Posted by Cynthia (Katzman) Bowlby on February 22, 19101 at 08:11:53:
This will has been shared with us by the research efforts of Barry Burley.
A web page has been created for it and is at: http://www3.primushost.com/~katzman/richardswill.htm
This is the Will of Rychard Bolbie of Helmsley, 1552:
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. The xii day of December the yere of owre Lord
God 1552 I Rychard Bolbie Helmesley sik of body and perfytt in memorie
maikith this my last will and testament in maner and forme following ffirst I
bequeath my soull into the hands of almightie God. And my bodie to be
buried within the church earth of Helmesley Item I give to Rychard Bolbie my
sone xIs within stokkyn to enter at saint Ellen Day next ensuyng And also I
give to the said Rychard my sone one Acree of haver that shall be sowen at the
tyme of the yere And also if my sone Richard will manor one Acree of winter
and a nother of ware he shall have them Item I bequeath to Bridgett my
Daughter vis viiid within stokkyn after the death ot my wif Item I bequeath
to John Bolbie my eldest sone vis. viiid within stokkyn after my wif wynter &
somer Itern I bequeath to Jane Rowlande my daughter vis viiid within
stokkyn boith wynter and somer after the death of my wif Item I bequeath to
Rychard Bolbie my sone by his good abearinge vis viiid. within stokkyn after
the death of my wif Item I bequeath to Rauf Bolbie and to Matthew Bolbie
my too sonnes half of the conynge garth after the death of my wif And the
other half of it to Jane Rowland my Daughter after the death of my wif Item I
bequeath to John Bolbie my eldest sone half of the Lowe Medowe beneth
greff the rent xs. after the death of my wif Item I will that none of my
children shall taverne or put away any parte or parcelJ of ther bequests for if
they doo they shall have no part of ther legacie And also I will and comande
that all my said children shal be griable amonge them selves as they will have
my blessings And if any of them do contemne or stryve with a nother who so
ever they be they shall have no part of ther legace as well John my sonne of
the greff as the other of my children Item I will that John my sone of the griff
shall have xls at griff and xs in the low medowe beneth griff Item I bequeath
to Matthew Rowlande a yowe and a lambe and eyther one of my childers
children a lambe Item I bequeath to Richard Bolbie my sone my interest and
title of my farmhold within Helmyslay after the death of my wif if he
demean hym self gentle to his mother and she ( ) it her lif And if he do any
thing contrarie to the said will or comandement he shall have no part of it nor
legacie nether Item the residue of my goods unbequest I give to Alison my
wiff whom I make my whole executrix of this my last will and testament
witness hereof Thomas vickerbie curati Hugh Read Christopher Rayc John Bell
Rauff Rolland