Thomas Wase

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• Occupation: Gentleman

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WILL OF THOMAS WAZE

Will of Thomas Waze, of Hickling, Nottinghamshire, 1645

I, Thomas Waze of Hickling in the County of Nottingham, gentleman, being weak of body but of perfect memory, praised be God therefore, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following.
First I give and bequeth unto Jane Waze the elder (sworn), my loving wife, as long as she keep her (illegible ) name, all my lands, goods and tenements during her widowhood; but in case that she marries again my will is that Thomas Waze my eldest son shall have and enrty of one oxgang of the said land, so soon (illegible) change my name: and furthermore, my will is that I give to Thomas Waze, my son, after the decease of me and Jane Waze, his mother, all that mesuage, house or tenement with one close or croft and also two oxgangs of arible land, meadow and pasture with all profits and comoities whatsoever thereunto belonging to the said Thomas Waze and his heirs male for ever; and also my will is that Thomas Waze, my eldest son so soon as he shall come to all his lands, shall pay to Samson Waze, my second son, five pounds, to Katherine Waze 5 pounds and to Jane Waze the younger five pounds, within twelve months after the decease of Jane Waze, now my wife; and also my will is thet if Thomas do die without male heirs, then all the lands and tenements shall descend to Sampson Waze and his heirs male and for want of such issue then to John Waze my youngest son, to him and his heirs forever paying the afoersaid portions to the said persons if they be then living; and furthermore my will is that if any of those my children shall depart this life before the said portions be due and payable then it shall remain equally to the rest of the children who shall be then living.
In witness whereof I have hereafter set my hand the eight day of April A.D. 1645

Thomas Waze

[In the left margin] John C...inton (?) sworn, Edward Daxter, Witnesses

Hickling is located 8 1/4 miles NW of Melton Mowbray. Population in 1831 was 529.
Hickling

Hickling is a large village and parish on the Grantham Canal, at the foot of the Wolds, near the Leicestershire border and the Vale of Belvoir, 12 miles south-east of Nottingham and 8 miles south by west of Bingham.

The parish is called in Doomsday Book Eeheling and Hegeling, and was partly soc to Cropwell and Granby. In contains 613 inhabitants and 2,663 acres of land, of the rateable value of ?3,014 8s, which was enclosed in 1776, when 431a 0r 4p were allotted in lieu of tithes, in addition to 62a 0r 4p of ancient glebe. The principal land owners are the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln, Mr Marshall, Mr Collishaw, Mr Eaton, Mr Robert Hardyard and Mr Mason, and several other freeholders, but Earl Manvers is the lord paramount.

The parish church is dedicated to St. Luke, and has a fine lofty tower with four bells and a clock. A stone coffin, bearing a Runic inscription, was found some years ago under the chancel. The living is a rectory, valued in the King's books at ?18 8s 4d, now ?600, and is in the patronage of Queen's College, Cambridge, to which it was given in 1676 by the widow of Dr Bardsey. Five small benefactions producing 25s yearly have been left to the poor of this parish, by Robert and William Mann, Richard Smith, William Marriott and John Faulkes.

White's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1853

Thomas married Jane Darker about 1616. Jane (daughter of Henry Darker) was born about 1584 in Old Dalby, Leicestershire, England; died after 1645. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thomas Wase was born about 1619.
2. Anne Wase was born in Jan 1621 in Hickling, Nottinghamshire, England; died before 1645.
3. Katherine Wase was born in Aug 1627 in Hickling, Nottinghamshire, England.
4. Samson Wase was born in Jun 1630 in Hickling, Nottinghamshire, England.
5. Jane Wase was born in May 1633 in Hickling, Nottinghamshire, England.
6. John Wase was born in Aug 1636 in Hickling, Nottinghamshire, England.

