xviii Introduction. 



Pleas ; but Thoroton (Notts., ed. 1677, p. 344) says, 'I do not 

 find that Anthony Fitzherbert was ever Chief Justice ; ' and 

 it does not appear that he was more than, as he describes 

 himself, " oon of the kings Justices." 



Extracts from 

 Testamentum Anthonii Fitzherbert. 



" In nomine patris et filii et spiritus sancti Amen. 



" I Anthony ffitzherbert oon of the kings Justices being hole in 

 body and of parfite remembraunce thankes to almighty god make 

 my last will and testament the xii day of October in the xxix*^ yere 

 of the Reign of king Henry the eight ^ in fourme folowing ffirst I 

 bequeth my soule to almighty god my saviour criste my Redemer 

 and to our blissed Lady his mother and to Mighel my patron and 

 to all the holy company of hevyn 



And I bequethe XL s to amende the high wayes ^ bitwixt 

 Abbottes Bromley [and] Vttaxather. And to sir Thomas ffitz- 

 william Lord Admyrall fyve markes and the best horsse or gelding 

 that I haue. And to Humfrey Cotton V markes to ffraunces 

 Cotton fyve markes and a gelding or a horsse of XL s price. And 

 to euery of my housholde seruentes a quarter wagis besides their 

 wagis due. And to euery of my seruentes that be used to Ryde with 

 me^ oon heyffer of two yere olde and vpward or ellse oon felde Colt 

 of that age. 



And to sir Henry Sacheuerell and to sir William Basset to euery 

 of them oon horsse Colt of twoo yeres olde and aboue. . . . 



And tenne kyne and a bull and VIII oxen and a wayn and the 

 ploez and other thinges longing to a ivayne, to remayn at Rydwar for 

 heire Lomes. And XII mares, and a stallande, and VL fether- 

 beddes and VI mattresses and Couerynges blankettes shetes and 

 Counterpoyntes thereunto to logge honest gentilmen, and to re- 

 main at Rydwar for heire lomes to the heires males of ffitzherbert . . . 



And I will that Kateryn my doughter haue foure bullockes and 

 four heiffers and twoo ffetherbeddes and twoo bolsters and twoo 

 mattresse and bolsters for them and shetes blankettes and other 

 stuffe to make hir twoo good beddis yf I geve hir non by my 

 hfe 



1 The date is, therefore, October 12, 1537.— W.W.S. 



2 See p. 81.— W.W.S. ^ See p. 93.-W.W^S. 



