Will of John Lincolne of Wymondham, 1671

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This is a transcription of the register copy of the will of John Lincolne, yeoman of Wymondham, 1671.
It was written on 24 May 1671 and proved on the 6 July at the Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk. ^[1]

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.
The obsolete letter Thorn (used extensively in this will) 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 dark with lots of ink bleed-through.

Persons mentioned:

• Henry Blackbourne Testator purchased property from him
• wid[ow] Lincolne now living in that property
• Simon Breese Testator purchased property from him
• widow Moore now living in that property
• Frances my wife
• Edward Littleburie Testator purchased property from him
• John Page & Thomas ---lton now in occupation of that property
• John Lincolne my brothers sonne main beneficiary of the will, still in his minority
• Will[ia]m Inble of Wymondham the younger
• Thomas Stiles sonne of Edward Stiles of Wymondham yeoman
• Edward Stiles Executor of the will
• mother of John Lincolne my brothers sonne unnamed but still living
• John Money late vicar of Wymondham
• John Page renting one of Testator's houses
• Two sisters of John Lincoln my brothers sonne unnamed and still in their minority
• John Witherly witness
• Rich: Bale witness

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In the Name of God Amen
the fower & twentieth day of May
the yeare of our Lord one Thousand Six
hundred Seaventy & one I John
Lincolne of Wymondham in the County
of Norff yeoman although infirme in Body

yett of perfect minde & remembrance God be
praised for it revoakeing all former wills &
Testaments by me made doe make & ordaine this
my last will & Testament in manner following

Item first I give & bequeath that house & p[re]isses
w[hi]ch I purchased of Henry Blackbourne now in the
occupac[i]on of the wid[ow] Lincolne, & that house &
Premisses which I purchased of Simon Breese
now in the use of the widow Moore unto Frances
my wife dureng the terme of her naturall
life in lewe of her right of Dower or Thirds
in the residue of my Reall Estate & that w[hi]ch I have
sold shee keepeing the said houses & premisses in
good & tennantable repaire And comitting
noe estrip nor wast thereupon

Item I give
& bequeath unto the said Francis my wife five
pounds of lawfull English money to be paid by
my Executor hereafter herein named w[i]thin
six monethes next after my decease And alsoe I
give unto the said Frances my wife that bedstead
w[i]th the beding whereon Lock^[2] lieth one Coffer one
box one li[tt]le livery Cubberd one great back
Chaire one paire of sheetes one brass pott w[i]th
a hole in it one brass kettle & one brass skillett
to have the use of all these things during her
n[atu]rall life

Item I give & bequeath that house &
P[re]misses w[hi]ch I purchased of Edward Littleburie

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& now in the use & occupac[i]on of John Page & Thomas
---lton^[3] or their assignes unto John Lincolne my
brothers sonne & his heires forever

Item, I give
& bequeath all those houses & p[re]misses herein given
unto the s[ai]d Frances my wife for terme of her
n[atu]rall life & after her decease unto the s[ai]d John
Lincoln my brothers sonne & his heires for
ever

Item I give & bequeath unto Will[ia]m Inble of
Wymondham aboves[ai]d the younger forty shillings to
buy him a ring

Item I give unto Thomas Stiles
sonne of Edward Stiles of Wymondham afores[ai]d yeoman
one Coult or thirty shillings in money

Item I give
unto the other three children of the s[ai]d Edw: Stiles
& to ev[er]y of them twenty shillings

Item I will that
all the residue of my Cattells goods & chattelles shall
w[i]thin six monethes next after my decease be by my
ex[e]cutor hereafter herein named sold & the money
w[hi]ch shall arise thereof be disposed of as followes First
I will that if the mother of the s[ai]d John Lincolne
my brothers sonne shall assugne & yeild up the
nurture & education of the s[ai]d John Lincolne to my
Ex[ecu]tore Then I give unto her forty shillings

Item I
give unto the s[ai]d Edward Stiles the some of five
pounds for his paines which he is to take discharge
of the office or executorshipp of this my will

Item I
give unto John Money late vicar of Wymondham
aboves[ai]d forty shillings

Item I will that tenne pounds
shalbe imployed to put the s[ai]d John Lincolne to a trade
for soone as hee shalbe fitt to be put out w[hi]ch my
desire is if it might be unto a woollchapman
And then the remainder of the money arising
of the sale of my p[er]sonall Estate I will shalbe
imployed to use & land taken for the security
thereof in the name of the s[ai]d John Lincolne my
brothers sonne & the Interest thereof to be
expended in his education during his minority

Irem I will give & bequeath unto John Page the
rent of the house wherein hee liveth for one
quarter of a yeare beginning at Midsomer
next after my decease And my desire is hee
paying his rent which hee now pay hee shall hold

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the pr[e]misses now in his use

Item I will & my intent
is that if the s[ai]d John Lincolne my kinsman shall
dep[ar]t this life before hee attaine to his full age
with issue Then I give the above menc[i]oned p[re]misses
to his two Sisters And if they shall dye before
they come their full age Then I bequeath the
same p[re]misses to neerest of my kindred By the
fathers side

Item I make & ordaine the s[ai]d Edward
Stiles the sole Executor of this my last will &
testament In wittnes whereof I have hereunto
sett my hand & seale the day & yeare abovesaid
Signed Sealed & declared in
the p[re]sence of John Witherly his mark
Rich: Bale

John Lincolne

Probate [translated from the Latin]

On the fifth day of the month of July 1671, in the presence of me Edward Tenison, Notary Public, at the chambers of the said Edward Tenison at St Stephen's in Norwich, personally appeared Edward Stiles, only executor named in the testament or last will previously written by John Lincolne late while he lived of Wymondham, deceased, and for specific reasons, and to do his part justly, and so that the oaths of every executor of the said testament can be brought, and Letters of Administration of all and singular the goods etc of the said deceased according to the terms of the said testament can be accepted, expressly renounces and refuses these same rights, which renunciation was requested and stated by the said Stiles according to the law etc. Thereafter, on the sixth day of the month of July 1671, before Master Isaiah Kett, clerk, Master of Arts, surrogate for the venerable and excellent man, Justinian Lewin, knight, Doctor of Laws, Commissary duly, officially and legitimately appointed in and throughout the Archdeaconry of Norfolk; Frances Lincolne, widow of the said deceased, appeared personally, to whom was said and decreed at her request, Letters of Administration of all and singular the goods etc of the said deceased, with his testament annexed and according to its terms were granted and allowed and so on to her, Frances Lincoln, widow, in due form of law, reserving any other's rights.

Sources

1. ↑ Will of John Lincolne of Wymondham 1671 Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk, ANF will register 1670-1671 fo. 213 no. 96. Norfolk Record Office. Images viewable at a LDS Family History Centre. Transcribed 6 February 2022
2. ↑ Unsure who this refers to (if it is even a name)
3. ↑ First letter might be C, in which case the name may be Coulton