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Will of William Rampley 20 March 1548 (proved 23 November 1557)

SRO Reference: IC500/2/26
Book: J545/12
Date: 1557
Page: 229

///In the name of god Amen/// the xxti
daye of March in the yere of our Lorde
god 1548 and in the yere of our Souerayne
Lorde Edward the Sixt by the grace
Of god of Ingland Fraunce and Ireland
Kynge Defender of the fayth and in earth
of the Chyrch of Ingland and Ireland
the Supreame head the iijde yere wytnes
that I William Rampley of Walsham
beinge of holl mynde and in perfecte
and good remambraunce thankes be vnto the
heavenlye father Fyrst I doe institute
orden and declare this my Testament and
last will in this maner and forme
followinge. Fyrst I commende my Sowle

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vnto allmightye god the Father
the Sonne and the holye ghost and
my bodye to be buryed in the holy
Sepulture wher yt shall please
god Item I gyue and bequeth to Elizabeth
my wyef my Tenement with all Landes
therto perteynynge in Walsham
to hir and for terme of hyr lyef
naturall and after hyr dycease
I will the said Tenement with all Landes
therto perteynynge shall remayne
to Iohn Rampley my eldest sonne
to him and to his heyres and Assignes
for euer vpon this condycion fol-
lowinge That is to saye Iohn my
Sonne shalbe at charge for meate
and Drynke and fyrynge for me
and Elsabeth my wyef and the said
Iohn shall haue the occupyeng
of the said Landes for terme of
our ij lyves. and dyscharge Larde
and Lynge and fynde Repracion
and euer that I will haue twoo
milche meate goynge to haue
wynter meate and Sommer meate
and to brynge vp a Calf tyll
yt be a yere olde one in the yere
And furthermore I will [Iohn> the said
Iohn my eldest Sonne shall paye to
yonge Iohn Rampley my youngest
sonne xxli of lawfull monye of
Ingland in maner and forme
followinge that is to saye at the
Feast of St Michaell Tharchangell
next to comme xxs of lawfull mony

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and so forth yerelye at the said Feaste xxs
tyll the said somme of xxli be fullye
contente and payde. Allso I bequeath
all my Implementes and stuff of howse-
holde to Elsabeth my wyef. All other
goodes not bequeathed I putt to the
Dysposicion of my Executors Of this
my last will and Testament I
orden and make myne Executor
Elsabeth my wyef Thes wytnes
Richard Rampley Thomas Lacye
Nicholas Waller with other

[Probate in Latin - see the Word document for attempted transcription]

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