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NORBURY MANOR HOUSE AND THE FITZHERBERTS. 231 
of all thoos that shall come here after and inherit as heir male or 
"heir generall by vertue of this my will and for their sooles when 
they be dead. And also to fynd a lamp brennying both day and 
nyght in the Chancell of Norbury before the Sacrament and also 
yerely to make a dowle every Sonday in Lenten that is to say to 
every housholder in Norbury, Roffington and Snelston that be 
tenant or heyr after shall be tenant to my heirs males or to myn 
heyres generalles by vertue of this my will if that they wyll come to 
Norbury Church or send one of theyr howse and fetch yt, and of 
ther charitie to say a pater noster and an ave maria for my soole 
and all Crystin sooles, too farthyng lovys two whyte herrings and if 
herryng whyte or redde faile and be not salt then to pay to every 
person soo wantynge herryngs for every ii herryings ob * in sylver. 
And in lyke manner yerely oon Ester evon halff a fatt oxe or nygh 
ther abount to be cut in peses and to every of the said tenants 
to be given ii farthying lovys and a pese of the seyde beff the 
which shal be better than a penny in value or else iid. in sylver.” 
In case of the heir failing to perform these alms, then the 
trustees are to take the estate and provide all the charities until 
he finds surety as to his compliance. 
In case the heir attempts to alienate any property, the heir 
presumptive is to succeed at once. 
Joyntures to be provided for wives, but not to exceed a third 
part of value. 
Muniments of entailed estate to be kept by the heir—of all 
other lands to be given to Elizabeth Fitzherbert. 
The heir to bear the arms “descended to me from my father, 
without any differance as heyr male to the Manor of Norbury, but 
not to bear my mothers armys without his differance.” Cousin 
Humfrey not to bear any part of my mother’s arms “ for he is not 
comyn of her.” 
Daughter Elizabeth and heirs to bear the whole arms of my 
father’s mother “ without any differance bycause she ys a woman 
and heyr generall to my father of those lands that he had that 
* That is a farthing. 
