ETGOUS, John

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• Name	ETGOUS, John
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 1565
  Person ID	I8374	Edgoose
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

• Biographical Notes

  EDGOOSE, John (15??-15??) aka John ETGOUS, witness. An Index of the Will of William PURIE (????-1565/66) of Kirton, Lincolnshire: 01*William PURIE, the Testator 02 Thomas PURYE, son of the Testator 03 Elizabeth PURYE, wife of the Testator 04 William PURY, son of the Testator, executor 05 Umfrey PURY, son of the Testator, executor 06 Leonard PURYE, son of Thomas PURYE 07 Roberte PURY 08 Anne PURY 09 Mary PURY 10 Anne GIBBANE 11 Thomas CONYE 12 Dorytie DOBES 13 Mr. Laurance MERES, supervisor 14 Richard ROGERSON, from whom he purchased a house. 15 Master Anthonie BROWNE, land holden of. 16 William HARRISON, priest, witness 17 John WIDOUS, witness 18 Robert TAKET, witness 19*John ETGOUS, witness 20 Henry MARABLE, witness (Lincoln Consistory Court Will 1565/214) The Will of William PURIE (????-1565/66) of Kerton [sic], Lincolnshire, witnessed by John ETGOUS: [surnames capitalised and abreviations expanded] In dei nomine amen, in the yere of o(u)r lord god 1565 the xj day of February I will(ia)m PURIE sicke of bodye and p(er)fecte of remembraunce thankes be geven to god dothe make this my testament concludinge therin my last will in this maner and forme following First I bequethe my soule to god who hathe redeamed me and all mankinde and my bodie to be buried w(i)thin the churche of Kerton [sic] And I geve to my mortuarye that the lawe requirethe and I geve the churche xiijs xiijd and to the poore mans chest iijs iiijd It(e)m I will that w(i)thin one monethe of my desease theyre be geven to the poore people w(i)thin the towne wher most ned is by the discression of Thomas PURYE my son(n)e xxs It(e)m I geve to Elisabethe PURYE my wellbelovid wiffe vj mylke kye xx yowes xx hogges of the best after clyppinge to be chossen by the said Elisabethe or heyre assignes It(e)m I will that my houshold stuffe and implementes belonginge to me be devided in iij partes the one parte of houdhold stuffe and implementesd I geve to Elisabethe PURYE my wiffe and the other ij partes of my houshold and implementes be equallie devided betwyxt will(ia)m PURY and umfrey PURY my sonnes and the parte of houshold stuffe & implementes of will(ia)m PURYE to be delyvered at suche tyme as it shall please god that I shall dep(ar)te this world and I will the parte of houshold and ymplementes belonginge to Vmmfraie PURYE bee put in the handes of Elizabeth PURIE his mother and that she shall laie sufficient bondes and two suerties w(i)t(h) her to my sup(er)visor to paie the same unto the said humfraie PURIE when the said humfrey shall come to the age of xxj yeres or at the daie of his marriadge and if Elizabeth PURYE my wief refuse to doe the same then I will that Thomas PURYE my sonne have the custodie of houshold and ymplementes in manner and forme afore said and he to bee bound to Elizabeth PURYE my wief as is aforesaid It(e)m I geve to Elizabeth my wief and to will(ia)m PURY and to Vumfrey PURYE my sonnes all my swine and crope grene in the feld growinge equallie to bee devided amonges them It(e)m I geve to Elizabeth PURYE my wief and to will(ia)m PURYE my sonne my carte and ploughe and all the geares therto belonginge two geldinges two mares solonge as thei keape house together and Elizabeth vunmaried and if she marrie then I will the carte and plowe two geldinge two mares remayne to will(ia)m PURYE It(e)m I geve to Thomas PURY my sonne one round chyst the hanginge that I lefte in his chamber one presse one house mylne It(e)m I geve to Leonard PURYE the sonne of Thomas PURYE x yowes to Roberte PURY Anne PURY and Elisabethe PURY every one of the iiij yowes and iiij lambes and to Mary PURY one yowe and a lambe and to Anne GIBBANE ij yowes ij lambes and [sic] It(e)m I geve to Thomas PURY my son(n)e my braunde and my ere marke It(e)m I geve Thomas CONYE one blacke mare It(e)m I will that all my (???) shepe and horsse and mares be devidid in iij partes Will(ia)m to have one parte and umfray PURY to have ij partes and umfrays parte to be setten forthe by Elisabethe PURY my wiffe and Thomas PURY my son(n)e to the beste proffe of the said umfray It(e)m I geve to Dorytie DOBES ij quyes and xls be the yere to be paid xxs at meadaye and xxs at Mighilmas for the space of iij yeres next immediatlie after my desesse to be paid out of the goodes and legacies above geven to will(ia)m PURY and umfray PURY my sonnes any gifte therof heretofore geven to thm to the contrary not w(i)thstandinge And I will that Thomas PURYE my son(n)e shall take good assurance of my said son(e)es for payment of the same and ought com at Dorytie DOBBES w(i)thin the space of iij yeres then the xls to e no more paid thereof I geve every one of my s(er)vants a lambe & every one of my god children alambe [sic] It(e)m I do geve unto umfray PURY my son(n)e my house w(i)th appurtenances that I bought of Richard ROGERSON, on acare and a halfe lyinge at eres gate stove an acare and a halfe lyinge at Marketstede lane ij acars land erable lyinge in Kerton (Inges or Juges) It(e)m one acare and astonge [?] lyinge severallie & halfe & one acare land arrable holden of master Anthonie Browne in sorcage all theses iij parcels aforesaid also one acare and a halfe pasture lyinge in Soterton to the fore said Umfray and to the heyres of his bodie laufullie begotten and if ought come at umfraye w(i)thout lawfull issue then I will it be devided betwen Thomas PURY and will(ia)m PURY my son(n)es It(e)m I do make will(ia)m PURY and umfray PURY my executo(r)s and Mr Laurance MERES my sup(er)visor and he to have for his paines xs witnesses will(ia)m HARRISON preiste John WIDOUS Robert TAKET John ETGOUS henry MARABLE w(i)th other mo(re). Probate granted at Lincoln 28 February 1565/66. (Lincoln Consistory Court Will 1565/214) (revised 23.09.2026)