County: Lincolnshire
Code: D4442#9
Reference: Lincoln, Lincolnshire Archives: L1/3/1, fols 93v-94r
Function: Will
[line 12]Thys is the last wylle of me Rawf hodylston~ of the Cite of lincoln
merchaunt beyng~ of hole remembraunce & hole Mynde The xth day of
octoberr in the yere of our lord god Mle-D & v concernyng~ my landes &
tenntes wt-in the Realme of yngland lying~ / Fyrst J wytt & wylle that
katerine my wyf aftur my decese haue & Jnioye to hyr & to hir assignes
duryng~ the terme of hyr lyffe naturalle alle my landes & tenates Croftes
woddes Meses pasturs & fedynges wt alle theire appurtenance wher-someuer
they lye in eny Com~ wt-in the Realme of yngland / To haue & to
hold to the said katerine & to hyr assigneȝ duryng~ hyr lyffe Naturalle
of the Cheff lordes of the same feaffe by lawe Custom~ To the fyndyng
of my iij Chyldern~ to thei Com~ to lawfulle Age & discrecon~ / And aftur
the decesse of katerine my wyff a-fore-said J witt & wylle that Thomas
my son~ when~ he Commeth to lawfulle age haue to hym & hys heires
of his body lawfully begotten~ a Mese wt alle the appurtenance as
it lyethe in kyngeston~ oppon~ hulle whiche Mese latte J hade of the
gyft & relasse & feoffement of willm~ Brompton~ Robert Brompton~
& John Thorne merchauntes / And if the said Thomas hodilston~ my
son~ be & made a prest then~ J wille that he haue & J reiose to hym &
to his assignes the said Mese wt alle the appurtenance to that tyme that
he be promoted to a benefyce abylle to fynd hym & no longer / And
than~ the said Mese wt alle the appurtenance to reuert to Robert hodylston~
[fol. 94r]hys Broder aftur the decesse of katerine my wyf aforesaid in maner & forme aforesaid
Also J wille that aftur the decesse of katerine my wyf aforesaid that Robert hodilston~
my said son~ haue to hym & to his heires of his body lawfully begotten~ Except
the foresaid Messe in kyngeston~ oppon~ hulle afore assigned to Thomas his broder
as it is afore-said alle the aforesaid landes tenates Croftes ∧ woddes Meses pastures & fedynges
wt alle their~ appurtenances to haue & to hold alle the aforesaid landes tenates Croftes
woddes Meses pastures & fedynges wt alle their~ appurtenances to the fore-said Robert hodilston~
& to the heires of his body lawfully begotten~ wt-out wast / So that the said Robert
hodilston~ be Rewled & guyded & Marred by the advice of katerine my wyff afore-said
his moder & of the supervisoures of this my last wille & to be of gude demeanour to his
said moder or els nott / Provyded alle way or eny entre be maide by the said
Robert hodylston~ my son~ in the said landes or eny parcelle of the same / That the fore-
said Robert hodilston~ shalle fynde Suffyciaunt Surties to the fore-said katerine hys
moder & to the said supervisoures of this my said last wylle that he nor non~ of
his assignes shalle make no wast in no parcelles of alle the foresaid landes nor put to
saille nor alyne nor put in exchaunge non~ of alle the fore-said landes wt-out ther~
consent in preiudice or hurtyng~ of the inheretaunce of my heires of my next blod & in
brekyng~ of this my last wylle / Also J wille that if the afore-said Robert hodylston~
& Thomas hodilston~ my said son~ decesse wt-out eny heires or heire of theires bodes
lawffully be-gotten~ / Then J wylle that alle the foresaid landes tenates Croftes
woddes Messes pastures & fedynges wt alle theire appurtenance aftur the decesse of katerine my
wyff afore-said holy reuert & remane to agnes Busshelle Margarett hodylston~ & to
Margarett Bate myn~ dowghters amonges them to be dyvyded aftur the Comon~ lawe of this
land to theires heires of theire bodes lawfully begotten~ / and if so be that ther be
a Chyld male be grace of god heraftur begotten~ be me of katerine my wyff afore-said
Then~ J wille that the Chyld be next heire aftur the decesse of Robert & Thomas my
said sonns afore the said iij Systers / Jn~ wittenes wherof to this present testament
& my last wille concernyng~ my said premissed landes J the said Rawf hodylston~ my sealle haithe
sett Day yere & place above wryttyn~ Thes wittenes Sir willm Rysom~ prest vicar of
the parysche Churche of Saynt Maries aforesaid John halle merchaunt Robert Smythe
willam welcom~ willam person~ Thomas Teft John Daille & willam kyngeston~
and mony other beyng present