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Will of William BUSBYE of Oxford
Will 17 Feb 1608/09 Probate 3 Nov 1613 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Burial not found The following details are believed to be true but should not be totally relied upon: Testator: son of Richard (1590/91 qv) & Joyce (1608/09 qv) His "cousin" Elizabeth, dau of brother John, is presumably his niece. The default legatees, if everyone else dies, are "the eight heirs of me the said William" -- whatever that may mean. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I William Busbie of the City of Oxford yeoman sick in body . . .
Inventory value: £150/18/4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Testamentu' Willimi Busbye Civit__ Oxon yeoman deshti? In the name of god Amen The seaventeenth daie of ffebruary in the yeare of our Lord god one thowsand six hundred and eight, and in the sixt yeare of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord James by the grace of god kinge of England ffrance and Ireland defendor of the fayth etc? and the two and forteth of Scotland I Will'm Busbie of the Cytie of Oxon yeoman beinge sicke in bodie but thanks be given unto Almightie god of good and p'fect remembrance doe make and ordayne this my last will and testament in manner and forme followinge ffirst I bequeath my Soule unto Almightie god my maker and redeemer trustinge by the death and passion of his sonne Jesus Christ to receave remission of my sinnes and my bodie to the yearth from whence it came Item I will that there shalbe eighteene pounds yearely duringe foure yeares payd out of my lands in Clanfeild in the Countie of Oxon to pay the debt which I doe owe unto my brother in lawe Will'm Whitfeild as appeareth by foure severall obligacons under my hand and seale Item I give and bequeath All my Lands Tenem'ts and Hereditam'ts w'h their Appurte___ lyinge and beinge in Clanfeild aforesaid unto my sonne John Busbie & to the heires of his bodie lawfully begotten and for default of such yssue I will the said Lands Tenements and Hereditam'ts doe remayne unto my sonne Thomas Busbie and to the heires of his bodie lawfully begotten and for default of such yssue I will the said Lands Tenements and Hereditam'ts doe remayne to my Cozen Elizabeth Busbye daughter of my brother John Busby and to the heires of her bodie lawfully begotten, and for default of such yssue I will the said Lands Tenements and Hereditam'ts doe remayne unto my sister, Anne Holden and to the heires of her bodie lawfully begotten and to bee begotten and for default of such yssue I will the said Lands tenements & Hereditam'ts doe remayne to the eight heires of me the said Will'm for ever. Item I give and bequeath the Tenement w'h thappurten___ where in I dwell w'hin the Cyttie of Oxon togeather with all the Waynscott benches Portalls glasse Casem'ts and the longe table and the frame and eight ioyned stooles therein and also all my Lands Tenem'ts and Hereditam'ts w'h thappurte nannces lyinge and beinge in Ascott under whichwood Charlbury and Swarford als' Salford in the said Countie of Oxford unto my sonne Thomas Busbie and to the heires of his bodie lawfully begotten and for default of such yssue I will the said Lands Tenements Hereditam'ts and ymplements doe remayne unto my sonne John Busbye and to the heires of his bodie lawfully begotten, and for default of such yssue I will the said Lands Tenem'ts Hereditam'ts and ymplements doe remayne to my said sister Anne Holden and to the heires of her bodie lawfully begotten and to be begotten, and for default of such yssue I will the sayd Lands Tenem'ts Hereditam'ts and ymplements doe remayne to my sayd Cozen Elizabeth Busbye and to the heires of her bodie lawfully begotten And for default of such yssue I will the said lands Tenements and Hereditam'ts and ymplem'ts doe remayne to the Eight heires of me the said Will'm for ever Item I will That Mary my wyfe shall have the rents yssues and p'ffitts of the Tenem'ts and gardens w'ch I hold by lease of the Cytie of Oxford duringe her naturall lyfe, And yf it shall fortune the said Mary shall dye before thend and terme of the yeares menconed in the said Lease then I doe give the said tenem'ts gardens and Lease unto my sayd sonne Thomas Busby yf he shall be then Lyving, and yf not then I doe give the same unto my sonne John Busbye Item I will that mary Mary my sayd wyfe shall have the educacon and bringinge uppe of my Children afore named and the disposinge of their porcons untill they shall come to the age of one and twentie yeares yf she soe longe lyve sole and unmaried And yf she happen to marrie againe that then I will that the overseers of this my last will and Testam't w'h the Consent of my sayd wyfe shall have the educacon and bringinge upp of them, and the disposinge of their porcons to the best p'fitt and benefitt of my said Children untill they shall come to the said age of one and twentie yeares, Item I will that Mary my said wyfe shall assigne and make over the Tenement and Leases w'ch I have of Mr Will'm Dutton Esquier lyinge in the p'ishe of St Nicholas als' St Thomas w'hin the suburbes of the Cittie of Oxon late in the Tenure of Robert Dudley Carpenter, unto sixe or eight of the Chiefest Inhabitants of Culuham in the Countie of Oxon husbandmen, to the use of and intent that they shall yearely and ev'y yeare ymploy and bestowe the rents yssues & p'ffitts of the said Tenement in the said p'ishe of St Nicholas als' St Thomas indifferentlie uppon the poorest people dwellinge and inhabitinge w'hin the said Towne of Culuham duringe all the severall termes of yeares mensioned in the said Leases. Item I give unto my sayd sonne John Busbye One? stone salt? garnished w'h silver and guilt and foure silver spoones whereof two of them are guilt And I give unto my said sonne Thomas One litle silver bowle and foure silver spoones Item I give unto my mayde Joane Bentley forty shillings in money to be payd unto her w'hin one yeare after my decease All the rest of my goods not hereby given or bequeathed my debts legacies and funeralls discharged I give and bequeath unto Mary my sayd wyfe whome I make and ordaine my only Executrix of this my last will and testament, And I doe request my verie good frendes Mr Will'm Wicks thaforesaid Will'm Whitfield and George Box of Oxford to be my overseers of this my last will and Testament. And I doe give to either of them tenn shillinges a peece for their paynes In Wittnes whereof I the said Will'm Busbye have unto this my last will & testament sett my hand and Seale the daye and yeare first above written in the p'sence of these whose names are here subscribed Thomas Harrys John Holloway Townclarke Thomas Bird and of George Box scripte: (?) per me Will'm Busbye Probatum erat hoc testamentum Apud Oxon viz tertio die mensis Novembris An'o d'ni 1613 coram ................................. .......................................... Executrici in eodem no'i'at ......... Inven'rij Sum'a Cl li 18s 4d | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||