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MOSELEY, Robert
Bef 1500 - 1513 (> 13 years) Has 3 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
Aft 1400 - Bef 1500 (< 98 years)-
Name MOSELEY, Robert Birth Bef 1500 Gender Male Death 1513 Isleworth, Middlesex, England 
Person ID I1384 Edgoose Last Modified 1 Feb 2026
Father MOSELEY, .......... d. Yes, date unknown Mother ETGOOS, b. Aft 1400, Limehouse, Greater London, England d. Bef 1500 (Age < 98 years) Marriage UNKNOWN Family ID F819 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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ROBERT MOSELEY - 1513An Index to the Will of Richard ETGOOS (14??-1503) of Limehouse, Middlesex. The Will was made on 21 September 1503. Probate was granted on 17 April 1504:
01*Richard ETGOOS, the Testator
Beneficiaries:
02 Thomas ETGOOS, brother of the Testator
03 Alice ETGOOS, wife of the Testator, chief executor
04 John ETGOOS, eldest son of the Testator, co-executor
05 William ETGOOS, son of the Testator
06 Richard ETGOOS, second youngest son of the Testator
07 John ETGOOS, youngest son of the Testator
08 Cristian ETGOOS, daughter of the Testator
09 Robert COOKE, tenant
10 Jamys ALEXANDER, tenant
11 Johanne DRYVER, widow (purchase of wharf and garden)
12*Robert MOSELY of Thistilworth, cousin, beneficiary, co-executor
13 [Maister] OWEYNE, gentleman, beneficiary and overseer
Others:
14 John LASK
15 Margaret LASK, wife of John
16 William PERCIVALE, former tenant
17 [Maistres] BRYAN (purchase of orchard)
18 John PIERS, late John LASK's (gravel pits in London Field)
19 John SYLVESTER, butcher
20 BAXTER, butcher
Witnesses:
21 Symond LORYMER
22 Robert COOKE, butcher
23 George BROUN, scrivener
24 Thomas BYRT, lime man
25 William HEWET
(Prerogative Court of Canterbury Will PROB 11/14/106)
An Index to the Will of Alice ETGOOS (14??-1504) widow, of Limehouse, Middlesex, made on 29 March 1504. Probate was granted on 17 April 1504.
Alice ETGOOS, the Testator
Beneficiaries: Unnamed, but decribed as her late husband's children and hers as listed in Richard Etgoos's will.
Others:
Richard ETGOOS, her "last husband".
John ETGOOSE [sic], her eldest son.
Thomas SAM', her son-in-law.
*Robert MULSEY, her kinsman.
Witnesses:
Sir Thomas TAYLLOR, preest
John FEN, gentleman
William LARNESBY of London, iremonger.
(Preogative Court of Canterbury Will PROB 11/14/32)
Bill of Complaint of Gilbert ECCLESTON, goldsmith, of London v. Rauff WYLDE, smith, Richard ETGOSE or ATGOSE, and Richard POTTER: Arrears of rent for a brewhouse in Isleworth held by Robert MOSELY, brewer, deceased, defendants being his sureties by bill assigned: Middlesex.
(PRO C 1/305/82)
To the most Rev(er)ent Fader in God, Will(ia)m, Archbisshop of Cant(er)bury and Chaunceller of Englond
Humbly sheweth unto your grace your dayly Orato(r) and suppliant Gilbert ECCLESTON of London, Goldsmyth,
That wher(e) on(e) Robert MOSELEY, bruer, helde of your(e) orator a Brewhouse in the Towne of Thystelworth in the Countie of Midd(lesex) and certen ten(emen)tes belongyng to the same, and also certen Impleme(n)tes app(er)teyning to the seid brewhouse, for t(er)me of certen yeres, paying therforr(e) yer(ely) to your(e) orato(r) £4 3s 4d,
Whech Rob(ert) MOSELEY reconed w(i)t(h) your(e) orator the 6th day of March, the forthe yere of the reigne of our(e) sov(er)aigne lord the kyng that nowe ys, for the seid ferme and arrerages of the same,
And theruppon, beforr(e) S(ir) John(e) LAWLES, p(re)st, Rob(er)t ASHELEY, mercer, John WATSON, Thomas ALEXAND(ER) and John ASPLEYN(E), was founde in arrerage of £22 10d wherof he then contented unto your(e) seid orato(r) £3 6s 8d, p(ar)cell of the seid £22 10d.
