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SECTION 2
WILL TRANSCRIPTS (pp.41-75)in date order
Alice Scull of Brinkworth 1619
In the name of God Amen the 23rd day of December in the yere of our lord God
one thousand six hundred and nynetene the last will & testament of Alice
Scull late of Brinckworth in the diocese of Sarum widdowe nowe deceased
uttered by worde of mouth in her extreme sicknes as followeth in the presence
of Thomas Bowdley and Elizabeth Scull widdowe. Imprimis she gave &
bequeathed unto Alice Pynnell her grand childe fortie shillinges to be paid
5s yearely from the 29th day of September next cominge after her disease to
begin & commence untill the said some lawfully paid. And the same payment of
five shillinges yerly to be paide unto John Cowles of Brinckworth aforesaide
taillor to be by him sett forth to the best benifite & ymployment that he may
or cann for the best advantage of the said Alice Scull untill shee shall
accomplish the full age of 21 yeres. Also she gave unto William Scull her
sonne one hall roome one chamber roome & halfe the garden ground belonginge
unto the tenement wherin shee died and all that parte of the tenement wherin
Agnis Balie now dwelleth payinge 6d yerly for the same to the cheef lord
therof for & dureinge the terme of yeres therin to come & unexpired. All the
residue of my goods & chattells as well movable as unmoveable I give &
bequeath unto John Scull my eldest sonne whom I constitute make & ordayne to
be my sole executor.
An inventory of all the goods & chattells and ymplements of Alice Scull of
Brinckworth widdow diceased appraised by John Beck, Thomas Bowdley and
William Mathewe the second daye of May in the yere of our Lord god one
thousand six hundred & nynetene as followeth.
Imprimis one litle flockbed three sheetes a pillow & bedsted 16s
Item one brase pott 2 little brase kettels & one platter 13s
Item the treene plessells 3s
Item one coffer a clenser a torne & a pittue 2s 6d
Item her wearinge apparrell 10s
Item the lease of the house £6
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Geoffery Skull of Grittenham 1616
In the name of God Amen, the 25th day of November in the year of our Lord God
One Thousand Six Hundred and Sixteen. I Geoffery Skull of Grittenham within
the parish of Brinkworth in the county of Wilts being weak in body but thanks
be unto God in perfect mind and memory do ordain and make by these present my
testament containing therein my last will in manner and form following.
First I bequeath my soul unto the hands of Almighty God to rest in the bosom
of Abraham and my body to be buried in the churchyard of Brinkworth aforesaid
there to remain until the resurrection when my soul shall receive the same
body again to enter into life everlasting by a true and lively faith through
Jesus Christ my Saviour and redeemer Amen. And as for my worldly goods I
willingly dispose as followeth. First I give towards the reparations of the
Mother Church of Sarum 6d. Also I give unto John Skull senior my son my cart
horse and also I will that all the posts and pale about my now dwelling house
shall remain unremoved to the use of the said John my son. Also I give more
unto the said John my son my malt querne and I will that the benches boards
or tacks about the house that are either pinned or nailed shall remain to the
use of the said John unremoved. Also I give unto William Skull my son forty
shillings of current English money. Also I give unto Geoffery Skull my son
one cow and twenty shillings of like lawful money. Also I give unto Thomas
Skull my son my best brass pot. Also I give unto John Skull the younger my
son one cow and my best flock bed. Also I give unto Anne Burchall my
daughter one flockbed. Also I give unto Agnes Vynes my daughter one cow.
Also I give unto Thomas Vynes my kinsman one bullock of a year old. Also I
give unto Francis Skull my kinsman my bedstead in the chamber beneath. Also
I give more unto John Skull senior my son my Iron Barr. Also I give more
unto William Skull my son my great chest saving that I will Margery my wife
shall have the use of the said chest during her natural life if she remain
unmarried. Also I give more unto Geoffery Skull my son my second best brass
pot saving that the said Margery my wife shall have the use of him during her
natural life if she remain unmarried. Also I give more unto Thomas Skull my
son my press that is used to put clothes in saving that the said Margery
shall have the use of the said press during her natural life if she remain
unmarried. Also I give more unto John Skull junior my son my bedstead in the
chamber above saving I will the said Margery my wife shall have the use of
the said bedstead during her natural life if she remain unmarried. Also I
give more unto Anne Burchall my daughter my copy bason saving that the said
Margery shall have the use of the said bason during her natural if she remain
unmarried. Also I give more unto Agnes Vynes my daughter my table board and
frame in the hall saving that I will the said Margery my wife shall have the
use of the said table board and frame during her natural life if she remain
unmarried. All the rest of my goods and chattels both movable and unmovable
not before my me given nor bequeathed my legacies and debts being paid and my
funeral expenses ended, I will that Margery my wife shall have whom I ordain
and make my whole executrix. And finally I ordain and make my wellbeloved in
Christ John Wayte junior and William Trebrett of Grittenham aforesaid yeomen
overseers of this my last will and testament to see that all things
accordingly justly and truly be delivered contented satisfied and paid and
for their pains taking herein I give unto them eighteen pence a peece.
Those bearing witness being called Geoffery Skull
Frances Sherer his mark.
William Lewen the writer
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A true and perfect inventory of all the goods and chattels of
Geoffery Skull
of Grittenham in the parish of Brinkworth late deceased taken eight day of
October in the seventeenth year of reign of our sovereign lord James by the
grace of God King of England France and Ireland and of Scotland the fifty
taken by Edmont Wayt William Trebrett and John Burchall praisers.
Imprimis eight kyne two yearlings and one wenling praised at £20
Item one mare at 20s
Item three pigs and one stow 40s
Item two stocks of bees at 10s
Item the hay praised at £13
Item all the wood 30s
Item brass and pewter £3 10s
Item one feather bed and boulster 40s
Item 3 flock beds with their boulsters 40s
Item five coverlets 50s
Item all the linen 30s
Item one bedstead 13s 4d
Item 3 chests 20s
Item one press 13s 4d
Item one bedstead 10s
Item all the tweeing ware 50s
Item malt mill & muster mill 13s 4d
Item one table board & frame 6s 8d
Item one iron bar 4s
Item other iron ware 8s
Item all bonds tacks & forms 50s
Item carthorse & palls 16s 8d
Item poultry 4s
Item his wearing apparrel 40s
The whole sum of this inventory is £61 19s 4d
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Alice Wilshere of Brinkworth, 1621
Memorandum that Alice Wilshere late of brinckworth in the county of Wiltes
widow deceased being sicke in bodie but in good and perfect remembrance did
within intent declare her last will and testament by word of mouth and gave
these legacies following about the beginning of Januarie last past in the
yeare 1620 in it you (crossed through). Imprimis shee gave to her sonne John
Wilshere 40s. Item she gave to her daughter Elizabeth Oven three smockes a
payre of white knight stockins a white coverled and a kittle fowre coats two
hatts. Item shee gave to her other three daughters vizt Marie Wilshere Ann
Wilshere and Joane Wilshere all her money in Mr Ritchmans Hands with the use
thereof and all other her goods whatsoever excepting only a primer and a
libbet to her sister Margaret Sutton with an intent to make them her
executors of her said last will and testament in the presence of Joane Scull
the sister of the said deceased.
Probate granted to Marie Wilshire maiden of Brinkworth, and John Wilshire
tyler of Brinkworth, 22nd June 1621.
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A true inventorie of the goods of Alis Wilshire of Brinckworth
late deceased.
Praysed by William Scull, Richard Clarke, John Beck, Robert Yong and Hennery
Pinnill Anno Domini 1620.
Imprimis one mare at £5
Item one parcell of hay at £1 6s 8d
Item in the hall one cubberd thre kettles one skillet six peece of
peuter two sausers two candelsticks and one soultseller at 20s
Item in the chamber one bedstead, on presse, thre old coffers, one
chear, on broch and one paire of andierns and a barrell at 5s
Item in the kitchen one dough trowe, three trendles one payle
two turnes & one payre of cares at 6s 8d
Item in the lofte one stockbed three coverlets on blankett on
boulster two pille att £1 6s 8d
Item three sheets one broad cloth and her wearing apparell 40s
Item one dray bridle one moultsure, one sake with all other
implements 2s 6d
Item in money £10 10s
Item for the keping of five sheepe at on Lady Day due to be
payd unto her 10s
Item for the keping of two beasts 13s 4d
Sum total £22 14s 10d
Shown at Marlborough by Marie Wilshire
Salut in Jesu, I pray you shee .... .... favour upon may to .... orphans,
fatherless, motherless and porre, then your porre mother, in the hearing of
her sister bequeathed as followeth & this now to me to sweare thereunto
1. to her sonne 40s
2. to her daughter Oven, 3 smocks, a payre of knit stockenes, a white
coverled, 2 kettles, 4 coats, 2 hats
3. all her money in Mr Ritchmans Hand with the use she gave to her other 3
daughters, with all other her goods, excepting a primer & a kettel to h e r
sister Margaret Sutton
4. In respect of his idleness & undutisnes towards her, she bequeathed
nothing to her eldest sonn Thomas Wilshere.
