Will of Ellin Ibgrave

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England
Surnames/tags: Ibgrave wills

Will of Ellen Ibgrave
This is a transcription of the register copy of the Will of Ellen Ibgrave of Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire. It was written on 8 August 1568 and proved at London on 30 November 1568. ^[1]

Transcription conventions:
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]
The image quality was fair and the writing legible.
Non standard spelling as per usual for this time period, which has been transcribed verbatim.

Persons mentioned

• Ellen Ibgrave, Testatrix
• William Barker, my sonne in lawe
• the childrenn of the said William Barker
  • Ellyn Barker
  • Henrye Barker
  • Margyt Barker
• the childrenn of John Stubbes
• some godchildrenn of myne in Abbotts Langley
• William Dallynge my servannte
• John Stevens my servannte
• Marye Smarte my servannte
• Elline Smarte my servannte
• goodwyfe Smarte of Kinges Langelye widowe
• Frannces Barker my sonne in Lawe
• Witnesses: John Stubbes, Raphe Notkin, Richard hebson

Transcription

T. Ellene Ibgrave

In the name of god amen
The viij^th daye of Auguste Anno D[o]m[ini] 1568 and in the Tinthe
yeare of the raigne of o[u]^r Soueraigne Ladye the Quenes ma[jes]^tie that noweys? / I Ellin Ibgrave of Abbotts Langley als[o] Lees Langeley wydowe beinge
whoale of mynde and of good and perfect remembrance laude and prayse be geyven vnto almyghtie god I do make and ordaine this my Testame[n]^t
conteyninge herein my laste will in manner and forme followinge That is to saye / Firste and principallye I give and comende my Soule vnto
Almyghtye god my maker and readeamer and my bodye to be buryed w[i]^tin the Quyre or in the parrishe churche of Abbotts Langeley or in suche other
parrishe churche as yt shall fortune me to departe in at the discretion of myne executo^r hereafter named /

Item I will that all suche debtes and Duties as
I owe of right or conscyence to any parsone or parsones be well and truelye contented and payde by my said executo^r or ells provided for so to be paide /

Item I
give and bequeathe to William Barker, my sonne in lawe Twentye markes /

Item I give and bequeathe to the childrenn of the said William Barker in
manner and forme followinge, that is to saye, vnto Ellyn Barker one longe tabell clothe of Draper and a longe towell to the same belongeinge and one
payer of sheates / Item I give and bequeathe vnto the said Ellyn one fetherbedd a bolsterr &? tenoe? pillowes and a bedsteedd in my chamber at London /.
with all thinges belongeinge to the same and Fortye shillinges in monye

Item I give and bequeathe vnto Henrye Barker fourtye shillinges /

Item I
give and bequeathe vnto Margyt Barker xl^s /

Item I will and bequeathe vnto the childrenn of John Stubbes xxx^s That is to saye x^s apece /

Item I will
and bequeathe vnto some godchildrenn of myne in Abbotts Langley ij^s apece /

Item I will and bequeathe vnto William Dallynge my servannte xx^s /

Item
I will and bequeathe vnto John Stevens my serv[a]nnte xx^s /

Item I will and bequeathe vnto Marye Smarte my servannte xx^s /

Item I will and
bequeathe vnto Elline Smarte my servannte xx^s /

Item I will and bequeathe to the goodwyfe Smarte of Kinges Langelye widowe x^s

The resydue of my goodes cattalls Debtes plate Jewelles redye monye and stuffe by me herein not before bequeathed after my debtes paide my
funerall expenses discharged and done and then my legacie herein conteyned not before bequeathed after my debtes paide my funerall expenses
done and then any legacyes payde and geven / I whoalye gyve and bequeathe vnto Frannces Barker my sonne in Lawe whome I doe make
my sole executo^r of this my laste will and Testament and I doe vtterlye revoke and foresake all former willes guifte Legacyes bequeaste
executors by me heretofore in anye wyse geven willed bequeathed constituted named or made by anye meanes / And I will that this
my present testament shall stande for my verye laste will togethars w^t all legacyes guifte bequeastes executors / by me herein geven bequeathed
made and appointed none other in anye wyse then I have herein lymyted and de....ed / In witnes whereof to this my present Testament and
laste will I the said Ellin Ibgrave haue put my hande and Seale the daye and yeare above written / Thase parsonnes hereafter named beinge
witnes herevnto, by me specyallye Desyred that is to saye John Stubbes Raphe Notkin Richard Hebson /

Probate in Latin
Probatum fuit Testamentum suprascriptum coram mag[ist]ro Waltero Haddon Doctore curie prerogatiue cantuar? comissario apud London vltimo die Novembris Anno Domini Mill[esi]mo Quingen[tesi]^mo Sexagesimo octavo / Jurame[n]^to Justiniani tydd procurator Francis Barker executor in testamento h... .... Cui comiss.. fuit administratio omni et singlor? bonos ... Debent ... sancta dei Evangelia Jurato//

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Ellen Ibgrave

   Will of Ellen Ibgrave

   Reference: PROB 11/50/380

   Description: Will of Elline Ibgrave, Widow of Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire

   Date: 30 November 1568

   Held by: The National Archives, Kew