James RUSHE of Yoxford [32350]
- Marriage (1): Johan [32352]
- Died: Cir 1571
 General Notes:
That James was in this family and a brother of Edward is completely conjectural.
SRO Ipswich. Item IC/AA1/21/270 - Original will of James Russhe of Yoxford 1571
I did access this Original will of James Russhe of Yoxford 1571, and made an attempt to read it. Whilst it did exceed my basic palaeography, I was able to make out that his wife was Johan, he had a least one son called John, and he also made a bequest to a daughter called (I believe) Margery. However, if this daughter were a married woman, we would expect her to be described as Margery wife of such & such.
YM
Other Records
1. James Rushe: Will, 19 Jul 1571, Yoxford SFK.
SRO Ipswich. Item IC/AA1/21/270 - Original will of James Russhe of Yoxford 1571
I did access this Original will of James Russhe of Yoxford 6 Jan 1558 proved 19 Jul 1571, and made an attempt to read it. Whilst it did exceed my basic palaeography, I was able to make out that his wife was Johan, he had a least one son called John, and he also made a bequest to a daughter called (I believe) Margery. However, if this daughter were a married woman, we would expect her to be described as Margery wife of such & such.
YM
The Will of James Russhe of Yoxford
In dei no(min)e Amen the 6th daye of January in the yere of our
Lord god 1558 in the first yere of the raighn(e) of our sove(er)yn Lady
Quene Elizabeth. I James Russhe of yoxford beyng syck
in body but holle & p(er)fytte of remembrance knowledge thank(es) be to
god therefore do make my tstam(en)t & Last wyll in forme foloweng
Fyrst I comytte as well my frayle & mortall bodye in this tyme
of my paynfull pylgremage & contyunans of my unquyetable lyff in
this p(ar)lous and transytory world into the m(er)cyfull tuyc(i)on of god my
Creator as after the dissoluc(i)on therof my power sowle into the grace
& Clemencye of my Savyo(u)r Jh(e)sus Criste in whome I holly repose
the hope of my salvac(i)on & remyssyon of my synnes And my body to
be buryed accordyng to the order of Crist(es) Churche under the which I
hope to ende this mortall Lyyff It(e)m as towchyng my Tenement &
Lnd(es) that I now dwell in w(hi)ch I late(ly) purchased of John Co(o)k
of yoxford and John Counteis lyeng & beyng in yoxford aforsayd
All which *sayd* lond(es) & tenem(en)t(es) & all other the p(ro)fytt(es) app(er)ten(au)nc(es)
& Comodytes
therunto belonging I wyll that Johan my wyff shall have & hold to
her & her assignes by and for all the holle terme fro her lyff if she
kepe her so long a wydowe & unmaryed kepyng the sayd ten(amen)t(es)
Lond(es) & other the p(re)mysses w(i)thout strypp(e) or wast(e) or other
Decaye But Immedyatly after her Maryage wast or decaye
I wyll the sayd ten(emen)t & lond(es) & other the p(re)mysses shall remayne
and go to thuse of my sonne herry Russhe or of any other my heyer(s)
then Lyvyng & being one of my chyldern and the p(ro)fyt(es) then
to be taken by my executors or ther executors of all the p(re)mysses
& to be yerely bestowed upon the bryngyng up of my chyldern
if it shalbe therunto nedefull & requysyt untyll the sayd herry
or my sayd heyre then lyvyng shall come unto & be of the full age of
20 yeres Also if my sayd wyff happen to dep(ar)te this mortall
Lyff before my sayd sonne Herry or other my heyre(s) aforsayd
shall come unto & be of thage of 20 yeres as aforsayd that then
I wyll that my sayd executors or ther executors shall lykwyse
take the issyes & p(ro)fttt(es) & Comodites of my sayd ten(emen)ts Lond(es) &
other the p(re)mysses w(hic)h thapp(er)ten(au)nc(es) and therw(i)th brynge & kepe up
my sayd Chyldern in all thyng(es) necessary and Levyng my
Sonnes herry and John Russh to wryte & Rede well & suffycyently
