WILLS

The Will of John Bodener dated 11 JUL 1605

In the name of god amen. The xjth daie of Julie, in the third yere of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord James By the grace of god of England Scotland Frannce and Irland Kinge defender of the faith &c and of Scotland the xxxixti 1605. I John BODENER of Kybineall in the pishe of Pawle in the countie of Cornewall, being sicke and weake of (bodie) but of pfect mynd and good remembrannce god be praysed there fore, doe macke my testament and last will in maner & forme folowing. first I bequeth my soule to Almyghtie god, which hathe created & redemed mee, and through whome I hope to be saved and I comyt my bodie to the earth, and to be buryed, after the order of Christian buryall. I geve & bequeth to the poore of the pish of Pawle ijs (2 shillings) to bee distributed to the poorest sort. I geve & bequeth for tythe forgotten ijs vjd (2 shillings 6 pence) I geve & bequeth to Elizabeth & Marten the eldest daughter, and the eldest sone to Marten my sone a Cow betwene them to William and Margret sone & daughter to Jenkin BODENER my sone I geve & bequeth also a Cow betwene them. I geve and bequeth to Susan, Marten BODENER is daughter a heifert o(f) ijo (2) yeris old. I geve and bequeth to Thomsyn HUTHE my god daughter a yaw (ewe). I geve and bequeth to Jewanet daughter to Marten WILLM my god daughter a lambe or xviijd (18 pence) in monye. Itm I geve & Bequeth to Jedna JACK is Children between them a yaw (ewe) lambe I geve and bequeth to Christen daughter to William GEORDGE a lambe. The rest of all my goodis moveable and unmoveable I geve & bequeth to Marten & Jenkin my sonnis, whome I macke & ordeyne my full & sole executors, and to fulfyll & accomplish this my last will in paying and awnswering these my legasies, by me, before geiven & bequethed and this to be my last will, I confyrme it in the prsence and witnes of those folowing, even the daie and yer above wryten. Johnes TREMEARNE William BACCOKE Richerd MARRACK & others

Here foloweth the Inventorie of the goodis and Chattels of John BODENER of the pish of Pawle latte decessyd, prysed by In different men the xxijth daie of february in the third yere of the raigne of our Sove= raigne Lord James by the grace of god king of England, Scotland, Frannce & Irland defender of the faith &c and of Scotland the xxxixth 1605. prysed by William BAKCOK Richird MARRACKE

Itm first the third pt of an old table bord & an old forme _ xviijd
Itm also the third pt of ijo (2) old bruing pannis _ viijs 4d
Itm his pt of vjth (6) other pannys _ viijs
Itm his pt of three brasen Crockis & a posyn _ vjs 8d
Itm his pt of a doosen of platters _ ijs 8d
Itm the third pt of an old cubberd _ iijs
Itm his pt of three candelstickes _ xviijd
Itm his pt also of iij (3) hocsetis iij (3) bowels & three tubbis _ ijs ixd
Itm his pt of sume bozrdis or planckis _ xijd
Itm his pt of twoo lytle chaires _ 4d
Itm his pt of bed clothis & beddis also _ xvjs
Itm his pt of the worckyng toolis _ vjd
Itm his third pt of the & his purtenancis therof prysed to _ 4s
Itm his pt of the harowes and the purtenancis therof _ ijs
Itm his pt of fyve sylver spoonys _ iijs 4d
Itm cuppis trunchis & disshis _ iiijd
Itm his pt of ijo (2) lytle brandish & a broch prysed _ xijd
Itm of ropis & sackis his pt _ xijd
Itm his pt of three oxen prysed to _ xxxiijs 4d
Itm one cow to his pt prysed _ xxvjs 8d
Itm his pt of foure steeres prysed _ xxvjs 8d
Itm his pt also of vjth (6) heifertes _ xxs
Itm his pt of vj (6) Calvis yerelyngs _ xs
Itm vj (6) litle horsis his pt prysed to _ xxs
Itm his pt of xxxiiij (34) shepe prysed to xxvs 6d
Itm his pt of vj (6) piggis prysed _ vs
Itm his pt of the pultrie _ xijd
Itm his pt of the corne prysed to _ iiijl xs
Itm his pt of twoo borde canvis cloth and an old sheete & a towell _ ijs
Itm his pt of the furnyture or weapons _ ijs
Sume is xvjl vjs jd (£16-6-1)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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