Will of Robert Fuller of Redenhall 1550

Date: 1550 to 1550
Location: Redenhall, Norfolk, England
Surnames/tags: Fuller Stebbing Carsey

Will of Robert Fuller 1550^{[1] [2]}

This is a transcription of the register office copy of the will of Robert Fuller of Redenhall Robert Fuller (abt.1489-abt.1550) It was written on the 15 December 1550 and proved on the 2 January 1550/1 in the Norfolk Consistory Court

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

• Robert 'Fuller of Redenhall hamlett of harleston in theCountie of Norff Testator
• Alice my wyff wife of testator
• Robert Buck relationship, if any to testator not stated, received a cow
• John Block my servant received a cow
• my daughter Rose wiff of Anthony Stebbing received £20
• my daughter Anne the wyff of Wyll[i]am Baker received £20
• Alice Block my servant received ten shillings
• Wylli[a]m Fuller received vj^s viij^d
  • Robert Fuller received vj^s viij^d
    • Robert Carsey my godsonnes received vj^s viij^d
• Francs Buck no relationship stated, received a cow
  • and to Elizabeth Buck no relationship stated, received a cow
• Richard Sponer no relationship stated, owed money to testator
  • and his father no relationship stated, owed money to testator
• Robert Warde John Plome John Ard.... Robert Hackre Witnesses

In the name of God Amen I Robert
Fuller of Redenhall hamlett of harleston in the
Countie of Norff hoole of mynde and memorye
the xv daye of December in the fourth yere of the
reigne of ower sovereigne lorde king Edward
the seth make my Testament and last wyll
in maner and forme following Firste I bequeth my
sowle to Allmightie god and my bodie to be buried
in the churchyarde of Redenhall aforsaid nere unto
my ffrinds It[e]m I woll and bequeth to Alice my
wyff all my houses and lands both free and bonde
lieng and being in Redenhall aforsaid harleston
and worthwall? with thappurtenaces to have to hir
and hir Assignes for terme of hir liff And also
I give to my said wiff all my stuffe houshold
with sexe mylche ne[et]^[3]

It[e]m I give and bequeth
to Robert Buck one cowe

It[e]m I give and
bequeth to John Block my servant one cowe

It[e]m I give and bequeth to my daughter Rose
wiff of Anthony Stebbing twenty pounds
to be paqied w[ith]in the terme of th[r]ee yers nexte after

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my decese

It[e]m I bequeth to my daughter Anne
the wyff of Wyll[i]am Baker to her twentye pounds
to be paid within the terme of th[r]ee yers nexte
after my decease

It[e]m I give and bequeth tenne
shillings to be devided amonge the pore people
of harleston and Redenhall And in likewise other
tenne shillings to be given to the poore people
of Alburgh and worthwall

It[e]m I give to Alice
Block my servant tenne shillings

It[e]m I give and
bequeth to Wylli[a]m Fuller Robert Fuller and to
Robert Carsey my godsonnes and to every of
them vj^s viij^d

It[e]m I give and bequeth to
Francs Buck and to Elizabeth Buck and
to everye of them one cowe provided
Allwaies And I woll that my Executors
shall not be compelled to paye my said
legacies and bequests until such time as they
have received and taken such soomes of
monye as Richard Sponer and his father
standen bounden to me for the payment of
the... The residue of all my goods and
Cattalls not geven not bequethed I putt
them to the discrec[i]on of my Executors
whome I ordeyn and make Anthony Stebbing
and Wylli[a]m Baker my sones in lawe Thes
witnesse Robert Warde John Plome John
Ard.... Robert Hackre with others

Sources

1. ↑ https://nrocatalogue.norfolk.gov.uk/index.php/fuller-robert-of-redenhall
2. ↑ [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS55-HQJL-D?i=342&cat=278818 image
3. ↑ six milking cows