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Latin Will of Thomas Hutchinson of Wykeham 1466
« on: Wednesday 27 April 22 11:47 BST (UK) »
Are you able to please help me with the translation of the attached three sections of the above Will which is in latin.
Thanks, Gerelle Lovegrove.
Section One attached to this message.

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Re: Latin Will of Thomas Hutchinson of Wykeham 1466
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 27 April 22 11:49 BST (UK) »
This is Section Two.

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Re: Latin Will of Thomas Hutchinson of Wykeham 1466
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 27 April 22 11:49 BST (UK) »
This is Section Three.

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Re: Latin Will of Thomas Hutchinson of Wykeham 1466
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 27 April 22 15:37 BST (UK) »
Section 1 (first part):

Item I bequeath unto Thomas Rodehede of Sannton one velvet gown and I give back to the same Thomas the forty shillings which he owes me.  Item I bequeath unto Joan, wife of the said Thomas one gown of fur.


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Re: Latin Will of Thomas Hutchinson of Wykeham 1466
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 27 April 22 15:53 BST (UK) »
My take on image one:

Item I bequeath to Thomas Redhede de [Gannton? / Gaunton?] one russet gown and and [renutto? = decline?] to the same Thomas that 40 shillings which he owes to me

Item I bequeath to Joan the wife of the said Thomas one [furred?] gown

Item I bequeath to Robert Richard William and Isabell the children of the aforesaid Thomas Redhed and Joan his wife to each of them one [eo?liar] of silver

Item I bequeath to Katerine [Hunderhill? / Himderhill?] who is the wife of John Hochonson my brother one [furred?] gown

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Re: Latin Will of Thomas Hutchinson of Wykeham 1466
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 27 April 22 16:26 BST (UK) »
A bit more on part 1
 ... of Gannton ...  (= Ganton, near Wykeham)
... and I forgive (remitto = remit) the same Thomas those 40 shillings ...
... fur-trimmed gown ...
... to each of them one silver spoon ...
Hunderhill, probably = Underhill (aspirated)

part 2
... Hochonson, son of the same Katerine, one silver dagger ready for use, one basin, one hallyng (= wall-covering/tapestry) with bench-covers from Arras[?], and to Alice his sister one brass pot, and to Emmot Hochonson his sister one feather bed. Item, I bequeath to John Hochonson one lamb. Item, I bequeath to Thomas Hochonson two lambs, and to Agnes his daughter one brass pot with a stert (= handle)  Item, I bequeath to Alice Flawtt[?] one red tunic. Item, I bequeath to the Vicar of Hutton Buscel one silver spoon. Item, ...

part 3
... to the parish of Hutton Buscel aforesaid, 4 ells (= measures) of linen cloth. Item, I bequeath to Thomas Colynson 2 ells of linen cloth. As for the rest of all my goods not bequeathed above, when my debts have been fully discharged and my funeral expenses deducted, I give and bequeath them to John Ellerton, Vicar of Hutton Buscel aforesaid, and to John Ruston, Vicar of Ellerburn, the executors of this my will, so that they should distribute and arrange things for me and for the health of my soul just as may seem best to them to do. Given in my chantry chamber the abovesaid year and day; these being witnesses, John Hunderhill, Thomas Colynson, Thomas ...

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Re: Latin Will of Thomas Hutchinson of Wykeham 1466
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 27 April 22 20:39 BST (UK) »
Thank you all for your responses.  Re: Gannton near Wykeham, was also wondering if it could be Snanton (now Snainton) which is also near Wykeham, as this family lived at Wykeham and at Brompton, Snainton being the next village along the road from Brompton?
Thanks, Gerelle.

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Re: Latin Will of Thomas Hutchinson of Wykeham 1466
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 27 April 22 21:35 BST (UK) »
As an extra bit of history, I believe this Thomas Hutchinson was a Chantry Priest of Wykeham Abbey. The lands of Wykeham Abbey were granted to Francis Poole of Wykeham, a servant of the King, in 1544 and subsequently acquired by Richard Hutchinson (who died 1559/60 Wykeham), possibly a descendant of John Hutchinson, the brother of the above Thomas Hutchinson.

Questions: 
1. In Section One, it states that Katherine Hunderhill is the wife of John Hutchinson, his brother. Not sure what that means. Is it likely that his brother, John Hutchinson, has died and Katherine has remarried to a Mr. Hunderhill?
2. In Section Two, Thomas makes bequests to a John Hutchinson, a Thomas Hutchinson and Thomas's daughter, Agnes. There seems to be no relationship mentioned, but are John and Thomas also likely to be children of the said John and Katherine, or other relatives?
3. Witnesses of the will are given as: Johanne Hunderhill (is this John or Joan?), Thomas Colynson, Thomas Hochonson and Thomas Redehede.
Thanks again, Gerelle.

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Re: Latin Will of Thomas Hutchinson of Wykeham 1466
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 27 April 22 22:24 BST (UK) »
Re: Gannton near Wykeham, was also wondering if it could be Snanton (now Snainton) which is also near Wykeham, as this family lived at Wykeham and at Brompton, Snainton being the next village along the road from Brompton?

Horselydown86 and I read it as a G, but Watson reads it as S. So is it possible, please, to find another capital S or capital G anywhere in the text, for comparison?