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Consistory Court of Hereford

Wills and Admons., W Surnames [1540-1574], FHL Film #91,675

Will of John Whitney of Kinnersley, dated 1566.

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Transcription attempted by Robert L. Ward:

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"In the name of god Amen this xxiijth daie of Januarie ytte here of or.

lord god 1566 John Whitney of Kinsley wt.in the countie of Hereford Sicke

in bodye yet notwithstandinge ... in mynde and of perfitee remembraunce

thanks be to god do make my laste wille and testament in manr. and

forme foloynge First and prinmcipally I bequethe my sowle to allmightie

god and to Jesus christe my creator and redeemer and my body to

Xian buriall Itm I geqithe to Dorotie whitney my wiffe my

beste preserved my best cordynge and blancket and coffer one lytl

potte and payer of flaxen sheets and one payer of .urden ..otes

Itm my wille is that the saide Doritie shall have delyvred unto her

yerely Duringe her naturall life at the howse of my son hughe

whitnie xls in good and Lawfull money of England and viij

bs. of wheate towards her fyndage as it is agreed upon betwene

me and her fryndes And my wille is that she shall save & occupie

the chamber that she liveth in wth. woolle to make ... and

the occupyenge of the cowbert in the same chamber and the occupyenge

of all suche vyselles and household stuffe as is not bequithed

at her pleasure so longe as it shall please her to occupye them

at Lyusher Itm my will is that my saide wiffe and my doughter

Margery shall take the five pownds of flaxen yorne ...

spane in the howse and cawse hit to be woven and geven to

my sonnes Richard and Thomas ..ithe a shoute of the ...

and devyde the reste betwene them .... Itm I geve all

the hempe - - - - - - - - - in the howse to my wiffe (if she

stay here) and to Margery Itm I beqithe to my son hughe

Whitney the lease of my farme for the ..de and terme

of fyve yeres to begyne at the feaste of Saynte michael

the archangell nexte after the date hereof and after the

said terme of v yeres I will that Thomas whitnie my

son shall have and enioye to his owne use the halffe

of my saide farme duringe the reste of the yeres ...

in the saide least beinge halffe charge and payenge to my

wiffe Doritie yearlie duringe his naturall liffe xxs & fower

busshelles of wheate Itm I geve to my son hughe whitney

my beste cote and my or melinge payenge to Davyd mathewe

xls at the feaste of the in...on of the holly crosse wch.

shalbe in teh yere of ow.... lord 1568 Itm I geve to the

saide hughe whitney my son and to my Daughter Margery

all the hempe seede and lyne seede one .... of lyne seede"

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"seede resarved to be sowen to the use of my wiffe if she tary

there Itm I geve and bequethe to my sons Richard whitneyie

and Thomas whitnie in recompencte of suche goodes as I

gave of theirs in my ...sbadye and in full satisfaccon for there

childe parte of goodes x li. to be made of my goodes & cattell

that is to witte other of them syxe ounds to be Delyvrd

at the feaste of the nativitie of Saunte John bapptyste nexte

- - - - - ensuynge the Date hereof and if it chaunce

that ether of my saide sones shall die before the saide

feaste of Saynte John baptist that then the other that

shall happen to lyve shall hand the sole tene pownds

and the bothe fortune to Die then my wille is that

the hole tene pownds shalbe Devyded equally amongeste

the reste of my childrene that is to saye hughe Whitney

Johan mathewe, Elisabethe Parcks and margery whitney

Itm I geve to Richard my son one Russett cote my beste

Dublet and my beste hatte and one sythe Itm I geve to

Thomas whitney my son my beste chaffinge dishe Itm

I bequethe to margery whitney my Doughter x li in

lawfull money of England my second best fother bedd

wth. two comynge to one Duble canvas .. one bolster one

pillowe ij payres of flaxen sheets iij payres of h..den sheets

iij table clothes and towells my beste brasse pan my second

best potte my beste candelsticke ..or my beste beste pieces of

pewter two sawcers and salte seller wth. one graite potte

two cwoshinges and carpett one litle coffer ij beste

cabbers the bested treene pessell the beste trynde

ij stondes one beer barrell one Dryoppe pay and the

beste ofyen pay Itm I bequethe to the saide Margery

all the hurden gowne and hurles Roufoone to make

for John the son of Roger whitney ij shurtte and for

Thomas the son of Richard whitney one shurtte and for

lewys whitney two shurtte Provided that if hit

happen or chance the seyde mgery to Dye before

she be maryed then my wille is that all this pewter

as money and gades shalbe equally distrybuted amonge my"

