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- WILL OF ROBERT LOWTHROPPE OF CHERRY BURTON. 1. To ye blessed sacrament of ye altar for forgotten tythes, v s.
2. To poor people at his burial, 4 marks, by executors.
3. To ye church of "Sheriburton," 68. 8d.
4. To son JOHN all lands and tenements in So. Dalton and allfreeholdlands and titles; the lands in Burton purchased of RichardFenle andMarmaduke Whytinge; and in default of issue from him, thereversion ofthe foregoing to be unto son Lawrence and his heirs.
5. To son THOMAS all lands and their appurtenances in Walkinton.
6. To daughter Margaret a messuage in Beverlaie, in the TenoreofChristopher More. If she fail of issue this also to go to sonLawrence.
7. To wife ELLEN, during widowhood, and then to son Thomas all leasesandterms of years of his two "fermolds" in Burton and Rainthorpe. Ifsheshould marry or die the leases to remain in Thomas and hisexecutors andheirs. The said Ellen and Thomas are to succor "with meatand drink andhouse room" in said "fermold" in Burton all the rest ofthe children totheir several marriages.
8. To daughter Margaret, 40 marks.
9. To son JOHN, a gray stoned horse.
10. To son Thomas, an ambling gelding, dapple gray.
11. To son Lawrence, a bright bay gelding.
12. To daughter Margaret, a branded fleet cow, in consideration of oneIsold which my father gave to her. Also a lead, a table, two chairs,twotrestles and a forme with a great with eaves, two basings, twolavers,two candlesticks, twelve pieces of pewther, and "y?? best(beast), ytcame from Beverlaie."
13. To "everie of my godchildren, 4d."
14. To "everie of my sister's children, 8d."
15. To my three sisters, everie of them, 6s. 8d.
16. To John Swinburne, John Pickering, William Fisher, RobertBarnes,Gawin and Hewe Mason--my servants, every of them, halfe aquarter ofbarlye (two bushels).
17. To Catherine Shadlock, maid servant, half a quarter of barley andabushel of wheat.
18. Elizabeth Thornton and Isabell Coke, maid servants, either of themamett (two bushels) of barley.
19. To ye township of So. Burton, 6s. 8d.
20. To children of William Burne, every of them, 8d.
21. To William and John, sons of Henry Sowersby, 7d. each.
22. To Alison Simson and Henry Bynks, 4d.
23. To Robert Binks, 4d.
24. To every of my three sons a bound waine and gear.
25. To Richard Eshton, a quarter of barley.
26. To Robert Hoyeson, Robert Wilson, William Burne, Robert Patenson,andJohn Patenson, 20d.
27. To Thomas Jervis, 6s. 8d.
28. To Mr. John Eglesfield, Esq., supervisor of this will, 20s.
29. To son Thomas, two draughts nante--a hawked and browne--andfourtie(40) weathers such as he will choose.
30. To son John, a cow "such as daughter Margaret will appoint," andacouple "stotes goying at Harswell such as he choose."
31. To son Lawrence, two stotes.
32. To daughter Margaret, two whies goying at Harswell.
33. "To ye Prests," 20d.
34. To ye Clerk, 12d.
35. To William Burne, "my buckskin doublet."
36. To Robert Johnson, "my vilett jacket."
37. To Simon Naves, "my second best vilett jacket."
38. To son Thomas, a "jack" (coat of mail), "bill" (battle ax),steelcap, and pair of splents.
39. To wife Ellen, son John, son Thomas, son Lawrence, anddaughterMargaret, the rest of the estate, and all of them areappointedexecutors.
ROBERT. CherryBurton.
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1510 - 1558 (48 years)
