William Noble of Scalford 1517 Will

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/I/251

In dei Nomine Amen the foure day of September the yer of our lord gode a m ccccc and xvii I William Noble of Scalford being of hole mynd seke in my body make my testament in manr and forme folowing

Fyrst I bequeth my soul to allmyghty god to our Lady Saint Mare and to all the holy company of hevyn my body to be buried in the church of Scalford

Also I bequeth to the reparing of the church of Lincoln xiid

Also I bequeth to the hy Alter for my tythes forgottyn xiid

Also I bequeth to the church of Scalford my beste that is to say ii kye and ii Oxsan to the intent to fynde … Lyghts ii light afore the Roode And oon before Saint James And on before our Lady within the sade church

Also I bequeth to my iii systers iii li

Also I bequeth to iiii chyderan that wer my brother Hewys xls to be devyded among them by evyn porcions

Also I bequeth to Rauffe Noble xxs

Also I bequeth to Elizabeth Ballard xxs

The residew of all my goodes I gyfe and bequeth to Alice Noble my moder and to the broder master John Nobyll princepall of the brod… in offord

Thes being present Thomas Smyth vicare of Scalford William Nobyll and Robt Worthington