Will of John Norwood, gent of Attwood , Buckinghamshire 1587

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Attwood, Buckinghamshire, England
Surnames/tags: Norwood Tyringham

Will of John Norwood 1587^[1]

This is a transcription of the register office copy of the will of John Norwood of Attwood, Buckinghamshire . The will was proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on 8 May 1587

The will images were good and very readable from The National Arhives, the Ancestry images are very dark and blurred

Transcription conventions:
Spelling, punctuation and line breaks are as per the original document.
Crossings through have been included struck out
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 good and the writing very legible.
Non standard spelling as per usual for this time period, which has been transcribed verbatim.

Persons mentioned

• John Norwoode'of Attwoode in the county of Buck. gent testator
• Anne Norwoode my wyffe testator's wife and joint executor of his will
• Teringham Norwoode eldest son of testator
• Edmund Norwoode second son of testator
• Thomas Norwoode youngest son of testator
• John Smith testator bought land from him
• Thomas Norwood thelder Father of testator joint executor of the will witness to will
• Thomas Teringham Esquyer thelder referred to as my well beloved in Christ overseer of will, witness to will
• Thomas Catesby of Hardmeade in the county of Bucks gent overseer of will, witness to will
• 'Christofer Parrat witness to will
• John Stonbank witness to will

In the name of god amen I John Norwoode
of Attwoode in the county of Buck. gent sick in bodye and in perfect remembrannce thanks
be given to Almighty god Doe make my last will and testament in manner and
forme following viz^t

First I bequeathe my sowle to Thalmighty god trusting onely to be
saved by Jesus Christ my Redemer My bodye to be buryed at the discrec[i]on of my executors
in the parrishe churche of Attwoode

Item I give and will that Anne Norwoode my wyffe shall

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have all my interest of my Lands tenements and hereditaments in Attwoode and Hardmeade with all
the corne and grayne nowe being or growing uppon the same with all ymplements and furniture
of my house Excepting twoe trotting helding viz^t the browne baye comonly called Longe and the
little sorrell whiche I will shalbe sould towards the payment of my Debts and Legacies/ And
also tenne oxen lykewise to be soulde for the payment of my aforesaid Debts and Legacies/ All
whiche my interest of goods cattells and Lands I will my said wyffe shall have and enioye
until my sonne Terringham shall attayne the age of one and twenty yeares yf so longe
shall live/ And then my minde is that my said sonne shall enioye them towrads the bringing upp
of my three sonnes Teringham Norwoode, Edmund Norwoode and Thomas Norwoode And if
if fortune my said wyffe shall marrye Then I will that all the stock of cattal and ymplements
of my house after the decease of Anne Norwoode my wyffe shall remayne unto my heires
whereof I will that there be a true Inventary made within six week after my decease and like
order be taken with my cattell

Item I give unto Edmund Norwoode my second sonne, one
small tenement tr cottage with the apputenances thereto belonging in Willransteed
called [blank] Late purchased of one John Smith

I give to Teringham Norwood
my eldest sonne [blank]

I give to Edmond Norwood my second sonne [blank]

I give to Thomas Norwood my youngest sonne [blank]

I give to the poore of
the parrishe of Attwoode twenty shillings

Item I give towards the Administration of the
Saccrament in the parrishe churche of Attwoode tenne shillings/

Item I give to the poore
of the parrishe of Hardmeade twenty shillings/

Item i give to the poore of the parrishe of
Blosmarvell? twenty shillings/

Item I give towrads the Administration of the Saccrament
in the parrishe church of Willcansteed in the County of Bedforde tenne shillings/

Item I
give too the poore of the same parrishe twenty shillings/

Item I will that my wholle stock
of sheepe that I have going in Olney feilds shalbe soulde by my execurors towards the
payment of my Debts/

I give to my sonne Teringham Norwoode my signett or ringe/

And
also I will that the charges of my funerall discharged. My will and bequest beforesaid
duely performed and my Debtes paid/ The residue of my goods not disposed I give and
bequeath to Thomas Norwood my father and Anne Norwood my wyffe whome I doe
ordayne and make my ioynte and severall executors to this my Last will and Testament
I also constitute and appointe my wellbeloved in Christ Thomas Teringham Esquyer
thelder and Thomas Catesby of Hardmeade in the county of Bucks gent overseer of
this my Last will and testament/ By me John Norwood In the presence of me Thomas
Norwood thelder Christofer Parratt Thomas Catesby Thomas Teringham John
Stonbank

Sources

1. ↑ Will: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
   The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 70
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5111 #918101 (accessed 24 October 2022)
   Will of Johannis Norwoode, granted probate on 8 May 1587. Died about 1587 in Astwoode, Buckinghamshire, England.