County: Leicestershire
Code: D0427
Reference: Leicester, Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland: 44'28/83
Function: Will
Jn the name of god Amen the xiijthe day of the monethe of Juyn~ in the yere of or lord god Mle-CCCCC-xiijthe and in the Fyfte yere of the Reigne of kyng henr~ the viijthe / J Robert
vyncent of Bradgate in the Countie of leycestr~ Gentilman~ beyng hoole in body and of a good remembraunce make my testament in this maner / First J gyve & bequethe my
soule to Almyghty god our~ lady Seint Mary and to all the holy company of heven~ / my body to be buried in holy Churche burialle where it shalle happen~ to plese god
Also J be-quethe in name of my principalle my best Best / Also J bequethe to the Cathedralle Churche of lincoln xij d / Also J bequethe to the parisshe Churche of Newtowne lynford
toward the reparacions x s / Also J bequethe to my broder walter lysley my best gowne my best doblett and my Crymsen~ velwet jakett / and to my Syster his wif a kowe
the best that she Wille chose / Also J bequethe to John Chamberleyn~ of leycestr~ a kowe / Also J bequethe to my god-Doughter Margaret May the Doughter of walter May
of leycestr~ to her mariage vj s viij d / Also J bequethe to god-doughter wattons doughter of Newtowne xl d or elles j hayfar / Also J bequethe to euery seruant that J haue wt
me at this tyme man~ woman~ and childe j hayfar~ / Also J bequethe to Rauff peeres my seruant that gothe wt me oon~ of my horses wt Sadylle & Bridelle and all that
longithe to it Also J bequethe to my brother hughe vyncent oon of my best gownes and oon~ of my best Dobelettes / Also J bequethe to Thomas Kyng of Thurmaston~
oon~ of my gownes / Also J bequethe to Richard Elyott of leycestr~ a-n oder of my gownes / Also J bequethe to Chaundeler my seruant ij oxe bullokkes of ij yere old . /
Also J bequethe to Anne my Bastard Doughter in money or money worthe after the discrecion~ of myn~ executours Sixtene poundes st~ / Also J bequethe to myn~
hostys Mastres Grene at london~ xx s / Also J bequethe to Maister Coville subdeane of the kinges Chapelle my best horse or colt after my principalle that
he wille chose or any for hym . / Also j bequethe to william~ vyncent my bastard sonne xxixlei vj s viij d toward his fyndyng to the Lawe / Also J bequethe to
Margery my wif all my londes and tenetes wt their appurtenances in the Townes and Feldes of Thurcaston~ and Rotheley for terme of her lif / and after her decesse the said
londes and Tenetes wt ther appurtenances to remayne to william~ vyncent my bastard son~ / And J yeve and bequethe alle my other londes and tenetes to the said
william~ vyncent my bastard sonne and to his heirs laufully begoten~ foreuer / and for lak of issue of the said William~ laufully begoten~ for-euer / J wolle that alle the said
londes and tenementes wt ther appurtenances remayne to Anne my bastard my do-ughter and to her heirs of her body laufully begoten~ for-euer / And for lak of issue of the
Anne laufully begoten~ then to remayne to the right heirs of me the said Robert vyncent for-euer . / Also J bequethe to the said william~ vyncent my
bastard sonne alle my Chapelle stuff as Chalis bookes vestementes and Awter Clothes wt alle other thinges to the Chapelle belongyng . Whiche is in keping at
this tyme wt Maistres Shepey of Swythland and also a siluer salt Couered a siluer goblett and a dosen~ siluer spones / Also J bequethe alle my other plate after
the decesse of Margery my wif to Anne my bastard Doughter / Also J bequethe to Richard Stookes of leycestr~ a kowe / Also J bequethe to Susan / walter
lyles bastard Doughter a kowe / Also J bequethe to my lord Marques alle my harnes and bylles / Also J bequethe to my broder harvy of pekulton~ a bay /
ambelyng Colt now at this tyme a yerelyng the best Colt J haue / Also J bequethe to cristofer Byrchenalle an~ Ambelyng Fylly / Also J bequethe to an~
honest prest to syng for my soule and my good doers a hole yere in the Churche of Newtowne viij markes sterlinges / Executours of this my
Testament J ordeyn~ and make Sir Gefferey prior of wulfscrofte sir John persons / parsone of lutterworth / and william~ vyncent my bastard sonne
to dispose for my soules helthe as aforsaid . / The residue of my goodes not bequest after my dettes paid and funeralle costes done and perfourmed of my
burialle J gyff and bequethe to Margery vyncent my wif and after the decesse of the said Margery J wolle that alle suche goodes be devided bitwene
william~ vyncent my bastard sonne and Anne my bastard Doughter . / Jtm~ J bequethe to sir Gefferey walley priour of Ellescrofte xx s / Jtm~ J bequethe
to sir John persons parsone of lutterworthe xx s / Jtm~ J bequethe to John Edmondes of leycestr~ a Colt / Also J bequethe to euery chanon~ profest in Ollesscrofte xij d
Jn witnesse wherof to this my pnet Testenet and last wylle J haue set to my Seale yoven~ the Day and yere abovesaid These witnesse beyng
present Sir Robert Browne parson~ of Neylson~ hughe Orland Richard Decon~ of Cley Cotton~ John Euerard of Noneton~ Maister Dauid~ Cowper
R and John seruant to John Worsopp Notary wt other Moo /