....
....
Your loving friend
Edward Hutchins
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John Richman of Brinkworth, 1626
In the name of God Amen. I John Richman of Brinckworth in the county of
Wiltes gent being sicke of body but of sounde & perfecte memorie thankes be
to Allmightie God doe make & ordeine this my laste wille & testament in
manner & forme followinge. And first I comend my soule into the hands of
allmightie God my creator, being fully assured of a joyfull resurrecion
through the meritts & mediation of our blessed Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ my
redeemer & my bodie to be buried at the discretion of my executo. And as for
my worldly goods I dispose of them in menner & forme following. .... whereas
Mary my late deceased wife did give unto Mary Richman the eldest daughter of
my sonne Anthony my best silver gilte salte, and unto Mary Richman daughter
of my sonne Henry my gilte silver bolle, & unto Richard Gynes my grandchilde
my greate silver bolle, & unto my grandchilde Mary Gynes my lesser silver
bolle and unto my sonne Henry Richman his now wife my little gilte salte, I
doe hereby ratify establishe confirme & allowe the gifts & bequests aforesaid
of my said late deceased wife. Item I give unto the poore of the parish of
Brinckworth 20s to be distributed amongst them att my funerall by the
discretion of my executor hereafter named. Item I give unto my servante
Phillis Mathewe 20s in golde to be paidd ymediatelie after my decease. Item
I give unto my servante Elizabeth Carpenter 10s in golde to be likewise paied
ymediately after my decease. And as for all the rest of my goods & chattells
moveable & unmoveable I give & bequeath unto my sonne Silvester Richman
whom
I make my whole & sole executor. And I doe desire Elias Woodroffe clerke
Rector of Grittleton & William Clarke the elder of Brinckworth yeoman to be
overseers of this my last will & testament to see the same duelie performed.
In witness whereof I have putt my hande & seale & published it the seaventh
daye of May in the first yeare of the reigne of our sovereigne lord Charles
by the grace of God Kinge of England Scotland France & Ireland Defender of
the Faith etc. Anno Domini 1625.
Debts owinge unto me assent specialitie
my sonne Francis Richman £10
my sonne Henry Richman £7
John Richman
Published in the presence of
Henry Parke
The marke of Thomas Pinnell Senior
Probate at Malmesbury 22nd April 1626.
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Wiltes. A true and perfecte inventory of all and simguler the
goodes and
chattells of John Richman gent late of Brinckworth in the county aforesaid
deceased, take and praised by Thomas Walter, William Clarke Senior, Anthony
Fry and Thomas Pynnell of Brinckworth aforesaid yeomen, the 21st day of
Aprill Anno Domini 1626.
Imprimis nyne rother beastes and one horse beaste £30
Item one hogg pigge 15s
In the hall
Item one table board and frame a carpet cloth five cushions
and 6 joynd stooles and a chayer 20s
Item a payer of brasen iron andirons and iron doggs 20s
Item a litle cubboard a bible booke and other bookes 20s
In the parlour
Item a table board and frame 2 formes a carpett cloth and tenn
needle worke cushions £4
Item a lynen cubboard and cubboard cloth and a cushion 24s
Item a needle work chaire and 2 needle worke stooles 20s
In the seller
Item tenn barrells & a syne 23s 4d
In the chamber over the parlor
Item a standing beddsteede a fether bedd a paire of blancketts a
coverlead a boulster and 2 pillowes and curtaynes and a truckle
bedsteed 5s
Item one chest and a lynen cubboard and cubboard cloth 16s
In the chamber over the hall
Item a standing bedsteede a fetherbedd a paire of blanketts a rugg
coverleade a boulster a pillow the curtaynes and hangings £10
Item a needle worke chaire and 2 needle worke stooles 20s
Item a lynen cubboard bason & ewer 20s
Item one chest and a chaire 10s
Item a presse to putt clothes and a litle chaire 8s
In the chamber over the buttery
Item a french beddsteede a flockbedd a paire of blancketts
2 coverleades and a boulster 23s 4d
Item a french beddsteed a flockbedd a paire of blancketts
2 coverleades a boulster and a pillow £3
Item an old chaire and a stoole 7d
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In the chamber over the kitchen
Item a joynd beddsteede a fetherbedd a paire of blancketts
3 overleades 2 boulsters and a pillow, the curtaynes &
curtayne rodds £4 10s
Item a trucklebeddsteede a flockbedd a paire of blancketts a
rugg coverlead and a boulster 26s 8d
Item a lynen cubboard bason & ewer 8s
Item a chest a trucke and 3 boxes 20s
Item a helming chaire a round box a paire of fire tonges &
a deske 5s
Item certeyne cheese 20s
Item a looking glasse 2s 6d
In the cocklofte
Item 2 cheese rackes 3s
Item one old boarded beddsteede 2s 6d
Item 2 french beddsteedes 2 flockbedds one paire of blancketts
3 coverleades 3 boulsters 50s
Item 8 paire of canvas sheetes and an old sheete £5 9s
one of the 8 paire holland sheetes
Item 3 paire of pillowbeares 9s
Item five table clothes 30s
Item thre dossen and an halfe of napkins (that ys to say) one
dossen of dieper one dossen of flaxen & a dossen and halfe of
canvas 30s
Item syxe towells 3s
Item three silver bowles twooe silver saltes and tenn silver
spones £20
Item the pewter vessells of all sortes being syxe score & 4
poundes £5 3s 4d
Item pann brasse and ketle brasse syxe score and 13 poundes £5 10s
Item pott brasse syxe score 10 poundes £4 16s
In the kytchen
Item a table board and frame and forme 4s
Item five broches and twooe dripping panns 20s
Item a paire of iron rackes and a paire of iron dogges 2
fire panns a fire potte and a fire .... 16s
Item an iron barr and 2 paire of hangels & a brandiron 6s
Item a warming pann 5s
Item a frying pann & 2 fymers 12d
Item 4 dossen of trenchers 2s
Item one mault myll and a trow 8s
Item an old trow 2s 6d
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In the white house
Item 2 old whitches twooe old kynes twoo done kevers 2
vargbarrells 13s 4d
Item 2 bushells of barly 6s
Item one old tryndl and 9 cheese tackes one willow & 3 sackes &
14 cheesevates 10s
Item a yoteing stone a cheese presse 12s
Item the rest of the coupery vessells 13s 4d
Item planckes and certeyne tackes 3s 4d
Item his weareing apparrell £5
In the stable
Item his rideing sadle & packsadle and bridles 13s 4d
Item a yoke and stringe a wayne bedd and cart bedd and other
plow tymber aboute the house 30s
Item a turkey cocke and 4 turkey hens 10s
Item certeyne oates upon the ground 50s
Item hatchets bills iron weddges and other ymplements
aboute the house 10s
Item in money left in the house and oweing upon specialtie £140
Item twooe flitches of bacon 20s
Item one parcell of hay 20s
Item one muskett 30s
Sum tot £288 18s 6d
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Richard Sherer of Grittenham 1628
Memorandum that upon the fourth day of March in the year of our Lord God
1628, Richard Sherer of Grittenham within the parish of Brinkworth in the
county of Wilts husbandman being in perfect remembrance did dispose of his
worldly goods by word of mouth in the presence of Jeffery Ody and William
Beale Junior as followeth. Item I give unto Joane my wife my best bed and
all things belonging to it. Item I give unto William my son a little pot and
caldrone or a brass pan which my executor think fit. Item I give unto Edward
my son the bed and bedstead standing in the loft. Item I give unto Elizabeth
my daughter one Brode? goose. Item I give unto John Newnton that dwelleth
with my son John one goose. All the rest of my goods both moveable and
unmoveable my debts being paid and my funeral discharged I give unto John my
son whom I do make my full and whole executor, desiring him to see all things
performed as he will answer to the contrary before God the judge of all
truth.
