Rutland, Lyddington

" Of your Charity praye for the soule of Mr. Edward Watson, Esqr., Justice of Peace and Surveyor General' to three Reverend Fathers in God, that is to say to my Lord William Smith, to my Lord William Attwater, to my Lord John Longland, late successively beying Bishops of Lincoln. Which Edward deceased the X day of October, the year of our Lord MVC XXX on whose soule and on the soule of Mistress Emma his wife Jesu have Mercy."

Edward born in 1490 at Sledmer the son of Edward Watson of Liddington. In 1515 he married Emma daughter and co-heir of Anthony Smith a brother of William Smith, Bishop of Lincoln a great favourite of Henry VII.,

They are here with 5 sons and 10 daughters one born after Edward's death refered to in his will as the child "in my wiffes belly",

1. Henry "monk" of Newstead Abbey

2. Edward b 1516 m Dorothy daughter of Sir Edward Montagu Chief Justice of England flic.kr/p/98fCbc (parents of Edward Watson of Rockingham www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/5362887769/ )

3. Kenelm d1597 inherited Liddington and other Rutland manors and through his sons Anthony (m Elizabeth www.flickr.com/photos/overton_cat/3103656442/ , daughter of Thomas Andrews of Charwelton www.flickr.com/photos/overton_cat/3102732747/ ) and Kenelm was the ancestor of the non-Rockingham Watsons

1. Barbara

2. Mary m Thomas Dudley of Clopton / Clapton (grandparents of Sir Edward Dudley 1632 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/d2MWBj )

3. Bridget m .....Ellyott

4. Susan

5. Margaret

Will - 15 July, 22 Henry VIII, 1530. I Edward Watson of Lidington,co. Rut', mak my testament and last will. My body to be buried inthe chauncell off the parishe churche of Lidington if . me to dyenygh unto Lidington; and if yt fortune me to dye far .I will my body be buried in the parishe churche wher yt happ me to depart. . I will my best horse to the curate where I shall departe. I . . . . . off Lidington in recompence of my duety undoenand to pray for my soul the body off the same churche off Lidingtonfor reparacion therof xls. . ther vjs. viijd.; and to the torchesther vjs. viijd.; and to the sepulcre viijd. To the cath. churche off Lincoln in recompence of my duety undoen

the churche orchauncell where yt shall happen me to be buried for my burial as the custome is honestly to be paid. I will that myn executores cause an hole trigintall off masses to be said in the churche where I shal be buried upon the daye off my buriall if that so may be,orels the next daye or days folowing. And lykwise as many at themonythes mynd, and as many at my yeres day. And I will ther be spenteat the day of my buriall and gyven to prestes, clarkes, and poer people xxl.; and at my monethes mynd xl.; and at my yere day xl. And I will that immediately after my buriyng myn executoures fynd an honest secular preist to pray for my sawlle in the churche where I shal be buried,and all the sowles of all them that I have faren better for, by the spaceoff oon hole yere, having for his salary vjl.; and he to say daily thatyere placebo and dirige, and dayly masse if he can be so disposed at thelest v or vj tymes every wek to say masse.

To my sister, Janett Peerson, vl., and to my sister, dame Sibbell,at sainct Katerens iiijl.; and I will that my wiff owt of suche landesas I haue willed to hyr doo pay to my said sister Sibbell xiijs. iiijd. yerelyduring there two lives. To Richard Brian, my cosyn, iiijl. To JohanSmyth, hys sister, xxs.; and to his sister, maried, at Kyrkham in Yorkshire xxs. To Mylys Parkinson at London vjl. xiijs. iiijd.; and to mycosy, Agnes Smyth, in London xxs.; and to hyr sister my cosyn Isabellin London xxs. To Margaret Erington and Helen Fox, my sisterdowghters. To sir John Williamson the yongar to pray for my sowll xxs.;and to sir John Williamson thelder xxs. To John Panter, my seruauntexx shepe oon of my hakney horses and in mony liijs. iiijd. To JohnWinterbourn oon of my gude furred gownnes, oon of my dowblettesof sylk, oon of my riding cotes, oon of my hakney horsis, xxx gude shepe,the bed I lye in my self beyng in my chambre at London, and in redymoney vjl., in full recompense of all thinges bitwixt hym and me if hewill so accept yt, els this bequest mad to hym to be void; and underthe same maner I forgyve hym all suche money as he aweth me. To Thomas Webster, my seruaunte, oon of my furred gownnes, on of mydowbletes of sylk, To John Lee, and John Fowler my seruauntes. To euery of my other seruantes, men and woman, besides all ther dueties xs. and to every of my god children that will come forthem ij shepe, and to euery pore howshold in Lidington after thediscrecion off myn executores xijd.

