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The will of Edmonde Awdeley (Audley)
Dated 13th February 1584/85
Transcribed from a download of the digital version held by the National Archives[1] (accessed 11th May 2023)
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people in the will
- The poor of Sporle
- The poor of Swaffam
- Philip Awdeley - his son and sole executor
- James Awdeley - his son
- Robert Botte - tenant
- John James - tenant
- widow Levett - tenant
- daughter Paston - daughter
- Elizabeth Audley - daughter
- Robert de ?Train - leaseholder
- Thomas Lovell knight - donor of a gold ring
- Edmond Awdeley godchild and grandchild
- Henry ?Jermingham - donor of a "silver salte gilte"
- His late wyfe -(Ann (Tyrell)Audley)
- Elizabeth Dethicke - daughter in law
- Elizabeth Basford
- John Dethick
- daughter Dethick -daughter
- Robert Dereham - cousin
- John Dereham - cousin
- William Hammond
- Thomazine - his dairy maid
- Marie Lambert - his cook
- Cecily Mindham
- Mary ?Thyyed
- Roger Smithe
- Mathew Leiton
- Robert Fisher
- Thomas ?Twitte
- John Pickering
- William ?Klpe
- Mary Tosted
- Marye ?Tirbinpad
- James Awdeley - witness
- Richard Mour - witness
- Henrye Mindham - witness
- Richard Fisher - witness
- Henricum Crooke - witness
I Edmonde Awdeley
of great Pagrave in the county of Norfk. Esquier being of good and perfect remembrance thanks be
to god for the same I this Thirtenth day of february Anno one thousand fyve hundred fower score and
fower and in the seaven and twentieth year of the raigne of our sovereign Lady Elizabeth by the grace of
God of England France and Ireland Queen Defender of the faith Doe constitute ordain and
make this my last will and testament in manner and forme following. First I Commend my Soule to
God allmightie my maker trusting assuredly to be saved by the onely merit death and passion of Jesus
Christ my only Saviour and Redemer. Item I will my body to the earth. Item I give to the Reparation of
the church of Sporle Sixe and twenty shilling and eight pence. Item I give to the poor of the same
towne twenty shillings, fyve combes[2] rie and fyve combes mawlte to be distributed at the Nativitie of our
Lord God next after my decease. Item I give to the poor people of Swaffam Three pounds to be distri/
buted at the Nativitie of Lorde god next after my decease. Item I give to Phillip Awdeley my sonne
and to the heirs males of his body lawfully begotten All and singular my Landes, pastures , sheepescours[3]
Rents [ser]vices, Tenements and hereditaments whatsoever sett lieng and being in Swaffam, great Pagrave
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litle Pagrave, Sporle, litle Dunham or elsewhere w[i]thin the County of Norfk (except all such Landes & tenements
as by this my last will and testament given to James Awdeley my son or any other person) And for default of such
heirs males of the body of the said Philip my son, then the said Landes and other the premisses to remayne
to James Awdeley my sonne and to the heirs males of his body lawfully begotten, and for default of such heires
males, Then to my right heirs forever. Item I give unto James Awdeley all such free Landes as be in
Lease or late were in Lease of Robert Botte, John James and widow Levett or any of them, To have and to houlde
to him and his heirs forever. Item I give to the said James all the beddes with all the furniture to them belonging
with all the stuff that be in his Chamber besides one coveringe of nice fine Tapestrie, fower silver spoons, one
goblets of silver [par]cell guilt[4], one drinking pott of silver with a cov[er], one Couselett, one pike, two paier of sheetes
besides those in his Chamber, two table clothes, six napkins, two towels and two Cupboard clothes. Item I give
him Twentie pounds and my great baie mare. item I give my daughter Paston ten pounds to buy her A
Jewell. Item I give to Elizabeth Awdeley my Daughter one hundred ^pounds of good and lawful money of England, to be
paid within one year after my death. Item I will that Philip my son shall give her meat drink and Lodging
and fireing within my saide house freely till such tyme as she the saide Elizabeth shal be fully satisfied and paid
the foursayde some of one hundred poundes. Item I give unto the saide Elizabeth my daughter all that my Lease
and tearme of years yet to come that I have in Marton of Robert de ?Train Esquire with all the sheep goinge
upon the premisses paying and discharging all such terrmes and other charges as I am by the virtue of the said
Lease anywise charged or to be charged. Item I give her that fetherbedde, three bolsters, three blankets, fower
pillows with pillowsleeves?, three coverlets whereof one to be of fine tapestrie that I late bought, eight paiers
of sheetes, sixe silver spoons, the little silver gill with the cov[er], one goblett of silver [par]cell guilt, one silver drinkinge
pott with a cover, fower tableclothes, a dozen and a half of napkins, fower cupboard clothes, fower towells, sixe
dishes, three saucers, a great coffer in the hall chamber and a Dansk[5] chest standinge by my chamber. Item I
give my daughter Awdeley the gold ring that was given me by Sir Thomas Lovell knight. Item I give to
Edmond Awdeley my godchilde and grandchilde one framed table in the parlor with sixe joyned[6] stools, two chaires
one out of needleworke, the other of wainscot, one cupboarde of walnut tree with the sealing of wainscott in the sayde
parlour. Item I give him the sealing of wainscott in the parlour Chamber with all and singular the furniture in the
