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Will of Regnolde Ramplie 28 January 1589 (proved 4 June 1590)

SRO Reference: IC500/2/41
Book: J545/20
Date: 1590
Page: 341

///Raginaldi Ramplie///
///In the name of god amen/// The eight and
twentith daie of Ianuarye In the yeare of our Lorde One thow
sande fyue hundreth fowre skore and nyne And in the yeare and
Reigne of our Sovereigne Ladie Elizabeth by the grace of god
of England Fraunce and Ireland Quene defender of the
faith etc. The two and thirtith I Regnolde Ramplie of
Walsham in the willowes within the Countie of Suffolk yeoman
being of whole mynde and in good and perfecte remembraunce
thankes be given to god do make and ordeine this my present
testament concerninge herein my laste will in manner and
forme followinge (that is to saie) First I comende my
soule into the mercifull handes of almightie god my onlie
Savior and Redemer trustinge and faithfullie belevinge
To be on of the nomber of his electe Children and that I shall
ryse againe at the laste daie and rest with Abraham Isaac
and Iacob in the Kyngdome of heaven And my bodie I
comitte to the earth from whence yt came Inprimis I giue
and bequeath to Margarett my welbeloved wife aswell my
messuage and tenemente that I now dwell in with all the
landes meadowes and pastures that to them doth now
belonge lying together within yt selfe with thappurtenunces
and all the landes meadowes and pastures both free and
coppie that I purchased of Thomas Robhoode Excepte
one Acre of free lande lying at the weste ende of William
Barrams Tennemente and sydes vpon the kynges heigh waie
towardes the north and my messuage or Tenement that I
purchased of Stephen Harris and all the landes
therevnto belonginge both free and bonde, together with
theire appurtenunces for and during the terme of her
naturall life And after the decease of Margarett my
wife I giue and bequeath all my messuages and Tenementes
landes meadowes and pastures aforesaid to Margarett
my daughter and to her heires for ever. And
moreover I giue and bequeath to Margarett my daughter
in consideracion and in full recompence and sattisfaction
of all the legacies and giftes that my mother gaue vnto her
by her laste will and testament my woode called Luchedale
woode and the aforesaid free Acre of lande lyinge at
the West ende of William Barrams tenemente to her
and her heires for ever And I will she shall enter
them

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them ymediatlie after my departure. Also I giue and bequeath
to Richard Elliott my sonne in lawe and to Elizabeth his wife
all my landes meadowes and pastures that I purchased of
Thomas Hovell alias Smyth of Wyverston and the pightell
that I purchased of Iohn Iames of Westroppe to them and
to theire heires for ever. Item I giue and bequeath to the
saide Richard Elliott and to Elizabeth his wife all my landes
meadowes and pastures called or knowne by the name Hartisall
which I had to me and myne heires by the last will and testament
of Richarde Ramplie my father And all the meadow and pasture
that I purchased of Iohn Ramplie of Vpstreete together with
theire appurtenunces to them and to theire heyres for ever
Vpon condicion that the saide Richard Elliott his heires
Executors or assignes doth paie or cause to be paide vnto me
the saide Regnolde Ramplie or to myne Executors or assignes
the full and whole some of one hundred powndes of lawfull
English monye at or before the feaste daie of the nativitie of our
Lorde god otherwise called Chrystmas daie which shalbe in the
yeare of our lorde god One thowsande fyve hundred nynetie
and one And I will that Margarett my wife shall take the
yssues and profittes of all my landes meadowes and pastures
aforesaide which I haue given to Richard Elliott and to
Elizabeth his wife for and during the terme of one whole
yeare next after my decease And I will that Margarett
my wife shall haue suffitiens wood for her fewell in and vpon
the meadowes landes and pastures aforesaid for and during
the terme of her naturall life, and that she or her assignes
shall have free egress and regress into and from the premisses with
horse carte and man to stowe cropp and shredd anye manner
of stowinge and them to leade and carrie awaie at such
sesonable tymes as shalbe least hurtfull to the said Richard
and Elizabeth or to theire heires or assignes And also
I giue and bequeath to Margarett my wife my pightle called
Seares pightle to her and to her heires for ever Item I giue to the
Church of Walsham in consyderation of my mothers funerall and
myne xxs Item I giue to the pore people in Walsham xls to
be paide to them in sixe yeares next after my decease (that is to
saie) alwaies in the firste weeke in cleane lente vjs viijd and
so forth yearlie everie yeare vjs viijd vntill the some of xls
be fullie sattisfied contented and paide alwaies to be paide by
myne Executors. Item I giue to Iohn Carleton my sisters sonne
fyue powndes to be paide to him by Margarett my daughter within
two yeares next after she shall enter my tenementes and landes

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aforesaid And furthermore I giue and bequeath to Margarett
my welbeloved wife all my moveale goodes aswell within the house
as without of what degree kynde or name or title so ever theie
be called Vpon Condicion that she take all my debtes
and discharge and paie aswell all my mothers legacies as also
all my debtes and legacies that canne or maie be lawfullie
required whome I do ordeine and make to the true Execution
of this my laste will and testament myne Executrix and
Iohn Clerke of Mildenhall my brother in lawe and Richard
Elliott my sonne in lawe Supervisors And I giue to either of
them for theire paynes over and besydes alll charges tenne
shillinges a pece In wittnes hereof vnto this my presente
testament and laste will I haue sette my hande and my
seale Theis to wittnes Iohn Grocer Iohn Baker
William Hawys and William Rise By me Iohn Townsend

Also I do surrender all my coppie holde landes and
tenementes that I holde of the chiefe manner into the handes
of the lorde by the handes of Iohn Grocer and Iohn Iesope
in the presence of William Hawys and Nicholas Grocer
to the vse of my will.

Also I do Surrender all my coppie holde landes that
I holde of the manner of the Churchowse into the handes
of the lorde by the handes of William Hawys in the
presence of Nicholas Grocer to the vse of my will
By me Raynolde Rampley .

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

Note that there is a separate copy of this will, proved the day before, available from the Norfolk Record Office. Here is the header:

Will of Reynolde Ramplye 28 January 1589 (proved 3 June 1590)

NRO Reference: 417 [MF67]
Origin: Norwich Consistory Court

The full transcript of this version, and comparison between the two is available in the Word document.

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