Nicholas ALSTON of Cavendish [4691]

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WILL of NICHOLAS ALSTON of Cavendish.
Dated 18th October 1511.
In Dei Nomine Amen.
The yere of oure Lord mlcccccxio. the xviij day of October I Nicholas Allstone of Cavendishye in the diocese of Norwic wyllynge to p'uente the day and ye ower of my deth make my last Will and testament in this wise.
Imprimis I bequethe my Sowle to Almyghty God and to oure lady Seynt Mary and to all the Seynts in heven and my body to be buryed in the Chirche Yarde of oure lady in Cavendyffhe be fore wretyn
Itm I bequethe vnto the high Aught for my tythes and offeryngs for forgetyn or slaky paid xxd.
Itm I will that my Executors pay or do to be paid All my Detts that com of Right and dew dett be lawfully Appd
Itm I bequethe to Agnes my wiff the hows that I dwell in in a Strete clepyd Nether Walys during her lyff and iiij (4) Nett Befts (cows) wt wynt mete and sond mete (fodder) vnto the same
Itm I bequethe to the said Agues xiiis (14/-) to be paid be the hands of John my son of the payment of the hows that he hath bought of me in a Strete clepid Over Walys in the said Town of Cavendyffhe the seid John my sone not distressed therefor.
Itm I bequethe vnto Ffryer John Robert in hows of Clare to pray for my Sowle and my friends Sowlys xl.d (40d).
Itrn I bequethe to Thomas Boydon a Kowe or vjs viijd (6/8d) for yt.
Itm I bequeth to John Boydon son of the seid Thomas A Bow to be paid aft the decease of Agnes my wift
Itm I bequeathe to Thomas Brown a Kow or vjs viijd (6/8d) for yt.
Itm unto Nicholas Brown Son of the said Thomas my godson xijd (1/-).
Itm unto Nicholas Boyden my godson xijd (1/-).
Itm to Nicholas Alston my godson xijd (1/-).
The Residew of my goods nott bequeste I will that they be at the disposicon of my Executors whom I ordeyn and make to be my trew and lawful Executors vpon on yts my last Will or testament Agnes my wiff and John Alston my Sone to dispose for my Sowle
and for my frends Sowles as the Semyth best to the most plesure of God and most mede (good) vnto our sowles.
Wretyn in Cavendyfthe ye day and yere above Wretyn.
Witnesse herto John Smyth of Cavendishe gentyleman, Roger Goldynge John Clerke and od (sic) (others).
Proved at Fornham St. Martin 16th June 1512.
IC500/2/13/204.

Cavendish is a Parish and village on the north bank of the river Stour which here separates Suffolk from Essex. It is only six miles from Sudbury. Sir John de Cavendish Chief Justice of the King's Bench and patriarch of the ducal house of Devonshire had his mansion here (of which the remains still exist).
During Wat Tyler's insurrection in 1381 a party of the rebels seized the Chief Justice and dragged him to the Market Cross at Bury where after a mock trial his head was struck off and his lifeless remains outraged.
Lionel Cresswell 1898.

  Other Records

1. Will of Nicholas Alston of Cavendish: Letter to Dr E L Fenn, 12 Jun 1899, Sudbury.
June 12, 1899.
48 Sepulchre Street
Sudbury, Suffolk.

My dear Sir
Since writing to you I have found a will of Thomas Alston of 1469.
I have also found that of Nicholas Alston of Cavendish 1511. (Wherein he mentions his son John) and there may be others between the dates of 1469 and 1559 when Mr Cresswell's list commences.
Do you wish me to see to this? As they are not indexed and I have to go over them each separately.
I found them late yesterday (Friday) afternoon and had no time to copy them as they were closing for the day, but I go again next Tuesday (as they only give me two days a week).
I think you ought to have all of these.
Very faithfully
Chas Golding.

Dr Fenn.

Nicholas married Agnes [4885] [MRIN: 1609].