John Simpson of Nether Broughton 1546 Will

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1546/116

In die noie amen the xxii day of Marche in the yer of our lorde good mcccccxlvi I John Simson of Neyther Broughton in perfett myde and reymebrans ordeyne and make this my laste will

Fyrst I beqyth my Soule to allmyghty good our ladi Sant Marie and all the company of heven my body to be buryyd in the churche yarde of Broughton and I bequeyth to the church of Lincolne xiid to the bells of Broughton xiid and to the parson of Broughton iiiid

The Reysydew of my gudds I gyff to my wyffe whom I make my full exsectrix

The witnesses Thomas Thorner parson … Rychard Wryght Ells Browne

PR/T/1546/115

In dei noie amen the vii day of Apryll in the yer of our lord good mcccccxlvi I John Simson of Neyther Broughton in perfett mynde and reymebrans ordaine and make this my last Will

First I beqyth my soule to almyghtey good our ladi sant Marie and all the company in heven my body to be buryyd in the church yarde of Broughton

And I beqyth to the churche of Lincoln xiid

And I beqyth to the parson of Broughton xs to syng a trental of messes for my Soule my wyfe Soule and all Christen Soules

Also I beqyth to … my dughter one strike of wete to Margeri my dughter one strike of wete to Elen my dughter one strike of breyde corne

The Reysydew of my gudds I gyffe to Thomas my sune whom I make my full exsector

The witnesses Thomas Thorner parson … Rychard Wright … …