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• Residence: Rotherby, Leicestershire, England

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Rotherby: in 1830 - 900 acres 143 inhabitants Samuel Seaman Esquire living at Rotherby Hall
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Will
1611 Folio 63 Leicester :Thomas Waze of Rotherby Gent.
Abstract :-
Testator : Thomas Waze of Rotherby Gent
Burial instructions:- in the Churchyard at Rotherby
Note:-This will is an original with a probate note added to the bottom, not a probate copy. It appears to be written by Thomas Waze himself possibly on his death bed. It is very difficult to read and the writing gets very scrawly at the end. The format is not what one would expect from an attorney. At this point it is not possible to make a detailed abstract the major points are listed below.
To the poor of Rotherby 5s
Small bequests to the following :-
Son Richard Waze ?,
Thomas of Hickling ?,
Sampson Wase 6s 8d,
Henry Fox my Son - in-Law 1 Mark? , his wife Margaret 3s 4d , and their children 12d,
George Allen and Ann his Wife 20s and every one of their Children 12d
Thomas Olive my Grandchild 6s 8d.
Katherine Waze my Grandchild 12d
Helen Spencer widow of ?????????
William Nythell my God Child 2s
My son Thomas ?20
Elizabeth Olive 12s
House in Leicester, Shyrehall Close and Garden ???? adjoining my wife Ann
My son Sampson his Children 12d each

Executors Thomas Wase my son and Ann Wase my Wife
The will is undated as far as I can make out, this was probably done on the reverse and has faded.
Witnesses :-Richard Smythe Clerk, and John Musson

Probate Granted at Leicester on 17 Oct 1611 to Thomas Wase reserved to Ann

Thomas married Ann Colclough about 1553. Ann (daughter of Thomas Colclough) was born about 1535 in Staffordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Parentage: Dau Thomas Colclough of Staffordshire

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• Residence: Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Richard married Elizabeth Meverall about 1530. Elizabeth (daughter of George Meverall) was born about 1500 in Throwley Hall, Ilam, Staffordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Parentage: George Meverall Esquire of Throwley Hall

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Ilam Hall & Ilam

A model village one mile from Thorpe. The Gothic cross in the centre of the village was erected in memory of Mrs. Watts-Russell, who formerly lived at Ilam Hall which was presented to the National Trust in 1934 as a Youth Hostel by Sir Robert McDougall The Hall is still an imposing and stately structure though a substantial part of it was demolished when it became a youth hostel. The Church, which stands in the grounds of the Hall, is of Norman origin, but like the Hall was rebuilt during the 19th century Some Norman parts of it remain, and it contains a highly elaborate monument by Chantrey depicting the death-bed scene of David Pike Watts, surrounded by his only daughter and her children. Other memorials include the altar tomb of Robert Meverell (d. 1625) of Throwley Hall (the ruins of which are nearby), whose daughter married Thomas, Lord Cromwell. In the churchyard are the remains of pre Norman shafts and crosses. Also in the grounds of Ilam Hall is the ancient shrine of St. Bertram who is reputed to have lived as a hermit in these parts in Anglo-Saxon times and to have converted the district to Christianity.

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• Residence: Staffordshire, England

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• Residence: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
• Occupation: Merchant of the Staple

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MERCHANTS of the STAPLE

The trade and industry of north western Europe in the Middle Ages was based on wool. The best wool was produced in the Cistercian abbeys of Yorkshire and in the Cotswolds, in western England. By the 12th century, raw English and Welsh wool was being widely exported, mostly to Flanders. Flanders seems to have been a cloth making area since Roman times. In Bruges (the name means " landing place " ), Ghent, and Leper, the wool was turned into high-quality cloth. It was then resold in the markets of Europe and the Mediterranean. By the I5th century, Bruges was part of the Duchy of Burgundy. Its cloth trade was on the decline.

Once the English kings realised the high value of wool, they decided to make certain towns official centres for the sale of wool and other staple goods, such as hides, lead, and tin. The tax on goods like these became a major source of income. When overseas sales were concentrated in one town, the king could easily organise and collect the tax. In the 14th century, the MERCHANTS OF THE STAPLE " became an official company. Usually, only members of this company could legally sell wool to foreigners. The Staple was variously fixed at several towns: St. Omer, Antwerp, and from 1340 to 1353, Bruges. Political trouble in Flanders, plus the conquest of Calais in 1347, led to the main wool Staple being fixed in CALAIS from 1363 lost Calais in 1558. The Scottish Staple remained in Bruges from1359 to 1498.By taxing wool at its point of export, clamping down on the import of cloth, and taxing its export lightly, the Crown encouraged the growth of the native cloth industry. Rural labour was cheaper and less likely to be organised in guilds, so cloth making moved from the towns into the country areas. Eventually there were at least 14 Staple Towns in England most in East Anglia.

Fine : Oct Trinity Henry VIII 1533

Between John Porte and Elizabeth his wife plaintiffs and John Ware and Alice his wife deforciants of 3 Messuages 3 gardens 70 Acres of land 10 of meadow and 4 of pasture in Rotherby. Grant to Elisabeth for her life and after her death the property will wholly revert to the heirs of the body of Richard the son of John Ware and Alice for ever in default to the said Alice and her rightful heirs. Consideration 80 silver marks.

