Richard Naylor
Richard Naylor was elected Master of the Merchant Taylors’ Guild in 1475. He was also an alderman of the city of London (Clode p. 338).
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: probably Wigan, Lancashire.
Richard made a bequest in his will for a priest to sing for his soul and the souls of his father and mother in the church of St James, Wigan.
Date of Death: between 18 July 1483 and 22 August 1483.
Richard made his will 18 July 1483 and it was proved 22 August 1483.
Place of Burial: London, England (St Martin’s Outwich).
The place is given by the Complete Peerage (1:31).
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Elizabeth (1500).
This relationship is given in the Complete Peerage (1:31). Richard mentions his wife, Elizabeth, his will. Elizabeth asked in her will to be buried in a vault with her husband, Richard Naylor.
Sisters: Alice and Margaret.
Alice and Margaret, and their children, and mentioned in Richard's will.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. Richard’s children are mentioned in his will, except for Hugh, who is mentioned in the will of his mother.)
Thomasine Naylor married Robert Bifield.
Alice Naylor married Walter Roberth.
Joan Naylor married Richard Culpepper.
John Naylor.
Robert Naylor.
Valentine Naylor.
Richard Naylor.
Thomas Naylor.
Hugh Naylor.
Evidence
The Medieval Londoners Database gives this information:
1457: Richard was the master (tailor) of Hugh Pemberton.
1467: Richard was elected on of four Wardens of the Tailors and Linen-armourers' guild for one year.
1469: Richard was elected on of four Wardens of the Tailors and Linen-armourers' guild for one year.
1475: Richard was elected Master of the Tailors and Linen-armourers' guild for one year.
1482: Richard served as Alderman.
A transcription of the will of Richard Naylor
In the Name of God Amen I Richard Naylor Alderman Citizen and taillor of London hoole of mynde and in my goode memorye beynge thanked be god make and ordeyne this my present testament and last will the xviii day of the month of Juyll The yere of our lord god mc ccc lxxxiij and the first yer of the Reigne of King Richard the iij d in manner and fourme that foloweth that is to say First I biqueth and recommende my soule to all myghty god my maker and savior & to our blyssed lady saint Mary the virgyn his blissed moder and to all the hooly company of heven and my body tobe buried in our lady Chauncel in the parish church of Saint Martyn Otteswiche of London on the south side of the quere of the same church Itm I biqueth to the high Awter of the same church for offerings forgoten or negligently witholden in the discharge of my soule vi s viij d Itm I biquethe to the werks of the same church xl s. Itm I biquethe to John my son whan he cometh to lawfull age c li sterlinge Item I biqueth to Robert my son whan he cometh to lawfull age c li sterlinge Item I biqueth to Valentyne my son whan he cometh to his lawfull age c li sterlinge Item I biqueth to Richard my son whan he cometh to his lawfull age c li sterlinge Itm I biqueth to Thomas my son whan he cometh to his lawfull age c li sterlinge Item I biqueth to Thomasyn my daughter whan she is maried c li sterlinge Itm I biqueth to Alice my daughter whan she is maried c li sterlinge Item I biqueth to Johan my daughter whan she is maried c li sterlinge Item I biqueth to the child in the wombe of my wif if it come forth into the world and lyve till hit be of lawfull age or be maried c li sterlinge And if any of my said children or the childe in the wombe of my said wife decesse er they come to lawfull age or be maried as is afor said I will that than the money by me to them biquethed that so decessen shall remayne to my said children that overlyven evenly to be divided bytwene them . And if all my said children decesse er they come to lawfull age or be maried as is aforsaid I will that than all the said money by me to them biquethen shall remayne to my said wife, she the same to dispose for my soule and all xxen soules in dedes of almes and werks of Charite as she shall seme moost best to doon, to the pleasur of god and to the helth of my soule and all cristen soules And I will also that my said Wife as longe as she kepe her sole have Rule of my said Children and the kepynge of the said money by me to them bequethen And if it happen her to be maried I will that than the same money be delyvered into the chamber of the yelde hall of London ther to Remayne to the Use of the said Children untill they come to theire lawfull age or mariage as is aforsaide as the maner and Custome in the Citee of London in such case is used Itm I bequeth to Alice my Suster and to her Children eqally to be divided amongs them v li Itm I biqueth to Margaret my Suster and to her Children eqally to be divyded amongs them v.li. Item I biqueth to the craft of taillors in london vj li xiij s iiij d Itm I biqueth to William Lypyate myn apprentice v. li Item I biqueth to William Carden v li Itm I biqueth to WIlliam Preston xl s Item I biqueth to Letice my mayden xl. s Item I biqueth to Either of my ij maydens [b...th] that is to say Johan and Kateryn xx s. Itm I bequith to Richard Saint Nicholas late myn apprentice under this condicon / that he betrowe keepying and helpying my said wife vj li xiij s iiij d Itm I biqueth to Elizabeth Takeley xx s Itm I biqueth to Thomas Kyttyn xx s Item I will that myn executours dispose of my goods amongs the power housholders dwelling in the warde of Bisshoppesgate where that they seme moost behovefull and nedefull by their discrecon v li Itm I will that I have an honest preest daily for to singe in the said church of Saint Martyn for my soule the soules of my fader and moder and all xren soules by the space of vj yeres next ensuynge after my decesse the saide preest takyng for his salarie yerely vj li xiij s iiij d Itm I will also that I have an honest preest daily to syng for my soule and the soules aforsaid in the parish church of Wygen in the Countie of Lancaster at the Auter of Saint James ther bi the space of iij yeres next ensuynge after my decesse, the same preest takyng for his salarye yerely viij marcs Itm I biqueth to the parish church of Shyngleford in the Countie of Essex a cape and chesebull [...] for the same church after the discrecone of myn executors Item I will that the forsaide John my sonne have to hym his heires and assignes for [...] all my lands and rents that I have as well in Shyngleford aforsaid as within the shir of Kent praying my feoffe of and in the same to make astate [...]of unto the same John my son whan they shalbe by hym required
The Residue of all and singuler my goodes I well(?) detts and catell wheresoever they be after my detts be paied my buryng madde and this my present testament fulfilled I biqueth hooly to Elizabeth my Wife for to dispose for my soule and the soules aforsaid in Werks and dedes of Charite as she shall seme moost best to please god and to the helthe of my soule and of this my present testament and last will I maake and ordeyne the said Elizabeth my wife and John my son myn executors And overseer of the same I make and ordeyne Hugh Pemberton Citezen and taillor of London and I biqueth to the same Hugh for his labour and to be ayding helpyng and comiellyng(?) to my saide Wife v li. Writen the day and yere aforsaide Thise Witnesses maister Edwarde Crome parson of the said parish church of Saint Martyn Ric. Saint Nicholas taillor and Thomas Kyttyn Scryvaner Citezens of London
[probate 22 Aug 1483]
References
Clode, Charles M. The Early History of the Guild of Merchant Taylors of the Fraternity of St. John the Baptist, London, with Notice of the Lives of Some of its Eminent Members Part II - The Lives (London: Harrison and Sons, 1888).
Cokayne, George Edward, and Vicary Gibbs; et al. The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant [2nd ed.]. (London: St. Catherine Press, 1910-59.
Medieval Londoners Database, New York: Fordham University (accessed: 7/28/2020) - https://mld.ace.fordham.edu/person.html?id=856
Will of Richard Nayler, Alderman and Tailor of London, in Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Prerogative Court. Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Probate Records, 1384-1858, National Archives: PROB 11/7/111.