ii. THOMAS, b. about 1493; settled in Westfield (a parish adjoining Shipdham on the north) where he is listed in the subsidy of 15 Henry VIII (1523), as assessed 18d. on goods valued at 60s. He d. in early manhood in the autumn of 1524, predeceasing both his father and grandfather. The will of Thomas Flegge of Westfield, dated 31 Aug. 1524. Bequests to the high altar, for church reparations, to the guild of Shipdham, to the Cathedral of Norwich, and for masses and doles to the poor of Westfield. To my daughter Margaret, 40s. at the age of twenty years. To my son Herry, 8 marks [£5-6-8] at the age of twenty years. To my wife Mawt, my house and lands and all my moveable goods, she to fulfil my will and be sole executrix. Supervisor, Herry Wynset. Witnesses, William Flegge, John Cowper, Richard Bush, Thomas Wenne. Proved at East Dereham by the executrix, 10 Nov. 1524. (Archdeaconry of Norfolk, register for 1524-1531, fol. 112.) He married about 1517, MAUD _____ who survived him. [See pp. 418-419 for list of children.]
