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Will of Thomas HALE of GLS Oddington
Will 30 Jun 1557 Schedule 1 Sep 1558 Probate 2 Dec 1558 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Not technically an Oxon will, but he leaves property in Burford. He seems to use "nephew" and "cousin" interchangeably, and it is probable that (for instance) the two Thomas FOWLEs are the same man. Some of it is very hard to decipher. Unusually (and interestingly), he gives the full Sunday titles of "King" Philip and Queen Mary. Even if deciphered, some of the ancient legalese is too difficult for this transcriber, and anyone who needs to know exactly what it was all about is invited to inspect either the transcript or (preferably) the original. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
... I Thomas Hale of GLS Oddington ... yeoman, somewhat sick in body ...
Schedule annexed to the above will, 1 Sep 1558 I Thomas Hale ... sick of body ... add to my will the following legacies
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T: Thome Hale In the name of god amen The xxxth daye of June in the yere of our lorde God a thousande five hundred fiftie and seaven And in the iiijth and vth yeres of the Raign of our sovereine lorde and Ladye Philipp and Mary by the grace of god king and Quene of Englannde Spayne ffrannce bothe S___es Hierusalem and Irelande defenders of the faithe Archdukes of Austria dukes of Myllayn Burgundie and Brabaunt Counties of Habspurge fflaunders and Turoll? I Thomas Hale of Odington in the Countie of Glouc'r yoman, somewhat sicke in bodye But nevertheles hole and parfite of mynde god be thanked Doo ordayne make and declare my last Will and testament in manner & fourme following ffirst I Bequeathe my soule to allmighti god my maker and Redemer to be partaker of thinheritaunce of his eternall kingdome, and to our blessed Ladie sancte Marye and all the hollie companny of Heaven And my bodie to be buried in chr'ian buriall at the discreacon of my executours. Also I geve and bequeathe to my nevew? Richarde Okehold my mannor of Donnyngton with thappurtenances in the Countie of Gloucest'r and all my messuages cottages landes tenementes medowes leasues rents Rent___s and ____, Courtes fynes herriotts and all other myn' hereditamentes w'th their appurtenances in Donnyngton aforesaide Sloughter and Odington in the Countie aforesaide To have and to hole the saide Mannor messuages Cottages landes tenementes and other the premisses with thappurtenances to the saide Richard Okholde, and to theires of his bodie lawfullie begotten. And for defaulte of suche yssue the remaynder therof to the right heires of me the saide Thomas Hale forev'more to be holden of the chief lordes of the fee therof by the ____ therof due and accustomed. And to thintent that the saide Richard Okeholde and theires of his bodie lawfullie begotten shall and maye enioye the said Mannor and other the premisses accordinglie, My Will is that myn' heires, that is to witte John Osbaston sonne and heire of my suster Joane Thomas ffowle son and heire of my suster Elinor, and Henrye Okeholde, sonne and heire of my suster Jane and their heires, and also my saide susters and ev'ye of them uppon reasonnable request therof to them made shall ensure the saide Richard Okeholde and theires of his bodie lawfullie begotten of and in the saide Mannor and other the premisses, be it by fyne with Warrannties, feoffament w'th Warrannties or rel___ with Warrannties against them and their heires Re__ye or otherwise. And also of all suche right title interest claym and demannde therin as they or any of them have or shalhave in the said Manor and other the premisses and ev'ye parte therof as shalbe divised? by the lerned counsaille of the saide Richard Okeholde and theires of his bodie lawfullie begotten at the costes and charge of the said Richard Okeholde and of theires of his bodie lawfullie begotten And as concerning the Residewe of all my landes tenementes and hereditamentes, my Will is that if my said cousens and heires Susters and their heires doo accomplishe my Will in making suche assurannce of the premisses to the said Richard Okold and to theires of his bodie as is aforesaide That thenne William Badger gent and Ric'd Caricke my feoffees by force of a deede of feoffament late made and executed bearing date the xxiijth day of this present monneth of June and theire heires shall stande and be seased of and in the Residewe of all my landes tenementes and hereditamentes with their appurtenances in suche ordre manner and sorte as followeth to the severall uses and behoufes of my said cosens John Osbaston Thomas ffowle and Henrye Okold and of theires of any of them as herafter porcionatlie? shalbe declared And mense? anny of them refuse to accomplishe my Will therin as is aforesaide That he or they so refusing and his or theire