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

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Pulham Market, Norfolk, England

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 y^e worlde wi^t 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 maynten^ance 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] xxxi^s 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

x^s sterling unto suche (...) as x^s 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 x^s 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 xij^d 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 y^e

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 xx^l?

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 Thom^as

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] w^t 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 w^t 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 xx^s 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 x^s 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 Thom^as

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Or his assygnes to paye unto phylyppe my

dawghter or her assygnes x^l sterling in

man[ner] and forme foloweing that is to Saye

xl^s sterling to be payd in man[ner] and forme

Folowing that is to paye xl^s sterling to

be payd to the Sayd phylyppe when she

c[o]m[e] to thage of xxi yeares and so forthe(?)

yearly xl^s sterling tyll the Said x^l 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 xl^s tyll the Said x^l be payed by Thom^as

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 w^t 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 w^t thapportnuⁿce callyd

Rugges It^em I bequethe to the same Elizabeth

and to her heyres and assygnes in fee simple

all that my ten[emen]t and land w^th thappartenuⁿce

w^t a barne therof edyfiwd callyd Rewes(?) and

my land[es] callyd bynseyr(?) w^th 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

x^l? 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 xl^s sterling tyll the said x^l 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 xl^syearlye

whom shoud to thage of xxi yeres tyll the said

x^l] 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 Thom^as

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 w^t

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 Thom^as Richardson^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Probate records for the Episcopal Consistory Court, Archdeaconry of Norwich: "Probate records for the Episcopal Consistory Court, Archdeaconry of Norwich"
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