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Last Will and Testament of Thomas Palgrave of Pulham Magdalen, Norfolk, 1545-1546

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Last Will and Testament of Tomas Palgrave of Pulham Magdalen, Norfolk, 1545-1546
Testator: Thomas Palgrave
Dated: 14 May 1544
Proved: 22 August 1545
Persons mentioned:
John Smythi
Elyzabethe Palgrave, his wife and executrix
Wyllm Rushmer
Mawth Rushmer, Wyllm's wife
Thomas Palgrave, his son
'Katerin Roberts,
Phylyppe Palgrave, his daughter
Beatrice Palgrave, his daughter
Sir Robert Corbet, witness
John Browne, priest, witness
William Rushell, witness
William Burke, witness
Thomas Richardson, witness


In the name of god Amen The xiiii
of October Maye in the yeare of oure lord god M l
CCCCC xliiii I Thomas Palgrave of
pulham madelyn in the County of norff[olk]
beyng in hole mynd and p[er]fight remembrance
make and declare this my Testament and
last wyll in man[ner] and forme Folowing
First I bequeth my sowle to the allmyghtye
god ouer Lady Sanct Marye and to all
the holy conpanye of Heavyn and my bodye to
be buryed in the p[ar]isshe churche yerd of pulham
Madlyn afforesayde yf yt please god that I
depart ye worlde wit in the sayd towne of pulham
It[e]m I bequethe to the hye aultar of the same
churche xii d It[e]m to the reparon of the same
churche xii d It[e]m to the mayntenance of
Mary Mandlyn guylde in the same towne
of pulham end It[e]m I wyll that all my
Ten[emen]t that John Smythi dwell in at Grishaw

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Grene w[i]t[h] all the lande ther[e]to belonging w[i]t[h]
thapportnunce and the stocke that is lettin w[i]t[h]
all that is to paye mylche kine and xvj
yewes the p[ri]ce of the yeuy[es] xxxis and that
Elyzabethe my wyff and her assygnes
Shall take for me Issues and profyght[es] bothe of
the said ten[emen]t and lands and of the said some
and shape tyll Thomas my sone c[o]m[e] to the
full age of xxiiii yeares and I wyll that my
wyff shall paye the rent[es] & come ing (?)
ing to the said Ten[emen]t and lande during the
said terme and the said Ten[emen]t and land[es]
to be dyschargid by my said wyff or by her
assygnes agaynst wyllm Rushmer and Mawth
his wyff and to the longest lyever of them
tyll the said Thomas my sone come to
the said Age of xxiiii yeares of the purches
of the said lande and Ten[emen]t that is to Saye/w[ith]
marke by yere(?) and I wyll that my wyffe
delyver yearelye after the time of her enterye
in the said Ten[emen]t and lande into the hande
of the churche wardens of pulham Mandlyn
xs sterling unto suche (...) as xs ther[e]of is
payde by Indenturs made betwene the church
wardens and me It[e]m I wyll that my wyff
ymmedeatlye after my decease give xs Sterling
to a prest to sing for my sowle and my frind[es]

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xxx masses It[e]m I bequethe to every
one of my godchyldren xijd to be payd at the
daye of the[i]r maryage And I wyll that yf
yt fortune Thomas my sone dye betwene
his age of xxiii yeares and xxiiii that ye
said Ten[emen]t and land[es] be sold by my executors
or the executors of them and xl marke Sterling
of the same monye to be at the disposicon of
the Said Thomas And I wyll that xxl?
able mylche kine be bowt w[i]t[h] the monye
en[su]yng of the sale of my said Ten[emen]t and
land[es] and the same kine to be delyveard
to the churche wardens to thusse afforesaid
and the rest of the monye to be evynlye
devided in man[ner] and forme folowing that
is to saye one p[ar]te to be done for my sowle
that shal be most medefull and to the pleasur[e]
of god for the comfort of my sowle and a
nother part I give to my Wyff and ij parte
of the rest I bequethe to my dawghters
beatryce and phylyppe and yf one of them
dye the other lyeave to have the part of suche
doying evynly devyded and yf the said Thomas
my sone dye beffore he c[o]m[e] to thage of xviii
yeares than I wyll the xl marke bequethed
to him be evynly divyded to my wyff and
my chylfren then being alyve in man[ner] and
forme afforesaid and of the Said Thomas lieve