Witnesses William Beale, Jefery Ody.
Probate near Cricklade at the court of Doctor Lyme the second o 2s 6d
Item half a dozen of pewter 10s
Item a table board and form 3s 4d
Item a cuppry vessel 10s
Item a cupboard 6s
Item four coffers 6s 8d
Item two broches one Andyer a bradyer and
other old iron 6s 8d
Item cheese and other poultry 10s
Item benches bonds tacks and other implements 13s 4d
Items his wearing apparell 26s 8d
Item an other bed and bolster 20s
Sum £9 1s 10d
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John Fry of Brinkworth 1630
In the name of God Amen the 14th day of July in the yere of our Lord God
1628. I John Fry the elder of Brinckworth in the county of Wiltes beinge
weake in body but thankes be unto almightie God in perfecte mind and memory
doe ordeine and make by these presents my testament conteyning herein my last
will in manner and forme followinge. First I geve and bequeath my soule into
the handes of almightie God to rest in the bosome of Abraham and my body to
be buried in the churchyeard of the parrishe of Brinckworth aforesaid there
to remayne untill the resurrection when my soule shall receave the same body
againe to enter into life everlasting by a true and lively fayth throughe
Jesus Christ my onely Saviour and Redeemer Amen. And as for my worldly
goodes I willingly dispose as followeth. First I geve and bequeath unto
Michaell Fry my sonne tenn shillings. Item I geve unto Elizabeth Fry my
daughter a fetherbedd that was my vuckells. Item I geve unto my kinsman John
Portlocke a yearling calfe. Item I geve unto all the rest of my daughters
children twelve pence a peece. Item I geve unto my fower daughters twelve
pence a peece. Item I geve unto John Fry and Thomas Fry my sonnes tenn
poundes of currant Englishe money viz. five poundes a peece and my will and
meaneing is that my overseers within one quarter of a yere after my decease
shall sell suche cattell as I leave to raise the said some of tenn poundes
and be putt out by them at their discretion to the most comoditie of my said
twooe sonnes untill they shall accomplishe the age of 21 yeres excepting that
I will my wife shall have the use or morease of their stockes towards theire
breedinge untill they shall accomplishe the age of 14 yeres. But yf either
of my said twooe sonnes fortune to decease before he shall accomplishe the
age of 21 yeres then his stocke so deceased shall redowne to the other. All
the rest of my goodes and cattells both moveable and unmoveable not before by
me geven nor bequeathed my legacies and debtes being paide and my funerall
expences ended I will that Alice my wife shall have whom I ordeine and make
my whole executrixe. And finally I ordeine and make my welbeloved in Christ
Michaell Fry my sonne and John Fry of Brinckworth my kinsman overseers of
this my last will and testament to see that all thinges accordingly iustly
and truely be delivered contented satisfied and paid and for theire paynes
takeing herein I geve unto them 12d a peece. Also further my will and
meaneing ys that yf the said Alice my wife after my decease shall fortune to
marry then all suche my houshold stuffe and goodes that become due unto her
by reason of executrixshipp shall redowne wholely unto my said twooe sonnes
John and Thomas.
Those beareing wittnesse being called John Frye his marke
William Lewen the writer
John Smyth his marke a wittnes
Probate at Malmesbury 9th April 1630.
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An inventorie taken the 19 daie of February in the yere of our
Lord Christ
one thousand six hundred twenty and nyne of all the goodes and cattells &
houshold stuffe of John Frye of Brinckworth in the county of Wiltes
husbandman deceased appraised by William Clarke John Frye Michaell Frye and
Robert Wayte & others as followeth.
Imprimis in the hall one tablebord one forme one plancke & br...
and one litle forme one olde cheir being a short tack bord 6s
One fire pan one paire of tonges 2 brotches and three iron
andirons at 5s
Item 2 brasse pannes £2
Item one great brasse kettle at 16s
Item 2 litle brasse crookes one broken spice morter at 21s
Item 3 paier of pothockes at 12d
Item 10 pale of pewter 6 spones a litle salt one sauser one
skimber a litle candlesticke 1 old friinge pan 20s
Item 3 old poules one pondring a tubb 3 barrells 2 koules and
one butter churne at 13s
In the chamber within the halle
Item one olde cubbord one presse for buyinge clothes one bedstide
of bords one old trough 3 olde coffers and one box at 14s
Item 2 tacke bordes 4 old cheesefates at 18d
Item one olde serch an old stick & one butter baskett at 20d
Item one fetherbedd with a canvas case at 10d
Item 2 paier of old sheetes at 13s
Item one flock bolster one lift coverlide one blanket at 8s 8d
In the lift over the chamber
Item one cheese rack one old pairr of skales 2 kevers one old barrell
one old coffer with other old ymplements at 4s
Item tenn litle cheeses 3 shall flitches of bacon and one peece
of salt byffe at 30s
Two pannes of hopps 1 turn & one reele at 2s
In the chamber over the hall
Item 2 borded bedstides 1 coffer 1 shorte forme at 5s
Item one fether bedd one flock bedd 4 bolsters 4 coverings one
rudgg one pair of blanketts at £4
Item his weareing apparrell at 40s
Item one parcell of woode & some old bordes at 20s
Item 3 keyne at £7 10s
Item 3 heyfers and one litle bull at £4 10s
Item two yerling calves at 20s
Item in hey in the grounde standinge for the cattell £3
Item for eight geese wherof 3 ganders at 4s
Item one olde litle grindinge stone at 10d
Item one other blacke tagle cowe at 50s
Some £35 10s 2d
Shown at Malmesbury 9th April 1630
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Thomas Davis als Taylor of Brinkworth 1632
In the name of God Amen the twentie sixth day of January in the yeare of our
Lord God one thousand six hundred thirtie and two and in the eight yeare of
the raigne of our Sovraigne Lord Charles by the grace of God of England
Scotland Fraunce & Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c. I Thomas Davis als
Taylor of Brinckworth in the countie of Wilts yeoman being sick in body but
whole in minde & of good & perfect remembrance thankes be given to God doe
make and ordaine this my present will & testament (revocking all former
willes by me made) in manner & forme following. First I commit & commend my
soule into the handes of Allmightie God trusting onelie in his mercie to be
saved by the merits of the death & passion of his deare sonne Jesus Christ my
only & alone sufficient Saviour and my body to be buried in the church yeard
of Brinckworth aforesaid. Item I give & bequeath unto Alice Davis my wiffe
ten poundes of good & lawfull money of England preised & taken yearely forth
of my messuage or tenement in Brinckworth in the countie aforesaid with
theappurtanences called or knowen by the name of Sabyns & forth of the rents
of all & singuler the meadowe groundes & pastures belonging to the said
messuage & tenement for and during the whole terme of three score & ten
yeares if the said Alice Davis als Taylor shall happen so long to live for
(the maintenance of her self & children and to raise portions & legacies for
my three children William Davis, Anthony Davis & Alice Davis as she shall be
able to such somme & sommes as my overseers shall appoint or in there
opinions thinke fite). Item I give & bequeath unto my sonne Edward Davis als
Taylor & his assignes all that my messuage or tenement & all & singuler
landes meadowes pastures commons profits & advantages whatsoever thereunto
belonging or in anywise appurtaining with my indenture of lease of the said
premisses together with all my possession right tithe & interest & all the
terme of yeares yet unexpired & yet to come of the yeares expressed & recited
in & uppon the said indenture of Lease. And allso all other my goodes &
chatles (the aforesaid annuitie excepted to be payed as aforesaid) I give and
bequeath unto my said sonne Edward Davis als Taylor. And I make & ordaine my
said sonne Edward Davis als Taylor my whole and sole executor of this my last
will & testament. And I doe nomynate & appoynt my beloved Brother in Law
Christopher Leigh Clark my brother Anthony Davis als Taylor & William Clark
the Elder my overseers of this my last will & testament whereof I the said
Thomas Davis als Taylor to this my last will & testament have set my hand &
seale the day & year first above written.
Read signed sealed & delivered in the presence of us
Christopher Leigh Clark
the mark of Anthoney Davis
William Clarke the elder
William Clarke the younger the marke of Thomas Davis als Taylor
Probate Sarum 18th September 1639
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A true & perfect inventory of all and singuler the goods &
chattelles of
Thomas Davis als Taylor late of Brinckworth in the countye of Wilts deseased
taken & prised by William Clarke the Elder Anthony Frie & Jeffery Henly of
Brinckworth aforesaid yeomen the 7th day of February 1632.
