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Will of Richard Yolland, Gentleman of Ashburton, Devon
22 November 1620
© Crown Copyright
PROB 11/136, Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury,
Name of Register: Soame Quire Numbers: 65 - 120
Transcribed by John Yolland
The last will and testament of Richard Yolland of Aishburton gent Impris I commit my soul into the hands of our Almighty god and my body to ye Xian buryal. Item I give to the poor of Aishburton three pounds Item I give unto my three sisters, that is to say Mary Agnes and Anne Tony five pounds to each of them Item I give to my brother John Yolland fortie shillings and to each of his children ten shillings apiece Item I give to my brother Thomas Yolland five pounds to be paid him in twentie shillings an yeare Item I give to Nicholas Gortlie five shillings Item I do give and devise unto my executors hereafter named and to their heires all that one messuage with all and singular appurtenances lyeing and beinge in the North side of Borough of Aishburton which I late purchased together with other lands of William Horsham and Richard Preston and all that messuage and garden near the great conduit in Aishburton aforesaid and now or late in the tenancy or occupation of John Donband and also that one barn and garden lying and beinge neare St Lawrence Lane and now in the tenure or occupation of Johan Freind widdow to the intent and purpose hereafter mentd (that is to saie ) to be by them sold and disposed for the payment of my debts and for legacys as I have hereby given and to now so purpose or intent Item I give unto the child that my wife Jane now great withall forty poundes to be by my executors putt to the best role and benefit of the said child when it shall accomplish the age of seven years Item I do devise unto my said wife all my lands and tenements not formerly devised during such tyme as shee shall remain a widow. Item I give unto Richard Yoldon twentie shillings Item I do appoint and ordaine Jane my wife and William Yolland my brother to be executors of my last will and testament Item concerning the disposition of my lande not formerlye devised during suche tyme as my now wife shall take another husband or after her death wch shall first happen. I will and devise my said lande to her issue and issues of this my body begotten and to his or their heires And for default of such issues to my brother William Yolland and the heirs of his bodie begotten And for default of such issues to my brother Thomas Yolland for and during the term of his natural life And after his decease and after such tyme to the said former ... before limited shall be determined to my brother John Yolland and the heirs of his bodie begotten And for default of such issue to the right heires of me the said Richard Yolland for evermore Item I do appoint William Knowlinge, Christopher Caunter, John Caunter and Roger Caunter. to be overseers of this my last will and testament x mk Richard Yolland Memorandum The Codicil that out of the land formerley devised if shall happen in the said Richard Yolland to dye without issue of one and twenty years of my body begotten I will and devise so unto Jane my wife for the better augmentation of her lyvlyhood all that messuage with appurtenances in Aishburton and those of land now in the possession or occupation of John Quinte or his assignes ... Mr Richard Yolland Gilbert Collyns, ... Mr John Cholwell, Thomas Yolland, John Yolland. Probarium [in latin] 22 November 1620 |