It[e]m to ellinor my daught[e]r the wich
I had by my first daught[e]r wife / a heckford of ij yere olde
a brass pott / a pan a coverlett a payer of sheets a mattrres
an acre of barley / and xxd of money / It[e]m I will that richard
my sone / have the coppy of my house / dewringe my yers / and
xd of money / It[e]m to thomas my sone / a bolocke / and xd of
money / It[e]m to agnes my daughter xxd of money It[e]m to alis
my daught[e]r xxd It[e]m to helen my daught[e]r xxd and a bolock It[e]m I will
that ther be doon for a trentall of massis for my soule & my frends souls
The residewe of my goods not bequeth and my detts payd I geve &
bequeth unto richard my sone / whom I make my full executor
to pay my detts and to see that my last will be fulfilled / Allso I
doo make and ordayn John Web my brother and Thomas rawlyns
to be my sup[er]visors / to see this my will fulfilled / and att the sight
of them and my indifferent men that my goods be kepide on the
farme to the behoufe of my childern. / so longe as the can agre / to
gether / and iff they doo sep[er]att / for to see that ther parts / be
amended acordinge / to conscience / as they shall thinke best thes
beyng wittnes John turn[er] Curatt harri frema[n] / Thomas
prech? w[ith] other moo /

p[ro]bat[um] ***** ijo **** - iij

[ square brackets ] surround parts of abbreviations/contractions which have been expanded.
Content which is uncertain may be indicated by asterisks *, queries ?, or underscored spaces ___.

Page 1 Line 11 - "heckford" is an archaic form of heifer
Page 1 Line 14 - "coppy" might be a garbled version of occupy, ie occupancy
Page 1 Line 14 - "dewringe my yers" possibly the remaining period of his lease ?
Page 2 Line 2 - "trentall of massis" a series of thirty masses
Page 2 Line 8 - "indifferent men" independent/impartial witnesses
Page 2 Line 9 - "behoufe" (noun corresponding to verb behove) : an archaic word meaning benefit

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