In the hall
Imprimis the table board & frame & forme a chaire & a
cubboard with five stooles 14s
Item the pewter vessells 15s
Item the brassen vessells £2 10s
Item a paire of iron andirons a broth & a dripping pann
& other iron stuffe 8s
Item the coup vessells 10s
In the chamber over the hall
Item 2 chests & one coffer with a box & a trunck 12s
Item one litle rounde table board & frame ) 35s
Item 3 ..... bedsteedes )
Item one fetherbead 2 feather boulsters one sheet & a coverleat 40s
Item one carpett cloth 3 chriskinge 10s
Item one meat clothe a towell & two table napkines 5s
Item certaine tackes & shilfes about the house 3s 4d
Item two flocke beddes 10s
In the upper house
Item a maulte querne & a cheese presse 15s
Item 2 hatchets 3 peekes & other implements about the house 10s
Item his wearing apparell £10
Item 2 ladders 2s
Item 2 kine & yearling £6
Item his chattle leace of his messuage or tenement with
thappurtanences in Brinckworth £340
Sume tot £378 9s 8d
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John Ayliffe of Grittenham 1635
In the Name of God Amen. I John Ayliffe of Grittenham within the parish of
Brinkworth [......] weake in body but of good and perfect memory (thanks be
unto the Lord of all) doe make herein [......] followinge. Imprimis I
commend my soule into the hands of God my [......] and my body I committ to
the earth to be buryed in the Chancell of the parish church of Brinkworth
[......] my worldly goods wherwith the lord hath indued me, them I devise as
followeth. [......] I have bestowed all my daughters now maryed already with
competent portions [......] provyded for all my [......] reasonable means to
maintaine her estate and [......] as myne estate and [......] the tyme of mer
mariage hereof delivered by and unto every of them certaine summes of money
[......] I doe now bequeath [......] to every of my sayd sonnes and daughters
who shalbe alyve at my decease a gold ring [......] in token of my love and
last remembrance. Item I bequeath and give to my daughter Sarah [......]
payd to her so long as she is not maryed if her means of maintenance fall out
[......] other courses by me intended already as hearafter to be devized and
no longer. And the same termes [......] payed to her at michalmas and at
ladyday by equall portions by myne executor to be named hearafter in this my
last will, and what is by an agreement concluded betwene me and my now wife
(and mother to the sayd my daughter Sarah) before a [......] that she my sayd
wife would be contented and satisfied with two hundred pounds at my day of
death, if she should survive. which two hundred pounds was agreed upon to be
for and in lieu of a wynter or any other comoditye and [......] yearly
[......] of my landes & lyvings by way of goods or other dowrye whatsoever
but contrary to [......] made the sole purpose and intend to clayme the
[......] of all my lands and hereditance which may [......] undoinge of my
sonne and heires, and whereas I was againe willinge of a peaceable [......]
have earnestly desired her to accept of all the profits and benefits that may
arise forth of my manor of Foxley to be [......] by her and her assignes
duringe her naturall life if she shall survive me [......] which she
consented and yealded as her sayd daughter [......] be provided for by
[......] pounds for and [......] a mariage portion and to that purpose there
was made a certaine feofment [......] delivered to my sonne Thomas Smith for
the selling of all goods and cattell as I had in and upon my sayd manor of
Foxley, Dansey Park and in Grittenham Forest [......] of the sayd portion
according to honestie and to the [......] mighte accept of her sayd wynter
[......] after my sayd sonne and heire by whose means [......] daughter Sarah
was [......] of all considerations notwithstandinge my now wife [......] as
she yielded and [......] and for the [......] causes I am moved to ordayne as
followeth that is to say. [......] and devise that Sir George Ayliffe my
eldest sonne and heire shall receive and take into his [......] goods and
cattle as [......] by mee conteyned as above is mentioned to his owne propper
use and benefit [......] accept of the wynter afore mentioned. And [......]
her intent is to rayse up so much means out of myne estate [......] I
[......] my said daughter Sarah be provided for by her sayd mother as
concerninge her mariage portion [......] at my time of my weakness made of
conveyed to the sayd Thomas Smith. Item I doe give & bequeath to [......] of
Foxley parish and pore relief the summe of fourty shillings yearly to be
payed for ever [......] parson of the sayd parish for the time being to be
delivered by him quarterly to the sayd pore at his discretion [......] and
leave to my said wife Elizabeth a gold ring worth thirtie shillings besied
the gold and jewellry which [......] with myne owne hand at the time of the
makinge of this my last will. Item I appointe my [......] and set up at his
discretion a fit and decent toombe for me and my three former wives that
[......] [......] Lastly I doe abrogate all and every former will or wills my
me at any time made and doe hereby make my eldest son George Ayliffe executor
of this my last will, unto whom I give and leave all my goods and chattels
moveable and unmoveable whatsoever. And further I doe ordaine and my will is
that if any controversie or contention shall chance to aryse [......] any
matter [......] or sentence which may seem doubtful in this my last will,
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that Robert Foster now Rector of the said Foxley shall explaine
and determine
such question accordinge the true meaninge hereof, who best and most of all
men hath [......] my purpose herein. And for the overseers of this my will I
appointe my sonne in law Thomas Smith, John Ayliffe, Arthure Ayliffe and
Thomas Ayliffe, and in respect of their friendly countenance [......]
executor of the same I give to every of them fyve pounds. In witness whereof
I have fully established the same in the presence of these present as
witnesses the tenth day of December 1630 in the sixth yeare of the reign of
our Sovereign Lord Charles by the grace of God King of England Scotland
France & Ireland Defender of the Faith.
Thomas Ayliffe Robert Foster
....... White Rector of Foxley
Ayliffe White
Mem that this will was shewed unto Thomas Ayliffe at the tyme of his ......
to the 15th ...... as the ...... the ...... by us
Thomas Tyndale
Arch Hampton
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Anthony Fry of Brinkworth 1636
In the name of God Amen the seaventh day of October in the yere of our Lord
God one thousand syxe hundred thyrtie five. I Anthony Fry of Brinckworth in
the county of Wiltes mercer being weake in body but thankes be unto God in
perfecte minde and memory doe ordeine and make by these presents my testament
conteyning herein my last will in manner and forme followinge. First and
before all thinges I geve and bequeath my soule into the handes of Almightie
God to rest in the bosome of Abraham and my body to be buried in the
churchyeard if Brinckworth aforesaid there to remayne untill the resurrection
when my soule shall receave the same body againe to enter into life
everlastinge by a true and lively faith through Jesus Christ my Saviour and
redeemer Amen. And as for my worldly goodes I willingly dispose as
followeth. First I geve unto Anthony Fry my sonne the three poundes that he
oweth unto me. Also I geve unto Michaell Fry my sonne all my weareing
apparrell excepting my best coate. Also I geve unto Jeffery Fry my sonne
three poundes of currant English money. Also I will that Elizabeth Fry my
daughter shall have the fetherbedd that her grandmother gave to her, one
sheete, one boulster a payre of blancketts and a coverleade, a pewter platter
and a pottenger of that sort that was her mothers, one coffer and a boxe.
All the rest of my goodes and chattells not before by me geven nor
bequeathed, both moveable and unmoveable, my legacies and debtes being payde
and my funerall expences ended, I will that Elizabeth my wife shall have whom
I ordeyne and make my whole executrixe. And finally I ordeyne and make my
welbeloved in Christ Frauncis Richman and Jeffery Pynnell of Brinckworth
aforesaid yeomen overseers of this my last will and testament to see that all
thinges accordingly and truely be delivered contented satisfied and paide.
These beareing wittnes being called Anthony Fry
William Lewen the writer
William Clarke
Probate at Chippenham 22nd July 1636.
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November the 5th Anno Domini 1635
A true and perfect inventory of all & singuler the goods chattells cattells
utellties & houshould stuffe of Anthony Fry late of Brinckworth in the
countie of Wilts mercer had & taken by William Clarke Senior Francis Richman
Jeffery Pinnell & Jhon Fry the day & yeare first above written.
