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Will of Alice Rampley 3 March 1581 (proved 25 October 1585)

SRO Reference: IC500/2/39
Book: J545/19
Date: 1585
Page: 349

T. Alice Ramply vid. De Walsham
le Willowes

///In the name of god Amen/// the third
day of march in the yere of our Lord, a thowsand five
hundred eightye one, and in the xxiiij yeare of the Reighne
of our soueraigne ladye <Eliz> Queene Elizabeth etc. I Alce
Rampley of Walshame le wyllowes, in the Countye of
Suffolk and dioces of Norwich wydowe, beinge of good mind
and perfect remembraunce, thankes be geven to thalmightye god.
Inprimis before all thinges, as yt ys meete for a fyne Chris-
tian, doe ordayne <this> and make, this my presente testament
contayninge therein my last wyll. Revokinge all other my
wylles heretofor made, first I bequeath my soule in the handes
of Almightye god, my maker and redemer, trustinge to be
saued, trustinge to be saued, by the merrites of hys most <most>
precious death and passion, and my bodye to be buryed in the
Churchyard of Walsham, aforsayd, Item whereas my sonne
Richard, is indebted vnto me the some of xxli that is to saye
xli which I lent hym and xli for Rent of my land which he useth, and
now occupiethe, for and in Consideracion, that yf the sayd Richard
hys Executors, or Assignes, shall truly Content and paye or
cavse to be Contented, and payd, to Elizabeth Cartlon my
daughter, hi<s>r executors or Assignes, the some of xxli that
ys to say <in> vli within one yeare, presently after my decease, <to thuse>
and soo
<of and gard>

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Forth vli yearly, vntyll the sayde some of xxli be truly
contented and payd, And also, xli <po> of like lawfull
Englishe money, vnto my sonne Raynold, hys executors
or Assignes within one yeare presently after my decease
to thuse of Margaret Rampley Daughter to my sonne
Raynold, her executors, or assignes <within one yeere>
<presently,> for with Consideracions aforsayd, I geve and
bequeath vnto my sayd sonne Richard, my land called
or knowne by the name of Taylers and Trundlewades
lying and being in Walsham aforsayd, to haue and
to hold, to him the sayd Richard, his heyres And Assignes
for euer, vppon the Consideracions, to be observed and ful-
filled, as ys aforsayd, And yf the sayd Richard Rampley
his executors and Administrators, shall make any de-
fault, of the paymentes or any part therof, at any of the
tymes lymited, in which the sayd somes ought to be payd
That then I wyll geve, and bequeath, my sayd landes
Taylors and trundlewoodes, vnto my sayd sonne Ray-
nold, to haue and to holde, the sayd Closs, to hym, hys heyres
Administrators and Assignes for euer, doinge and pay-
inge, vnto my sayd Daughter Carlton, in manner and
forme as the sayd Richard should or ought to haue paid
Item for the Consideracion of the landes geven to sayd
sonne Richard, as Aforsayd. I wyll and bequeath
that the same Richard, hys heyres, Executors, Administra-
tors, or Assignes shall paye, or cavse to be payd, vnto the
Chyldren of the sayd Richard, namely Alce the eldest
Agnis, Ales the youngest, Richard, and Elizabeth, to
eyther of them xls , of lawfull Englishe money, provided
alwayes, that yf the sayd Alce, Agnes, Alce, Richard and
Elizabeth shall happen to departe ther naturall lyf
or lives, before suche tyme, as eyther he or she, shall
receyve ther part, or portion. that then I wyll, eache parte or
or portion of hym or her soe deceased, shall equalye be
devided, amonge them, that shall survyve, by even, and
equal porcions