And after your(e) seid oratour sende James JERRARD, Alex(ander) HARRYNGTON and Thomas EGGERTON, his s(er)v(au)ntes, to distreyne the seide Rob(er)t, aswell for the arrerages due beforr(e) the seid 6th day of March, as for the rent due aft(er) the seid 6th day,
And when(e) they s(er)v(au)ntes of your seid besecher came to Thyselworth, and wold have distreyned the same Robert for the seid Rent and arrerages therof, ther(e) came unto the seid s(er)v(au)ntes of your(e) suppliant on(e) Rauff WYLDE, smyth, Richard ETGOSE and Richard POTTER, beyng nyght frendes of the seid Robert MOSELEY, and dissired theym(e) to spare and nott to distreyne the seid Rob(er)t, p(ro)mysyng the s(er)v(au)ntes of your(e) suppliant that they wolde be suerties to yo(urur) suppliant, aswell for the sur(e) payment of the seid rent and arrerages of the same beforr the Fest of All Sentes then next Cumyng, as for the delyv(er)e and sufficient repayring of all the vessels, Implements and necessaries belongyng to the same bruehouse, to be hadde and made beforr(e) the seid Fest of All Sentes, and forther then p(ro)mysed that they wold pay mytt theym self rather then hit shuld be unpayd at the seid Fest,
And theruppon the s(er)v(au)ntes of your suppliant distreyned nott the same Rob(er)t MOSELEY, but dep(ar)ted, trustyng feithfully to the p(ro)myse made to theym by the seid Rauf WYLD, Ric(hard) ETGOSE and Ric(hard) POTTER, and after Came to your(e) suppliant and made relac(i)on to hym of ther seid p(ro)mise, wherw(i)t(h) yo(ur) suppliant was content, trustyng sur(e)ly that they wold se hym suerly payd of the arrerages of his seide ferme, and also delyv(er)e made of the seid Implementes,
And so hit ys, gud and g(ra)ciose lord, that the seid Rob(er)t MOSELEY ye dyed, and hath nott leeft sufficient of goodes to content your(e) suppliant his seid arrerages and duyte, and also to make delyv(er)e of the seyde Impleme(n)tes sufficiently repared,
And your(e) seid orato(r) div(er)s tymes syns the day of payment by the seid Rauf, Ric(hard) and Ric(hard) POTTER appoynted for the co(n)tentac(i)on of the same rent and arrerages and also deliv(er)e of the seid Implementes, hath requyred payment of the seid arrerages and rent of the same Rauf, Ric(hard) and Ric(hard) POTT(ER), and also delyv(er)e of the seyde Implementes sufficiently repared, according to ther(e) p(ro)mise, and they that to make or content utt(er)ly refuse and denye,
And in as much as yo(ur) seid orato(r) hath noo wrytyng under ther(e) seelles for to bynde theym(e) by cours of the Co(mm)en lawe, but onely a bill assigned w(i)t(h) ther(e) handes testifying ther(e) seid p(ro)myse, youre suppliant hath therforr(e) noo remedy to recov(er)e ayenst theym(e) the seid arrerages nor duyte by order of the co(mm)en lawe uppon ther(e) seid p(ro)myse;
In considerac(i)on wherof, please hit your(e) g(ra)ce to gr(au)nt sev(er)all writtes of Sub (poena), to be direct unto the seid Rauf WYLD, Ric(hard) ATGOSE (sic) and Ric(hard) POTTER,
Comandyng theym(e) by the same to appere beforr(e) the kynge in his chaunc(er)y, at a certen day and uppon a certen payne by yo(ur) g(ra)ce to be lymytted,
And then(e) Ferther to be ordered ther(e)yn as by yo(ur) grace and this court of Chanc(er)y shalbe thought according to Justice and gud consciens.
And your(r) seid suppliant shall dayly prey to God for the p(re)s(er)vac(i)on of your(e) noble g(ra)ce etc.
leadges for prosecuting Ric(hard)us FELD de London yo(man)
Joh(ann)es WARD de ead(em) yo(man)
NOTES & QUERIES:
Note interchangeability of ETGOSE and ATGOSE.
Note as to date: William WARNHAM was Archbishop of Canterbury 1503-1533 and the fourth year of the reign Henry VIII was 1513.
Robt. MOSLAY of Isleworth, Middlesex, died in 1513.
(London Commissary Court Admon. 1513 4 11v)
(revised 04.05.2012)