Agriculture -- England; Conduct of life; Home economics, Rural
And where I caused Thomas ffitzherbert to surrendre the
Indenture of _the fferme of the parsonage of Castelton in the
Peeke_ to the Abbot of Vayll Royal to the intent, to thentent
(_sic_) that I and he shulde haue fourty yeres terme therin more
then was in the olde Indenture, And to take a newe leesse for
terme of threscore and tenne yeres which olde leesse the same
Thomas had by the mariage of the doughter and heire of sir Arthur
Eyre whiche sir Arthur Eyre willed that his bastard sonne shulde
haue fyve markes yerely of the profites of the same fferme as
apperith by his wille wherfor I will that the same bastard sonne
haue the same fyve markes according to the same will And the
Residue of the profites of the same fferme I will and require the
same Thomas my sonne that John ffitzherbert his brother may haue
the profites therof during his lyfe And after his decesse Richard
ffitzherbert his brother And I will that _my fferme at Caldon_
And the _fferme that I haue of the King_ And the _howe Grange_
Remain to my heires males of Norbury And I will that the _lande
that I purchased at Whittington besides Lichefelde_ goo foreuer
to kepe the obite at North wynfelde for my brother doctour soule
according to his will and to be made sure--therfor as moche as
may reasonably be devised therfor to stande with the lawe yf I do
not assigne other landes therfor hereafter....
And I will that my Cosyn Richard Coton haue _one good amblyng
Colt_ or _oon good horsse_ of myn to Ryde on by the discrecion
of my wife and my son Thomas to be deliuered And to my Cosyn
Alice his wyfe oon of my best habites with the Cloke and Hood and
the Lynyng and the furr of the same. Written the day and yere
abouesaid.”
The will was proved at Lichfield, August 26, 1538.
I may add that the will mentions his wife dame Maude, his son
Thomas, his three younger sons John, Richard, and William, and his
daughter Kateryn; also his cousin Richard Coton and his wife Alice.
Thomas Fitzherbert married the daughter of Sir Arthur Eyre.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account