John married Alice Bailey about 1495. Alice (daughter of John Bailey) was born about 1475 in Rotherby, Leicestershire, England; died after 1533. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Parentage: Dau and Heir to John Bailey of Rotherby
• NB: Wid. of Will'm Hill of Leic' Merchant of Calais

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Rotherby - LEI ENG
OS Grid Reference: 52?45'N 1?00'W
Name Origin: Old Norse Redebi Hrei?ar's village or homestead.

Domesday Book:
LAND OF EARL HUGH
In GUTHLAXTON Wapentake
Earl Hugh holds Barrow from the King. 15 carucates of land. In lordship he has 4? ploughs; 2 male with 1 female slaves. 40 villagers with 13 smallholders have 11 ploughs. 3 mills at 30s; woodland 1 league long and 4 furlongs wide which pays 5s.
Earl Harold held this manor with the dependencies written below.:-
In Donington 5 carucates of land. Meadow 3 furlongs long and 1 furlong wide.
In Cossington 6 carucates of land.
In Hoton 6 carucates of land.
In Seagrave 2 carucates of land. Meadow, 10 acres.
In Sileby 1 carucate of land.
In Rearsby 2 carucates of land less 1 bovate. Meadow 8 acres.
In Brooksby 2 carucates of land. Meadow 7 acres, A mill 5s.
In Frisby 1? carucates of land. Meadow 4 acres.
In Prestwold 2 carucates of land. Meadow 3 furlongs long and 1 furlong wide; woodland 6 furlongs long and 5 furlongs wide.
In Charley 4 carucates of land. Waste.
In Gaddesby 1 carucate of land. Meadow, 4 actres; a mill, 3 s.
In REDEBI 3 carucates of land less 2 bovates. Meadow, 3 acres.
In Frisby 1? carucates of land. Meadow, 4 acres; a mill, 28d.
4 of the Earl's men-at-arms hold 12 carucates of land from these lands. In these the Earl himself has in lordship 4? ploughs and 30 Freemen, 25 villagers and 13 smallholders who have 15? ploughs with 1 slave.
His men-at-arms have in lordship 3 ploughs and 12 villagers with 1 Freeman and 2 smallholders who have 3 ploughs.
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A Topographical Dictionary of England, Samuel Lewis, 1831:
ROTHERBY, a parish of 900 acres in the eastern division of the hundred of GOSCOTE, county of LEICESTER, 5? miles (W.S.W.) from Melton-Mowbray, containing 143 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, in the archdeaconry of Leicester, and diocese of Lincoln, rated in the kings's books at ?8. 8. 4., and in the patronage of the Rev. Mr. Browne. The church is dedicated to All Saints. Rotherby Hall is the seat of Samuel Seaman Esquire .
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Alice Bailey was the heir of John Bailey according to the heralds visitation of Leicestershire in 1619. This is undoubtedly how the Wase family came into the Rotherby property.

Lay Subsidy 1 Edward III(1327)
John Le Wardes (? Bailiff) 2d (this could be the original John Bailey)

The property is likely to have been in the hands of the family since at least 1368:-
( Hastings MSS: Sunday before Mark 42 Edward III (23 Apr 1368) John Baylif of Rotherby witness to charter between Robert of Rolleston, parson and John Barowe of Rotherby)

The name Bailey is occupational from the Old French Balif (acc.) Balli (nom),a free man, the appointed representative of an absenttee Lord of the Manor who lived in the manor house and administered the manor on behalf of his Lord. In the 13th century he would have been payed about ?6 per annum as opposed to a ploughman's 8s. [ P.H.Rainey " The Origins of English Surnames]

Lay subsidy rolls :133 - 26 Poll Tax 1377
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John servant of John Baly 4d
Edward servant of John Bayly 4d
John Bayley; fermer 8d

NB fermer or farmer :- Someone who paid the Lord of The Manor a fixed sum of money in return for administering and receiving the rents, dues and profis from a manor.

As the property passed with her widowhood it seems likely that her marriage to William Hill, Merchant of the Calais Staple was without issue. It would be interesting to search for any will of William Hill, such a will if it exists, (unlikely) would fix the date of her marriage.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Squire of Ilam; STS