I will that sone after my deth myn executoures distribute emonges the pore people at Sledmare, where I was born, iijl. vjs. viijd., and to the brethern and sistern at Kingwoldgraves emong them xxs. Toevery hows off freers in Stamford, Leicester, and Northampton xs. Tothe priour and convent of Laund, the priour and chanons of Brok', thepriour and chanons of Laund, the abbot and convent of Oselueston, and thepriour and convent of Fynneshed xxs. apiece. To the nunnes of Rowellvjs. viijd., the priour of Bradley xs., the priour and convent of Sempinghamxxs. To the nunes of Sempingham xxs. To the abbasse and conventof de Lapray besides Northampton xxs., and to the nunes at Stamford,xs., and to the priour and convent of Newested besides Stamford, xs.,and to the priour and convent of Newested vpon Ancolme xxs. I praythat in every of thies howses may be song a dirigye and masse for mysawll, my ffather, my mother, my lord Smyth, my lord Atwater, andMaster William Smyth, and Master Robert Toneys sowles, all mychildren sowles, and for my brother Simon and William Watson sawles.To the churches of Vppingham, Bisbrok, Seyton, Thorp by the Water,Calcot, and Stok, every of them vjs. viijd.

To Henry Watson, my soon, at Newested, xxl., and will that he haue no moer of my guddes and landes. To Edward my soon cl. To Kenelme my soon cl. To Barbara, Mary, Brigyt, and Susan my dowghters cl.each. To the child in my wives belly cl. Besides that I bequeth to Edward my soon my basen and ewer off silver, my best chayn of gold,my best bed of down, with best coueryng, best fustians, ij best shavingclothes, myn iern bond cofer at London, my bag with sylver ringes,my sperver of sylk, my signet of gold, and j of my best gownnes, [etc.].To Kenelm my soon my greet standing cup with couer gylt at London,my joyned table of waynscot, my best iren bond chest at Lidington,[etc.]. To my gude wiff, Em Watson, ccl., and all my corn, my mylchebestes, all cart, plows and cart horses, all my wood in the parsonage andall my howshold stuff, [etc.], and my leaces off Brok close and theparsonage of Lidington. And I will that all my other plate be deuyded evenly bitwixt my wiff and Edward and Kenelme my sonys. I will that Edward my soon have my leaces of the parsonage of Gidding andof the close at Baggrave; and Kenelme my soon my leace of the parsonage off Multon; and Edward the leace of Tatersall landes in Lutton; andJohn Wynterbourn the leace off the parsonage of Stonysby; John Panter the leace of the lordship of Lindon. And if enny of my childrendeparte owt off this wourdle bifour they haue receyved their said bequestesinto their awen kepinges, then I will the on halff off their said bequestesof moveables be deuyded emonges myn other children then lyving, thethyrd parte ther of I will my wiff haue, and the iiijth parte therof to bedisposed in gude warkes for the sowles above written. And if ennyof my children entre into religion, I will the on halff off allmoveables bequethed to them be deuyded emonges myn other children the third part theroff to the hows they shall so entre into religion inand the iiijth to be disposed as biforsaid for the sowlles bifour rehersed.I will that myn executoures owt of suche rentes as I have apoynted andwilled them to receyve pay yerely to John Winterbourn xls., to John Panter xxvjs. viijd., to Brian Barker xxvjs. viijd., to John Fowler xxs.,and to Thomas Webster xls., my seruauntes during the space of tenyeres next after my departure. To the churche of Lidington all mystok of ledder and bark beyng in my tan hows, and also the use off allmy said tan hows so long as the same stok shall contynewe in yt. AndI will that with the rentes theroff be found a preist to pray for my sawlland the sowles above wrytten, and to teche poer mens children, having yerely for his stipend vjl.; that preist to be put in and owt alway at my wifes pleasur during hir liff; and afterward by myn heiresand the viccar and churchewardons off Lidington; so that myn heiresbe alway of counsaill theroff. And the overplus off the yerely rentesoff that tan hows, the preist found, the stok mayntened, and reparacionsmade, I wilbe disposed yerely in mending highe ways and other gud warkesabowt Lidington for the sowles above written, as my wiff in hir liff andafterward myn heires shall think best. And this to contynewe so longas enny parte of the said stok will endure. And when the prest can nolonger be found, nether of the rentes nor of the stok, then I will the tanyard retourn and go with my fre hold therunto next adioyning, for owtof that I tok yt. And the copi holdes to be sold and disposed for the sawles above wrytten by th advise of my wif and heires.

