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The deeds of this period also include a set referring to the family of Crampton. They are printed here and shed an interesting light upon the possessions of the yeoman class at that date. The first is the will of Thomas Crampton, dated 6 April, 1574. Some of the wording is here omitted. In the name of God, Amen, 6 April, 1574, I, Thomas Crampton, of Staunton, in the Countie of Nottingham, yeoman, do make this my last will and testament. First, I bequeth my soule to God Almightie, and my body to be buried where my ffrendes shall thinke mett. I give to the reparing of the Parish Churche of Staunton five shillings. Itm, I give to my Mr. (Master) Mr. Thomas Markehame, esquier, my bay ambling naige, trusting of his goodnes he will helpe my wiffe to the Resydew of the yeres in the tythes belonging unto the Chapell of Staunton, now in my occupation; to the bringnge up of my Children and specsally of my sonne Jerome Crampton at learning; and that he will take my said sonne into his service when he shall be able to do hym service. I give unto Mr. William Staunton, the sonne and heir of Mr. Robte Staunton, an old angell. I give unto Mr. John Staunton ffive shillings in golde, unto Mr. Willm Staunton his brother ffive shillings in golde; unto Mr. Anthonie North iij-s.iiij-d., unto Mr. Quarles of Blankeney thre shillings and fourpence, unto Mrs. Syth Staunton thre shillings and foure pence. I give unto my wiffes children John and Ric Snowe Towe old Rialls either of them to have one, I give to the children of my sonne Rowland Crampton Tenne Shillings, unto the children of my sonne Peche .... xs, unto the children of my sonne Knyvesmyth tene shillings, unto my sonne Jerome Crampton a doble Duckett, with my blessing I give to Revd. Glasby, unto Robte Glasby and Avies Sealbanke a strike of wheat apece, and unto my sisters children at ffarndon thre strik of barley, when God shall send new corne into the barne. I give unto Willm. Emensby, my shepparde, two shillings. The rest of my goods, the portions of my wiffes children paid and discharged, and my Will p'formed, I commytt unto Anne my witfe to do as God shall put her in mynd unto my children; beseeching God they may please her and me. I make my wiffe the only executor of this my last will and testament, and Mr. Robt. Staunton, of Staunton, Esquire, the sup'visor of the same, desyring hym according to the gret trust I have had alwais in him to be good unto my wiffe and unto my children and for his paynes I give unto hym one olde Angell. This being witnesses Mr. Robt. Staunton of Staunton, Esquire, Rowland Crampton, John Crampton, with others.
INVENTORY OF THOMAS CRAMPTON, 1574.
The Inventrie of all the goods, corn, and cattle of Thomas Crampton, late of Staunton, in the Countie of Nottingham, yeoman, deceased, praysed by three indifferente men, viz: Willm. Grene, Thoms. Lyne, Anthonye Parkinson and Richard Elyston, the 26th dav of April, 1574.
In primis in his purse ............................................................ viii-li. |
xiii-s. iiij-d. |
Itm— all his apparell ........................................ .................. |
liij-s. iiij-d. |
In the P'lour. |
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Itm— three ffetherbedds, eyght pyllows, syxe cowletts, one olde bed pillinge of tapestire worke, a Reide mantle, iiij Blanckeetes, and ij bolsters ...... |
iiij-li. x-s. |
Three paire linnyne sheits, one olde sheite, eyght paire and one sheite hemping ............................. |
xl-s. |
Sixe pillowbeares, ffive table clothes, vi table napkines and towe towels .. |
xxiij-s. iiij-d. |
Itm— xxiiij yeards of white Carsaye ............................................ |
xxi-s. |
Towe cupbordes and towe Ambres ............................................ |
xxvj-s. viij-d. |
Itm— towe fflaunders chiestes and v other chiestes ................. |
xxx-s. |
Itm— One trundle bed stocke, iiij staudinge bedstokes ............ |
x-s. |
Itm— eighte charger, five susars, one basein and one ewer, iij porringers and iij salts .......................................................................... |
xxvj-s. viij-d. |
Item— eyght candlestykes, towe chawfyng dyshes and one latten basonne.. |
viij-s. |
In the Kytchinge. |
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Itm— v pannes, iiij Brass potts, one posnete, towe friynge pannes, and one Scomer .......................................................................... |
liij-s. iiij-d. |
Itm — pothukes, the tonge fier Scomer wthe other Iarne (iron) belonginge to the fier ........................................................................... |
xv-s. |
Itm— xxiiij flykes of Bacone ................................................... |
xl-s. |
In the Bruhouse. |
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Itm— one Leade wth the Brwinge Vessell ............................. |
xiij. iiij. |
Itm— one Saltinge troughe, towe kymmells wth other woode vessell ... |
xiij. iiij. |
In the Haule. |
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Itm— eyghte cusshinge ......................................................... |
vi-s. |
Itm— two counters, ij tables, iij formes, and ij chares ........... |
xxiiij-s. |
Itm— the hanginge in the halle .............................................. |
iij-s iiij-s. |
In the Stabulle. |
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Itm— v geldinges, three mares and three yunge colts |
xv-li. |
Itm— one Bay Amblinge Nagge .............................................. |
xl-s. |
Itm— one brydle ann a saddle ............................................. |
v-s. |
The Cattle. |
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Itm sixe Oxen and towe steares ............................................ |
xix-li. x-s. |
Itm— vij kyne and towe ......................................................... |
xi-li. |
Itm— one bullocke and five yearling calves ........................... |
