The Document Chest
1532 will of Thomas Griffith
Yeoman
In the name of god amen
I Thomas
Griffith of
yevyll in the
Countie of Somer[se]t
yoman being of
parfite mynde
and memorye The
xxviith [27th]
Day of Novembr
In the yere of
our Lord god a
thousande fyve
hundred xxxii
[1532] doe make
and ordeyn my
last wille and
testament in
maner and fourme
folowing
In primis
I bequeth my
soule to
almighty god And
my body to be
buried in the [Savaye?]
church at London
Also I wille and
doo make by this
my last wille my
brother Thomas
Griffith my sole
Executor
Also I
wille he have
all my goodes
catall and
apparell that I
have belonging
Unto my self
Also I wille
that he have my
house and Landes
which I bought
of Gilys Benet
of the same
Towne and
Countie To him
or his assignes
after the [custome?]
of the maner
from [anghelmas?]
next comyng
after the date
hereof And I
will that he
have the dett
that henry
Welfare owith
unto me Also I
wille that my
marster Sydenham
of Brympton
thereof and the
Provest of Stoke
be my Oversere
and put in them
the oversight of
this my last
Wille and
testament and
the [word
illegible] of my
wife to be [word
illegible]
according to
their [dyserecious?]In
which master
Sydenham and
[ye?] Provet I
putt my speciall
trust Also I
wille that my
[word illegible]
for Robert Evans
be paide his
[word illegible]
for his benefice
xxiij [23] [word
illegible]
wherof I had the
oversight which
money I have
returned to
master Robert
Stradlyng for
the same intent
Witnesse of this
my Last Wille
and testament
John Sydenham
the youngest
Lawrence Pymmes
and Antony
Wynfford being
present at the
declaracion of
this same
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