heires to be no partaker of anny of my said lands and tenementes But that his or their appointed porcions shall remayn and come to thother and his or their heires that will accomplishe my said former legacye And if they all re fuse thaccomplishement of my said Wille concerning the premisses Thenne I will all the Residue of my said Landes and tenementes shall remayne and come to the said Richard Okold and his heires forev'more. And that my feoffees aforesaid and theire heires shall stande and be seased therof to the same uses and condicions accordinglie And upon the same condicions I give and bequeathe to my saide cousen John Osbaston all my mes suage cottages landes tenementes and hereditamentes w'th their app'tenn'ces in Burford and ffyfeld in the Countie of Oxford, Daileford? in the Countie of Worcester and in Stowe Saincte Edward in the saide Countie of Gloucester To have and to holde the said messuages Cottages landes tenementes and hereditaments with their appurtenn'ces to the saide John Osbaston and to his heires forev'more And uppon the same condicions I geve and bequeathe to my said cousen Henrye Okehold all my messuages landes and ten'ts w'th their appurtenn'ces in Clapton? Burton on the Water and Westecote in the said Countie of Glouc' To have and to holde the same to the said Henry & his heirs forever Also I bequeathe to ffernando Osbaston xxli Also I bequeath to my suster Johanne Osbaston xls Also I bequeathe to my suster Joane Maylett xls and to ev'y naturall daughter of the saide Jane fortie shillinges apece Also to my cousen Elianor Rogers xxs And to ev'ye childe of the said Elianore vjs viijd a pece Also I bequeath to my cousen Richards xxli Also to my cousen Margarete Richardes the yonger Cs Item to S'r John Sutton Curate of Odington xxs in angelles? Item to S'r Thomas Barnebroke parsonne of Bradwell xs in golde Item to S'r Richard Irelande parson of Dailesford xs in golde Item I geve to the poore people in Oversloughter xxs in nether Slought' xxs in Wike xs in Wescotte xs in Bleddington xiijs iiijd in Eyngeh'm? xiijs iiijd in Daylesford xs in Bradwell xxs in Donnyngton xxs in Mawgersburye? in Netherswell xs in Ickcombe? xs in Aldestorpp? xiijs iiijd in Odington lxvjs viijd in Stowe vjli xiijs iiijd and in Chepingnorton Cs. Item I geve to my Servaunts Thomas Tournor? xls Robert Wilson vjs viijd Thomas Wilson xxs Silvester Connyng? vjs viijd Richard Boswell vjs viijd and to ev'y maide ___ that I have vjs viijd a pece Item I bequeath to Marye Smyth xls Item I bequeath to Valantyne Okold vjli xiijs iiijd Item I give towards the marriage of xx'ti maydens vjli xiijs iiijd at the discreacion of myn' overseers Item I bequeath to ev'y ____ my suster Joane Hale hathe xijd a pece Item I bequeath to my cousen Thomas ffowles wif xls in golde Also I give to my cousen Giles Richards one hundred of my sheepe at Sloughter to be taken as they ronne out of the feeld and the kee ping feading and pasturing and profite of one hundred sheepe uppon the ferme of groundes of Sloughter during all the termes that I have to come in the same paying therof xxvjs viijd by yere towards the rent and towards the Shepperds Wage Also I give to the saide William Badger thelder my signett of golde Also I geve to the saide Richard Caricke my bay gelding Also to ev'ye of my godchildren that I have xijd Other of my legacies appearithe in a scedule annexed And my full Wille is that if anny question doubte ambiguitie or variannce happen to arrise either concerning anye of my said Landes or hereditamentes aforesaid or any my goods or Cattelles or otherwise betwene anny whatsoev' parties or to anny p'sonne or p'sonnes The same question doubte ambiguitie or varriannce shalbe decided resolved fynyshed iudged and deter myned by my right trustie freends aforenamed, that is to witte John Sutton Clerke William Badger gent and Richard Carick whome I make overseers of this my last will and testament And I doo geve to ev'ye of them for his labor therin to be taken iijli a peace w'th their costes and charges to be sustayned about this my last will. The Residew of all my goods and Chattalles not bequeathed I geve unto Richard Okehold my cousen whome I make myn' executour of this my last will and testament, to dispoase the same to of god [sic] and my soules helth as he shall thincke best Thies being witnes the said John Sutton clerke Thomas Barnebroke clerke Richard Ireland Clerke Richard Caricke William Badger and w'th divers other And in witnes wherof to thies presents I have putte my seale Ycoven? the day and yeres first abovewritten John Sutton Wm Badger Richard Clerke [sic] ======================================== Scedula annex' d'c'o testamento And aftre the making of this my testament annexed, that is to witte the firste daye of September in the yere of our lorde god a't? vC lviij'ti I the saide Thomas Hale named in the