and after to sette them to suche occupac(i)ons as they shall p(er)ceyve
them most mete for And the sayd Chyldern most apt &
desyrous to tak And if my sayd sone herry shall S(ur)vyve &
outlyve his sayd mother and after his sayd age of 20
yeres shall enter the sayd Tenem(en)t Land(es) & p(re)mysses
to hold to hym his heyres & assagnes So that he the same
herry immedyatly after his entery shall take the charg of
the bryngyng up kepyng lernyng & settyng furth to an
occupac(i)on his sayd brother J(o)hn and this sonne do *as* afore is
remembred untyll the sayd John be of thage of 16 yeres
It(e)m I wyll that ther shall styll remayne & be w(it)hin the sayd
tenement to thuse & behoff of the sayd herry or other my heyers
afor sayd not to be removed from the sayd tenem(en)t the table w(it)hin
the hall ther the benche & the form therto belonging one Counter
w(i)th the wrytyng(es) therin except 8 oblygac(i)ons made & delyv(er)ed
by dyv(er)se p(er)sons to John Russhe my father and one cubberd
now stondyng & being w(it)hin the sayd hall. It(e)m if it shall
happen all my sayd Chyldern do dye before ther entery
into th p(re)mysses having no lawfull issue my sayd wyff
then S(ur)vyvng and then lyvyng whether she be maryed or
not I wyll that she shall enter have & hold the p(re)mysses
w(i)th thapp(er)ten(a)nc(es) and the p(ro)fytt(es) therof to tak(e) during her
sayd lyff paying the rent(es) doyng the Sut(es) & S(e)rvyces
& kepyng the p(re)mysses in good and able savetie w(i)thout
strypp(yng) or wast And after her deth my sayd chyldern
ther also beyng ded <w> and w(it)hout any lawfull issue as
before as sayd that then I wyll that my sayd executors or
any of them or the executors of them or any of them shall
sell my sayd tenem(en)t & Lond(es) & other the p(re)mysses and
the mony and p(ro)fytt(es) therof comynge to bestowe & gyve to
pore folk(es) w(it)in the sayd towne of yoxford or ell(es) where
as shalbe thought most need & convenient Savyng to the
Chyldern of my wyff(es) to ech of them fyve pound
It(e)m towchyng my movable good(es) Cattall(es) stuff of
houshold & implem(en)t(es) I wyll then shalbe disposed in man(er) &
forme foloweng that is to saye Fyrst I gyve & bequeth to
Margery my doughter one cowe to be letten furth by my
sayd executors for the terme of yeres untyll my sayd
doughter shall come to thage of 16 yeres and during the
sayd terme the sayd executors or ther execurtors <sh> to take
the p(ro)fytt(es) of the same cowe and at thend of the sayd
yeres to delyv(er) the sayd cowe to gether w(i(th) the p(ro)fytt(es) & forme
of the same cowe unto the sayd Margery or her assagnes
and if the sayd Margery shall dye before the sayd age of
16 yeres then I wyll the sayd cowe w(it)h the sayd p(ro)fytt(es)
shall go to thuse of the rest of my chyldrn by even valu
& p(ar)t(es) Also I wyl that my sayd wyff Johan shall
have the one moitie & halffe of all the reste of my stuff
Cattall implem(en)t(es) And thother half therof to <too> my
sayd Chyldern evenly among them to be p(ar)ted, to be delyv(er)ed to
eych of the women chyldern ther p(ar)t(es) at ther ag(es) of 18
yeres & to the men chyldern at ther ag(es) of 20 yeres
And duryng the tyme of ther nonag(es) I comytte to the
custody of my sayd wyff & all the sayd p(ar)te of my chyldern
if she wyll be bound w(i)th suffycyent suertie to my sayd
executors <?> to delyver ther p(ar)t(es) to them at ther ag(es)
accordyng to the forme of this my sayd testam(en)t And if
she refuce to do it then I wyll my sayd executors or
ther executors or any of them shall take the sayd half
p(ar)ts of my good(es) & Cattell the p(ar)t(es) of my sayd chyldern
and to delyv(er) to ech of them ther sayd p(ar)t(es) at the sayd
