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Will of John SHELAR of Lyneham Will 27 Jan 1560/61   Probate 7 Jan 1561/62
Source: ORO no. 184.5 Contributed by: John Moore Go to Translation Go to Transcript
Summary.
... I John Shelar of Lyneham ... Shipton-u-Wych­wood ... Name Relationship [Comments] or Major Bequests John SHELAR   Lyneham Julyan SHELAR Wife (Exec) Richard SHELAR Son (Exec) William SHELAR Son Maryan SHELAR Daughter [no surname given but has dau] Emme unnamed Granddaughter [d Maryan] Elsabeth SHELAR Daughter Thomas SHELAR Brother John HEBBESWORTHE Overseer Thomas BUSBIE Representative   Peter SHELAR Witness Henry HYATT Witness Sir Raphe WYLLETT Witness   Probate 7 Jan 1561 Oxford (Archbishop's Visitation) ... Executors named, in persona Thomas Busbie ... Inventory £38
Transcriber's Notes
The following details are believed to be true but should not be totally relied upon: Testator: husband of Julyan (1578 qv), father of Richard (1624 qv) [Inv 1625].
Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary
... I John Shelar of Lyneham ... Shipton-u-Wych­wood ... I give to the repair of our bells 4d. I give to Maryan my daughter a short-horn cow and five sheep, and to Emme her daughter, 5 sheep. I give Julyan my wife a cart, a cow and 20 sheep. I give Richard my son a cow and 20 sheep, a cart and a cistern. I give William my son a cow, 20 sheep and a small mylne. I give Elsabeth my daughter a cow, 20 sheep and a ___tt pan and a great pot after the decease of her mother. William, Richard and Elsabeth shall have their goods delivered at their day of marriage, and if any of them die before that day then their goods are to go to the survivor(s) If their mother remarries, she shall deliver them their goods at the day of [her] marriage. The rest of my goods, my debts being paid and my legacies fulfilled, I give to the disposition of Jelyan now? my wife and Richard my son whom I make executors Overseers I make my brother Thomas Shelar and John Hebbesworthe. Witnesses Peter Shelar, Henry Hyatt, Sir Raphe Wyllett vicar Probate 7 Jan 1561 Oxford (Archbishop's Visitation) ... Executors named, in persona Thomas Busbie ... Inventory £38
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Testamentum Johan[n]is Shelar de Lyna[m] p[ar]och[ia] de Shipton subt[er] wychwod In the name of god Amen, the yere of o[ur] Lord 1560 on the xxvij daye of Janu­arij Wyttnessethe that I, John Shelar of lynam in the p[ar]ishe of Shipton under wych­wode beyng hole o[f] mind and in p[er]fect reme[m]brance, do make my last will and t[esta]ment in maner and forme foloweng, first I bequethe m[y] soule to all­mightie god alone my only savior and redimer t[o] be of the holy companye of heavon, and my bodie to be buried in [a] christen mens burialle. Item I give unto the reperat[i]ons of ower bells iiijd: Item I give unto Maryan my dawghter a short horned cowe and fyve shepe, and unto Emme, her dawghter v Shepe, Item I give to Julyan my wyfe a cart [a] cowe and xxti Shepe. Item I give Ric[hard] my sonne a cow & xxti shepe [a] cart and a sestren. Item I give will[ia]m my sonne a cow xxti shepe and [a s]malle mylne. Item I give Elsab[et]h my dawghter a cowe xxti shepe and a […]tt panne and a gret pot after the decesse of her mother; Item I wil[l] will-[ia]m Ric[hard] and elsab[et]h shall have their goodes delyv[ere]d them at their d[aye o]f maryage, and if any of them depart before that daye, then the good[es t]o remayne to the other then beinge alyve, And I will that if ther [mot]her do marye, that she shall delyver them their goodes at the daye [of] maryage, And the rest of all my goodes after that my detts being pa[yde] and my Legacies fullfyllyd, I give them to the disposition of Jelyan n[ow?] my wyffe and Ric[hard] my sonne whome I do make my executors of th[is] my last will and testame[n]t and ov[er]seers of the same I make my brothe[r] Thomas Shelar and John hebbesworthe, wittnes of this to be my last [will] and testament Peter Shelar Henry hyatt: and Sr Raphe wyllett vi[car] Probatum fuit hoc testamentu[m] cora[m] nobis Thomi Hale Legum doctor[i] R[ever­end­issi?]mi in chr[ist?]o pr[incipal]is ac domini J[ohan]ni Matthei p[er]missione dia[coni] … archie[pisco]pi com[m]iss[o] ad visitand[am] dioc[esam] oxon[iensem] tam in loc[i]s exe[m]pt[is] q[uam] no[n] exempt[is] p[er] l[itte]ras suas paten[tes] l[egi]time de… Dat[um] vijo die J[a]nu[ar]ij anno d[omi]ni 1561. Com[m]issaq[ue] era[t] administra[ti]o om[nium] Bonoru[m] d[icti] defunct[i] executorib[us] in testamento no[m]i[n]at[is][?] e[t] in p[er]sona Thome busbie rat… Salvo meo c… Inventariu[m] xxxviijl