“Fuller, in his _Worthies_, says that Sir Anthony Fitzherbert’s books are ‘monuments which will longer continue his Memory than the flat blew marble stone in Norbury Church under which he lieth interred.’ Camden (Gibson’s ed. 1753, vol. i. p. 271) calls him _Chief Justice_ of the Common Pleas; but Thoroton (Notts., ed. 1677, p. 344) says, ‘I do not find that Anthony Fitzherbert was ever Chief Justice;’ and it does not appear that he was more than, as he describes himself, ‘oon of the kings Justices.’” EXTRACTS FROM TESTAMENTUM ANTHONII FITZHERBERT. “In nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti Amen.” “I Anthony ffitzherbert oon of the kings Justices being hole in body and of parfite remembraunce thankes to almighty god make my last will and testament the xii day of October in the xxix^{th} yere of the Reign of king Henry the eight[10] in fourme folowing ffirst I bequeth my soule to almighty god my saviour criste my Redemer and to our blissed Lady his mother and to Mighel my patron and to all the holy company of hevyn.... And I bequethe XLs to amende the high wayes[11] bitwixt Abbottes Bromley [and] Vttaxather. And to sir Thomas ffitzwilliam Lord Admyrall fyve markes _and the best horsse or gelding that I haue_. And to Humfrey Cotton V markes to ffraunces Cotton fyve markes and _a gelding or a horsse of XLs price_. And to euery of my housholde seruentes a quarter wagis besides their wagis due. And to euery of my seruentes _that be used to Ryde with me[12] oon heyffer_ of two yere olde and vpward or ellse _oon felde Colt_ of that age. And to sir Henry Sacheuerell and to sir William Basset to euery of them _oon horsse Colt_ of twoo yeres olde and aboue.... And _tenne kyne_ and _a bull_ and _VIII oxen_ and _a wayn_ and the _ploez and other thinges longing to a wayne_, to remayn at Rydwar for heire Lomes. And _XII mares_, and a _stallande_, and VI. fetherbeddes and VI mattresses and Couerynges blankettes shetes and Counterpoyntes thereunto to logge honest gentilmen, and to remain at Rydwar for heire lomes to the heires males of ffitzherbert.... And I will that Kateryn my doughter haue _foure bullockes_ and _four heiffers_ and twoo ffetherbeddes and twoo bolsters and twoo mattresse and bolsters for them and shetes blankettes and other stuffe to make hir twoo good beddis yf I geve hir non by my life....