In the Halle
Imprimis a joyned tablebord with the frame & a forme 8s
Item a joyned chayer a cooberd & a little cubberd box 6s
Item 4 tackes with a little dore & a bench 4s
Item for five little cittles 24s
Item 2 pots 2 posnets & three candlestickes 20s
Item for a dozen & a halfe of pewter 40s
Item a dozeb of spoones 2s
Item for a little ferkin & oyle 10s
Item a beame & scalles 2s 6d
Sum is £5 16s 6d
In the kitchin
Imprimis a table bord & frame 3s 4d
Item 2 keevers 2 payles 4 cowles & a churne 10s
Item 2 payre of anders a fire shoule 4 broaches a frying pann
a dripping pann a lever & 2 payre of hingels 18s
Item salt & a which 3s 4d
Item 2 flitches of bacon 20s
Sum is £2 14s 8d
In the buttery
Imprimis 5 barrels & a powdring tub 10s
Item 2 dozen of trenchers & a trough 2s
Item 8 chesefats 3s 4d
Item a crutche & 2 erthen pans 1s
Sum is 16s 4d
In the shopp
Item for wares in the shopp praysed at £8 6s 1d
In the chamber over the halle
Imprimis a joyned bedsteed 13s 4d
Item a fether bed 2 blanckets 2 coverlets 2 bowlsters 3 little
pillowes a payre of curtaines & rods £2 13s 4d
Item 2 payre of sheets & other linnen 25s
Item one other bedsteed a flocke bed 2 bowlsters a payre of
blancketts & 2 coverlets 30s
Item one chest 4 cofers a box & a chayre 15s
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In the chamber over the shopp
Imprimis a bed a payre of blankets 2 coverlets a pillow a truckle
bedsteed a side saddle & 2 butter baskets 10s
In the cheese loft
Imprimis for the cheeses 30s
Item for woolle & a beating hurdle 6s
Item 2 tackes a dow keever a flasket a coffer & a little bord 6s
Sum is £2 2s 0d
In the stable
Imprimis 2 rodsaddles 2 packsaddles a paire of hors pots with
sordles a tang & genses 20s
Item a cheese presse a bruing cowle & 2 tornes 6s 8d
Item 3 sackes & a surplis 6s 8d
Item a malt mill & a trough 10s
Item for wood timber postes & rayles & bordes in & about
the howes £3 6s 8d
Sum is £5 10s 0d
Item for 3 yeares yet to com in the howes where in he the said
Anthony Fry lived £3 0s 0d
Item owing upon a bill of debt from Jeffery Scull & other
desperit debts upon the shopp booke £2 0s 0d
Item for his wearing apparrell & money in his purse £3 6s 8d
Item 3 hatchets a bill a cutting knife 4 pickes a s......
& arrowes iron wedges with other implements in & about
the howes £1 0s 0d
Sum is £9 6s 8d
Item one riding nagg praysed at £5 0s 0d
Item 4 kine at £13 6s 8d
Item a rick of hay standing in the home ground & the ground £5 10s 0d
Item for hay lying in the barne wheare Mr Wayt did live & for
the after lease of the grounds lying about the said howes &
broad croft £9 10s 0d
Sum is £33 6s 8d
Sum total £75 6s 7d
Shown at Chippenham 22nd July 1636.
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William Barnes of Brinkworth 1638
In the name of God Amen the eighteenth day of September Anno Domini 1637.
I
William Barnes of Brinkworth in the county of Wiltes yeoman being weake in
body but of good & perfect memory thankes be to God therefore doo make this
my last will & testament in fourme following that is to say. First I comend
my soule into the hands of allmightie God & my bodie to be buried in
Christian buriall hopeing assuredly for a joyfull resurrecon of the same by
the meritts of Christ my Saviour. Item I give unto the poore of the parish
of Brinkworth 5s. Item I give unto my sonn Richard Barnes 10s. Item I give
unto every of my daughters 5s a peece and unto my godchildren William Sherer,
William Tarrant, Ann Beck & Alice Wayte 5s a peece. Item I geve unto Oliver
Tarrant all my wearing apparrell. The rest of my goods I geve unto my sonn
William Barnes whome I doo make sole executor of this my will. In witnes
whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & seale & published this to be my last
will the day & yeare above written in the presence of
William Coqeurr Junior William Barnes
Jone Tarrant her marke
Alice Wayte
Probate Marlborough 11th December 1638.
A true and perfect inventory of all & singuler the goods & chattells of
William Barnes late of Brinckworth in the county of Wiltes yeoman deceased
taken the seaventh day of September Anno Domini 1638 by George Sherer Henry
Wayte & Oliver Tarrant as followeth viz.
In the Hall
One Table board & frame & 3 formes one chaire 4 ioyned
stooles 7 cushions 3 bookes 30s
In the lower Chamber
One Table board & frame & forme one bedsteede cord & matt one
featherbedd one flockbedd one blanckett one feather bolster one
feather pillowe 2 coverletts £5 10s
In the Chamber over the Hall
One Table bord and frame, 2 coffers, twoo bedsteeds, one old
bedd, 2 paire of sheetes, 2 white coverletts & 2 redd
coverletts, 2 blancketts, one bolster case & 2 pillow cases
4 bolsters & 2 pillowes £4
In the loft over the Chamber
The old Truncke bonded with iron, one presse, 9 boards,
2 tressells, one great coffer, 2 dowgh kivers, 4 cowles,
2 other breweing cowles, 4 small tubbs, one bushell and
other things of small value 40s
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In the Chamber over the Kitchin
Three bedsteedes, 13 Elme boards, 2 tressells, one old
Tablebord & frame, 2 tenant sawes, 4 prongs & one paire
of graines, 2 coffers, one woll tubb, a wooden beame &
scales and a little ladder, one plancke & old dowgh kiver,
a beateing kurdle, one old paddle staffe and one broken forme 50s
In the Cheeseloft
One old tablebord, one cheeseracke, 9 skewers, one window
lease, 2 basketts, a search & a teinser 10s
In the Buttery
Five barrells, 4 bottles and certen tacks and a frying pan
& other thinges 20s
In the Kitchin
One maltmill, one planck, 3 spitts, 2 iron dripping panns, one
iron fender, 3 paire of iron hangings, one fire pann, one paire
of tongs, 3 payles, one cowle & 2 iron potthookes, 2 mynceing
knives & one beefe ford, one cle....., one paire of Andirons, one
chaffing dish 35s
In the Whitehouse
One cheese presse, one salting trow, one churne, 4 kivers, one
paire of butterscales, 5 iron wedges, one plancke, one old churne
& other things 26s 8d
In the Pantry
Twoo cutting knives, 2 horselocks, one paire of fetters, one brode
axe, one felling axe & one hatchett 5s
In Brasse
Three brasse potts, 3 brasse panns, 2 kittles, 2 skilletts,
one dozen brasse spoones, 2 baison basows, one cover, 2
skimers, one spice morter, 6 brasse candlesticks, one warmeing
pann £4 10s
In Pewter
Seaventeene platters, 6 sawsers, 2 pewter salts, one chamberpott 24s
All the wood and tymber in the backside £20
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In the Barne
Tenn ladders bords plancks & other lumber £3
One paire of iron bound wheeles with ..... one dung
pott one slidd one grindestone 20s
In the Stable
One packsaddle, one Redesaddle, one bridle, one syth and
boards and other lumber 10s
One parcell of slatt 5s
The testators wearinge apparrell £5
Eight kyne £32
One colt £3
One barron pigge 30s
One bele of hay £16
Sum tot £108 15s 8d
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Agnes Clarke, widow of Brinkworth. 1638
In the name of God Amen. I Agnes Clarke of Brinckworth in the County of
Wilts widdow beinge sicke in body but sound in minde (thankes be unto
Allmighty God) doe ordaine and make this my last will and testament as
followeth. First I bequeath my soule to Allmighty God who gave it mee, and
my body to bee buried in the churchyard of Brinckworth. And of my worldly
goods I dispose thus. Imprimis I give unto William Clarke, John Clarke and
Tobias Clarke the sonnes of Jeffry Clarke late deceased to either of them ten
poundes apeece to be payd unto them without increase of usury at the age of
one and twenty yeeres. And if it soe happen that any or either of them dye
before they come to the age aforesaid that then the porcion or portions thus
given shall redowne or bee divided to the survivor or survivors of them, and
my will is that they receive these portions severally as soone as they
attaine the age aforesaid or within a month following the expiration of the
sayd yeares. Item I give unto Hanna Dirrham the daughter of Richard Dirrham
eight poundes to be payd unto her at the age of one and twenty yeares or at
the day of marriage which of them shall first happen. Item I give unto
Elizabeth Robbins twoe poundes, my best goune, twoe holland aprons, twoe of
my best holland kercheifes and my best cuffe. Item I give to Mary Dirrham my
best petticoate my cloake and my blacke silke apron. Item I give unto Alice
Hooke my sister tenne poundes to bee payd unto her within three monthes after
my decease. Furthermore I give unto the sayd Alice all the rest of my
wearinge apparell not before by mee given to be delivered unto her within
twoe dayes after my buriall. And if it soe happen that Alice Hooke dye
before shee receive both the monye and apparrell that then both apparrell and
money shalbee given unto Elizabeth Robbins aforesaid. Item I appoynt for the
Lords herriot three poundes. Item to the mother church of Sarum 1s. Item to
the poore of the parish of Brinckworth 20s to bee distributed by my overseers
at the day of my funerall. Item I make Richard Dirrham sole executor of this
my last will and testament. Lastly I nominate and desire Tobias Crispe
Minister, rector of Brinckworth, Jeffry Pinnell and William Clarke the
younger to bee overseers of this my last will and testament. Finally I doe
by this act make voyd all former wills heretofore by mee made beareinge what
date soever and doe ordaine this for my last will and testament. In witnesse
whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the three and twentyeth day of
May in the yeere of our Lord God one thousand six hundred thirtye and eight.
