Last Will and Testament of George Whitefoot of Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England, 1574-1576

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, England
Surname/tag: Whitefoot

written: 16 november 1574

proved: 6 March 1576

Testator: George Whitefoot

Persons mentioned:

Anne Whitefoote, his wife and co-executor

Michaell Whitefoote, his son

Wllm Ryder, his tenant

John Rushbrooke, his tenant

Alice Whitefoot, his daughter

Elizabeth Whitefoot, his daughter

Wyboroughe Whitefoot, his daughter

Anne Whitefoot, his daughter

Marye Whitefoot, his daughter

Elizabeth Vurge, his sister

Humfrie Fuller

john Whitefoot, his godson

Jane Jordans, his sister

Margarit Horton

Richard Whitefoote, his brother and co-executor

James Sutturn, his servant

Robt Gosling, his servant

Humfrie Barley

John Vasey

John Ponyett, witness

Humfrie Fuller, witness

John Dayner Horake, witness

Georgij Whitefoote

In the name of God Amen

the yeare of oure lorde god a thousand five hundreth

seaventie and fower and the sixtene day of november

I George Whitefoote of Ashwelthorpe in the contie

of Norff[olk] and w[i]thin the dioc[e]s[e] of Norw[i]ch yeoman being

sicke in bodey and of Fitt[deletion] remembrance thankes be

to god doe make and ordaine this my last wil and

testament in manner and forme following Firste

and before all other things I comitt me to god and

to his mercie unto whome w[i]th a Fre and willing mind

I doe yeld againe that sperit and liefe w[i]th he of his

mercie hathe lente unto me beleving w[i]th [deletion]

doubte or mistrust that by the meritts who of Jesus

Christe and by the virtue of his death passion and re

surrection I have and shall haveaemission of my

sinnes and resurrection of my bodey and soale Item

I will my bodey to be buried in the churche of

Ashwelthorpe In consuercon whereof I give

towardes the repacons of the same churche six shillings

and eyght pence Item I give and bequeathe unto

the pore people inhabitinge in Ashwelsthorpe wrenning

=ham Hapton and Funndenhall twentie shillings by

(...) porcons to be per by my Execut[ors] Item I will

that Anne Whitefoote my wiefe in Field confide

(...) of all six thordes(?) and dower to be claynind(?) in

and to all my landes tenements medowes pastures

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And fedings shall have the occupacon of all my said

tenement w[it]hin I nowe doe dwell in Ashwelshrope

aforesaid And all my landes pastures and fedings

lying and being in Ashwelthorpe aforesaid wrenningham

Fundenhall And Hapton to the said tenement whearin

I nowe dwell belonging or that at the day of the

date hereof I doe occupie in mine nowe handes as

well fre [deletion] Charts as bonde and Joppy(?) hold To hand

and to holde to hir the said Anne my wiefe and

hir assignes during all the terme of seven soole yeares

next ensewinge after the Feaste of S Michell

thachangell next and ymediatlie following after

my decease upon condicon that he the said

Anne my wiefe doe not for and duringe the said

terme of seven yeares challenre or demande nor

suffer to be challenced nor demandid and thirds

or dower of or in all my landes tenements medowes

pastures and fedings this she the said Anne my

wiefe doe honestlie bringe upp[on] or can se to be brought

upp[on] Michaell Whitefoote my sonne in Skoole and

other honest exercised And also doe beinge upp[on]

my other children and kepe my saide tenement

wherin I nowe dwell and endye pte thereof in

goode and sufficient repacons and pay or can se to

be p[ai]d all the rented and other chargs whatsoen

yssewynge or goyng wte of the said tenement

landes medowes pastures and fedings a foresaid

and declarid And furthermore doe make or cause

to be made neyther stropp nor wast of anie wood

or timber ynsewing in or uppon the same p[ro]miss

During all the said terme having and taking

sufficient fyir woode to be spente uppon the

(...) and suffient timber for the repaying

and amending of the said tenement duringe all

the said terme of seven yeares And yf the said

Anne my wiefe doe challence or demand aney

dower or thirdes of and in anie my tenements landes

medowes pastures and fedings then I will y^t

all the Fitt and Fitts of the saide tenement

landes medowes pastures and fedings w[i]ch I doe

nowe occupie shalbe taken and receyvid by

mine execut[ors] [deletion] to the p[er]formance of this my

last will and testament Duringe all the lande

terme of seven yeares Item I will that my tenent

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Scituate in Hapton aforesaid together w[i]^thall and singuler

