Will of Robart Tyler alias Alfvnder 1574

Robart Tyler alias Alfunder of Long Melford

Will 1575 Sudbury Archdeaconry Court

Quistratus. In the name of god Amen And yn the yerre of ov^r lord god 1574 I Robart Tyler wothers called alfvnder of Long Melford yn the covnty of Svfok do order thys and make my laste wyl and testemeñ yn thys forme and maner folowyng fvrte

I be qvefe my Sowle vnto almyty god and to Jhu^~ cryste yn home I troste to be Savyd by hys deth and passyon and my body to be bvryed wher yt shal plesse almyty god to calme vnto hys marcy
Itm^~ I gefe vnto annes my wyfe my tenement yn the hystret wyt the landes thervnto be longyt for the terme of her lyfe payyn the lordes rente and keppyng yt yn sofysent reperracyoñand after my sayd wyfes deses I gefe the sayd tenement wyt the lands thervnto be longyt vnto Rychard my son and hys ayars condyssyally that that Rychard shal paye or casse to be payde wyt theng on yere after my wyfes desserc vi^l of lawfvl mony of eynglong vnto my fowar dovttern and ther cheldren as here after doth doth follow
Itm^~ to gonne grom my dovter vj^s and viij^ds
Itm^~ vnto my dovter groms cheldren that ys vnto svsan grome vj^s viij^ds
Itm^~ vnto wyll^~ym grome vj^s viij^ds
Itm^~ vnto Jhon grome vj^s viij^ds
Itm^~ vnto Dorryfy grome vj^s viij^ds
Itm^~ gefe vnto em my dovter wyttes wyfe xxvj^s viij^ds
Itm I gefe vnto horr dovter mary vj^s viij^ds
Itm^~ I gefe vnto mary my dovter xxxiij^s iiij^ds
Itm^~ I gefe vnto adry my dovter xxxiij^s iiij^ds
Itm^~ I hafe gyeng my sayde fowar dovtern and ther cheldren a marke more then I hafe welled my sayd son Rychard for to paye
Itm^~ I wyll therfor that my wyfe shal paye the sayde marke wnto on of my dovtern
Itm^~ wyl that ether of mary or adry do de parte thys worde be fore the tyme that they sholde resayve the lekacys then I wolde The on to be ther woters ayar
Itm^~ I wyl that yf onny of my dovters grome cheldren do departe thys worde be fore the tyme that they sholde resaiyfe ther lekacys then I wolde the on to be ther wothers ayar/
Itm^~ I kefe my tenement wyt the a portynans ther vnto be longyt that I hafe yn the halle stret vnto annes my wyfe for terme of horr lyfe payyng the lordys rent and keppyng yt yn safysent reparracyõn and after my wyfes desers
Itm^~ I kefe the sayde tenement wyt the a portynans wnto Robart my son and hys ayars _^^{for eñ} coñdysyally that the sayde Robart or hys ayars shal paye wnto Jhon my son x^l of lavful mony of eynglond wyt theyn fyfe yerres after my wyfes desecers
Itm^~ I wyll that yf the sayde Jhon do de part thys worde be fore the tyme that he shold resayve ys lekacys havyng no chelde then I wel that Robart or hys ayars shal paye to my dovtern then lyvynd iiij^l
Itm^~ yf the sayd Robart do de part thys worde be fore the sayd annes my wyfe havyng no chelde and John then lyvyng Itm^~ then I well that Jhon to hafe the sayde tenemeñ yn the hale strete wyt the a partynans to hym and hys ayars for ever cõdyssyally that Jthon or hys ayars shal paye wnto my sayd dovtern then lyvyng iiij^l
Itm^~ yf yt ples god to calle them bothe to hys marcy be fore the sayd annes my wyfe havyng no cheldren then I wyl yt shal be solde by my chyldren then lyvyng and ekoly to be partyd a mong my cheldren then lyvyng
Itm^~ I kefe vnto annes my wyfe al my movabeles yn what natvr so eñ they be vppon thys condyssyõn that my sayde annes my wyfe shal resave my dette and pay my dette hom

[Executor]

the sayde annes my wyfe I make my soll exsecvtevr to thys my laste wel and tesstement and svperrafycer Rychard my son and for hys payne takeng theryn Itm^~ I wel that he hafe x^s

[Signature 1574]

yn wyttenes ther of I Robart tyler wotherres called alfvnder hath svs skreyvyd thys wyll wyt my onne hand the yerre a bovfe sayde

[Probate 1575-01-22]

Probat corum mag^ro Jh^o B_ome dõimuss_ etc. xxij^r die Jany 1574^o p... ssays fuit admdstrar bonor etc executrice noiate in son Tyler a^~ls alefounder faij ess &s p executric Jurat salvo J... etc

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Original will, Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds branch, reference IC500/1/33/38. Transcribed by Peter Alefounder 1994.

A will transcript where headings and bulleting have been used to improve readability. Since the bullets have the same function as the word "item" (Itm^~), there are good arguments for dropping the word "item" from the document entirely. Note that the probate date is given in a helpful sub-heading as 1575. Before the introduction of the Gregorian calendar, every year began on March 25. By the calendar in use today, probate occurred in 1575 not 1574. Headings provide opportunities for interpretation. Reproduced, with permission, from the Alefounder website. Home