The Stonor letters and papers, 1290-1483; ed. for the Royal historical society, from the origial documents in the Public record office, by Charles Lethbridge Kingsford.

137. WILL OF THOMAS STONOR 1474

This is an imperfect draft or copy of the Will. The date must be later than 8 October, 1468, since Richard Drayton is dead. Apparently all Stonor's daughetrs were unmarried, so the date must be before the marriage of one of them to John Cottesmore (see Nos. 110 and 128). The date of that marriage was therefore probably not before 1470. The will may be compared with the Arbitrament between William Stonor and his mother, No. 157. See further vol. ii., p. 184. From Ch. Misc., 37, ix, 22.

. . . of Stonore. And also I wyll that the issues and profetes except wode . . . off my maneres of Henbury in Saltmerche with the ap|purtenauncis, Harnell, Dughton with the appurtenauncis, Burton and Cundecote with the appurtenauncis in the Counte of Glouc., Watt|combe with the appurtenauncis, with all other londes and tenementes with their appurtenauncis in the townes of Watlyngton, Cuxham, Standell, Clayer, Tame, Ricote and all other londes and tenementes I-called Tettesworthlond, Saddelereslond, and Lyncolneslond in the pariche of Watlyngton, and the ij partes of the maner of Bryghtwell sumtyme Parkes maner, with all there appurtenauncis in the Counte of Oxford, Penyton Meysey with the appurtenauncis in the Counte of Shuthhampton, londes and tenementes in Redyng, Tylehurst, Bene|sheves, Burughfeld, Erle, Whytle, Shenefeld in the Counte of Barkeshyre, be receyved by the handes of myne excecutours to the contentacion and payment of my dettes, and after my dettes payed the issues and profetes of

the seyd maneres to be receyved by the seyd excecutours for the mariage of my doghters that is to sey for Jane CC. mark, Mare CC. mark, and Elizabeth CC. mark, and yf eny of them dye, as God defend, afore her maryage than the payment of her that is dede to sese. Also hyf eny of my seyde doghters wulle be Relygius than I wull that she that so wull be have a C. markes and her habites accordyng. And aftyr this done I wulle that my ffeffees make astate to William my sunne and heyre, or els stonde ffeffees to his use in maner as I shalle declare, in my Maner of Stonor. And as for the advowsons that long to the maneres above seyde I wulle that William Stonore have the nomynacion of the chapileyn and he to be presentyd by the ffeffees. Also I wulle that the issues and profetes of my maneres of Rotherfeld Pipard and Bluntis with their appurtenauncis be receyvyd of myne excecutours for the con|tentacion and payment of the det that I ove to my ffadyr Drayton excecutours, that is to seye yn iij obligacions vj.^xx markes and every obligacion xl. markes, and ij obligacions of xl. li. eche of them in xx. li.: the Remenaunt of the seyde Maners over the payment to my ffadyr Drayton is excecutours be for the contentacion of my dettys: and aftyr my dettes payyd I wulle that my ffeffees of the seyd maner of Ritherfeld Pippard and Bluntes make astate of the seyd Ritherfeld Pippard and Bluntes with the avowson of the churche of Ritherfeld Pippard to Thomas my son and to his heyres of the masculine gender of his body lawfully begoten, and for defaute of suche issue remayne therof to William my son and his heyres and to the issu of hys body lawfully begoten, and for defaute of suche issue remayne ther to Edmond my son and to the issue of his body lawfully begoten, and for defaute of suche issue to the ryght heyres of me the seyd Thomas Stonore, with this that the seyd Thomas my son cleym not nor demaund as by the wey of mater of record eny lond in Cleve in the Counte of Kent. Also I wulle that my ffeffees of my maneres of Mychell Court and Paynell Court in Burwardescote make astate to Edmond Stonore my son by dede in|dented of the seid Maneres of Mychell Court and Paynell Court in Burwardescote with the afowson of the churche there to hym and to hys heyres of masculine gender lawfully begoten, and for defaute of suche issu the seid Maneres with the afowson to William my son and heyr and to the issu of hys body lawfully begoten, and for defaute of suche issu to Thomas my son and to the issu of hys body lawfully begoten, and for defaute of suche issu to myn heyres. Also I wyll that my ffeffees of my Maneres of Stonore with the appurtenauncis in the Counte of Oxon., Ermyngton in the Counte of Devonshyre with the afowson of the

churche ther, the hundered of Ermyngton with all the appurtenauncis within the seyd shyre, the Maner of Horton with the Chauntery with all the appurtenauncis longing ther to, Mortemer place with the ap|purtenauncis, londes in Cleve in the Counte of Kent, the Mote at Westm. with all the londes that longeth ther to with all other londes and tenementes, rentes, services, medowes, lesues, and pastures in Westm. and in the paryche of Seynt James and in the Counte of Midd. &c.