Robert Payne of Long Clawson 1521 Will

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/I/251

In dei Nomine Amen the x day of the moneth of Juny the yer of our lord god a mccccc and xxi I Robt Payn of Claxton hol of mynd and in perfyt memory make my testament in maner and forme following

I fyrst bequeth my soule to all mighty god to our Lady Saint Mare and to all the holy company of heven my body to be buried in the church yard of Claxton

Also I bequeth my best best for my … after the maner and custom of the …

Item I bequeth to the church of Lincoln iiiid

Also I bequeth to the hy alter of Claxton xiid

Also I bequeth to the church of Saint Rymage … wheyt land and a nother land of wheyt to Saint … light

Also I bequeth to the church house vid

Also I bequeth to the church of Coston iiiid

Also I bequeth [“to the church” missing] of Scalford iiii

Also I bequeth to the church of Hicklyng iiiid

Also I bequeth to the church of Holwell iiiid

Also I bequeath to the church of Stowford iiiid

Also I bequeath to my three doughters Elsabeth Agnes and Alyson and to every of them xls

The residew of all my goodds I gyff and bequeth to my wyffe and to Richard my sone whom I ordey and maike my executors they to dyspose for the helth of my soull and all Crystyan soulless as they shall thynke most expedient

And I make Robert Mower overseyer of this my last wyll and testament

These being present Robt Mower Thomas Pyne Ric Mower with other moo