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John Grene of ye Lye

 

In ye name of god amen in ye yere of our lord god m: ccccc: lvij: vij day of June I John Grene of ye Lye in ye dyoces of Glocesie beynge sycke in bodye & hole in mynde make my last wyl & testament in forme & maner folowyng first I bequeth my soule to almighty god my maker & Redemer to our blessed lady seynt Marye & to al ye holy cmpany of heyven & my bodye to be buryed in ye churchyard of ye Lye also I bequeth to ye poorest housholders in ye Lye: v: bushels of whete to be dealed by hopes by ye discreson of John Lytle & Robert Grene also I bequeth to Margery my daughter: v: lj: of currant money also I bequeth to Ysabel my daughter v li of currant money also I bequeth to ye church of ye Lye a bushel of whete also I bequeth to every godchylde that I have iiij d a peece also I bequeth to Robert my sonne my weyne & al ye tacke that I have belongynge to husbandrye & the Residue of my goodes not given nor bequeathed I gyve & bequeth my detts my funeral & my legacye cőtented & payd to Robert my sonne & Johan my daughter whome I ordayne & make my executors yf god do hys wyl by any of my chyldren afor he cometh to lawfull age hys porcyon of goodes to Remayne to ye longer lyvers thys witnesses Edward ap Purtyn[?] vicar ther Robert Grene John Beckinsol & John Lytle with other more

 

Probate granted at Gloucester 1557 (GRO Reference 1557/207)

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