Archive:PCC, Jeffery Whitney, 1601
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Prerogative Court of Canterbury
33 Woodhall; new reference PROB 11/97
Will of Geoffrey Whitney, written 11 Sep 1600, proved 28 May 1601.
Transcription:
In the name of God amen I Jeffery Whitney of Ryles Green in the Countie of Chester gent being sick in bodie but of sounde and perfect memorie thancks be to god therefore make and sett downe with my owne hande this my last will and Testament in manner and fourme followinge First I bequeath my sowle to Almightie god my Creator beseching him for the merritts of Ihesus Christe my onlie Savior and Redemer in his great mercie to receave the same into the congregacon of the faithefull to live with him forever And for the buriall of my bodie to be at appointement of my Executors And for such smale worldlie goodes as the Lord hath blessed me withall my will ys they shalbe disposed as followethe First I bequeath to my brother Brooke Whitney the residue of yeares yet remaininge in my Farme or lease which I hold of Richard Cotton of Cambermere esquier together with the deede of the same Lease and all my severall parcells of howsholde stuffe remaininge within my house there as allso eleven sylver spones a silver salte a tipple pot with silver and all ether my goodes there and apparell whatsoever Item I bequeath unto him my Dunne nagg Item I bequeath my Librarie of Books whole without dim'ishinge to Gefferie his sonne yf yt shall please God to indue him with learninge in the lattin tonge or else to anie other of sonnes which shall attaine unto the same; yf none of them prove a scholler then I leave and bequeath them to my said brothers disposinge Item I bequeath to him a trunck with Lynnen and apparell together with my plate remaininge in the safe custodie of my Cosen Jefferie Whitney of Draiton Item I bequeath unto him all such debts as are due unto me by bond bill or otherwise. Out of which legacies so bequeathed to my brother as is remembered my will is that he shall pay unto Joan Mills twentie pounds within one quarter of a yeare after my decease Item to James Woodgate Tenne poundes at his age of twentie yeares on this condic'on that he appllie himselfe to the gettinge of some arte or trade to live honestlie therewithal and not otherwise Item I bequeath to my sister Eldershae five marks Item to my sister Baron Fortie shillings Item to my sister Evans Fortie shillings Item to my sister Margerie twentie shillings Item to Martha Colly ten shillings Item to Charles Evance ten shillings Item to Helen Evance ten shillings Item to Marie Eldershae Fortie shillings Item I bequeath my best ringe to my Ladie Nedehan The second Ringe in goodnes I bequeath to my sister in lawe Mawdlin Whitney Item I bequeath my third Ringe to my Cosen Elizabethe Arnedell My forth to my Cosen Mills My seale Ringe to my Cosen Geffery Whitney And my Brooche to my Cosen Walter Whitney Item I bequeath to my brother Eldershae my gowne and fustian dublett Item to Edmond Eldershae another of my dubletts with a paire of best breeches and a paire of nether stocks And for the performance of this my will, I nominate and appointe my brother to be my sole executor In witnes whereof I have subscribed to theise presents the eleventhe daie of September Anno Dni one thousand six hundred and in the two and fortethe yeare of the Raigne of our gracious soveraigne Ladie Queene Elizabeth. By me Geffery Whitney witnesses hereunto Angell Baron Walter Whitney John Browne Probatum fuit hmoi Testamentum Apud London coram venerabli viro magro John Gibson Legum Doctor Curie Prerogativo Cant Magro custode sive comissario _____ constitato viresimo octavo die mensis May Anno Domino millimo sex_entesimo primo Inramento Mre Thome Browne noty pubri procuris Brokei Whitney fris et exris ___ et de bene & Jurat
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