The Document Chest
1520 will of Richard Penney
Tailor
In the name of God amen
the fifth Day of
December Anno
Domini [then
forme?] Five
hundred and
twentie I
Richard Penney
of Yevell in thr
Countie of
Somerset taylor
sicke of bodie
but of good and
perfect memorye
god be praysed
doe make and
ordayne this my
last will and
testament in
manner & forme
following that
is to saye First
I Commend my
Soule into the
handes of god my
maker hoping
assuredlie
through the only
meritts of Jesus
Christ my Savyor
to be made
partaker of life
everlasting And
I Commend my
bodye to be
buryed in ye
parishe Churche
or Church yearde
of yevell
aforesayed Item
I give and
bequeathe to the
Churche of
Yevell twelve
pence Item I
give and
bequeathe to my
Daughter Edith
tenne poundes to
be payed her
when she cometh
to the age of
one and twentye
yeres Item I
give and
bequeathe to my
sonne Roger
tenne poundes to
be payed hym
when he
accomplish the
age of one and
twentie yeres
Item I give and
bequeathe to my
daughter
Fraunces Tenne
poundes to be
payed her when
she cometh to
the age of one
and twentye
yeres Item I
give and
bequeathe to my
sonne John tenne
poundes to be
payed him when
he cometh to the
age of one and
twentie yeres
Item I give and
bequeathe to my
sonne Richard
tenne poundes to
be payed hym
when he cometh
to the age of
one and twentie
yeres Item I
give and
bequeathe to my
sonne
Onesepperus
Tenne poundes to
be payd hym when
he cometh to the
age of one and
twentie yeres
And yf yt shall
[fortune?] any
of my sayed
Children to dye
before he or she
accomplish the
age of one and
twentie yeres
Then I Will that
his or her
portion so dying
shall remayne to
the other of his
or her brethren
and Sisters
surviving and
not then marryed
equallie to be
Devided betwene
them I give unto
my Father
Nicholas Penney
twoe of my best
shirtes Item I
give to John
Bradley my best
hatband and my
best wearing
Ruffe band and
twoe silke
poyntes which
[word illegible]
to tye the same
band with Item I
give to my
Brother Nicholas
Penney my twoe
best
handkerchers and
twoe silke
poyntes All my
other goods
moveable and
unmoveable not
before given and
bequeathed I
give and
bequeathe to
Faunces my Wife
whome I make and
ordayne my whole
and solde
Executrix of
this my last
will and
testament And I
make and ordayne
my Brother in
lawe Thomas
[Walter?] and
John Bradley
Overseers
thereof [And?] I
give & bequeathe
to eache of them
for theire
paynes twelve
pence In Witness
whereof I have
hereunto set my
hand and seale
the daye and
yere first above
Written
Signum Richard
Penney
Signed and
sealed in the
presence of
George Hacker
John Hull
Giles
Gillett
Signum
Will[ia]m
Hoskyns
Proved at London in 1521
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
