Will of Alice Lyncoln 1614

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England
Surnames/tags: Lyncoln Lincoln

This is a transcript of the registered will of Alice Lyncoln of Hingham. It was written on 16 July 1614.^[1]

The image quality was fair 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]

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Persons Mentioned

• Alice Lyncoln of Hingham
• Rob[er]te Lyncoln my sonne
• Agnes the wife of Rob[er]te Lyncolne my sonne
• Alice Lyncolne my grandaughter
• ? ? my [ser]vant
• William Lyncolne my grandchild
• Richard Lyncolne my sonne
• Willi[a]m Dyman
• Richard Moore &
• Stephen Taylor

In the name of god amen the sixtenth day
of July in the yere of our Lord god ixi
& in the twehnety three of the reigne of our Sov[er]aigne
Lord James by the grace of god King of England
Scotland France & Ireland defender of the
faith for Scotland & of Scotland the _ I
Alice Lyncoln of Hingham in the county of norff[olk]
widdowe being sike in bodye but of good & [per]fect
rememberance praysed be god therfore doe make
this my [per]fect testament & last will in manner and
forme followinge revokinge & disclaiming all
other willes & Testatments before this was made

Item I bequeathed my soule unto almightie god everlasting
to be saved through faith in Jesus Christ my only
Saviour & redemer & my bodye to be buryed in the
church yard of Hingh[a]m afore said

Item I give & bequeath towards the re[par]inge of the church
of Hingh[a]m aforsaid twentye shillinge of
good & Lawfull monye of England to be payd
to the church wardens of Hingh[a]m aforesaid
for the tyme then beinge which one yere next
after the daye of my death

Item I give and
bequeath to the poore people of Hingh[a]m
aforesaid twenty shillings of good & lawfull
monye of England to be distributed amongst
them in the daye of my buryall to the most
need _

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Item I give & bequeath to Rob[er]te Lyncoln my sonne
tenne pounds of good & lawfull money of England
to be payd to him or to the executors administrators
or heires in the manner & forme followinge that
is to paie five pounds in the five & twentye daye of
September next cominge after the daye of my death
& five pounds in the five & twentye days of September
then next followinge

Item I give & bequeath to Agnes
the wife of Rob[er]te Lyncolne my sonne my best gowne my
_ my russett petticote & my best brasse pots to be
delivered to her by my executor ymedyately after my
decease

Item I give & bequeath to each one of my
grandchildren one Lambe to be delivered to them ymediatly
after my death

Item I give to Alice Lyncolne my grandaughter
my gowne next the best & my best red petticoate to be
delivered to her ymediatly after my death

Item I give
& bequeath to ? ? my [ser]vant my wastcot
& my two pettycottes _ first to household __
dayes

Item I give & bequeath to William Lyncolne my
grandchild my bullock which came of my brindld cowe
to be delivered to him imediatlye after the daye of my
buryall the residual my goods cattell chatell & movables
beying not bequeathed I give & bequeath to Richard Lyncolne
my sonne to his executors administrators or assignes
for & towards the paymen[t] of my debt & legacies _
& make the paid repayars my son the sole executor of
this my last will & testamen[t] the receyveing debts
& to paye my debtes & legacies & to see my body rev[er]ently
layd in grave as my trust_ in him In witnes woheroft
here unto I have put my seale the daye & yere first
above written these being witnesses Willi[a]m Dyman
Richard Moore & Stephen Taylor

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Alice Lyncoln 1614, Episcopal Consistory Court, Archdeaconry of Norwich Regd. copy wills, v. 39A 1613-1614, Norwich Record Office; digital images, FamilySearch, FHL Digital Collection, DGS 8076495, image 315 of 412.] Accessed 22 February 2022