Sealed and delivered in the presence of Henry Pinnell Cleric
the mark of Margreat Pinnell
Probate Malmesbury 19th May 1640.
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A true and perfecte inventorie taken of all the goods of Agnes
Clarke widdow
latte deceaced. June 3 1639.
Imprimis thirty pounds of monny uppon bond of John Derham.
Item ten pounds of monney uppon bond of the widdow Wayte.
Item in her lodging chamber one chayer three lettle pellowes & blanckettes
one bed and to peare of sheettes praysed att one pound thirtyne shillinges
foure pence.
Item monny in her possession twenty poundes.
Item in the ketching to lettle kettles to lettle skelletes and other smale
thinges praysed att eleven shillings.
Item in the chese lofte chese cackes a chese racke and a peare of skealles
with other thinges praysed at fifteene shillinges.
Item in the kitchinge of coppry stoose one cowle three barrelles with other
coppry stoose praysed at fifteene shillings.
Item her hates and her gownes and all her wearing apparrell praysed at six
pound ten shillinges.
Item wood about the house and palles praysed at forty shillings.
Praysed by Thomas Hayward, Robbertte Morris, John Derham.
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Jeffery Henly of Brinkworth 1638
Administration granted to Elizabeth Henly, widow relict, and John Beale,
yeoman of Brinkworth 30th October 1638.
A true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods, ...., chattles,
credits and debts of Jeffry Henly of Brinkworth in the county of Wilts teoman
deceased intestate taken valewed and indifferently praysed the 19th day of
September Anno domini 1638 by George ........ ........ Panting and others.
Imprimis debts oweing to the deceased £1 10s 0d
Item two maers £9 0s 0d
Item two mylch kynne £6 13s 4d
Item 100 sheepe £30 0s 0d
Item 3 weyrling calves £2 0s 0d
Item a wood pylle and other wood £6 0s 0d
Item 2 hoggs and 2 steer piggs £3 6s 8d
Item his apparell £6 13s 4d
Item money in his pursse £3 10s 0d
Item butter and cheese
Item woole and yearne £32 17s 0d
Item two peeces of cloth £1 4s 0d
Item a bible booke £0 10s 0d
Item a feather bed 4 pillows a coverlet a peir of blainkets
a pear of sheets and a flock bed £3 10s 0d
Item a carpet a table cloth two qushings one blaynket
and a sheet £1 0s 0d
Item a pillow casse £0 4s 0d
Item a table bord & frame and one coffer £0 10s 0d
Item a bedsteed a bed cusse two coverlets and a pear of
blaynkets and a bouster £1 0s 0d
Item a ketle a panne & a spete £1 0s 0d
Item 19 peeces of pewter £1 18s 0d
Item a coffer a boxe & a candlesticke £0 8s 0d
Item bridles sadles picks rakes and other lumber and
emplements of houshould stuffe in and about the house £0 10s 0d
Item two stocks of bees £0 10s 0d
Item 6 gallyns of oyle £0 18s 0d
Sume £114 12s 4d
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The accompt of Elizabeth Henly the relict and
administratrix of all &
singuler the goods chattles & credits of Jeffery Henly late of Brinkworth in
the county & Archdiarsonry of Wilts intestate deceased made at Malmesbury the
27th day of April 1639 followeth viz.
Charge The Inventory £114 12s 4d
Discharge For the charges of the funerall of the
deceased enyway £6
Payd to Stephen Franklin a debt due
from the deceased of £18 3s
Payd to ..... Clarke widow a debt due from
the deceased the sum of £5 4s
Paid to Nicholas Ponting for rent due in
the deceaseds ..... £3 5s
There is a debt alsoe of the deceased due to
Andrew Marke yet unpayed £10 8s
There is a debt due from the deceased to
William Day yet unpayed of £12
There is another debt due from the deceased
to William Wallis yet unpayed £11
There is another debt due to William Walker
from the deceased yet unpayed of £12
Due to this accompte another from the deceased
yet unpayed of £5
Another debt yet unpayed due to John Skull of £6
For the fees of seeing out the .... of
administration 14s 8d
For the fees of this accompt 40s
Sum £81 14s 8d
Leaving £22 17s 8d
Children: William Henly 11
Thomas Henly 9
Alix: Henly 8
Geoffery Henly 5
Adam Henly 2
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Anthony Beale of Brinkworth 1639
In the name of God Amen the 7th day of Aprill Anno Domini 1639. I Anthony
Bealle of Brinckworth in the county of Wiltes husbanman being sicke in bodie
by prayse be to allmightie God of wholle and perfect memorie to make and
ordaine this my testament and last will in maner and forme followinge. First
I bequeth my soule to allmightie God my maker and redemer and my bodie to be
bured in the churchyard of Brinckworth when it shall plese God to take me by
his visitation. Item I bequeth to the churche of Brinckworth 12d. Allso I
give Mary Edwardes the wife of William Edwardes the message and teneyment
that now I leve in withe the Apurtanence ther unto belongen after the deathe
of Mary my wife that now is. Item I give to William Edwardes my godson 20s a
yeare so loung as Mary my wife that now is shall live and if the said William
Edwardes shall hapen to dy then it shall remaine to be paied to the reste of
his brothers and sisters by yeven and equall porsions. Item I geve the same
William on bedsted and bede withe the apurtancies ther unto belongen more I
give to the same William my best coverled. Item I give him my best ketell
and my best potte and my tabellborde and the cobord to be delivered after the
desese of my wife that now is. Item I give to John Willshere five shellenes
a yere. Item I give to William Owenes wife 5s a yeare. Item I geve to Georg
Sotton five shellenes a yere. Item I geve to An Williames five shellenes a
yeare due to be paied to thesse fower parties and to theyer asignes by yeven
and eaquall porsions as it is be foore given due to be paid as long as my
wife shall live. Item I give to my brother Thomas Bealle of Henton 12d.
Item I geve to my sester Jhone Skull 12d. Item I give to Margret Sotton my
sester 12d. Item my will is that Mary my wife shall pay eight poundes a
yeare of good and lawfull money of England unto those parties unto whom it
shall hapen to be due unto for the space of fower yeares shell the just som
of thirty and to poundes be paied. Item my will is that yf my wife should
hapen to die befoore and of thes severall sumes be paied that them my will is
that William Edwardes husbane of the afore named Mary Edwardes shall pay or
cause to be paied those somes of good and lawfull money of England to the
value of thirty and to poundes unto those parties unto whom it shall hapen to
be dewe. All the rest of my goodes chattles and debtes to me owene after my
debtes paid and my funerall expenses performed I will that Mary my wife shall
have whom I ordaine and make my wholle executrix. And finally I ordaine and
make my wellbeloved in Christ Hendry Coulborne my father in lawe and William
Edwardes overseares of this my last will and testament to se that all thinges
acordingely justly and truely be delivered contented satisfied and paied.
Anthoney Bealle his marke. Those bering wittnes William Clarke.
Sined and sealed and delivered in the presents of us.
Tobias Crispe D.D. and Rector of Brinkworth
William Clarke.
Memorandum before the sealine her of I give to Elizabeth Coulborne dafter of
Hendery Coulborne of Charlton 20s.
More I give to Sarra Clifford my god dafter10s
More I give to the pore of Brinckworth 4s. My will is that docter Crissp
shall have the given and despossen of it.
Anthony Beale.
Probate Malmesbury 28th December 1639.
