82 WILL OF THOMAS BABINGTON. 



supervisour, or the more parte of them to be doon. And thise I 

 make myne execute's, Antonye Babyngton my sonne and heire 

 apparaunte, Maister Rauff Babyngton clerke/'' George Chaworthet 

 esquier Roger Grenehall I and my sonne Sir John Babyngton 

 supervisour. And to every of them takyng the business for 

 execucion of this my will I bequest fyv marcs of money 

 over and above theire costf. And I require my said 

 sonne Sir John § to call upon them to execute this my will ; 

 for if he had capacite to sue and be suyd, he shuld have beii ooii 

 of myne executors. Also I will that my houshold shalbe kept by the 

 space of oon yere or lesse by the discrecion of myne execute's 

 and supervis' or the more parte of them after my dicease, at my 

 costf and chargf w' servauntf of husbandry and no oder. Also I 

 bequethe to every servaunte in my houshold theire wagis due, and 

 oon quarter wagf in rewarde bothe to man and woman. Also I 

 will that myfi execute's oon yere after my dethe occupie all my 

 boollis II as well my boolf at Rybar and Ashov^ as oder, to brynne 

 all such wodd and ore as I have bought and as myne execute's 

 shall bye the yere after my discease. And after the said yere so 

 endid, I well that then they sell all my said beolles by me bought 

 except the Boolles at Ribar and Ashov^ which before this tyme I 

 have gyven to my sonne Antony, savyng to myfi execute's leede 

 ore and blakewarke for smyltyng, savyng blakewerke for keveryng 

 of the blockf of the said ij. boolles to my said sonne. And 

 whereas I have moche ore owyng to me (as apperith as well by 

 tailes as in my booke of ore not crossed nor drawen oute) I will 

 that myn execute's and supervisour calle before them all the said 

 detters and suche as be poore and wold gladly paye if they were 

 able and labour to the same entent, to fergyve them all or parte 

 by theire discrecion. And at such tyme as my housshold shalbe 

 broken upp, I well that all such beddyng as was left for the said 



* Rector of Hickling, oi. 1 52 1, 

 t George Chaworth zvas his son-in-law by marriage witli testator s daughter 

 Catharine. — Ed. 



X Of Teversal ; married Anne, the testator'' s daughter. Their heaulifu. 

 incised alabaster memorial is still in Teversal Church. — Ed. 



^ Kt. of Rhodes. || Lead smelting furnaces. 



