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Rampley Wills - Richard Rampley 1512

Thanks to Audrey McLaughlin of Walsham le Willows for providing the original transcript of this will.

Will of Richard Rampley 3. 12. 1512 (proved 26. 5. 1513)

Details SRO (Bury) IC 500/2/12.83

Richard Rampoly of Walsham dated 3rd December 1512
of whole mind and good memory
all former testaments revoked
my soul to Almighty God
my body to Christian burial
to Christ Church of Norwich 4d
to the high altar in Walsham for tithes forgotten or ignorantly paid 20d
to the Old House of Friars in Thetford for a trental for my soul and my wife's soul 10s
to the church of Walsharn Ł4 to buy a "whyte coope" as it may conveniently he had of John my son's purchase with this condition, that I and my wife be prayed for yearly with the benefactors be "set in the sangered boke and onys in the yeare the seyd treste to be reherset"
I assign 3s 4d to help with the making of a tabernacle of St. Anne in the chancel in Walsham at the high altar according to the tabernacle of our lady when so ever it begins
to Katherine my wife all my ostilments and stuff of household together with my chattels, movable goods and debts freely to give and to sell
to Richard Rampoly and to William "my nenes" to each of them 6s 8d (if one die without heirs, the other to have his part)
to each 4 children of Katherine my daughter, Richard, Margaret, Julian and Katherine each of them 6s 8d
all the gifts and charities that Jon my son buy unto for my wife, his mother, at my burial be allowed to him
again first and foremost of his payments
the residue of my goods not bequeathed I assign to Katherine my wife
Executors: Katherine my wife, John my son and Thomas Rainbird - to each of them for their labors 20d
Witnesses: Thomas Robhood, William Rampoly, John Pakenham, John Smethe, William Nekyr and others

Probate 26th May 1513