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Wiltes. A true and perfecte inventory of all and singular the
goods and
chattells of Anthony Beale late of Brinckworth in the county aforesaid
deceased taken and praysed by Thomas Lewen the elder Robert Maslyn and
William Edwards of Brinckworth aforesaid yeomen the 25th day of July in the
yere of our Lord God one thousand syxe hundred thyrtie nyne.
Imprimis one heyfer praysed at £3
Item a parcell of hay 20s
Item eleven geese 5s 6d
In the hall
Item twooe brasse potts 20s
Item twooe brasse kettles and a skillett 18s
Item the pewter vessells 6s
Item the table board frame and forme one joynd stoole and
a cheyre 6s
Item one old culboard 3s
Item the coupery vessells 10s
Item a payre of iron andirons on broach a payre of hangels
and a frying pann 6s 8d
In the chamber over the hall
Item one boarded beddsteed 8s
Item twoo old beddes twooe coverledes 30s
Item twooe boulsters and twooe pillowes 10s
Item a payre of sheetes a payre of blancketts twooe pillow cases
and an old coverlead 6s 8d
Item 4 coffers and a boxe and a strawen chayre 6s 8d
Item a truckl beddsteede and twooe boardes 4s
Item the lynnen clothes 5s
Item a parcell of wooll 4s
Item certeyne cheeses 4s
Item his weareing apparrell 30s
Item parte of a flitch of bacon 4s
Item a payre of myllstones spyninge tournes and other ymplements
aboute the howse 6s
Item the estate of his tenement that he lately held dureing the
life of Mary his wife £60
Item sperat debt £2
Some £73 14s 8d
Shown at Malmesbury 28th September 1639.
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Edward Sherer of Grittenham 1639
In the name of God Amen the 27th day of March anno domini 1639. I Edward
Sherrer of Grittenham in the county of Wilts yeoman being weak in body but in
perfect mind and memory thanks I give to God for it do ordain and make this
my last will and testament in manner and form following. First I give and
bequeath my soul and spirit into the hands of Almighty God to rest in the
bosom of Abraham and my body to be buried in the churchyard of Brinkworth
when it shall please God to call me there to remain until the resurrection
when my soul shall receive the same body again to enter into life everlasting
by a true and lively faith through Jesus Christ my Saviour and Redeemer Amen.
And as for my worldly goods I willingly dispose as followeth. Item I give
unto William Sherrer my brother twelve pence. Item I give unto John Sherrer
my brother twelve pence. Item I give unto Elizabeth White my sister twelve
pence. Item I give unto Elizabeth Sherrer and Margery Sherrer the daughters
of John Sherer my brother twelve pence apiece. Lastly all my goods and
chattels both moveable and unmoveable not before by me given nor bequeathed
my debts being paid my legacies performed and my funeral expenses ended my
will is that John Sherrer the son of William Sherrer my brother shall have
whom I ordain and make my full and whole executor of this my last will and
testament. And finally I do ordain and make my wellbeloved in Christ Arthur
Ayliff gent and Henry Wayte senior overseers of this my last will and
testament desiring them to see that all things herein be truly delivered
contented satisfied and paid and for their pains taken therein I give unto
them 12d apiece.
The mark of Edward Sherer
Those being witnesses Arthur Ayliffe, Henry Wayte
probate at Malmesbury 27 April 1639.
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A true and perfect inventory of all and singular the goods
household stuff
and implements of household stuff of Edward Sherer late of the parish of
Brinkworth in the county of Wilts yeoman deceased truly taken and praised the
third day of April anno domini 1639 by George Palmer John Potter and William
Wayte as followeth viz.
£ s d
Imprimis one standing bedstead 0 - 6 - 8
Item one other old bedstead 0 - 3 - 0
Item all his bedding 1 -10 - 0
Item all his brass 0 - 8 - 0
Item all his pewter 0 -13 - 4
Item certain working tools 0 -12 - 0
Item one chest one press and one box 0 -10 - 0
Item all his wooden vessells 0 -50 - 0
Item one coffer two chairs and two stools 1 - 3 - 0
Item all his iron stuff 0 - 3 - 0
Item two picks and one prikestale 0 - 2 - 0
Item one grindstone 0 - 2 - 6
Item two sieves 0 - 3 - 0
Item one old bible and other old books 0 -50 - 0
Item all his wearing apparell 1 -10 - 0
Item all his other lumberment 1 - 0 - 0
Item one old frame of a table board in the custody
of John Sherrer the testators brother 0 - 2 - 0
Debts owing to the testator upon speciality
Imprimis one bond of £10 wherein William Beale and George Sherer standeth
firmly bounden unto the testator with condition for the true payment of £5 2s
upon the 5th day of February last 1638
Item one bond of £4 wherein Walter Foskett and Jane Foskett standeth firmly
bounden to the testator with condition for the true payment of £2 1s 7d upon
the 21s day of December 1635
Sum is £15 2s 1d
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Jone Skull of Brinkworth 1639
In the name of God Amen the to and twenty day of October in the yeare of our
Lord God on thousand six hundred thirty and nine I Jone Skull in the parishe
of Brinckworth in the county of Wilts beinge sicke in bodie but in perfect
mind and memory thanks be unto God for it I do ordeyne and make by thes
presentes my last will in maner and forme followinge. First I bequethe my
soull and spirit to the hands of the Allmightie God to rest in the bosom of
Abraham and my body to be buried in the churchyard of Brinckworth aforesaid
ther to remaine untill the resurection when my soulle shall receave the same
bodie againe to enter into life everlastinge through Jesus Christ my Saviour
and Redemer Amen and as for my worldly goodes I willingely dispose as
followeth. First I give to William Reve my kinsman forty shellenes on bord
and forme which standeth in the halle more I geve a bed and a bedsted on Ruge
on blanket on shete on boulster. Item the best yoote. Item I give to
William Edwards the yonger twenty shellenes. Item I geve to my dafter Mary
Edwardes my best coverled. Item I geve by best kettell to Edward Edwardes
the son of William Edwardes. Item I geve to Hanna Edwards a bouster casse
and Item I give Mary Edwardes the younger a pillow casse. Item I give to
Thomas Knape on standing bedsted and a fether bed and a fether bouster and on
coverled on huland shete and one of the best pillowe casses. Item I geve to
William Knape the son of Thomas Knape eight poundes which is in Thomas Knapes
hand which is the father of the afoore named William Knape my will is that
the said Thomas Knape shalle give bonde to the overseares for this eight
poundes within sixe monthes after the desese of his mother in lawe to be paid
when William Knape his son shall acompleshe the age of on and twenty yeares
with the use ther of. Item I give to my dafter Kattren on flocke bed and a
carpete clothe on potte on chaier the best. Item I give to Francis Cliford
the worst kettell. Item I geve to Sarra Clifford on cillat. Item I geve to
Francis Clifford ten poundes. Item I geve Sarra Clifford ten poundes. Item
I give to William Walker five shellenes. Item I give to John Walker five
shellenes. Item I geve to Jone Walker ten shellenes more I give to the same
Jone a pillowe. Item I give more to the afore named William Reve on kettell
pote one cobord. Item I give to An Reve on brasse pan on boxe. Item I give
to Jone Reve on gret cofer. Item I give to Francis Skull my son twenty
shellenes. Item I give to An Skull five shellenes. Item I give to Magdalen
Skull five shelenes. Item I give to Thomas Skull five shellenes. Item I
geve more to Jone Skull ten shellenes. Item I give to the afoore named
Thomas Knape the planckes that be losse in the cowe house. Item I geve to
Thomas Knape such lossewood that lieth aboute the housse. Item I give to
Margret Sotten ten shellenes. Item to my brother Thom Bealle twelvpence.
Item I give to Thomas Reve twellvepence more to John Reve twellpence more to
Jone Reve twellpence. Item I give to Cattren my dafter and Mary Edwardes my
dafter and to Jone Knape my dafter all my wering aparell to be devided by
even and equawll porciones. Item I give to the poore of the parishe of
Brinckworth ten shellenes. The rest of my goodes chattelles and debtes to me
owen after my debtes paid and my funerall expences performed I will that
William Edwardes shall have whom I ordaine and make my wholle executer and
fineally I ordaine and make my wellbeloved in Christ Thomas Lewen the elder
and William Bealle overseares of this my last will and testament to se that
all thinges acordingly justly and trewelly to be delivred contented satisfied
and paied.
Jhone Skull her marke.
Thes bering wittnes Thomas Lewen, William Bealle, William Clarke the writter.