ler mine other landes medowes pastures and fedings to the

said tenement belonging aswell Fre as lande nowe in

the tenement and occupacon of Wllm Ryder and John

Rushbrooke shalbe letten by mine Exec[utor] to the beste fitt one

lease by p[ro]ceed made to John Rushbrooke for the space and

terme of seven yeares from the feaste of S michaell thar

=changell nowe next ensewing of and in one medowe callid

the long medowe to be and remaine still in forme and

strengthe untill the said Michaell Whitefoote my sonne

shall accomplishe and come to the Full age of thre and

twentie yeares And the money arysing and cominge

of the yearelie fearme of all and simynler the said tene

ment landes medowes pastures and fedings in the tenem[ent]e

of the said Wm Ryder and John Rushbrooke During all the

said termes to be receyvid by mine Exec[utors] for the P[er]formance

of this my said last will and testament and paying

of my legace and detts therein specified and declarid

Item I give and bequeathe to the said Michaell White

=foote my sonne his heyers and assigns all my said

tenement landes medowes pastures and fedings aswell

Fre as boond w[i]chall I doe nowe occupie in mine owne lands

he the said Michaell my sonne his heyers and assigns

to have and ent[e]r the said and eny pte therof at y^e

feaste of S Michell tharchangell next ensewing

after therde and terme of seven whole yeares next

and ymediatlie following after my decease Item

I give and bequeathe to the said Michaell White

foote my sonne and to his heyres and assigns all

and singuler other my said tenement in Hapton a

fore said together w[i]thall other my landes medowes

pastures and fedings and those appurtenunces

a swell Fre as bonde to the said tenement belong

going nowe in the tenewre and occupacon of

the said Willm Ryder and John Rushbrooke he

the said Michaell his Exec[utors] and assignes to have

and enter the same and enye pte then is at

suche time as he the said Michaell shall accom

=plishe and come to the Full age of thre and twen

tie yeares Item I will and my mind is that

my Exec[utors] shall have the occupacon and Cfitt(?)

of all the said tenement landes medowes and

pastures w[i]th I doe nowe accupye in mine nowe

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handes Untill the Feaste of of sainte Michaell tharchangell

next ensewyng after my decease to the p[er]formance of

this my last will and testament Item I will and my mind

is also that the said Anne my wiefe and hir assignes

from the said feaste of Sainte Michaell tharcangell

next and ymediatlie insewning after therd and Dure(?)

of seven whoole yeares next following after my

decease shall have my plot(?) whom I nowe doe he

and the chambers therto adioyning together w[i]th

the chambers over the same And also one (...)

ylardelying on the Southe pte of the messuage

of the widdow Vorges(?) w[i]th a pigstell therto

adioyning during all the naturall liefe of hir

the said Anne Item I will that the saide

Michaell my sonne or his assignes shall yearelie

and only yeares pay or cause to be p[ai]d to the

said Anne my wiefe or to hir assignes in

further confidercon and Full recompence of hir

dower and thirdes of and in all the (...) from

and after the said feaste of S^t Michaell tharchan

gell next ensewing after the said ende and

terme of seven yeares next following after my

decease yearelie and only twentie markes of go[o]d

and lawfull money of Ingland At two send all

termes in the yeares w[i]thⁿ at the feaste of

thanunciacon of S^t Marye the virgyn and S^t

Michaell tharchangell by even porcons to be p[ai]d

during all the terme of the naturall liefe of

hir the said Anne my wiefe And yf he y^e

said Michaell my sonne his heyers or assignes

doe not pay or cause to be p[ai]d to the said Anne

my wiefe of to hir assigns the saide yearelie

annewetie of twentie marks in manner and

forme afore specified and in this my will decla

=rid convaye to the true meaninge therof Then

I will that the said Anne in Full satisfaction

of the said yearelie annewetie shall have and

enouye(?) to hir and to hir assignes all and

singuler my pastures and orchyardes adyuntie

sepacind lyinge w[i]thin the fence off on the southe

side of my said tenement w[i]thinh I nowe do dwell

and one close of pasture callid Sponge(?) Hose together

w[i]th the medowes and marry her therto adioyning

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lying on the northe side of the said tenement wherin

