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Her father's will is as follows: — 



July 24th, 1558, Richard Bridges of West Shifforde.?, co Berks, knt. Mother 

 church of Sarum 2*. Hole maner of Bradley, co. Somerset, to Edmond Bridges, 

 ruy son. and his heirs forever. My daughters Jane and Frances Bridges 500 

 marks apiece, so that my detts be paid. Executrix to } T early receive rents and 

 profits of following, viz. of my manor of Bradley, co. Somerset, manor of 

 Leybrooke in Ringwood, co. Hants, my manor of Falley, co. Berks, my manor 

 of Asshton Gyfforde, and of my lands in Penarde, Bottisboroughe and Stratton 

 St. Margarets, co. Wilts, until sufficient be received to pay detts, and accomplish 

 legacies to two daughters ; if one of said daughters die unmarried, the other 

 sister to have 200 marks of said legacy to her sister; that is to say, to have 700 

 marks ; if both die said legacies to be divided between Jane my wife and 

 Anthony Bridges, my sou and heir, so that said Anthony do attain 21, if he die 

 under age, to Edmond my son. To said Anthony my household implements in 

 my house at Shifforde- To the said Anthony, my son, my armoury, harness, 

 weapons; my chain of gold, if it may be saved and restored, without the sale 

 thereof to the payment of my debts ; all these bequests, on condition the said 

 Anthony suffer Edmond my son, his brother, to peaceably enjoy the said manor 

 of Bradley, &c. My household shall be maintained by my executrix at Shifforde, 

 or elsewhere my household shall be at the time of my decease, for time of three 

 months, for benefit of servants. William Hutton, clerk, parson of Letcome 

 Bassett, my best geldinge. Residue to Jane my wife, full and whole executrix ; 

 she to find Edmond, Jane and Frances, in meat, &c. Supervisors, Sir Anthony 

 Hungerford, and Sir Richard Pecksall, knights, 4,1. apiece. If it shall happen 

 my said wife, being my said executrix, to be iu mind to marry again, that then 

 I will that he that shall so marry her be bound with good and sufficient sureties 

 unto my said supervisors for the performance and fulfilling of this my present 

 testament. Witness, Sir William Deakin, priest, parson of Ludgershall, Robert 

 Knight, Henry Monday, Bartholomew Downe, aud other. Proved 1 Sept., 1558, 

 b} r oath of Thorn. is Dockwarey, procurator of Dame Jane the relict. Registered, 

 C. P. C. " Noodes," fo. 40. 



Lastly, we have her mother's will : — 



10 March 15S9 (1589-90), I Jane Harcort, of Ludgarshall, co. Wilts, late wife to 

 Simon Harcort,, esq., deceased, otherwise called the Lady Jane Bridges, sometime 

 wife to Sir Richard Bridges knt , deceased ; Mother Church of Sarum 2s. 

 parish church and chapel or Hand of Ludgershall, where I doe commonly use to 

 sit, 10Z. to be paid to the wardens aud parrishioners there at the discretion of 

 my executors, so as they will become bound to my said executors to joyne or 

 annex the said Chappell or Ilaud to the church aforesaid, and to keep the same 

 in continual reparations, as usually they doe and ought to keep the said church. 

 Poor there 20s. Church of Newbery 4,0$. Parish church of Argaston 40*. 

 poor of said parish 40*-. Parish church of West Shifl'ord 10.y. poor there 10*. 

 To my son Edmond Bridges and his heirs all my manors, lands, tenements, 

 hereditaments, &c, in Over Stratton, Stratton St. Margarett and Pirton alias 

 Puriton, cos. Wilts and Berks, as settled by indenture of even date. To said 

 son Edmond, my lease of the ferine of Henley, co. Berks, which I had by 

 grant and demise of the Masters, Wardens and Fellows of Queenc's College, 



