Named as a beneficiary in the Will of his uncle George Lakyn/Lacon (1577)
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The Will of EDWARD LACON
The 25th Oct. 1612. I Edward Lacon of Tetney in the County of Lincolnshire, gentleman, healthefull and sounde in bodie, etc., and att this present consideringe with myselfe how weake and brickell the state of man's lieffe is in this worlde, etc. etc. My bodie to be buried in the earthe whence it was, in what place soever it shall please the Lord to call me, whether it be in Churche or Churcheyard it is not materiall.
To the poore of the cittie of Lincoln iijs. iiijd.
To the repayringe of the church of Tetney xxs.
To the repairinge of the Causeys and churchewayes in Tetney xls. And the towne to bring stone and sand, and to pave ytt by yarde with some sufficient workeman. To be soe bestowed within twoe yeeres after my deathe, which if it be not so employed, this my bequest to be void etc.
To the towne of Tetney vli. which shalbee yeerelie putt forth unto fifteteene of the poorest Cottagers by the ministers, churchwardens, and overseers of the poore, and to lend ytt them for iiijd. for everie noble yeerelie, whiche Interest money mye will is shall yeerelie be bestowed in paving and repairinge of the highe wayes to my churche, otherwis it shall be freelie lent them, and no one to have it above one yeere together, and theie to putt in two sufficient suerties to paie ytt at the yeere's ende etc.
To the poore in North Cotes xs. To the poore of Cleethorpes xxs. To the poore of Houlton vs. To the poore of Waithe iijs. iiijd. To the poore of Great Grimesbie xls. To the poore of greate Cotes, Waltham, Thoresbie, and ffulstowe, to everie towne vjs. viijd. to be paid unto them at Christmas or Easter which shall happen nearer my deathe and to be divided by the minister, churchwardens, and overseers of the poore some Sabothe daie ymediatlie after it be received, and mye executor to see it performed.
To Richarde Odlinge, vicar of Tetneye, xls., and to his wief Marie Odlinge xxs. To Edward Odlinge his sonne xxxli., when 21; my executor to pay yeerelie to his mother at Mayday, xls. till he receive his portion.
To James Bland xxxli. to be paid within towe yeeres after my deathe.
To Ambrose Burrett for his paines taken in my service iijli. vjs. viijd.
To Thomas horncastle xls.
To Richard Richardson xls. etc.
To my brother ffrauncys Lacon xli. and to everie of his children iijli. vjs. viijd. To mye sister Anne Lacon xs., and to Marie Lacon, my brother John's daughter iijli. vjs. viijd.; all which legacies to be paid within one yeere.
To mye wiefe I give ccclli., and she to have her abode with mye executor for one yeere after my deathe withoute payinge for her table or house roome, and her money to be paid her at the yeere's ende.
To Mawdlen Shepherd xxs. and to everie one of my other servants, not named, vs.
To Elizabeth Grantham of Skarborough xxs.
To Thomas Lacon, mye sonne, ccclli. to be paid within one yeere, and mye executor to pay him meanwhile everie quarter of the yeere xli for his mantenance at a universitie or otherwise. Mye will is he shall still be directed by Mr. Allen of Ludbrughe.
To my daughter Christian Lacon cccli. to be paid to my wief, for her use, who shall have the government of her and her portion; and if she will not be ruled by my wief but marrie without her consent, then my will is she shall have but ccli. and the other cli. be at the disposition of my wief.
To mye cosen Anne Lacon xs., and to mye godsonne John Lacon, her sonne, an ewe, and a Lambe; and to everie of her other children vs.
To my cosen Lion Lacon and John Lacon xxs. apiece.
To Mr. David Allen iijli. vjs. viijd.
Also my desier is that there maye be at my funerall a daie of godlie exercise and prayer performed by mye good friends, Mr. Odlin, Mr. Humfrey of Graynesbie, and Mr. Allen of Ludbrughe whome I wish may make the Conclusion Sermon, and to be performed in the Churche of Tetney for the comfortable Instruction of those that shalbe then present, and I give them for their paines xs. apiece. And my will is that their be provision made the same daye at the house of William Thimblebie for sixe or seaven mease of men, and he to have for his charge thereof vli. if he be in the towne at the time of my deathe.
Residue to my brother John Lacon whom I make sole executor. I make my good frendes and Cosens, Mr. William Lacon, Mr. Lyon Lacon, and Mr. Allen of Ludbrughe supervisors. And I give them power to take bondes of mye executor for the trewe performance of my will. And for the better inducinge of those that shalbe appointed to valewe my goodes and Cattell, with a note of the debts I owe.
And lastly of all Christian Love and favour I doe desier my wief, my Executor, or Executors and overseers of this my will to deale bothe faithfullie and trustelie with mye children, and to see this mye will performed accordinge to mye mynde and meaninge, and thus at this tyme I finishe and ende this mye will beinge all of ytt written with mye owne hand, desiering the Lord of his greate mercie to preserve me bothe in Lief and deathe, and beseechinge him alsoe to bless mye wief, and bothe mye children, that theie maye alwayes live here in his feare that theie maye die in his favour. In trewe testimonie whereof I have hereunto everie Leaffe sett mye hande and seale etc.
Memorandum. 26 March 1615. Edward Lacon of Tetney, gent., beinge then sicke in body but of sound and perfect remembrance, called his wife Mary Lacon unto him, and tellinge her where his last will and testament did remaine, and willed her to fetch the same unto him; who accordingly did fetch it. She said Edward Lacon caused it to be redd and after the readinge thereof did publish it as his last will and testament with these revocations and alterations followinge, viz., nuncupatively he said, and declared, and badd his executor John Lacon to write it downe; that whereas he had in his aforesaid will given unto the wife of one Richardson his servant xs., he willed the same to be blotted out because she was deceased. Likewise whereas he had given unto Christian Lacon his daughter cccli., forasmuch as his said daughter is married, and he gave her in marriage cli., he therefore revoked his former gift, and gave her as followeth, viz., he gave unto her husband cli., and forasmuch as her said husband Thomas Covell hath not abilitie to make her any certaine joynture or estate whereon to live if he should die before her, he therefore bequeathed another cli., to the said Mary his wife to be imployed by his wife for the benefit of his daughter Christian Covell during her natural life, and after her decease the whole cli. to go to the children of the said Christian Covell. Lastly, whereas in his will he had appointed that upon the day of his funerall William Thimblebie of Tetney, if he were then liveinge, should provide six or seaven messe of meate for the entertainment of such as should assemble to his funerall, and should have for his charges vli., this bequest is whollie revoked etc.
Witnesses: Mary Lacon, John Lacon, Thomas Lacon.
Probate at Lincoln 26 July 1615 by John Lacon, Executor, and at C.P.C. 9 May 1615 (43 Rudd).
Personalty sworn 2904 pounds, 7 shillings 6 pence. 3
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Inventory taken 11 Apr 1615 by Willm. Tharrold of Thoresbie, yeoman, Willm. Bennet of Northcootes, yeoman, Thomas Clayton of Frawthow, yeoman, Robert Foule of Ludbroughe, yeoman, Thomas Hayye of Marshchappell, yeoman, all dwelling within the County of Lincoln. 4
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