BADGEWORTHE
OTHER SURNAMES MENTIONED: HARKE, LYNGALL, OKEY, VYEHARDE, WYMAN
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The Will of Thomas BADGEWORTHE of Barnwood 1544
"The 6th day of October Anno dm 1544. And in the 35th year of the Reign of our soverne Lord Henry the VIII, by the grace of God King of England, France and Ireland, defender the faith and defender of the Church of England and also of Ireland the Supreme head."
Name of Testator: Thomas BADGEWORTHE (as spelled)
Parish, or Place of Residence: Barnewood
Date of Will 6 Oct 1544
PRO Reference Number 1544/132
Occupation: The Elder.
Beneficiaries, with relationships to the deceased:
Grandson Thomas, Grandson Humphrey, Jane HARKE, Thomas OKEY, Isabel Wyman,
Isabel LYNGALL, Elizabeth OKEY
Names of any Witnesses: Gyles LYNGALL, Harry VYEHARDE WYMAN (sp?)
This will was very difficult to transcribe as the script is a mixture of Late Medeaeval and Early English and portions of the ink have dropped of the paper. There is no date of probate. There is no signature or "mark." It is not likely fraudulant. In contemporary standards, it is incomplete, but in it's time, it provided a measure of protection for the Testator and it would stand in a court of law today.
Rod Badger RHBADGER@msn.com |
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