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Equal porcions. Item I geve, and bequeath vnto Richard
Rampley, my godson , my fetherbedd, with a bolster and two pillowes
which lyeth in place, and a Coueringe of Dornix which I lately
bought to hym, hys heyres and Assignes for euer, to be
deliuered to hym the sayd Richard Immediatelye, after my
decease Item whereas my daughter Carlton borrowed of
me xxli I wyll and bequeath the same xxli vnto the sayd
Elizabeth, her Executors, and Assignes, for euer, Item I geve
and bequeath vnto Elizabeth, my sayd daughter, my fether-
bedd, and bolster, that I now lye one, with two pyllowes, and one
of the best Coueringes vnbequeathed with the wyll at the sayd Eliza
beth, her choyse, duringe her naturall lyf, and after her de-
cease, I geve and bequeath the same bedd, bolster, pyllowes
and Coueringe, before named, to Chrystpofer Carlton, my godson
to hym, hys executors. And Assignes for euer, Item I geve
and bequeath vnto Chrystopher Carlton, my said godson
fortye shyllinges of lawfull Englishe money, to be payd to
hym, hys executors or Assignes, within one yeare next after
decease, Item I geve and bequeathe, vnto Richard Carlton
my husband and godson xls to be payd vnto hym etc. within one
yeere, after my decease, Item I geve to Mary Bertt, Eliza-
beth Hayward, my daughter Elizabeth Carlton her chyldren
to eyther of them twayne, twentye shyllinges of lawfull
Englishe money, to be payd to them ther executores, or
Assignes, within one yeere, next Insuinge my decease, Item
I wyll and bequeath vnto Mary Carlton, Amye Carlton,
Iohn Carlton, Thomas Carlton Frauncis Carlton, Ann
Carlton Lorndens Carlton, eyther of them xxs of lawfull
Englishe money, to be payd to them, and euery of them, when they
shall accomplishe ther ages of xxiti yeeres, or at hys or
her Mariage day, which shall first happen, and yf yt shall
Chance, that any of them aforenamed, that is to say, Mary
Amye, Iohn, Thomas, Fraunces, Ann or Lvrndens
to depart ther

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To depart ther naturall lyfe, or lyfes, before he or she
shall receyve, hys or her porcion Aforesayd That then
he or she that surviveth, <share and> shall have and Injoy
hys or her part, and porcion that soe deceaseth, Item I geve
and bequeath, vnto Ales Rampley theldest daughter of
Richard Rampley, my sonne, two milch Cowes to be deliuer-
ed vnto the sayd Alce the Michalmas followinge after my
decease, Item I geve and bequeath, vnto Elizabeth
Eliot daughter of <so> my sonne Raynold xxli of lawfull
Englishe money, to be payd vnto the sayd Elizabeth, her
Executors and Assignes, within one yeere, next after my decease
Item I geve and bequeath vnto Margaret Rampley, daugh-
ter of my sonne Reynold, xxli of lawfull Englishe money
to be payd to the same Margaret her Executors or Assignes
at her daye of Marriage, or when she shall accomplishe
her ful age of <one> xxjti yeeres, which shall first happen
Item I geve and bequeath vnto Edmund Dey late servant
vnto Raynold Rampley my sonne xxs to be payde to the sayd
Edmunde hys executores, or Assignes, within one yeare next
after my decease. Item I geve and bequeath, vnto euery one
of my god Chyldren, vjd to be payd them presently, after my
decease, Item I wyll and bequeath that all the poore people
of Walsham, aforsayd shall have meat and drincke yf yt
may be provided, or otherwyse at any other tyme at the
descrecion of my Executor, whome I constitute, Ordayne
and make Raynold Ramply, my sonne, payinge and
discharging, these my sayd legacyes aforenamed, accor-
dinge, to the true meaninge of thys my last wyll and
testament, The resydew of all my goodes, debtes, Catteles
movable, or Immoveable, of what kind or natur, soeuer
I geve and bequeath them wholy to Raynold Rampley
my sayd sonne, and executor befor mentioned, to bringe my
bodye to the earthe to godes mercye and pleasure, And Nicho-
las Reynard or Thetford, in the Countye of Norffolk and
Suffolk I desyring

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Suffolk, I desyring to be my supervisor, of thys my presente
Testament, and last wyll In Consideracion of whose paines
I geve xxs. Those wytnes, Richard Eliot the younger
Wylliam Ryst Katherine Tylurd Margaret Rampley
cn. Alijs

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

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