Will of Agnes Wright, Widow of Hingham, 1574

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England
Surnames/tags: Wright Wrighte

This is a transcript of the register copy of the will of Agnes Wright, Widow 1574. It was written on 9 May 1574. It was probated on8 July 1574.^[1]

The image quality was good and the handwriting very legible.
Spelling, punctuation and line breaks are as per the original document.
Crossings through have been included struck out
Paragraph breaks at change of bequest, and bold text are my own for ease of reading.
Where present, the obsolete letter Thorn has been rendered as th, and ff has been rendered as F
Abbreviations and breviographs have been expanded in [square brackets]

Persons Mentioned

• Agnes Wright Widow, testator
• Robert Wright, her son
• Walter Wright, her son
• Richard Wright, her son
• Richard my sonnes six children, unnamed grandchildren under 16
• William Wright, her son
• William my sonnes two children, unnamed grandchildren under 16
• Thomas Woodcocke my sonne in lawe, daugher Alice's husband
• Agnes Palmer my daughter, her daughter
• Agnes Palmer my daughters fower children, unnamed granchildren under 16
• Thomas Stourston, daughter Margery had children wtih
• Thomas Stourston three children unnamed grandchildren under 16
• Margery my daughter, mother of three Stourston chidren
• Jeffrey Palmer, my sonne in law, her daughter Agnes husband
• Margaret Wricket, granddaughter, daughter of her son Richard
• Alice Woodcocke, her daughter
• John Middleton, witness
• Clarke Roberte Bremison, witness
• William James, witness
• John Brethim, witness
• Robert House, witness

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In the name of god Amen
I Agnes Wright widow beinge of good and
[per]fecte rememberance thanks be to go doe
ordayne and make my laste will and
testatment in manner and forme followinge
First I commite my soule to almightie god
my Saviour and redemer and my body to be
buried in the churchyarde of Hing[a]m in the
discretion of my Executors whome I make
Rob[er]t and Walter my sonnes

Item I give and
bequeathe unto Richard my sonnes six
children ij^s iiij^l a pece to be p[ai]d to evry
one of them at xxj ^tene yeares of age and yf any
them die before they come to that age then
I will that one shalle ane there heires
to be equallie dvided amongste them

Item I bequeathe to William my sonnes two
children thre shillinge fower pound a pece

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to be paide to them at xxj ^tene yeares of age
yf any of them die before they come to that age then
that my then I will that the other shalle theirs

Item I bequeath to Thomas Woodcocke my sonne
in lawes children iix^d iiij^l a pece to be p[ai]d
to them at the age of xxj^tene yeares and if
any of them die before they come to that age
then I will that one shalle another
heire

Item I bequeathe to Agnes Palmer
my daughters fower children iij^d iiij^l a pece
pa[i]d to them at age of xxj^tene yeares and
if any of them die then I will that one of
them shalle an other heire

Item I bequeathe
to three children of one Thomas Stourston had
by my daughter Margery iij^d iiij^l a pece
to be pa[i]d to them at the age of xxj^tene yeares
and any of them die before they come to
that age that then I will that one Shall
an other heire

Item I bequeathe to my
daughter Palmer xx^s to be pa[i]d to her at
the discretion of Richarde my sonne
fourthermoare if Jeffry Palmer my sonne
in lawe shall goe aboute to bepe or trouble
for the saide monie for his wife or for his
children then I will that they pay
none ether to his wife nor to his
children

Item I bequeath to Margaret
Wricket one of my sonne Richard daughter
one [per]forame shete

Item I bequeathe

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all my linnige to be equally divided betwen
Alice Woodcocke and Agnes Palmer my daughters
except one payare of henping setes which
I will that Rob[er]t and Walter my sonnes
shall have

Item I give to Agnes Palmer my
daughter one rused conceringe and one
dankord refill which I give Alice my
daughter one ceasinge _

Item I give to
Thomas Woodcocke one brass potte

Item I
give to Agnes Palmer and her daughters
all my woolinge apparrell and all
my woole except one _ of blacke
which I will that Anne Woodcocke shall
have

Item I give to Rob[er]t my sonne xx^s
to be p[aid] to him after my decease

Item I
give to Walter my sonne xx^s to be p[aid]
to at suche day each monthe after

Item I give to Richard my sonne xx^d and
after my goods unbequeathed _
I gave yet to Robert and Walter my sonnes
& Executors to bringe my body to the
buriall howstly & to bestowe uppon pore
at my buriall xx^l

Item I will that
Thomas Woodcocke my sonne in lawe
shall my be supervisor of this my
last will and testatment and for
panes taking I give him six shillinge
biij^l In witnes hereof I putte my hande
and marke the xi^th day of May
in anno dom 1574
and to in the person of John Middelton
Clarke Rob[er]t Bremison Wiliam James

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Thomas Woodcocke John Brethim
Rob[er]t House Richard Wright
Walter Wrighte

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Agnes Wright, Widow 1574, Episcopal Consistory Court, Archdeaconry of Norwich Wills and Administrations, Register copy wills, v. 25 (Brannche), 1574-1578, Norwich Record Office; digital images, FamilySearch, FHL Digital Collection, DGS 8077019 image 94-95 of 493.] Accessed 28 March 2022