John Sansom of Stathern 1580 Will

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1580/67

In the name of god amen The xviiith day of August and in the yeare of our Lorde god 1580 Wittnesseth that I John Sansome of Stathorne husbandman sick of bodye but of good and parfit memorye doth hear make my laste Will and Testament in manner and forme hear followinge

First I bequeath my soule to almightye god my creator my Redemer and my saviour And my body to be buryed in the church yeard of Stathorn

First I give and bequeath unto the mother church of Lincolne iiiid

Itm I give unto the parish church of Stathorne xiid

Itm I give unto every pore houshould of Stathorn on pecke of corne

Itm I give unto Alysander Jervise on pied quie

Itm I give unto Elizabeth Barker on land to sooe a strike of barley

Itm I give unto my uncle Hen Sansom vis viiid

Itm I give unto every on of my Cousones iiiid

Itm I give unto John …ap… my unkell my Best hose and my best cote

Itm I give unto James Whittell on lande to sooe 2 strikes of pease on

Itm I give unto Thomas Rouse The sonne of John Rouse on Strike of wheat

Itm I give unto Jone Rouse on strike of wheat

Itm I give unto Margritt Hand on strike of wheat

Itm I give Mary and Luice daughters unto my wife x l a pece

Itm I give unto Elizabeth …napp… iis and a halfe acker of pease in Thorpe filde at hardele syde next Waltom

Itm I give unto Willam Hand one lam hogge

Itm I give all the reasedue of my goodes unto my wiffe Joyse Sansom whom I make my full Exsecutrix in the presence of these wittnesses

James Hutchin

Thomas Walker

John Dickson

John Rousse

Mony due unto the aforesaid John Sanson

Itm of Houmfre Trige of Melton iiis iiiid

Itm of Robart Tebould of Thorpe vis

Itm I owe unto Antony Sansom vis viiid

Itm unto Cattrine Tebolde vis

Probate 25 September 1580