Will of Margaret Bawdewyn of Hingham 1552/3

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Surnames/tags: Bawdwyn Lincoln

This is a transcription of the register copy of the will of Margaret Bawdewyn (Bawdwyn) Widow of "Hengham" (Hingham) Norfolk. It was written on 11 November 1552 (6 Edward 6) and proved at the Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk sitting at Wymondham on 24 January 1552/3. ^[1]

Spelling, punctuation and line breaks are as per the original document.
Crossings through have been included Struck out
The text was originally in one block of text. Paragraph breaks at change of bequest (Item), and bold text are added for ease of reading.
ff has been rendered as F
Abbreviations and breviographs have been expanded in [square brackets]
The image quality was good, and the handwriting readable. Many non-standard spellings and arcane words used.
Tobe (to be) and shalbe (shall be) consistently merged. Decease spelled deces.

Persons mentioned (not in this order):

• Agnes Bawdewyn my grandchylde possibly the daughter of William Bawdwyn, who was mentioned in Robert's will (1547)
• Hughe Bawdewyn my sonne
  • Robert Bawdewyn the sonne of Hughe Bawdewyn my sonne
  • Hughe Bawdewyn the sonne of Hughe Bawdewyn my sonne
• Cycelie Lyncolne my doughter married to Robert Lincolne of Hingham
  • Richard Lyncolne my grandchild
  • William Lyncolne my grandchild
  • Thomas Lyncolne my grandchild
• Margaret Elyngham my Doughter
  • Thomas Elingham my grandchilld
  • Margaret Elyngham my grandchylde
• Wylliam Bawdewyn my sonne
  • John Bawdewyn child of Wylliam Bawdewyn my sonne
  • Robert Bawdewyn child of Wylliam Bawdewyn my sonne
  • Alice Bawdewyn child of Wylliam Bawdewyn my sonne
• Rycharde Bawdewyn my sonne
• John Bawdewyn my sonne co-executor of will
• Thomas Bawdewyn my sonne co-executor of will
• Alice Whytbye my sister
• John Borowghe witness to will
• Robert Ackynson witness to will
• John Cadye witness to will

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T Margarett Bawdewyn

[folio 4047 verso]
In the name of god Amen
the xi daye of November in the Sexte
year of the Reigne of ower Sovereign
Lord Edward the Sexte by the grace
of god kyng of England Frannce and
Ireland defendor of the faythe and in
earthe the supreme hed of the churche
of the churche of Englande and Irelande
I Margaret Bawdewyn of Hengham in
the countye of Norff wedoo being in good
and hooll mynde thanks be to god make this
my testament and last wyll in maner
and forme folowing Fyrst I bequeath my
soule to allmyghtie god and my bodye
to be buryed in the churcheyarde of Hengham
aforsayd

Item I wooll that the poore
people that shalbe present at my buryall
shall have brede meate and drinke enowghe
and sufficyent for one meale

Item I give

[folio 4048 recto]
and bequeth to Agnes Bawdewyn my grand=
chylde my gretest unbounde chetell ^[2] iij of my
ewes in recompence of those cattallis and monye
which I have had of hyr

Item I give to Robert
Bawdewyn the sonne of Hughe Bawdewyn
my sonne my myddle chetell being bownde
and my black dowed bullok

Item I bequeth to
Cycelie Lyncolne my doughter my dunde
cowe my best gowne my Fetherbed w[i]t[h] the
bowlster two certen blanketts and haulf my
Wooll

Item I bequeth to Margaret Elyngham
my Doughter my redde flecked cowe my best
redde pettycoote my cownter and thother haulf
of my wooll

Item I bequeth to Richard
Lyncolne my grandchildren my gretest bounde
chetell

Item I bequeth to the same Richard
William Lyncolne and Thomas Lyncolne
my grandchildren to eche of them one of
my ewes to be delivered to them ymedyatlye
after my deaces

Item I give and bequeth
to John Bawdewyn Robert Bawdewyn
and Alice Bawdewyn the children of
Wyll[ia]m Bawdewyn my sonne to eche of
them ij^s iiij^d ymedyatlie after my deaces

Item I give and bequeth to Rycharde
Bawdewyn my sonne my black cowe two
pewter platters and tenne shillings in
money to be abated in hys next payment

[folio 4048 verso]
comynge unto me

Item I give and bequeth to
John Bawdewyn my sonne my sorrelde gelding
and yf the same John wooll bye my wethers
he to have them v^s viij^d w[i]t[h]in the reasonable
value and my boore in my steare stye

Item
I give and bequeth to Thomas Bawdewyn
my sonne my carte w[i]t[h] the collers and herneys ^[3]
belonging to the same my black gelding my
gretest brass pott two pewter platters and
my redde flecked bullok

Item I give and
bequeth to Hughe Bawdewyn my sonne
my ploughe w[i]t[h]all the yrens ^[4] and trace
belonging to the same and my graye
gelding and all my corne growing uppon
hys lande where I have sowen to and for
the haulf w[i]t[h] hym

Item I give to Wyll[ia]m
Bawdewyn my sonne iij of my ewes

Item I give to Thomas Elingham my
grandchilldren my whyte bullok

Item I
bequeth to Margaret Elyngham my
grandchylde in one ewe hogge ^[5] And to
Hughe Bawdewyn the sonne of
Hughe Bawdewyn my sonne one ewe
hogge

Item I bequeth to everye one of
my godchilldren iiij^d

Item all the resy=
dewe of my goods and cattallies not
before geven nor bequethed I putte to
the goof order and dysposic[i]on of myne

[folio 4049 recto]
Executors whome I ordene and make the sayde
John Bawdewyn and Thomas Bawdewyn
my sonnes to receive all such debts as ys owing
unto me and to see and cause this my testament
and last wyll trewlie to be p[er]formed in forme
afoore declared

Item I give and bequeth to
Alice Whytbye my sister iij^s iiij^d These being
wytnesses John Borowghe Robert Ackynson
and John Cadye

[from the Latin] This testament was proved at Wymondham at the Comissary of the Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk in the reign of the illustrious King Edward Sixth &c xxiiij January AD 1552 and in the sixth year of his reign Administration of the goods &c was granted to the Executors named in this Testament.

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Margarett Bawdewyn of Hingham 1552 Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk ANF will register Liber 13 (Craneforth) folio. 447 Baldwin (Bawdewyn), Margaret, of Hingham, widow Norfolk Record Office, Norwich, Norfolk, England. Family Search film 167069 Images viewable at an LDS Family History Centre. Images transcribed 25 March 2022
2. ↑ Kettle or large pot
3. ↑ collars and harness
4. ↑ irons
5. ↑ A yearling sheep