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- Will index lists him as:WARD John of Braithwaite in the parish of East WittonRD/AP197/66 John Ward Braithwaite 1558In the name of god Amen The vthday of June in the yere of our Lord god And fiftye and viijthI John Ward of Brathwaytte in the parysh of East wyttan within the Diocesse of Chaester Being whole and perfytte of memory do mayke my testament Contayninge my Last wyll in manner and forme folowing That ys to say First I give and [rend] upe my soul unto god almyghtie and to our Lady saint marye and to all the saints of heven and my bodye to be buryed with in the church or church yeard at Mydleham at the discretion of my mother wherso she supposythe yt my father was buryed paing all manner of dewtyes notwithstanding dew to the parysh church of est wytton. Item I wyll yt my executors cause masse and [dyvygt] to be sung at the day of my buryall Item I wyll yt my executors causest and honest men to have [ ] [dyner] [maid] at mydleham at the said day of my buryall And the pore solls to have bread and chesse. Item I wyll yt my mother shall have the chanter [Chapter?]house in mydleham during her lyfe [ ] two kye found at Barthwayt and ther calves and xxti yowes at the [s eare] and ther lames to they be years old yearly during her lyffe Item I wyll yt all my lands and inheritance shall come and dyscend after my disease unto my sonne Richard Ward and to hys heires mayll Lawfully begotten of the said Rychard indesant of the heyrs mayll lawfully [ ] of the said Rychard I wyll yt ye said lands and inheritance shall some and dyscend [ ] xpofer Ward my sonne and to his heires mayll of the said xpofer ward lawfully begotten of his bodye and in default of heyres maylle of the said xpofer ward then I wyll that the lands and heritance shall come and desend unto my sonne George and to his heires mayll And in default of heires mayll of the bodye of the said George lawfully begotten That then the said lands and inheritance to come and desend unto my heyrs generall Item I gyve and bequythe unto Richard Ward my sonne all my leases untrest and termes of years wch I have of and in the toulle of the market [fets] at mydlehame and of the [yo] fares ther withe [diverse] shopes and shamells and [a ferem] [the....] callyd shewyng farme And also my fermyngs callyd [hessyllanfeare] [s..elters] holmes and [stal...]tenbushe in byshopedayll and Wensleydayll And half of my parte of the parsonage of [Coverham?] in the County of Yorke of the demise and grant of kyng Henry theight and Kyng Edward the first and every of them To have and to hold all the said fermholds with all and singularther appurtenances to the said Richard and his assignes unto thend and terme of all such [of all ] [such] years as I shall have for to come of and in the said ferm hold upon condition that the said Rychard shall at no tyme during the said terme demise graunt bargaine sell no sett over the said terme of the said [ferm] holds nor no parte nor parcel thereof to any personne or personnes but only to his bretherenne xpofer ward and George ward or any of them and yf my said sonne Ry[chard] do at any tyme within the said terme demise graunt and sett over his tytle and terme of yeres ther of or any parte or parcel therof [ ] any other personne or personnes but only to the said xpofer and George or one of them as ys aforesaid that the[n ]and from tensforthe I wyll that this my graunt adn bequest thereof mayd unto the said [Rychard] shalbe [cle ] frustayt and voyd and of none effect and then I gye and bequythe to my said sonne xpofer and George all my ryght tytle and tentrest and terme wch shall then be to come of and in the [said ferm] hold to have to them and either of them and ther assigns during all such terme of years as the[n] [shall be to] come and unexpired of and in the premies And every parte therof. Item I gyve and bequeath to my sonne xpofer ward all that my Leases intret and terme of years which I have of and in all thos my fermhold of Brathwayt and Bainrygge [my ] in the Countye of Yorke of the demise and graunt of King Edward the fext To have and to hold bothe the said fermeholds with all and singular thapputenances to the said xpofer and his assigns unto thend and terme of all such years a I [have ] during the said demise demise gtaunt bargaine sell not sett over the said fermeholds........ fermeholds nor no parte no parcel therof to any person or persons but onely to his brother........ george or [other] of them And yf my said sonne xpofer do at any tyme within the said ... [my] myse graunt and sett over the tytle and terme of years of the said fermes or any ...... therof to any other person or persons but only to the said Richard ........... assys aforesaid That then and frome thence forth I wyll that this my.........[2nd page]Therof [ammer] unto the said xpofer shalbe clerly [sonsrayt] and voyd and of none effect And then I give unto sonnes Rychard and George All my right title intrest and terme which shall then be to come of in the said farmholds To have to them and ther assigns during all such terme of years as then shall to comeand unexpyryd of and in the premises and only pte therof. Item I give and bequeath unto my sonne George all that my leases intrest and terme of years wch I have of and in all thos my farmhold in the township of mydleham except such things as I have heretofore given & bequeathed unto my said sonne Rychard wthin the same town of mydleham And also haulfe of my pte of the parsonage of [Coverham?] in the [county] of Yorke To have and to hold all the said fermholds Last recited ith all and singular [appertances] to the said George and his assigns unto thend of all such years as I shall have [aforesaid] of and in the said fermholds upon condysion That ys to say the said George shall at noe tyme / during the said terme demye graunt bargaine sell nor sett over the terme of years of [ ] / fermholds nor no pte nor parcel therof to any person or persons but only to his brentheren [Rychard] / and xpofer or one of them And yf my sonne George do at any tyme within the said terme [ ] / graunt and sett over the terme of years to any other personne or personne but only to the said Rychard and xpofer or one of them as ys aforesaid that then and frome thense forthe I wyll that ... / my graunt and bequest therof maid unto the said George my sonne be therby frusrayt and [voyd] / and of none effect And then I gyve unto my said sonne Rychard and xpofer all my ruth [tytle] / intrest and terme of years which shalbe to come of and in the said fermholds to have to them .../ to ther assigns during all such terme of years as they shal be to come and unexpired .. / and in the premye and every pte therof Item Iwyll yt yf Rychard ward xpofer ward and George / ward my sonnes do atant tyme demye graunt bargaine sell or ett over any pte or parcells of / all thes my fremholds yt ys to say the tolle of the market of mydleham wt diverse shopes ... / the [shewing] [ferme][hessylhawskare] [sa elt ] the Holmes yngbuhe] third pte of the [parsonage] / of Coverham Brathwayt and baynbrygge mylne [ ][fermyng] in mydleham or any pte [ ] / parcel therof to any but only one of thes my sonne Rychard ward xpofer ward and George / ward one of them [to another as ys afore pecyfyed or to the heirs of there bodyes lawfully begotten according to the [ ] intent and meaning of this my last wyll that then and [ ] / thens forth that thos my graunts and bequests thereof mayd unto the said Rychard xpofer and /George my sonnes be therby frustrayt and voyd and of none effect And they I gyve / & bequeath unto Elizabeth Dodysworth wyfe of xpofer Dodysworth of Masham mains wthin / the County of York yeom And Agnes Smyth wyfe of Frances smyth of [Bowthwayte] within the sayd County yeoman my daughters all my holle ryght tytle intrest and terme of years wch / ther be to come of and in the said fermholds To have to them and ther assign during / all such years as they shall be to come and unexpired of and in the premies and ... /pte and parcel therof Item I wyll that all Covenants mayd betwyxe me and Wyllm {Conyers] / of Ma[r]ske concerning the marriage of xpofer ward my sonne shall be fulfyllyd and kept /according as yt doth appere in one [pre] of indentures nothing in this wyll to the contrary / notwithstanding Item I order and mayke my trew adn lawfull executors Rychard / Ward xpofer ward and George ward my sonnes to pay my debts and bring me [forth] / to whome I gyve all my goods and as for Elyzabeth Dodsworth and agnes smyth my..... / daughters ys clearly forth and discharged of all there childes portions and such goods / prmyssed ther [hus] bands xpofer Dodysworth and Francis Smith And I make the .... / supervisors of this my wyll Willm Metcalfe of the [Heyning] gentyman And Robert [th.....] / of [Celbe] In witness whereof I have sett to my seal and [finger] the day and year above wryttene. Witneses herofAntony [Canbreke]Raffe [telsory, RobarteJames [clarpon ]Xpofer [seolynct]
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