Person:Thomas Heritage (3)

Personal History

In November 1534, Thomas Heritage of Westminster, clerk, in consideration for work completed at his own expense and £10 paid in money, was granted the admissions into a chamber of Lincoln's Inn for two of his kin who were Fellows of the Inn.^[2] Peter Temple, who was specifically named,^[2] was Thomas's nephew by his sister Alice and was later named one of his executors of his last will and testament.^[1] Peter, in his own will dated 8 April 1571, instructed his executors to pay debt of his late uncle Thomas Heritage.^[3]

Death and Probate

In his will dated 22 October 1537,^[1] Thomas Herytage, without any further personal description, made his only bequeath (beyond giving his soul and body to God), “my goodes to be distributed to suche as I owe money unto and other wayes charitable.” He also requested that his burial be done at little cost. He named Thomas Herytage and Peter Temple to be his executors. The will was proved 10 July 1538, in London, in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} “Will of Thomas Herytage”, in Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Prerogative Court. Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related probate jurisdictions: Will registers. (Kew, England: The National Archives)
   PROB 11/27/293, register Dyngeley (1537–1539), qr xix, f 150.

   Digital image in England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384–1858 (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/5111/40611_311126-00303 : accessed 22 March 2017).
   
   The will of Thomas Herytage, dated 22 Oct. 1537; exors. Thomas Herytage, Peter Temple. Probate 10 July 1538, London.

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Lincoln's Inn (London, England); William Paley Baildon; James Douglas Walker; Ronald Roxburgh; and P.V. Baker (eds.). The records of the Honorable Society of Lincoln's Inn: The Black Books. (London: Lincoln's Inn, 1897-2001)
   vol. 1, pp. 243–244, 249–250.
   (https://hdl.handle.net/2027/inu.30000063832376?urlappend=%3Bseq=290 : accessed 23 March 2017)
   Under the heading, “Council held on November 25th, 1535”, on fo. 75 of Book IV., is the following text from fo. 79:
   

   Whereas Thomas Heritage of Westminster, clerk, “ hath be at the costes and charges, as well in workmanship, tymbre, bourde, waynscott, lyme, here [? hair], lathe, naile, doores, hynges, lockes, stapulles, glas, casmentes, and oder like thinges, of and for wyndowes, doores, particions, gon [? common] peces, bourdyng of flowrs, and oder like, in finishing of a high chambre in the north ende of the newe buyldynges … as in the same doth manifestly appere ; and also hath bounde hymself … to fynyshe the staire and all the garrett in the said newe lodginges in an honest maner w^t studies, galary chambres, or like thinges convenient for an honest student there, w^t wyndowes, glasyng, selyng, doores, and charges of all maner of stuff and workmanship,” at his own expense ; In consideration thereof and of £10 paid in money, the Rulers and Governors grant that two of the kin of the said Thomas, being Fellows of the Inn, and especially Peter Temple, for their lives and the life of the survivor, may occupy the said chamber and garret

   
   (https://hdl.handle.net/2027/inu.30000063832376?urlappend=%3Bseq=295 : accessed 23 March 2017)
   Also from ff. 96–97:
   

   Accounts of William Heydon, Oct. 26, 29 Henry VIII, 1537, of moneys “ bistowed and by hym layd owt for the newe buyldyng in Lyncoln's In in the postern of the Hall there, by the way leadyng owt into the Feldes there, begoon in Trinite term,” 27 Henry VIII, 1535.
   
   … ; to Thomas Herytage for scaffold timber, and hurdles, £8 10s. 8d. ; chalk £3 12s. 8d. ; ….
   
   Payments since the frame was set up.
   
   To M^r Herytage for 2,204 feet of “ plaunche bord,” at 2s. 1d.
   per 100 feet, 45s. 10d. ; two days sawing, 3s. ; ….

3. ↑ See the profile of Peter Temple.