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Will of Thomas GREENE of Shipton-u-Wychwood Will 8 Dec 1580   Probate 24 Nov 1590
Source: OHC no. W. 188.123; 25/1/40 Contributed by: John Moore Go to Translation Go to Transcript
Summary.
... I Thom[a]s Greene of Shypton under Wychwood ... sick & weak in body ... Name Relationship [Comments] or Major Bequests Thomas GREENE   Shipton-u-Wychwood Elizabeth GREENE Wife (Exec) James GREENE Son Thomas GREENE Son Thomas GREENE Grandson [s Thomas] John GREENE Grandson [s Thomas] Elizabeth GREENE Daughter [no surname given] Margery SHEALAR Daughter Alice WHYTYNG Daughter Mary PULLEYN Daughter Joane COX Daughter William TOMSON Witness Thomas WHYTYNG Witness Probate 24 Nov 1590 ... Thomas Grene Jr [representing] the named Executrix. Inventory £44 9s 4d
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Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary
... I Thom[a]s Greene of Shypton under Wychwood ... sick & weak in body ... My body is to be buried in the churchyard of Shipton. I give 12d to the church of Shipton. I give the following to my son Jamys: My malt mill My best iron-bound cart 10 sheep, to be delivered within one year after my decease. 8 bushels of barley, to be delivered within [3 months] after my decease One of my best flock beds, with a bolster, an embroidered? coverlet and a twilly cloth 4 pairs of sheets and a tablecloth A cauldron, my great platter and two iron wedges I give the following to my son Thomas: Two stone cisterns (and to the heirs of his body) A plough with its plough-irons. My second iron-bound cart and a harrow with iron tines. My second brass pot and one coffer. I give a chilver sheep to each of Thomas's children, Thomas and John, to be delivered within a year after my decease I give the following to my daughter Elizabeth, all to be delivered after my widow's decease. One cow, to be delivered within a year after my decease A flock bed, a coverlet, a twilly cloth, a bolster, 4 pairs of sheets, a table cloth and a towel A great a coffer that stands in the _ollar (solar??) above 3 platters, one candlestick, two brass pots (a bigger and a lesser). A cauldron that is commonly occupied (used?), and a smaller that is not occupied. 8 sheep I give one sheep each to my daughters Margery Shealar, Alice Whytyng, Mary Pulleyn and Joane Cox, all to be delivered within a month after my decease. I give all the rest of my goods to my loving wife Elizabeth whom I make sole Executrix Witnesses William Tomson; Thomas X Whytyng Probate 24 Nov 1590 ... Thomas Grene Jr [representing] the named Executrix. Inventory £44 9s 4d
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In the name of god. Amen. I Thom[a]s Greene of Shypton under Wych-   wood in the cowntie of Oxfurd, be[in]g sick, & weake in bodye, But   of sownde reme[m]brance, thanks be to almyghtie god for his m[er]cifull vis[i]tac[i]on,   doe mak this my last Will & testament, the viijth of Dec[em]ber   in the xxiijth year of the reign of [o]ur sovaraign Lady Queene   Elizabeth. First I bequeath my sowle to almyghtie God, & my   body to be buried in the Church yarde of Shypton aforesaid. jamys It[em] I geeve to the Church of Shypton xijd: It[em] I geeve to jamys   my son my malt myll: Ite[m] to him, my best yron boonde cart.   Ite[m] to him x sheepe to be delyvered unto him, w[i]thin oon yeare   after my decesse. It[em] to him viij bushells of barley, to be   delyvered him w[i]thin j qwarter of on yeare after my decesse:   It[em] to him oon of my best Flock beds, w[i]th oon bolster, &   j covarled thrim__d, & j twilley clothe; Ite[m] to him iiij p[aire] of   sheetes: It[em] to him a table clothe; Ite[m] to him a cawdron   It[em] to him my greate platter: Ite[m] to him ij yron wedgies. Thom[a]s It[em] I geeve to Thom[a]s my soon ij cesters of stoane, & to   the heyres of his body lawfully begoten: Ite[m] to him a plough   w[i]th the yrons therto belonging: It[em] to him my ijd yron   boonde cart: Ite[m] to him j harrow, w[i]th tynes of yron:   It[em] to him my ijd brasse pott. Ite[m] to his ij children Thom[a]s   & John, for eche of them j chilvar sheepe, to be delyvered   w[i]thin j yeare after my decesse. It[em] to Thom[a]s my soon, j Elizab[et]h coafer. It[em] I geeve to Elizab[et]h my daughter j koow, to   be delyvered her w[i]thin j yeare after my decesse: Ite[m] to her   j Flock bed, & a coverlet, & j twilly clothe; and a bolster,   & iiij p[aire] of sheeetes, & a taable clothe, & a towell, & a greata coafer that   standeth in the _ollar above, & iij platters, & j candlestick, &   ij brasse pots, that is, a bigger, & a lesser. & j cawdren that   com[m]only is occupied?, & j lesser [tha]t is not occupied?, & viij sheepe   & all these to be delyvered her, after my widues decesse. margery It[em] I geeve to margery Shealar my daughter j sheepe: Alice It[em] I geeve to Alice Whytyng my daughter oj sheepe: It[em] mary I geeve to my daughter mary pulleyn oj sheepe. It[em] I Joane Cox geeve to my daughter Joane Cox oj sheepe; and these   sheepe to be delyvered w[i]thin j moneth after my decesse. All   the rest of my goods mooveable, & unmooveable, I bequeath to   Elizab[et]h my loving wife, whome I make my full, & whole   exequtrix, by these p[rese]nts: Wytnesses Will[ia]m Tomson, and   Thom[a]s Whytyng:   wyll[ia[m] thomson   X this for Thom[a]s Whytyng probat[um] erat hoc tes[tamentu]m cora[m] Willi[a]mo Hood l[egum] doctor[e] Substitut[o] Joh[ann]is Drewrie l[egum] doct[oris] &c Apud xxiiij'o die mens[i]s Novemb[ri]s 1590. in p[er]sona Tho[m]e Grene Junior[is] et prin[…] dictae executric[is] in dicto Test[ament]o no[m]i[n]at[ae] In forma iuris jurat[ae] Salvo jure ... Inventariu[m] xliiijli ixs iiijd