The will was made 16th April 1556. Edmund was ‘now of Swannington’ gent. He leaves to his daughter Elizabeth Cushyn a good feather bed, pillow, bolster, pillowcover, two whole sheets and a covering, the best he has save one. Also the outside of his black chamblet gown with its finery and furs and £10 of ready money and one cow all this to be delivered within half a year after his decease. The residue of all his goods and chattels, moveable and unmoveable and all the debts owed to him he leaves to his well beloved wife Frances Cushyn. He leaves an annuity of £4 a year to his daughter Elizabeth during the life of Frances to be paid out twice yearly from the rents of his two tenements in Hardingham called Faldegates and Huggons. He leaves all the rest of his property, lands and rents in Hingham, Hardingham, Hackford, Deopham, Wymondham, Tottington and Sturston to his wife Frances for the rest of her life and after her decease they are to go to his daughter Elizabeth and her heirs forever. He makes Frances and Elizabeth his executrixes and his brothers-in-law Henry and Robert Rychers, gentlemen, he makes supervisors of the will and to each of them for their troubles he leaves 20 shillings. The will was signed in the presence of Henry Rychers, gent., William Halfe of Hevingland [Haveringland?] gent. John Skott Clarke, curate of Swannington and Robert Mychell of Norwich, Alderman. The will was proved 9th November 1557
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