Elizabeth A.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Will. On the fourth day of April in 1566 Elizabeth's will was written. She is quite specific about what she gives to her heirs, which heirs include sons William, Thomas, John, and Robert; daughter Johan; and grandchildren Elizabeth Aldowes, Fraunces Aldowes, and John Aldowes. Cash bequests total thirty-seven pounds five shillings. Of furni she mentions two beds, including "my posted bed in my plot with one fetherbed one bolster one paire of shets and one paire of blan one coveringe and two pillowes" and "my trundlebed that I lye in with A fetherbed one bolster one payre of blanketts one paire of shets and one coveringe." Bed linen given separately from beds con of two pillows, two "beares [pillowcases]," four pairs of sheets, and "my red saye bedcloth." Two tables are listed--a " rownde" one, as well as the "table and form [bench] in the hail." Her four sons are to receive a tablecloth each. Other pieces of furniture named are a "greate hutche," a red coffer, a black coffer, and two chairs. Quite a number of household containers, utensils, and dairy implements are named by Elizabeth. The following were probably all used at the fireplace: "my spete and Aundiron my Latten ladle and my keatle called Abbotts keatle . . . my fire pane and my gridiron and also my tongs." Dishes include "fyve greate pewtre platters," "two sasers," a "chafing dishe," "thre pewter Dishes," and "fowre porren Probably used in the preparation of food were these items: "litle brasse potte . . . greate brasse potte . . . greate keatle coper keatle . . . keatle called tynkers keatle . . . two eared brasse pane . . . latche pan . . . spice morter . . . frienge pan." The dairy and other outbuildings likely are where the major of the next items were kept and used: "lesser brasse mylke pans greate brasse pane . . . litle bras se mylk pan . . . great caldron . . . newe mylke tubbe . . . saltinge trough . . . one litLe keler [a keeler is a broad shallow tub] . . . great kel er . flitch [probably indicating made of laminated pieces of wood] trough . . . charne . . . greate sallowin bouie . . . two great fatts [vat s] . . . one greate printe . . one breade . . layer . . litle starte pane . . brewenge tubbe . . chese press . rest of my small fatts not before gyven." Some of these items were obviously used in the brewery, called "the Browerne" in Robert's will. Elizabeth also bequeaths a candlestick and, of personal items, "corall beades," a "silke hatte," a "red mentyll," a "black mentyll, and twelve yard "kerchers [kerchiefs]." For working in flax and wool are a "hickle [hackle]," and three "towe combes." Three of Elizabeth's heirs are to receive a "mylche cowe" each. See also Sheet 4 Robert Aldous 1479 gives to specific family members her "plowecheynes," a "carte rope," and " all my planke and borde." "To the Disposiron of my executors" Elizabeth gives "all the reste of my goods unbequeathed bothe come and haye and other my goods cattalls Implemen tsutensills howsholde stuffe and moveabells," with the provision "that if my seid sones or Doughter or anie of them shall stryve againste my executors and not be contentid with the reasonable ptinge of theise my goods before gyven and bequethed then I will that he she or theye shall not have anie pte of theeise my goods gyven hym and them before." Elizabeth lived for ten more years, her will being probated 11 April 1576

Elizabeth married Robert Aldous, son of William Aldous and Joann Warner, in 1519. (Robert Aldous was born circa 1479 in Fressingfield, Suffolk England, died on 20 Jan 1559 in Fressingfield, Suffolk England and was buried on 20 Jan 1559 in Fressingfield, Suffolk England.)