General Notes

Died on 10 Sep 1529 Tretherffe, Ladock, Cornwall (Vivan, V
i s CON.). Aged  33 and more at his father's death in 1510
. O n 23 May 1509 I Henry VIII  Pardon Roll, Part 3, 438 (3
) "T homas Tretherf, of Tretref, Cornw., s. and  h. of John
, an d Mary his wife (d. and h. of John Trevysa or Trevysal
l an d  kinswoman and h. of Henry Trevysa) and Amicia Trevi
sa, w idow and  executrix of the said John Trevysa, 23 May.
" Thom as TRETHERFFE Esquire "33+ at father's death" 1510
. Will 2 0 Sep 1528. IPM between 1 Jan 1532  and 1533 24 He
nry VII I #101 (Ibid.).   Will of THOMAS TRETHURFFE, Esquir
e Writte n 20 Sep 1528 Found in Testamenta Vetusta, pages 6
43-647  I n the name of God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
, I, Thoma s Tretherffe,  Esquire, the xxth day of Septembe
r, the xxt h year of King Henry the  Eighth, being whole an
d perfect o f mind and remembrance, thanked be  Almighty Go
d, and consi dering that the hour of death is uncertain, an
d  that it i s necessary every good Christian man, while hi
s reason an d health endureth, to dispose himself to be i
n readiness t o abide the mercy  of Almighty God, make an
d ordaine this m y present testament and last will  in thi
s manner and for m following. First, I the said Thomas Tret
herffe  bequeat h my soul to Almighty God, our blessed Lad
y St. Mary Virgin , and  to all the Holy Company of Heaven
; and my body to b e buried, when it shall please God to ca
ll me to his mercy , in my parish Church whereat I  shall f
ortune to depart th is world; and I will that the day of m
y death  there be sai d for my soul, and for all Christia
n souls, placebo and  di rige, with masse of requiem on th
e morrow following. An d I will that  there be a trigintal
l of masses sung for m y soul, and all Christian  souls, th
e day of my burying, i n the Church where I shall fortune t
o be  buried, and tha t every of the said priests that shal
l sing and say dirige , and any of the said xxx masses, sha
ll have for their sala ry and  wages viijd sterling. An
d I will that the day of m y burying every man, woman, an
d child, that shall be presen t at my burying, and pray fo
r my  soul, have one penny ster ling. And I will that the C
hurch that I am  buried in hav e to their rom'eis' [Footnot
e: Query, if this word be  corr ectly written: it is nearl
y illegible in the MS. whence thi s Will has  been copied.
] box immediately after my deceas e xs. to the intent tha
t my  name may be put in the beadrol l, and prayed for ever
y Sunday in the pulpit by name, as th e custom of the count
ry is. Item, I will and bequeath to S t. Martin's at Repryn
ne mine avowre, to the parish store vi s.viiid. sterling. I
tem, I will to St. Peran's store in  th e Sands vis. viiid
. Item, I will to St. Michael at Mount xi id. Item, I  wil
l to the Image of Our Lady, called Our Lad y Portall, at Tr
uro, to the  use and intent of and for th e reparations o
f the said Chapel, and of and  for part of t he priests' wa
ges, there singing, and of and for the name o f  the said T
homas to be out upon the Beadroll of the sai d Chapel, xxs
. sterling.  Item, I will and bequeath all m y tin-works, w
here-soever they be, as be  within my severa l grounds, o
r in waste ground, or elsewhere within the  shi re of Cornw
all, to Alice Christopher, the wife of William C hristopher
,  during her life, according to my last will tri plite ind
ented, and my  deeds of feoffment triplite indente d, to th
e said will annexed, whose date beareth the xxth da y of Ju
ly, and the xviiith year of our Sovereign  Lord Kin g Henr
y the Eighth [Footnote: 1526.] , as by my said will m or
e  plainly appeareth, to have and to hold to the said Ali c
e, according to the said will, during her life; and aft
e r her decease I will and bequeath  all the said tin-work
s t o the Warders of the Shryen of St. Enoder, and  their s
ucce ssors for ever, to the intent that the said wardens an
d the ir success