Probate Malmesbury 19th May 1640.
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The inventorie of all and singuler the goodes and cattelles and
debtes of
Jone Skull widdow of Brinckworth in the county of Wiltes made taken and
praised by Thomas Lewen the elder William Bealle John Walker with otheres.
20th day of November anno domini 1639.
Imprimis first seven pound and ten shellenes dewe from
Francis Skull which is dewe upon bond
Item Hendry Fry and Anthony Fry the Elder £2 3s
Item Hendry Fry and Anthony Fry the younger £4 10s
Item Thomas Knap on bond of £10
Item Thomas Knap more £8
Item John Clifford on bond of £3 4s 9d
Item on pille of wood £5
Item bordes and planckes and som other wood 3s
In the halle on potte on kettell 26s 8d
Item to other pottes on kettell on skellat 15s
Item on spisse mortter on candellsticke on coppe
on salte fower dishes 7s
Item on broche on haingles on paire of andenes with other diergere 3s 4d
Item on borde and frame more on frame 5s
Item on chaier to gindstolles on brasse pan to other stolles 5s
Item to barrelles on coulle on paille with other copryewarre 6s
Item the chamber within the hall on bedsted on fetherbed on fether
bouster on coverlede on huland shete and on of the best pillow casses 3s 6d
Item on coverled 30s
Item to fether pillowes 3s
Item on cobbord on chaies on cofer on boxe on carpet clothe 33s 4d
Item the chamber above the staires on bed and bedsted on ruge
on blanket on shete and bouster 20s
Item on bede 3s
Item on cappen and thre henes to pesses of baken apelles and
concomers 6s
Item her wering aparrill £4
Item bordes and thornes that lieth losse from the moundes
with other impellments 10s
Item thre kornes with pickes and rakes and all other impellments 5s
The som tottall is forty nine poundes five shellenes ten pence
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Arthur Ayliffe of Brinkworth 1645
In the name of God Amen I Arthur Ayliffe perfect and sound in body for the
better ........ my three young sons Francis Anthonie and Tobias .... do leave
and bequeath unto them three leases ..... called by the name of Mount
Wicklands and the other called New Lease and the lane the other called
Hatchett. I give to my third son Anthonie that ....... Wicklands being a
house and four grounds being next to John Ovens house the ....... adjoining
to the house then I give to my ........... ground and lane called the Mowe
Lease and ...... my second son Francis one ground called ..... and five
pounds apiece out of that thing called ..... lands to be paid yearly by my
son Anthonie to my son Francis at the two feasts Michaelmas and ... Lady by
equal portions during the lives of Giles J.... and ...... Juge by whose
lives my children do enjoy their leases, but if it shall happen for my son
John Ayliffe to die then my son Francis being the next ..... in my .....
Pinnells Place my intent and meaning is that my son Francis Ayliffe shall
have not Hatchett Plott .... five pounds from my son Anthonie Ayliffe .....
have the five pounds go to my son Anthonie Ayliffe ... Hatchett Plott to my
son Tobias during the lives of Giles Juge and William Juge, and if it shall
happen for my son Anthonie to die my intent and meaning is that my son
Francis should have that house and four groves called Mount Wicklands during
the lives, and my son Tobias to have Hatchett Plott and the New Lease and
..... And if it shall happen for my son Tobias to die my meaning is that my
son Francis shall have the New Lease and the Hatchett Plott, so my son John
Ayliffe being alive, but if my eldest son John should die my intent and
meaning is my son Francis Ayliffe shall have nothing to do with the three
said leases but be cleave void of them, all without any claim or interest
from them, and if it shall happen for my son Francis Ayliffe to die my
meaning and intent is my son Anthonie Ayliffe to have the four grounds as
aforesaid called Mount Wicklands and house and my son Tobias Hatchett Plott
and the New Lease and lane, but if it shall happen for my son Francis Ayliffe
and my son Anthonie to die my meaning is my son Tobias Ayliffe to enjoy all
the leases during the lives, and if (it) shall happen that my son Anthonie
Ayliffe and my son Tobias Ayliffe to die my meaning is my son Francis Ayliffe
to enjoy all the leases during the term of lives, and if (it) shall happen
for my son Francis Ayliffe and my son Tobias Ayliffe to die my intent and
meaning is my son Anthonie Ayliffe to enjoy them all during the lives upon
them, and those leases to be let out for four years at the best advantage to
make portions of money for my said three sons equally divided between them,
if the said Francis, Anthonie and Tobias be then living, if two of them be
living the money to be divided between then two or one be living the money to
be given to this son of the three who it shall please God then to pre... the
money being put to use this is my desire that you are to see this done and
performed justly for your labour I give you four pounds apiece to be paid
when this is done, and I make my wife my whole executrix with and without
only I give to my son John Ayliffe the furnace one pot one kettle one feather
b..... that belong unto it and my board in the hall after his mothers decease
in witness to this I put my hand and seale my overseers Thomas Bennett,
Daniel Weekes, Francis Skull and John Dobbs.
Arthur Ayliffe
If my three young sons shall die my meaning is my son John Ayliffe to enjoy
all the leases during the lives upon them
I further give to my son Francis Ayliffe that ground in Braidon for .....
performed when it shall be taken in or enclosed or the benefit of it during
the lives
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An inventorie of the goods and chatells moveable and
inmoveable of Arther
Ayliffe gent deceased by those whose names are under written July 31st anno
domini 1645.
Imprimis in the cheffest chamber his weareing apparell & books 10 00 00
1 fether bed & bolster 1 ruge 2 blancets 1 bedsted vallance
& curtaynes 08 10 00
1 sideboard 1 cheire 1 chest 1 trunk & 1 deske 01 10 00
A paire holland sheete 02 02 00
A paire & 1 sheete 01 02 00
5 shorte peeles 01 05 00
2 diap table clouths 1 towell & 1 dozn of napkins 04 00 00
2 table cloths 1 towell & 3 dozen of napkins 01 10 00
In a chamber on ye pler
1 standing bed withall things thereunto belonging 05 00 00
1 french bedsted with all things 05 00 00
1 truckbed withall belonging 02 00 00
1 cheire 1 trunck 1 smale cheste 1 close stole 1 warming pane 00 16 00
In the chesse loft
70 of chesse 05 05 00
1 which 1 chesse racke 1 paire of rales &c 01 00 00
2 wayte of woll 01 10 00
In the litle chamber 1 bedsted and beding 01 06 08
In the Hall
1 tableboard 1 sideboard 6 joyned stoles 1 leather cheire 3
leather stoles 1 roundeboard 1 other cheire 1 paire of tables
1 paire of andirons firestice and tongs paire of creeps carpet
cloth & sideboard cloth 05 00 00
In the Buttery 6 barells 1 sidebord and one saffe 01 10 00
1 chatell lease called Newlease being in possession value 80 00 00
2 other chatell leases after ye decease of Widow Eaton,
those called Mounte Wicklands & the other Hachet Plotte value 120 00 00
1 Fowleing & sorde 01 00 00
In the kitchin 3 dozen pewter one flagon 1 basson 1 charger 1
chamber pott 6 candlsticks 1 basson 2 plates with other smale
dishes & sacers 05 00 00
13 dozen of trenchers 00 14 00
1 furnice 01 10 00
3 ketles 01 10 00
2 potts 01 04 00
4 skilletts 6s spice morter 3s 4d 00 09 04
2 drippen pans 01 00 00
2 cheffin dishes 00 05 00
1 still & other smale things 00 13 04
1 jack 1 paire of andirons 1 paire of doys 2 spitts hangings & 1
plate of iron 01 10 00
1 setle 1 dresser 1 forme 00 10 00
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Whitehouse
1 chesse presse 00 10 00
1 seting trowe 00 04 00
2 churnes 00 03 00
Couperie stuffe 00 10 00
4 coules 00 09 00
Chesse fates 00 10 00
Shilues 00 08 00
Maltmill & other ymplements 00 10 00
A parcell of hey 07 10 00
15 kine & 1 bull 48 00 00
2 hogge & 5 steere piggs 05 10 00
16 sheepe & lambes 03 00 00
One mare with furniture 02 00 00
5 bredding calves 03 10 00
A parcell of wood posts rayles & other lumber stuffe 10 00 00
2 stale of bees 00 10 00
1 truckle bed & smale chest 00 05 00
Som totale is 357 01 04
Thomas Bennett
Thomas Lewen
Daniel Weekes
Francis Scull
John Derham
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