I nowe doe dwell during all the terme of the naturall

liefe of hir the said Anne my wiefe Aney thing afore

said to the contrarye in aneey wise w[i]t[hi]n standing Item

I give and bequeathe to the said Anne my wiefe

the one moyetie and halfe of all my houshold

stuffe and six malche neate terme combes of no heat

and terme combes of barlie Item I give and bequeathe

to Michaell Whitefoote my sonne the other moyetie

and there of all my houshold stuffe and fortie shillings

yearlie and endye yeare to be p[ai]d by mine Exec[utors] next

ensewinge after my decease he the saide Michaell my

sonne being guydid and rulid by my said Executors

Item I give and bequeathe to Alice my daughter

and to hir Execut[ors] and assignes twentie poundes of

lawfull ynglishe money to be p[ai]d by mine Executors

w[i]thin the terme of one whoole yeare next ensewing aft[e]r

my decease Item I give and bequeathe to Instaure my

daughter and to hir exec[utors] and assigns twentie pounds

of lawfull ynglishe money to be p[ai]d by mine exec[utors]

w[i]thin the space of two whoole yeares next ensewing

after my decease Item I give and bequeathe to Eliza

beth my daughter and to hir execut[ors] and assigns

tenne poundes to be p[ai]d by mine Execut[ors] w[i]thin the

space of thre whoole yeares next ensewing after

my decease Item I give and bequeathe to Wyboroughe

my daughter and to hir exec[utors] and assignes tenne

poundes to be p[ai]d by mine Executors w[i]thin the space

of fower whoole yeares next ensewing after my

decease Item I give and bequeathe to Anne my

daughter and to hir executors and assignes twen

=tie poundes of lawfull yinglishe money to be p[ai]d

by mine Executors w[i]thin five yeares next ensew

ing after my decease Item I give to Marye my

daughter and to hir Execut[ors] and assignes twentie

poundes of lawfull ynglishe money to be p[ai]d by

mine Exec[utors] w[i]thin six whoole yeares next ensew

ing after my decease Item I give and bequeathe

to Elizabeth Vurge(?) my sister and to hir assignes

five poundes of lawfull ynglishe money Item

I give and bequeathe to John Whitefoote my

godchild fortie shillings Item I give and be

=queathe to Humfrie Fuller five shillings eyght pence

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Item I give and bequeathe to be equallie devidid amonge

all my bellchidren nowe borne eyght pounds to be e=

=quallie devided by my exec[utors] w[i]thinh seven yeares next

ensewing after my decease Item I will that my

Executors shall paye or cause to be p[ai]d and devi

=did amonge all my godchildren fortie shillings to be

p[ai]d w[i]thin seven yeares next ensewing after my

decease Item I give to Jane Jordans my sister six

shillings eyght pence and to Margarit Horton

six shillings eyght pence to be p[ai]d by mine Execut[ors]

Item I doe ordaine and appointe Richard Whitefoote

my brother and Anne my wiefe to be mine Executors

They to take all the Refudewe(?) of my yeares not be

=queathed by this my last will and testament and

to take suche intres as to me use due and to pay

my detts and to yforme this my said last will

and testament and also to se my corruptable bo

=dey honestlie brought to the upon buriall and

I give to the said Richard Whitefoote for

his paines in this behalfe fortie shillings and

all his Coste Charge and expence borne in and

aboute the affayres of this my said last will

and testament Item I give to James Sutturne

my servante fortie shillings and Robt Gos

ling my servante fortie shillings to be p[ai]d w[i]thin

the yeares next ensewing after my decease

Item I give to Humfrie Barley six shillings

eyght pence and to John Vasey(?) twentie

shillings to be p[ai]d w[i]thin fower yeares next

ensewinge after my decease providid alwaise

and I will and my mind is that all the

Residence of my goodes cattells movables and

unmovables not given nor bequeathed by this

my said last will and testament I whole give

them to mine Executors to the p[er]formace and

defence of this my said last will and testament

Item I will also and my mind and will is

that my Executors and eyther of them before

they or anie of them shall prove this my said

last will and testamet shalbe and stand bound

eyther to other by ther lawfull sufficient and

able bounde neyther that they nor eney of them

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Shall doe aneything or things act or acts towching or

conversing this my said last will and testament or

aney thing therin specified or to w[i]thing aney of my

saide goodes therin mencionid w[i]thout ther Full consent

assent and agrement of the other of them And also

at all time and times therto being reasonablie requi

rid to make and bring in a time accompte and accomps

eyther of them t the other and eyther of them to

pay my detts and legace w[i]th other charge according

to the procon and procons of my said gardes in his

or hir handes or In Stodey remayning according to

the time meaninge of this my said last will and testa

ment In witnes wheaof to this my said last will

and testament I said sette my seale the day and

yeares first written Also I will that yf aney of my

said Executors shall refuse to stand bound as is afore

said Then I will that he or she so refusing shall

stand void of the Execucon of this my said will

and testament and to be none exec[utor] of the said

This be the wytness of this my last will and

testament herein written John Ponyett Humfrie

Fuller and me John Dayner Horake //