Joan [33851]

  General Notes:

Joan of Nayland Will dated 4 Dec 1525 Pvd 30 Jul 1527.

NOTES AND QUERIES-13 MAY 1950
RENTACRE.\emdash This unusual word occurs thrice in the will, dated 4 Dec. 1525, of Jone Payne of Nayland, Suffolk, widow of John P. of the adjoining parish of Wissington. who was probably a clothworker (clothier, cloth-merchant). It was proved. 30 July 1527. in the court of the archdeacon of Sudbury, book XI. folio 247. It includes this bequest: " I will that Thomas Longe of Naylonde waxechaundler shall have the proffyte of my rentacre that I nowe dwell in till Roberte Payne his servante [? apprentice. probably her grandson] cum to thage of xxiiij yeare and the same Thomas to keape N E tenamnte like for the w'ch tearme the same Thomas Longe hath payde to me before in hande IX s and he shall distribute for my sowle. . . . And yf the same Robert Payne fortune to deceasse . . . then I will yt the aforesayde Thomas longe shall have my sayde rentacre and the valewe therof to distribute for . . . I will that all my Coeffies that stande infeffed w'th me in my sayde rentacre that theye delyuer a lawfull A .state vnto the sayde Robert Payne and vnto his Coffeffeis vnto his vse yf he do lyye or els to the sayde Thomas longe and vnto his Coeffeffies vnto his vse .
What is the meaning of " rentacre " ? I cannot find it in O.E.D.
CHARLES PARTRIDGE.
Stowmarket, Suffolk.

Joan married John PAYNE of Wissington [33850] [MRIN: 12133].