The Ancestors of My Grandchildren

He wants to be buried in the churchyard in Little Yeldham. He leaves to his wife Elizabeth his messuage and tenement in Little Yeldham, where he is now living, and his free land in Little Yeldham for five years after his death, and also his movable and immovable goods, implements and household stuff, and cattle and chattels in Little Yeldham, she resigning all her rights of dower in his lands. To Margaret Taine, daughter of Rose Taine, my house and grounds in Gestingthorpe, now in the occupation of Henry Fisher. To his grandchild Anne Taine, daughter of Rose Taine, 20 nobles, to be paid by his wife Elisabeth to Francis Purkas the elder of Nether Yeldham, for the use of said Ann at 21 years of age. To Richard Parmenter his brother £10, and to his daughter Elisabeth 20s. To his brother William Parmenter his copyhold lands in Little Yeldham called Cowell alias Gouldwell, and to so many of his children as are living three years after George's death 20s each. To his sister Christian Page 20s a year for life, and to everyone of her children 20s each. To his sister Joane Stamar £6, and to everyone of her children 20s each. To Rose Tanne, his wife's daughter 40s. To Francis Purkas, his wife's son £5. To his sister Katherine Alyson 20s. To my godson Thomas May 20s. To Thomas Purkas, his wife's son-in-law 20s. To the poor of Little yeldham 20s. To the minister, who peaches at his funeral 10s. To his brother Edward Parmenter his messuage and tenement at Hiningham at the Castle, and the copyhold lands and tenements taht belong with it, now in the occupation of Thomas May, and his messuage and tenement in Little Yeldham, where he now lives, with the free land thereto belonging, at the end of his wife's term of 5 years, or at her death, if she dies before. To his brother Edward Parmenter all the unbequeathed lands in Little Yeldham, Hiningham at the Castle and elsewhere, except a parcel of meadow and hopground containing one rod, lying in Little Yeldham, now in the occupation of John Panell of Redgwell, which he wills to his wife Elisabth, she paying the funeral charges. Executor is his brother Edward Parmenter
Signed by mark. Witnesses: John Harrison, Edmund Browne and George Bucher.⁶