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Will of Thomas RYDLEY Sr of North Leigh Will 14 Jan 1525   Probate 6 Mar 1529/30
Source: ORO no. 178.12 Contributed by: Beryl Schumer Go to Translation Go to Transcript
Summary.
... I Thomas Rydley the elder of Northlye ... husbandman ... Name Relationship [Comments] or Major Bequests Thomas RYDLEY Sr   North Leigh Nicholas HYNDE Grandson [s unnamed daughter] Thomas RYDLEY Son (Exec) Richard RYDLEY Grandson [s Thomas] Sir Symon HARECOURTE Overseer Thomas ELYOT Trustee Overseer Witness John COLLYS Witness William LYDEYARDE Witness   Probate 6 Mar 1529/30 ... Executor named ...
Transcriber's and Editor's Notes
Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary
... I Thomas Rydley the elder of Northlye ... husbandman ... My body is to be buried beside my wife in the churchyard of Our Lady of North Leigh. I direct that 10 priests shall say or sing 10 masses and 10 dirges at the day of my burial, they having for their labours 8d apiece. I direct my executors to give 20s to poor people in penny dole at my burial or at my month's mind. To the mother church of Lincoln 4d To the maintenance of the bells of the parish church of North Leigh 12d. To the lights in the said church £6 weper[?] I give my daughter’s son Nycolas Hynde £40 as follows: my executor shall give £10 to Thomas Elyot Esq for the use of Nicolas within one year after my decease, and £10 a year thereafter until £40 is fully paid. I bequeath all my lands to my son Thomas Rydley for life, and after his decease to his son Richard for life, and after his decease to the heirs male of Thomas Rydley the elder, and in default of such issue to my own next heirs. I make my son Thomas Rydley executor I make my overseers Sir Symon Harecourte, knight, and Thomas Elyott Esq All the residue of my goods, my debts and duties paid, I give to my son Thomas Rydley, so that he will do some charitable deeds in remembrance of my soul Witnesses Thomas Elyott Esq (writer); John Collys; William Lydeyarde gent Probate 6 Mar 1529/30 ... Executor named ...
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Test’ Thome Rydley senioris de Northlye In the name of Almyghty god iij persons in on god I Thomas Rydley the elder of Northlye in the County of Oxford husbandman hole & perfite of body & mynde make this my last Wyll & testament the xiiijth day of January the xvjth yere of Kyng Harry the viijth [1525] Revokyng All other Wyllys & testamentes before this tyme made by me. First I bequeth my sowle in to the handes of Allmyghty god my body to be buryed by my Wiff in the churcheyarde of o'r lady of Northlye Item I wyll that x prestes do sey or syng at the day of my burying x masses & x dirges they haveng for ther labo'rs of my goods viijd a pece Item I will that my executors do dele at my burying or at my monethes mynd xxs to po'r people in peny dole Item to the mother churche of lincoln iiijd. Item to the maynteynyng of the bellys of the parysshe church of Northly xijd Item to the lyghts in the said churche vi li weper[?] Item I will to be deliveryd after my decease to Nycolas Hynde my dowghter’s son xl li in forme folowing that is to say that my executo'r delyver to the handes of Thomas Elyot esquyer to the use of the said Nicolas xli w'tyn on yere after my deceasse & every yere after during iiij yeres xli untyll xl li be fully payde to the said Thomas Elyott to the use of the said Nycolas. Item I bequeth All my landes to Thomas Rydley my son to have to hym terme of his liffe naturall And after his deceasse I wyll that Richard his son have the sayd lands to hym terme of his liffe And after his deceasse to the heyres male of the said Thomas Rydley the elder And for defawte of suche yssewe to the next heires of me the said Thomas Rydley the elder. Item I make my executo'r Thomas Rydley my son to admynyster & dispose my goods according to this my wyll as he will therefor Answer before god. Item I make overseer of this my said wyll S'r Symon Hareco'rte knyght & Thomas Elyott Esquyer. Item all the Residew of my goodes not bequethid in this Wyll my detts & dutyes payd I gyve & bequeth after my deceasse to my son Thomas Rydley so that he have in Remembrance my sowle w't sum dedes of charyte by his discretion. This wyll was wryten by me Thomas Elyott Esquyer the day & yere above wrytyn in the presence of John Collys & William Lydeyarde gentylman w't others Probatum fuit presens test’ coram nobis Joh[ann]ne Landy etc vj'to die mensis Martij Anno dm’ Mill[esi]imo Quingen'mo xxix'o et commisa adm[ini]stracone executori supranominat’ in forma Juris iurat etc Solvit de Fine xxs ex covenco’ne The present will was proved before us John Landy 6th day of March in the year of our Lord 1529. Administration committed to the abovenamed executors … sworn etc. Paid as fine 20 shillings [for fraud?].