FILE [no title] - ref. DG11/986 - date: 19 Elizabeth I, 1577 August 22
[from Scope and Content] Will of Jane Coles of Preston, co. Northampton, widow, late wife of Richard Coles of Preston, gent., deceased: 20 nobles to 20 poor maidens as shall next be married in Preston after the death of said Jane; to Ambrose Willes, son in law £20; to Amy Willes, her daughter and wife of Ambrose £6:13s:4d.; to Edward Edwardes and William Trust, sons in law, all residue of goods and chattels for the education of their children by their wives Ursula and Agnes, her daughters; to Edward Edwardes and William Trust and Ursula and Agnes, their wives, all lands, tenements in England; other small bequests to her grandchildren and servants. Proved CANTERBURY P.C., 14 September 1584.
FILE [no title] - ref. DG11/324 - date: 19 Elizabeth I, August 24
[from Scope and Content] Grant: Jane Coles of Preston Capes, alias Preston upon the Hill, co. Northampton, widow, to Edward Edwardes of Alwalton, co. Huntingdon, gent., & Ursula, daughter of the said Jane: (a) the moiety of all her messuages, lands, etc., lying in the town and fields of Northampton; (b) the moiety of all her messuages, lands, etc., lying in the town and fields of AWFORDE alias ALLFORDE, co. Lincoln: she also appoints John Roberts and Robert Atkyns her attornies to deliver seisin of the said premises.
FILE [no title] - ref. DG11/248 - date: 27 Henry VIII, March 21
[from Scope and Content] Bond: Johanna Bonde of Northampton to Peter Colles and Richard Colles: in £200 to perform the covenants in indentures made 20 March 27 Henry VIII between (a) Laurence Wasshyngton, gent., and the said Johanna and (b) Peter Colles and Richard Colles concerning the marriage to be solemnized between the said Richard and Johanna.
FILE [no title] - ref. DG11/321 - date: 18 Elizabeth I, May 15
[from Scope and Content] Grant: Jane Coles of Preston, co. Northampton, widow, late wife of Richard Colles, of Preston, gent., deceased, to Peter Coles, gent., son and heir of the said Richard and Jane: all her estate and title to the capital messuage with appurtenances in PRESTON and all lands, tenements, woods, etc., in LITTLE PRESTON and all the several closes of pasture there called the Over Knapnell close, the Nether Knapnell close, the Oxe ende, the Netherside close and the Comes, which premises were appointed as a jointure for the said Jane by the said Richard Colles: reserving to Jane the yearly sum of £20 during the term of her life.
FILE [no title] - ref. DG11/940 - date: 27 Henry VIII, March 20
[from Scope and Content] It is covenanted between (a) Laurence Wasshyngton of Northampton, gent., and Johanna of the same; and (b) Peter Colles of Preston, co. Northampton, gent., and Richard Colles, his son and heir: (i) that the marriage between said Richard and Johanna Bonde take place before All Saints next following the date hereof (ii) said Peter and Richard to provide an estate in lands of the yearly value of £5 to the use of said Johanna during her life and after her death and the death of said Richard to the use of their issue (iii) said Peter and Richard to provide an estate in lands of the yearly value of £15 over and above said £5 to the use that immediately after the death of said Peter they remain to the only use of said Richard and Johanna and their issue.
FILE [no title] - ref. DG11/941 - date: 28 Henry VIII, July 26
[from Scope and Content] Grant: Peter Colles, gent., John Ingolsby, yeoman and Roger Tyson, husbandman, to Richard Colles and Johanna Bonde: at the request of said Johanna, daughter and heir of Robert Bonde, deceased, and kinswoman and heir of William Bonde, lately of Northampton, deceased, and in consideration of the marriage between said Johanna and Richard Colles, gent., son and heir apparent of said Peter, (i) all lands, meadows, pastures, rents, etc., in GRYMOLBY and AWFORD, co. Lincoln, and elsewhere in co. LINCOLN which they had of the gift of said Johanna by a charter dated 20 July 28 Henry VIII (ii) appointment of William Hallyday and Robert Merten, husbandmen, attornies to enter into said premises and deliver seisin thereof to said Richard and Johanna.