I will that every of my sonys have ij of my best bows and all myshaftes, and the residew of my bows to be devyded emonges my servauntes.To my brother in lawe, Henry Sapcot, my chamlet cott, oon of mygownnes furred with foynes, oon of my best voisions; and to every ofhis children vjs. viijd. My wife to have the custody and guyding of mychildren and all their gudes and landys so long as she lyveth sole; andif she will mary ageyn, or will not kepe their bequestes, then I will thatother myn executoures deliuer all my children bequestes of guddys intosubtanciall religiouse howses or colledges by wrytinges mad by lernedcounsell ther to be savely kept till they come to full ages; and myne otherexecutors to have the guydinge of my childer and ther landes to the cumeto lawfull age of xxj yeres.

I will that all my euidences and a true copy of this my testamentbe put into a suer cofer under ij or iij kays, and set into Fodringay Collidgeor some other suer place, their to be kept till my children come to fullage, and then iche of them to haue the euidences of the landes willedunto them, and euery of them a copi of this my last will. I mak mynexecutoures my wiff Em Watson, my cosyn Mylis Parkyn' of London,Henri Sapcot and sir Laurance Hodgeson vicar of Lidington; and Mr Doctour Raynes and Thomas Waldram gent. to be supervisoures; andto euery of myn executoures taken upon them thexecucion of my willI gyve xxl. for their laboures and their costes, and eyther of my supervisoures for their costes xls., [etc.].I will that my wif Em Watson haue all my maners, landes and tenements in Muche Giddingand Lutton in Huntingdon and Northampton shires; and all my maner,landes and tenements, in Garthorp in Leic'shier; and all my landes andtenements in Lidington, Seyton, and Thorp in the countie of Rutland,both frehold and copi hold, for terme of hir lif; so that she hold hyrtherwith contented without enny further clayme to enny other parteof my landes, either be title of inioyntour and dowrye. I will that mynexecutoures shall receyve the rentes of all my maners, landes and tenements in Bloneham parishe, Rothersthrop, Rokingham, and Dingley;and of all my landes in Buckland whiche I bowght of Mr Dormer, calledthe Horn, towardes the perfourmance of my will vnto suche tyme asmy childre and other to whom the said landes be willed be of full ageof xxj yeres; and lykwise my executoures to have the revenues to thesame use of all suche landes as I have willed to my wiff in case she departebifour my said children and other to whome the same landes awght bythis my will to discend be of their full ages. And in case myn executouresreceyve enny moer then will perfourme my testament, I will they disposeyt for the helth of my sawll in charitable warkes.