iij-li. x-s. |
Itm— ffyve cupples of ewes and lambs and eyght gelde sheipe |
iij-li. |
Itm—twelve olde swyne and syxe pygge ............................... |
xliij-s. iiij-d. |
Itm— all the pullene ............................................................. |
x-s. |
Itm— tweatie bee hyves ........................................................ |
iij-li. |
In the Yearde. |
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Itm— towe cartes ij waynes bounde wth iarne ..................... |
v-li. x-s. |
Itm— wayne greares (sic) cart geares and plowgeares wth all the iarnes. |
xliij-s. iiij-d. |
Itm— one orse harrowe, ij peare of horse harrows, one skepe ( ............ ) and one drye fatte ................................................................. |
xiij-s. iiij-d. |
The Corne in the Barne and Chambers |
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Itm— one quarter of wheate ................................................. |
xxviij-s. |
Itm— twentie quarters malte ................................................ |
xv-li. |
Itm— Barlye thresshed and unthresshed ............................. |
l-s. |
Itm — a piece of an hay stacke wth some scraywe in the Barne |
xiij-s. iiij-d. |
Itm— peas not thresshed ................................................... |
l-s. |
The Hovels, palles and other woode in the yearde. |
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Itm ffoure flatte hovels wth all the palles p'teaning to the same |
l-s. |
Itm— The ffolde fleakes, the plowe tymbre and the Apelltyres |
xv-s. |
Itm— all the palles abowte the yearde wth ye ladders ......... |
xx-s. |
Itm— iij Sythes wth other Edgelombe pyckforkes and horse lockes |
x-s. |
Itm— th colles wth the offale woode in the yeard ................. |
xv-s. |
Itm— the kyne hare ( ........ ) ................................................ |
xij-s. |
The Corne in the ffeilde. |
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Itm— twentie acars Barlye ................................................... xiij-li. |
vi-s. viijd. |
Itm— ffoure acars Rye ...................................................... |
liij-s. iiil-d. |
Itm— Thurtine acars Wheat ............................... ................. |
vi-li. x-s. |
Itm— Syxetyne acars and one Rudde pees ......................... |
vi-li. x-s. |
Some cxlviij-li. xix-s. |
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The debtes, legacies and ffunerall charges lj-li. ix-s. |
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So remeane the lxxxxvij-li. x-s |
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Viz to ye wiffe for her thirde xxxij-li. x-s. |
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To v children viz John, Anne, Anthouie, Jerome and Katherine xiij-li a pece. |
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Note it casts up to £ 159 - 19 - 0, instead of £ 148 -19 - 0 as stated in the inventory, and thus the apportionment was wrong also. |
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The next deed of this series is a Bond in Latin dated 15th June, 1576, from Anne Crampton, widow of Thomas Crampton, to Robert Staunton, Esq., and Rowland Crampton, of Normanton, in the County of Leicester, husbandman, in the sum of £26. Anne Crampton puts her mark as do all the witnesses except Anthony North who writes their names for them. These witnesses were Nicholas Izatt, Gabryell Prokter, and Anthonye Walkynson. The condition is to pay Jerome Crampton £13 and one double Duckett when he came of age of 21 for his full fylyall childs part and poscon gifte legacies and bequests of the goods of his said father or by his Will and in the meane tyme to honestlie educate and bring up the said Jerome wth sufficient meat drink and apparell and all things to hym necessary.
Anne Crampton, widow, made her will on 15th April, 1576. She left instructions that she should be buried in the Parish Church of Staunton, and she bequeathed ten shillings to the said church. She left to Mr. Barwick 3/4; to the church of Dunsby 3/4, and to the poor of the same town 3/4. My brother John a gould ring with a stone in the same. My brother William a gold ring. My nephew Edward North a gold ring. My nephew William Staunton 5/-. My niece and god daughter Annie Staunton 5/-. My niece Marie Staunton 5/-. My niece Gertrude Staunton 5/-. My nephew Edward Wyld 5/-. Jerome Crampton 6/8. My servant Richard Rose 6/8. William Thornton 2/-. William Harrison 12d. Elizabeth Lime 6/8. Margarite Hollingwood 4/-. Helane S . . ton xiid. Gabriell Proctor a swarme. My Sister Wilde my best kirtle of silke. My Sister Syth my best gown and my best petticote. My Sister Brand my second gown and clothe for a petticote. My Sister Brand and my Sister Syth shall take so much of the lynnens which I used to weare as they shall think best to their own use, equally betwixt them, the rest to the poorest women according to their discretion. Katherine Crampton twoe petticotes. Rest of apparel to the poor. Everyone of my Godchildren 4 pence. Rest of all my goodes unbequeathed, my debtes paid, and legacies discharged to my two sons, John Snowe and Richard Snowe equally, whom I make my Executors, and my Brother Robart Staunton, of Staunton, Esquier, to have the gardining, education, and bringing up of them with their persons untill they shall be of the severall ages of 21 yeares. If ether dyes before 21 the other to have the whole. Desiring my said brother not to put my Son Richard from him, but, if he shall be so mynded, to put my Son John from him, then to place him and his person with my Nephew Edward North, or wth such a like trustie frend. Finally I give my Brother Robart Staunton for his paynes 20/-, beseeching him to be good unto my said children.
The testatrix was daughter of Anthony Staunton, her first husband being William Snowe, and her second Thomas Crampton, neither of them being in her own position in life.