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To the full age of xxiiii yeares then I bequethe
the Said Ten[emen]t and land[es] wt thapportnunce to the
same Thomas my sone to his heyres and
assignes insc(?) symple for ever so that the same
Thomas Paye the purches to Wyllm Rushmer
and to Mauth his wyffe and to the w lyves of
them and allso Imediatlye after six enterye and
or on he shall take any profighte of the said
Ten[emen]t and lande ley in bonde wt sufficient secor[i]te
to the churche wardens of pulham Mandlyn
for that tyme lying to paye yevenlye to them
and to the churche wardens after them yearly
for on xxs sterling untyll the said Thomas
d[e]liver to the churche wardens of pulham
Mandelyn for that time beying xx able
my age nowe(?) or clears xs Sterling for the same
tyme and to goo to suche of as p Rene all
redye is determinyd as yt apere in certayn
Indentures made betwene the said church
wardens for this tyme beyng and me It[e]m
I wyll that my wyff nor her assygnes
shall make no strop nor wast[e] of the tymber
wythin my said Ten[emen]t and land[es] bequethed
to the said Thomas my sone It[e]m I bequeth
to Katerin Roberts Forbes?) a cowe Item I wyll that yf
Thomas my sone lyve to the full age of
xxiiii yeares and have my Sayd Ten[emen]t and
land[es] bequethed to him then he the Said Thomas

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Or his assygnes to paye unto phylyppe my
dawghter or her assygnes xl sterling in
man[ner] and forme foloweing that is to Saye
xls sterling to be payd in man[ner] and forme
Folowing that is to paye xls sterling to
be payd to the Sayd phylyppe when she
c[o]m[e] to thage of xxi yeares and so forthe(?)
yearly xls sterling tyll the Said xl be
payd and yf the Said philyppe dye before
thage of xxi yeares then the legace be
quethed to her I give and bequethe to
beatrice my dawghter to be payed to her
yearly xls tyll the Said xl be payed by Thomas
my sone or by his assygnes Item I bequeth
to Elizabeth my wyff and to her heyres
and assygnes in fee symple all that my
ten[emen]t wt thapportnunce y I dwell in pulham
Market Item I bequeth to my Said wyff and
to her heyres and assygnes in fee symple
all that my ten[emen]t wt thapportnunce callyd
Rugges Item I bequethe to the same Elizabeth
and to her heyres and assygnes in fee simple
all that my ten[emen]t and land wth thappartenunce
wt a barne therof edyfiwd callyd Rewes(?) and
my land[es] callyd bynseyr(?) wth thapportnunce and
closse callyd Howarde and ii pecys of lande lying
in wipping Feld and a mydowe callyd Kendyll

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And a mydowe callyd Carre(?) medowe and a pytstell
lying in kewins hein w[sup t] all ther apportnunce to hold
to the said Elizabeth my wyff and to her assygnes
in fee simple for ev[er] Item I bequeth to Elizabeth my
wyff all my movables goode and Cathlle and all
my stuff of howsehold upon condicon that she the
same Elysabeth or her assygnes paye or cause to
be payd to Beatrice my dawter or to her assygnes
xl? sterling to be payd in man[ner] and forme Folowing
that is to Saye xl[sup s] sterling to be payde to the Said
beatrice when she c[o]m[e] to thage of xxi yeres and so
forthe yerelye xls sterling tyll the said xl bepayd
and yf the said Beatrice dye before thage of xxi yeares
then the legal bequethed to her I give and bequeth
to phylyppe my dawghter to be payed to her xlsyearlye
whom shoud to thage of xxi yeres tyll the said
xl] be payd by my said wyff or by her assygnes Item
I wyll that yf my wyff aske(?) dowrye in my ten[emen]t
and land[es] at Greshawe grene bequethed to Thomas
my sone than she to have no p[ar]te of [t]he legacye
bequethed to her Item I wyll that my feoffes shall
delyn ? estate in fee Symple to Elyzabethe my wyff
and to her heryres of all suche land[es] and ten[emen]t wt
thapportnunce bequethed to her wha[t] thaie calle
reasonably requyryd by my said wyff and not other
wisse in her[e]of The rest of my good[es] not given
nor bequetyd to the dysposicon of my executrice
whom I order constitute and make Elyzabethe
my wyff sole executrice of this my Testament
and last wyll and I wyll that Robert Keryson be
suprvisor of this my last wyll and Testament Thus
wytness Syr Rober Corbet pryst John Browne
Willm Russhell Wyllm Burke and Thomas Richardson[1]

Sources

  1. Probate records for the Episcopal Consistory Court, Archdeaconry of Norwich: "Probate records for the Episcopal Consistory Court, Archdeaconry of Norwich"
    Catalog: Probate records for the Episcopal Consistory Court, Archdeaconry of Norwich Regd. copy wills vol. 50-51 1541-1547
    Film number: 008076297 > image 75 of 503
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSN8-B3MG-W (accessed 20 December 2022)




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