testament to this Scedule annexed being sicke of bodie and parfite of mynde and remembraunce god be thanked, doo adde unto this my said last will and testament thies Legacies giftes and granntes in this scedule sp'ified And my full will is that ev'ye of the same legacies giftes and granntes be parcell of my said last will and testament And that the same and ev'ye parte therof doo stande and remayn firme and stable forev' more and in as ample force as any thing in my said last will and testament contayned shall or ought to stande and remayn. ffirst I geve and bequeath to the p'ishe churche of Dodington xxs And to the belles and the roode light there vjs viijd Item I wille that my wif doo geve at the daye of my buriall to the poore people twenty poundes in monneye. And if it be not geven all at the saide day Thenne my veray? wille is that she shall bestowe that whiche remayneth afterward at the discreacion of S'r Will'm Edling Vicar of Dodington William Arrice? Will'm Clements and Humfrey Rolles? whiche xxli I will myn' executours shall deliver to my said wif of myn' monneye remayning at Odington. Item I give to John Rogers xxs Item to Alice Dyntie? vjs viijd Item I geve and bequeathe to Alexander Barnes tenne pounds and to his wif xls Item I geve and bequeath to fflorence Hale my wif all and sing'lr my leases goods and Cattalles moveable and unmoveable that I have in the p'ishe of Dodington To have and to holde the same leases goods and Cattalles to her without any lett moles tacion or Vexacion of anny of my executours or adm'strators or of any other p'sone or p'sonnes for or by reason of me. Item I geve to the said fflorence one hundred poundes in readye monney whiche she hathe alreadie in her custody Item I doo geve and beq'th to the saide fflorence one a'nuitie or yerelie rent of tenne pounds of good and lawfull monney of England yssueing or going out of my mannor landes and tenementes under written, that is to witte out of my mannor of Donnyngton w'th thappurtenn'ces in the Countie of Glouc' vjli, Out of my lands and tenementes in Stowe Saint Edward in the Countie aforesaide xiijs iiijd Out of my lands and ten'tes in Burton on the Water in the Countie aforesaide other xiijs iiijd Out of my landes in Wescotte in the Countie aforesaid xs Out of my lands and tenementes in Burford in the in the Countie of Oxford tenne shillinges and out of my lands and tenementes in Ickcombe in theCountie of Wourcester xxxiijs iiijd To have and to holde the said a'nuitie or yerelie rent of tenne poundes unto the saide fflorence for and during the terme of her naturall life, at the feastes of Thann'ciacion of our blessed ladye and Saint Michaell tharchanngell by even porcionnes. And if it happen the said Anuitie or yerelie rent of tenne pounds or any parte therof to be behinde unpaide after any of the saide feastes in whiche it ought to be paide That thenne it shalbe lawfull for the said fflorence or to her certayne Attornay into the said Mannors lands tenementes and other the premisses w'th their appurten'ces to entre and distrayn, and the distresse there so taken to leade drive carrye awaye empounde and with her to detayne untill she of the saide a'nuitie or yerelie rent of xli be fully satisfied contented and paide Item I geve and bequeathe to the said fflorence xx'ti todde of my woll that remayneth at Odington, and to her children other xx'ti of my saide wolle at Odington aforesaid Item I geve and bequeath to to my cousen Richard Okehold all my lands and tenementes w'th their appurten'ces in Ickombe aforesaid To have and to holde the saide lands and tenementes w'th their appurten'ces unto the saide Richard Okhold and to his heires forev'more Item I give and bequeathe to the saide Richard Okhold all the Residew of my goods and Cattalles moveable & unmoveable And I doo ordayn and make the saide Richard my soole and faithful Executor. he to bestowe the same, he to bestowe the same [sic] to thonor of god and the Welthe of my soule And I make Overseers of this my addicions in this scedule William Badger the yonger gent, and he to have for his paynes three pounds And to John Slaughter gent he to have for his paynes xls Witnessith of thies addicions and Scedule William Edling Vicar of Dodington Will'm Arrice? Humfrey Row? Will'm Clemyns and Morrice Paxford In witnes wherof to thes p'nt addicions and Scedule I the saide Thomas have putt my seale, yeven? the daye and yeres abovewritten Probatum fuit suprascriptum test'm coram d'no? apud London Secundo die mensis Decembris Anno d'ni Mill'imo quingen'mo quinquagesimo Octavo Jurament' Mag'r Johannis Williams ___ procur'is Richardi Okeholde executoris in h'mo'i testamento no'i'ati &c ................................................................ .................................................................... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||