LINCOLN WILLS - Volume III
1526
The testament of Thomas Sygraue of Stowe Grene.
[L.C.C., 1520–31, f. 32d.]
4 February, 1525–6. I Thomas Sygrave of Stawgrene next Threkingham makes my testament and last wyll. My body to be buryde in the
church yerde of Threkingham. To the vycar of Stowe my best beste
in the name of my mortuary. To the hye alter of sanct Etheldrede of
Stowe for tythes forgotten xxd. To owr Lady warkes of the cathedrall
church of Lyncoln' xxd. To my sone Wylliam Sygrave prest and mr
of arte xxs. To my doughter the wyffe of Thomas Grene of Scredyngton
xls. To mr prior of Sempryngham, whome I orden and make superviser
of my testament and last will vjs. viijd. To the subprior of the same
housse xxd. To euery chanon ther beyng a preste xijd. To the nunnys
of Sempryngham iijs. iiijd. To Robert Symmys my seruaunt a cowe
now in the custodye of John Bell. To euery on of my seruantes dwellyng
wt me att tyme of my dethe a schepe. I will tht Alys my wyffe duryng
hyr lyffe kepe a yerly obbyt for me in the church off Threkyngham, and
I will tht the vicar of Threkyngham for the tyme beyng haue yerly att
my sayd obbytt masse in offeryng pennys and vjd. for rehersyng my
name in the bedrowll, and I will tht iijs. iiijd. be yerly distribute att my
obbyt to the bell rynghers and to pore pepull in mette and drynke as
costome is of the same parych, and I will tht my sayd wyffe haue yerly
of my rente att Threkyngham to performe my sayd obbytt yerly as is a
boffe rehersyd duryng hyr lyffe naturall vjs. viijd., and after her decesse
I will ther schall be immediatly delyueryd by myne executors to the vicar
and to the parichoners of Threkyngham iij kye and xxs. off mony wych
mony I will schall by the counsell of the vicar and off the church wardons
schall be kepte in saue custodie, and the sayd iij kye I will schalbe letten
to farme to the best valor to mayntene the same stokke and encresse the
same wt all as ofte as nede schall require; of the wych stokke I will that
the sayd church wardyns by cownsell of the vicar of the same towne for
tyme beyng shall yerly kepe my sayd obytt after the decesse of my wyffe
in the same maner as I wyllyd hyr to do duryng hyr lyffe on Sounday
next after the Puryficacyon of our Lady wt Placebo and Dirige ouer
nyght and masse of requiem on the morowe, [folio 33] prayng for the
soull of me the sayd Thomas Sygrave and Alys my wyffe and the saulles
of my father and mother. I will tht after my decesse my hoolle movable
goodes be devydyd in thre partes, of the wych I will tht my wyffe haue
on parte and my chyldren an other parte, the thyrd parte I gyffe to
mr William Sygrave, Rycherd Sygrave, and Adam Sygrave my sonnes,
whom I make myne executors to pay my dettes and lagaces and dispose
for my soull helth after the best discrecyons, by the ouersyght of mr prior
of Sempryngham superviser. Thyes beyng wittnes, sir Thomas Lambart,
vicar of Threkyngham; Thomas Gee of Byrthorp; Thomas Barne;
Thomas Nix of Stowe; wt many other moy.
Proved before P., [query 7 February, 1525–61]. Administration
granted to mr William Sygrave, power being reserved to grant to Richard
Sygrave and Adam Sygrave when they shall come.