NRORef: T 126.
Will dated 19~ February 1573
Probate 23rd April 1574.

In the name of God Amen, the 19th day of February Anno Domini 1573. I William 
HAULE of Weston in the parish of Weedon Pinckney sick in my body but being of 
perfect mind and memory, almighty god be praised therefore, do make my last will 
and testament in manner and form hereafter following.

Imprimis, I give and bequeath my soul to almighty god the father who did make me, 
and to god the son who did redeem me, and to the holy ghost who did sanctify me, 
the [three] persons in trinity and one in god heade, and my body to be buried in the 
church yard of Weedon aforesaid.

Item, I give and bequeath to the mother church of Peterborough 2 pence.

Item, I give to my son Richard HAULE my team and my best cart and my cart gears.

Item, I give to Grace my daughter my sorelled colt.

Item, I give to my son Richard all the plough timber, the best cupboard, my stepe fat, 
my garnar, my best coffer, my table, the trestle, my form and 2 pair of my best sheets 
and my best cote.
Also I do give to my son Richard my Collinge Lease, my best brass pot and a little 
pan, and my best hillinge.

Item, I bequeath to my daughter Grace 2 pair and a half of sheets and a table clothe 
and the best towel and the best winnowe clothe and a new cart body ready made with 
a pair of ? ? wheels and timber to make her a plough, and my next best coffer and to 
the said Grace a pair of sheets more and the next best hillinge and my best tub and a 
table and another table and the best pan and a little pot of brass and the worst 
cupboard.

Item, I give unto my son in law Lawrence BEDELL a bull calf of a year old, and I 
give unto John BEDELL son to the said Lawrence one steire, and to Katherine 
BEDELL one hoggrell, and to William BEDELL son of the said Lawrence one steire, 
and to Margery my daughter one ewe.

Item, I give to my daughter Jone a stere bullock of 2 years old and an ewe and a 
lambe and a hoggrell and a single winnowe clothe and a sheet.

Item, I give to Richard my son two parts of the crop that is in the Barn and the third 
part to Grace my daughter.

Item, I give to my son Richard two parts of the fallow and to my daughter Grace the 
third part if she keep herself unmarried for the time, if she do marry before the time 
be expired then I will that my son Richard shall have the said third part and Grace 
shall have of the said Richard 6 strike of barley and half a quarter of masleyne, and 
that they shall keep their cattle together off the stuff that they have so long as they 
continue together.
Also I will that where the sheep are equally divided between my son Richard and 
Grace, that Richard shall pay those sheep that are bequested of his own part.

Item, I do owe to my son William EDWARDS 5 pounds 15 shillings of the money 
which he should have recieved with his wife to her marriage, and to John 
BARFOOTE of Eydon 25 shillings, and I will that my son Richard shall neither lett, 
sett nor sell neither his Lease, neither house, neither mare nor any of his great cattle 
without the cousell of some of the overseers until he comes to age of one and twenty 
years.

Item, I give to Thomas COLLS, son of John COLLS 12 pence.
All the rest of my goods not bequeathed, my debts and legacies being paid I give to 
Richard my son and to Grace my daughter to be parted equally between them, and I 
make Richard my son my executor And if Richard or Grace or either of them do 
depart this life before they are married or whilst they do dwell together then the one 
to have the others goods, and I will if Richard my son whom I have made my 
Executor shall truly and justly performe this my last will and testament and also I will 
that, that if it shall please god to call me out of this mortal life at this time that then 
my daughter Jone not to receive that part of goods which I have given her until the 
time that she is delivered of the child which she now doth bear and is well again, and 
if she do depart this life at that time or before then, I will that the said goods be 
equally divided between the said Richard and Grace.
These I make my overseers, Lawrence BEDELL, William EDWARDS and Thomas 
WARKE WAS, These being witnesses, Richard ALLYBOND, Richard PAYNTER 
and Thomas GARTON with others.

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My understanding of probate is that a sole Executor had to be a minimum of 21 years 
of age, clearly, from the wording in the will Richard HAULE was not 21 when the 
will was written; his father was dead and buried within the following 2 months.

The probate is in Latin, apart from names and dates the rest is beyond me; in brackets 
to the left of the original probate there is further Latin with the year 1577, this may 
refer to Richards coming of age.

The original probate of 1574 seems to have granted administration to John 
WOODDE of Woodend (Little Blakesley) and Lawrence BEDELL of Napton.

Collinge Lease is possibly college lease; the college being All Souls College Oxford, 
Lord of the manor of Weedon Pinckney.