| Will of Ralph Vinour of East Mersea 17 November 1517 transcribed from ERO D/ACR 2/65/1
Transcription by Beverley Smith & Meg Ross February 2022
Transcription
Test[amentu]m Radulphi Vyno{ur} de Estm[er]sey
1 In the name of god Amen the yer[e] of our[e] lorde god M\l/ V\c/ xvij
2 day of nove[m]bre I Raff Vino[ur]r of the parish of Estm[er]sey w[]t[h] hole in minde
3 and of gode reme[m]brans make this my will in forme folow
4 yng First I bequeth my sowlle to almyghti god & his mother
5 saynt mary & to all the company of hevyn to pray for me
6 my body to be buried in the churchyard of saynt Edm[u]nde
7 my parish church Item I bequeth to the hie Awt[er] xij pence I[tem] I
8 bequeth to a seculer prest for a tryntall of masses to besaid
9 for me in the saide church xs [ten shillilngs] to ev[er]y of my godchilder
10 viijd (8d) Item I bequeth to my wiff a Cotage w[i]t[h] v Acres of gronde
11 the which y dwell,and termeof her liff and aft[er] her decesse y
12 will that Thomas my sone have it and if he die I will
13 that Richard have it and [if] he die I will that Edward have
14 it and the Eldest gyve the younger xls [40 shillings]to be paide w[i]t[h]in
15 the space of iij yere And he that have it to Kepe an obet yerly
16 for me & my wiff I make myn[e] executo[ur]s my wiff & John
17 Bowe to dispose the residue of my good[es]s & to bryng up my
18 Children. And he to have for his labur iijs iiijd the yer[e]
19 and day a bovesaide Thes beyng witnes s[ir] Thomas
20 Burton & John Flowre w[i]t[h] other
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