ag(es) to gether w(i)th the p(ro)fyt(es) of the Cattell & thyng(es) that
may(e) yerely of thadv(a)ntages of ther sayd p(ar)t(es) And if
any of my sayd chyldern shall dep(ar)te this world before
ther sayd ag(es) or maryag(es) then I wyll that the p(ar)te &
p(ar)t(es) of them so dep(ar)te before ther sayd ag(es) & maryag(es) shall
remayne to thother lyvyng & S(ur)vyvyng the rest at ther sayd
ages to be equally p(ar)ted among(es) them and so to the last of
them if it shall so happen <?> and if they all dye before ther
sayd ages then I wyll my sayd wyff shall have ther p(ar)te
It(e)m wher ther was gyven me by the wyll of my Father
John Russhe £35 w(hi)ch I gyve & bequeth to my chyldern
in forme foloweng That is to saye the fyrst ten pound
therof to Ales my doughter the next £10 therof to
Margery my sayd doughter and the rest viz £15
to John my sonne The sayd woman chyldern to have ther
p(ar)t(es) at ther ages of 18 yeres aforsayd and my sayd sonne
at the age of 20 yeres And my sayd executors to receyve
my sayd £35 as it is payable <m> by my sayd Fathers
wyll and the same to <p(ar)t> put futh(er) to thuse of my sayd
chyldern And ech(e) of them w(i)th suffycyent assurans for
the repaym(en)t of ther sayd p(ar)t(es) w(i)th thadv(a)ntages that therof
shal come before ther sayd ages And at ther sayd ages
my sayd executors or ther executors to yeld unto my sayd
chyldern and eche of them ther sayd p(ar)t(es) of the sayd £35
w(i)th thadv(a)untag(es) therof at that tyme taken & to be taken
as aforesayde And if any of my sayd chyldern shall dye
before ther sayd ag(es) Then I wyll ther p(ar)t & p(ar)t(es) shall
remayne to ther followes the reste my chyldern to be equally
p(ar)ted among(es) the S(ur)vyvors of them to the last of them. And
if they all dye before the sayd ages my Wyff lyvyng I coyll
my wyff to have all ther sayd par)t(es) but if my wyff and
my sayd chyldern all dye before they shall come to ther
sayd ages Then I wyll that the sayd £35 shalbe
bestowed by thand(es) of my executors or ther executors <?>
in ded(es) of Charyte as they shall thynk most plesyng to godd(es)
Godd(es) glory that is to sayd they to gyve therof yerely
four pound(es) unto the porest p(er)sons of <Bady> yoxford &
Badyngham in eche towne 40s yerely tyll all be
bestowed so amongst the pore people
This my sayd testam(en)t & last wyll in forme before expressed
well and faithfully to be p(er)formed & done I comytt
the charged therof herry my sonne
and my gentle master mr herry henyngham to be the
Sup(er)vysor & to ? se the well ordeynge he reof? and
the p(er)formans of this testam(en)t to be as aforsayd by his
?yst as my hope is in hym
The sayd James S(ur)rendred all his ten(amen)t & lond(es) wood(es)
& other the p(re)mysses into thand(es) of wyll(ia)m Bysshppe bond
ten(emen)t of the Man(or) of Cokfeld in the p(re)sens of wyll(ia)m
Em? Rob(er)t Clerk at webster & John Comites? lyke
ten(emen)t(es) to thuse of this testam(en)t & Last wyll and
Wytnesses to the wyll before them rell? & seme?
Probate 19 July 1571?
Editorial conventions
*----* - words/letters inserted as indicated in the document by the original author
(---) - letters added into words that have been abbreviated
<___> - letters/words deleted in the original document
[___] - Editorial comment
Meanings of unusual words
Tuyc(i)on - tuition
Thage - the age
Thuse - the use
Pylgremage - pilgrimage
Contyunans - continuance?
Unquyetable - unable to decipher the meaning of this word
semyssy(i)on - unable to decipher the meaning of this word
towchyng - touching
requysyt - requisite?
Desirous - ?
Savetie - ?
Thother - the other
Refuce - refuse
thand(es) - the hands
Furth - forth
James married Johan [32352] [MRIN: 11539].
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