William Wyttlesay will

Date of will

12 April 1534

Status

Abode when will written

Hanslope

Date of probate

17 June 1534

Summary of will

Sick in body. Seven small bequests to aspects of the church, including the Calvary in Long Street. Bequests of livestock to three living children and one as yet unborn. Residue to his wife who is made sole executrix.

Persons mentioned in will:

Name	Relation	Abode	Role	Notes
Elnor Wyttlesay	Daughter		beneficiary	bequeathed a heifer with her calf
John Wyttlesay	Son		beneficiary	bequeathed a 2-year old heifer, a ewe and a lamb
Richard Wyttlesay	Son		beneficiary	bequeathed 2 ewes and 2 lambs
Wyttlesay	see comments		beneficiary	unborn child is bequeathed a 1-year old heifer
Izabell Wyttlesay	Wife		beneficiary executor	pregnant. bequeathed residue. appointed sole executrix.
George Turner			witness	Parish Priest
Harry Freman			trustee/overseer witness
Harry Travell			trustee/overseer witness

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Testamentu[m] Willmi Wyttylsay de hanslapp

In dei no[m]i[n]e Ame[n] In the yere of ou^r lorde god m ccccc xxxiiij^ti xij^th day of Ap^r[i]ll
I will[ia]m Wyttlesay seke in body and hole in memory do make & ordeyn this
my last wyll in this man[ner] folowyng the fyrst I bequeythe my sowle
unto god unto ou^r lady & unto all the sayntes in hevyn & my body to
be buryed w^i[t]hin the churche yarde of the Apostle Saynte Jamys in the
p[ar]ish of hanslap Also I bequethe to the mother churche of Lyncoln ij^d
And unto the hye aw[l]ter In hanslap iiij^d It[e]m to the bell ropys iiij^d
And ower Lady lyght ij^d It[e]m to the reperation of the tworchys? ij^d
to the rowde lyght ij^d It[e]m to the reperation of the calfvary in the long
strete a stryke of Barley Also I gyff & bequeth unto elnor my daut[er]
a heyf^[e]r w^[i]t[h] her calfe It[e]m to John my son a heyf[e]r of ij yeres owld An
ew and a lamme It[e]m to Ric[hard] my son ij ewys & ij lambes It[e]m I wyll
the chylde that my wyffe go[e]th withall be yt man childe or woman yf
yt procede in the worlde have a heyfer of a yere of age Also I wyll
that yf one of my afforsayde childre[n] depart or that they be maryable
the goods to returne & to be devydyd amongest the other[s] and so to the longyst lyv[er]
of theym the rest of my goodys not bequethyd & my detts payd I gyffe
unto Izabell my wyffe whome I ordayn & make my trew & lawfull
execut^r[i]x to dyspose theym for the helth of my sowle as she thynkys best
the yere & the date above wryten Theis wytnessys * George Turner p[ar]ish
p[rie]st harry freman harry Travell w^[i]t[h] other mo[re] It[e]m I ordeyn and make
harry freman & harry Travell my sup[er]visors that they se[e] thys my last
wyll be fulfyllyd

Probatum _____ xvij^o die mensis Junij A[nn]^o D[omi]ni m^o ccccc^o xxxiiij^o _____
Proved _____ 17th day of the month of June AD 1534 _____

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Lines which are wholly or partially in Latin may be followed by a translation into English

Line 8 - "tworchys" - word not recognized; perhaps a variant of "torches" ie the church lights
Line 10 - "stryke" - an old measure of dry goods, usually equivalent to a bushel
Line 13 - "go[e]th" - a meaning of the verb "to go", applied to a female, was to be pregnant