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"my childerne hughe whitney Richard whitney Thomas

whitney Elisabethe parcks and Johan mathewe excepte

the sayde Margery shalbe Dryven by necessitie to pende

the same in her liffe tyme Itm I bequethe to Johan

mathewe my Daughter one flocke bedd one cumynge

one payre of huuden sheets and a peyre of wafre

yrons so that all her mothers childerne shall share

the occupyenge of them ofte as neede shall

require Itm I geve to william tompkines my

son in lawe xx s. in full recompense of all bargains

and Demaunds that he requirethe at my handes

Itm I bequeathe to Richard tompkines one acre

of Rye nexte to John Carpenters lande shotinge

uppe toward Ders quickesett and grasse for his cowe

the nexte farme after this Itm I bequethe to the

poore of the Parishe of Kinsley vi s. viij d. to be

bestowed at the Discreston of the hole Parishe

Itm I geve and bequethe to John Wen one redd

gylte and one busshell of Rie and one gotte Itm

I bequethe to Mawde brasser halffe one busshell

Rie Itm I bequethe to my systers Margaret

hughes and Maryen hobby ether one busshell

Rie Itm I geve to lewys whitney two Rdge of

Rie Itm I will that my son hughe whitney

shall ffynde suffycient apparell & vanyment to John

Whitney the son of Roger whitney untill he come

to his full and lawfull age / The reste of all

my goodes moveable & unmoveable my Debts payde

and my legacies & bequests wth. my f..dall expenses

Discharged I geve and bequethe to my son hughe to

the fulfillinge ofthis my laste will and to bestowe

at his Discrescon and to this my last wille & testament well"

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"well and truly to be fulfilled I ordeyonstitute my

saide son hughe whitney to be my sole executor and

Sr. william Pyke Howell and James carpender my

mfans These beinge witnesses Sr. william Parks

Parsn. of Kynsley Richard mathewe James carpender

Randoll hill Jenckyn Dawen, John mathewe wth. others

Itm I geve to Margery whitney a hachell

Dettes that I Do owe

In prmis. in hureford to mr. gilber ...... xxxiij s. iiij d.

Itm to Sibill whitney .................... viij s.

Itm to John Carpender .................... vij li.

Itm to Myles partrige .. xxxj busshelles of whete

Itm to the same myles .. xxxj bushells of bud barlye

Itm -- Jenckyn Damyne hathe payde this yeres rente

for the leson.. in the Parishe ............xl s.

Dettes owinge to me

In prims. of mrs. Clunn .... xxs. to be paide to the hands of

Dd mathewe Itm of John Edward for my brother Roger

xiiij s. Itm of Roger Griffithe Thomas colcounes man

for the same Roger iij s. iiij d. to be payde to the same

David Itm John pychas ij s. viij d. Itm I geve to Margery

whitney vj d. wch. is in the hande of John Redwans for

his rente Itm my will is that my son Richard whitney

shall have the barlye closse benethe the same goynge

to mewechurche and the croffte lyenge by John wens

howse and three acres in a ffylde wch. all the medowe

plockes in the fyldes Itm my wille is that the

seyde Richard shall have two kynes grasse in the

olde parcke a fothe of hey in the brode medowe

and the gote of the howsinge that hughe whitney

hathe nowe in his occupacon payenge for the sayde

pastures and howsinge yerely xxvj s. viij d. of Rente

at the feaste of Saynte michaell tharcangell me

morand that ospey my --- son Thomas whitney

shall have halffe of my farme That they the

saide pastures & howses shall be Devyded equally

of Thomas his part as of hughes the seide Richard

whitney payenge to them the rente by even porcons

betwixte them /"

Abstract:

23 Jan 1566, John Whitney of Kinsley; wife Dorothy; daughters Johan Mathewe, Elisabethe Parcks, and Margery Whitney; sons Hugh, Richard, and Thomas; John the son of Roger Whitney; Thomas the son of Richard Whitney; Lewis Whitney; son in law John Tompkins; sisters Margaret Hughes and Maryen Hobby; brother Roger Whitney.

Kinnersley is 6 miles ENE of Whitney-on-Wye.

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