Documents relating to Thomas Savile

His will, dated July 20, 1488, was proved April 3, 1490.

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To be buried in the parish church of Sandall before the altar of the Blessed Mary the Virgin in the south part.

Prayers for my soul and the souls of Elizabeth, my wife and Henry my brother, as well as all my benefactors and my parents and all the faithful departed.

Money to support such chaplain from lands and tenements in Heton in the tenure of William Dikson, Thomas Horsfall and John White, annual value 40s, and tenements in Osset in tenure of William Bradford and William Metheley, annual value 30s, and a messuage in Bankethorp in tenure of Robert Boyth, stangmaker, annual value of 6s, etc. etc.

One messuage and all those lands and tenements in Holmfryth, in tenure of William Boyth, remain to Robert Blakkar son of Thomas Blakkar and Agnes his wife my sister after my decease and the decease of Elizabeth and of Agnes to pay thereout annually to the support of the aforesaid chaplain 6s.

One close at the west end of the town of Brygelston in tenure of [blank] late wife of William Catlyn and a messuage in Wodthorp with two little crofts adjoining thereto and other lands in the fields there, taken for the support of the said chaplain and his successors for ever, together with a messuage and certain lands in Dirtkarr in the tenure of [blank] Toundend.

Also that the lands and tenements in Bankethorp lately purchased by me from Wm Disforth shall remain to the heirs of the said William after the term of 21 years.

Also if the heirs of Richard Clarke shall come to the said Elizabeth and my feoffees and pay 12 marks of silver that then my feoffees shall make to them an estate in the lands and tenements purchased by me of the said Richard Clarke in Denesbury in the parish of Batley.

Also I will that out of one messuage in Rastrick, purchased by me of John Wodhowse, called Wodhowse, three pounds shall be paid into the hands of the Vicar of Huddesfield to celebrate for the soul of the said John Wodhowse and his parents, after this paid remain to Elizabeth my wife for the term of her life, she finding one serge of wax before the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Eland Kirke each year, and each Easter distribute in alms 5s annually.

After her decease aforesaid messuage shall remain to Nicholas Savile my brother for life charged with the above payments.

After decease of Nicholas the messuage in Rastrick to remain to Thomas Sayvile son of Nicholas my brother and his heirs for ever charged with the payments aforesaid.

Also if I and my executors shall peaceably enjoy three closes in the town of Cregelston for 19 years, which I lately had by gift and surrender of Richard Sprygonell, without interruption from the said Richard and his heirs, that then my feoffees shall release to the said Richard and his heirs the same closes and all other parcels of land which I have by purchase from the said Richard.

Also if Oliver Hochenson shall pay to Elizabeth my wife eight marks of silver that then my feoffees shall re-enfeoff Oliver and his heirs in all the lands and tenements in Holynthorp lately purchased by me from the said Oliver.

Also that the residue of all my lands and tenements in Heton not before specified shall be equally divided amongst the sons of John Sayvile and Nicholas Sayvile my brothers after the decease of Elizabeth my wife.

Residue of all my lands and temements not before specified together with the patronage of the Chantry aforesaid to remain to Elisabeth my wife and she to be executrix.

To each servant 10s.

Witnesses John Lake of Wakefield, gent., John Haghe of Dyrtcare in the parish of Sandall, gent. Pr. by executrix