I will that Edward Watson, my soon, when he cummys to lawfullage haue the lordship off Buckland that I bought of my lord of Rutland,and the maner of Knypton that I bought of Mr Stonysby, and after dethof his mother and my will perfourmed, all my maners, landes and ten'tesin Lutton, Muche Gidding, Garthropp, Rokingham, Dingley, and Rothersthrop, to hym and the heires of his body for euer; [remainder] to Kenelmemy soon and to the heires of his body; [remainder] to Em Watson, mywif, for terme of hir liff; [remainder] to the child nowe that she goth with if he be a boy, and to his heirs of his body; els to my dowghters and the heires of their bodies; and for defaute of suche issue, the remayndour of my landes in Buckland to my cosyn Mylis Parkyns in Londonand his heires in ffee; and the remayndour off my maners and landesin Muche Gidding and Lutton to my cosyn Richard Brian and his heiresin fee; and the remayndour off all my maner and landes in Garthropto my cosyn William Brian and his heires for ever in fee; and theremayndor of all my landes in Rokingham to John Wynterbourn andThomas Webster, my clarkes, for terme of their lyves and after to besold and disposed for my soull; and the remayndour of my landesin Dingley to John Panter for terme of his lyff, and after to be sold and disposed for me and the sawles above written; and the remayndouroff all my landes in Roderthorp to Brian Barker, my seruunte, for termeof his lyff, and after to be lykwise sold and disposed; and the remayndourof my landes in Knypton to my brother in lawe, Henry Sapcottes,to the intent he shall ther with found a chauntre in the churche ofLidington for my sowll perpetually to endure. I will that my soon,Kenelme Watson, when he cummys to lawfull age of xxj yeres, haueall my maners, [etc.], in Bollebrykill, Calcot, and Lytle Walton, and themaner off Mantels and, after my will be fulfilled, all my landes in theparishe of Bloneham, [folio 36] to hym and to the heires of his body;the remayndour to Edward Watson, my son, and to the heires of hisbody; the remayndour to the child in my wiffes belly, if yt be a boy,and theires of his body; the remayndour of the maner of Mantels to the colledge of Brasen Nose in Oxford for ever, so that ouer and besidesther former noumbre of fellows ther be euermore oon prest fellowe secularof Yorkshire bourn to pray for my sawlle and the sawlles above wrytten.And for defaute of issue of all my said sonys, I will the lordship offBollebrykhill and all my landes in Calcot and Walton and in Silso besold, and with the money therof a chauntre perpetuall to be foundenin Lidington churche, and the residewe of the money therof cummyngto be disposed for the sawles above written and in defaute of issue ofmy said sonys, I will that the prior and convent of Newested superAncolme haue all my landes in Bloneham, and they for the same to saydaily a masse for all the sawles bifour rehersed. And after the deth of my . . and Thorp frehold . . . son and to the heires of his. . .; and for defaulte of suche issue to Edward my soon and his heires of hys body; and for defaulte of suche issue to . . . And if the child in my wyves body be not a boy or doo not lyve, then I will that after the deth of my wyff John Wynterbourn have my hows andyard land in Thorp, John Panter my hows and yard land in Lidingtoncalled Colstons, Brian Barker my hows and yard land that I bowght ofJerves, Thomas Webster my hows that Parr dwellith in, and John Fowler my cotage that Ete dwelleth in for ever.

Memorandum. 10 October, 22 Henry VIII, A.D. 1530. I EdwardWatson addinge to my testament this scedall annexed, will that all suchlandys lyinge in the town and feldys of Knypton with there commodities,as I lately severally purchesyd of John Blake of Knypton, gent., andThomas Wodford, gent., after my deth that Edward my son when hecummys to his age of xxj yeres shall haue to hym and to his heres of hisbody; [remainder] in like forme as I haue before bequethed the maner ofKnypton. I will that myn executors shall take the proufyttes and issuesof all my maners, landes, [etc.], unto the tyme appoynted by this my willthat my said sonnes shall haue my said landys and wt the issues to pay mydettes and legacies and to performe this my will to this scedall annexed.They beynge witnesse, sir Laurenc Hogeson, vicar of Lidington; Henry Sapcott; George Swillington, gent'; William Smyth of Thorp Langton;John Wynterbourne; and Thomas Webster.

 

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