said chamber as they now bee. Item I give to him the Brewhouse hall with the brewing vessels as they
stande and the Mill with the furniture. item I give him a bason and ewer of Silver, three guilt bolles with
one cov[er], one fine little bolle guilt with a cov[er], one silver salte gilte given me by Esq Henry Jermingham, three guilt
drinking bolls without cov[er], the great ragru[7] carpet of fine tapestrie with sixe fine quissions. Provided that I
will that Philipp Awdeley his father shall have and use all and singular the premisses during his lief. Item
I give the said Edmond my Chayne of gould that was my late wyfes and one gould ring with a seal of Armes
in it to bee delivered ^ himat his age of one and twentie yeares. Item I give to Elizabeth Dethicke my daughter in law
forty shillings. Item to Elizabeth Basford forty shillings and a newe gowne ready made. Item to John
Dethick three poundes to be paid in three yeares. Item I give to my daughter Dethick ten shillings. Item
I give to my Cosen Robert Dereham fourtie shillinges and to my Cosen John Dereham fourtie shillinges. Item
to William Hamond tenne shillinges and two ewes. Item I give to Thomazine my dairy maide forty shillinges
one ?hecksouth, one featherbed, one paire of sheetes and a coverlett. Item I give to the saide Thomazine twenty shillinges
yearly during her her natural lief to be paid out of the house that I late bought at Swaffam by Marhall ponde
And for your payment thereof that it shall and make be lawful to the saide Thomazine and her assignees to
distraine in and upon the premisses for the payment of the foresaide twentie shillinges yearly or any
parte thereof. Item I give to Marie Lambert my Cooke twentie shillinges, fower ewes a heckfourth[8] and a
paire of sheetes. Item I give to Cecily Mindham ten shillinges and two ewes, To Mary ?Thyyed six shillinge
eightpence and two lambs, To Roger Smithe sixe shillings eightpence and one of my Cloakes, To Mathew
Leiton thirtene shillinges fower pence and fower ewes, To Robert Fisher twenty shillinges my coult that goeth
at Marton, one combe wheat and a combe barley, To Thomas ?Twitte sixe shillinges eightpence and two
Lambes. Item to John Pickering six shillings eightpence, a combe rie a combe maulte, and a Loade of
wood to be layde at his house at swaffam. Item to William ?Klyde tenne shillinges, two ewes, two lambes
and my best Coate, to Mary Tosted a combe wheat and fyve shillinges, To Marye ?Tirbinpad six shillinges
eight pence, To ?Kdans six shillinges eightpence and two Lambes, To ? fyve shillinges and to ?
my boye six shillinges eight pence and a Lambe, And to every other of my servants shepherds and othyers
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to that hathe been in my service one whole year Six shillings eight pence. the rest of all my goods I give to
Philip Awdeley my son whome I make my sole Executour of this my last will and testament. In witness
whereof to this present I have sett my hand and seale the date and yeare above written. & ? Ed, Awdeley
Witnessed at the sealing and delyverie of this will James Awdeley, Richard Mour,Henrye Mindham, Richd
Fisher & ? Henricum Crooke.
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Sources
- ↑ The National Archives - Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury PROB 11/68/294 Will of Edmonde Awdeley of Great Palgrave, Norfolk 17 May 1585 (accessed and downloaded 11 May 2023) Catalogue Entry
- ↑ A "combe" (also spelled "coomb" or "comb") was a unit of dry volume measurement used in England during the medieval and early modern periods. The exact value of a combe varied depending on the region, but it was typically equivalent to about 4 bushels or 144 liters.The combe was often used to measure grains such as wheat, barley, or oats, as well as other dry goods like salt or coal. In some cases, the combe could also be used to measure liquids, although this was less common. The combe was eventually phased out as a unit of measurement in England in the 19th century, as more standardized systems of measurement were introduced.
- ↑ "Sheepscouring" is the process of washing or cleaning wool from sheep to remove dirt, grease, and other impurities. This was an important step in preparing the wool for use in textiles, as dirty or greasy wool could be difficult to spin and weave.
- ↑ "parcel-gilt." This term describes a type of decorative technique used on silver vessels during the 16th century and beyond, which involves gilding only certain parts or "parcels" of the silver surface. A parcel-gilt drinking vessel would have some parts of the silver surface left plain, while other areas would be coated in a layer of gold using a gilding process. This created a striking contrast between the two metals and added a level of intricacy to the design. chatGPT
- ↑ =Danish
- ↑ "Joint stool" - a stool with a rectangular or square top that is joined to the legs using mortise-and-tenon joints. This was a common type of stool in the 16th century. or "Jointed stool" - similar to a joint stool, but with the addition of stretchers or supports between the legs to provide additional stability. - ChatGPT
- ↑ "Ragru" carpets were highly valued in Europe and were often used to decorate the homes of the wealthy. They were particularly popular in England during the Tudor period (1485-1603), and many examples survive today in museums and private collections.
- ↑ ="Heifer"
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