The Document Chest
1581 will of John Phelps
of Yeavell
In the name of god amen
Anno Domini 1581
the seconde daie
of August I John
Phelps alias
Phillipps of the
parishe of
yevell within
the countie of
Somerset beinge
sicke in bodye
and whole in
minde doe make
my last will and
testamente in
manner and forme
following
Imprimis I geve
and bequeathe my
sowle unto
thallmightie
whoe hathe made
me, unto his
sonne Christe
Ihesue, whoe
hathe redeemed
me and to the
holye ghost whoe
hathe sanctified
me And my bodye
to be buried in
the Churche or
Churcheyarde of
yeavell untill
it shall please
the allmightie
to ioyne the
bodye withe the
sowle unto the
eternall
fruition of
heavenlye ioye
prepared for the
electe of god of
the whiche
number I doubte
not but I am one
throughe the
mercies and
merittes of
Christ Ihesue
Item I geve unto
the parishe
churche of
yeavell three
shillinges fower
pence Item I
geve unto oure
newe Almes howse
twentie
shillinges Item
I geve and
bequeathe unto
my eldest sonne
Gyles Phillippes
all my Lande I
had by my father
being the howse
whiche Harrye
Chapplen nowe
dwelleth in
withe the
grounde ther
unto belonginge
and one howse in
Pitlane wherein
nowe one william
Rogers shoomaker
dwelleth withe
the orchard and
gardeine ther
unto belonginge
and fortie
poundes in
monneye Item I
geve and
bequeathe unto
my secounde
sonne William
half my grounde
at
Swyncombe
withe all my
lande I bought
of Master Rousse
within the
Mannor of
Hynfarde and the
parishe of
yeavell and
thyrtie poundes
in monneye to
have and to
houlde the saide
land in Hynfard
to him and his
heires forever
Item I geve and
bequeathe unto
my thirde sonne
John thelder the
other moyte of
my ground at
Swyncombe withe
all the lande at
Barwick and
Stanforde
[that is,
Stoford]
whiche
I boughte of
Master Rousse
and thirtie
poundes of
moneye to have
and to houlde
all the saide
Lande in Barwick
and Stanforde to
him and his
heires forever
Item I geve unto
my fowerthe
sonne John
theyounger halfe
my grounde at
Crocker Moore
within the
parishe of
Corscombe in
Dorsetshere and
thirtie poundes
in moneye Item I
geve unto my
fifte sonne
Thomas the other
moytie ofe my
grounde at
Crocker moore
aforesaide and
thirtie poundes
in monneye Item
I geve unto my
sixte Sonne
Peter all my
Lande I boughte
of Master George
Farmer within
the parishe of
yeavell and
fortie poundes
in monney Item I
geve unto my
seaventh sonne
Josephe fortie
poundes in
monney Item I
geve and
bequeathe unto
my daughter
Elizabeth
threescore six
poundes thirtene
shillinges
fopwer pence my
guilte goblett
with a fetherbed
furnished Item
if it so shall
please god that
my sonne Gyles
shall departe
owte of this
life before he
commeth unto the
age of one and
twentie yeres
then my will is
that the said
some of fortie
poundes to him
before
bequeathed bee
equally devided
betwixt my
sonnes John the
younger Thomas
Peter and
Josephe And if
it please god
that William my
seconde sonne
shall departe
before he
commeth to thage
of one and
twentie yeres
then my will is
that the Lande
within the
Mannor of
Hynforde and the
parishe of
yeavell whiche I
bequeathed unto
the said William
my sonne shall
comme unto my
seaventh sonne
Josephe and his
porcion of
monney unto my
daughter
Elizabeth And if
it shall please
god that my
sonne John
thelder shall in
like sorte
departe owte of
this life before
he commeth unto
thage of one and
twentie yeres
Then my will is
that John the
younger shall
have the lande
at Barwick and
Stanforde & his
porcionne of
monneye to be
devided betwixte
Thomas and Peter
And if it please
god that
anyeother of my
sonnes shall in
like sorte
departe before
theie come unto
thage of one and
twentie yeres
Then my will is
yt theire
porcions be
equallie devided
unto my sonnes
that them shall
lyve Also if it
please god my
daughter
Elizabethe in
like case
departe owte of
this life before
her marriage or
before she
commeth unto
thage of one and
twentie yeres
then my will is
that her porcion
of monneye and
gooddes be
equallie devided
amoungest all my
sonnes then
lyving Item I
geve and
bequeathe unto
Judith Lucock my
cosen fortie
shillinges in
monneye And to
the reste of my
sisters
childrenne nowe
lyvinge sixe
shillinges
eighte pence a
peece Item I
geve unto my
brother Thomas
his childrenn a
silver spoone a
peece the price
sixe shillinges
eighte pence the
pece Item I geve
unto all my men
Servauntes six
shillinges
eighte pence a
peece Item I
geve to my
coussen Bridgett
Pyne a silver
spoone the price
of a noble Item
I geve unto my
maide Servauntes
Johan Lock
twentie
shillinges Item
I geve unto
Margery
Batcheler xxs
[twenty
shillings] Item
I geve unto
Johan Girdler
sixe shillinges
eighte pence
Item I geve unto
Thomas Pynne of
yeavell twelve
pence a weeke
duringe his life
to be paide
weekelie by myne
executor Item I
geve and
bequeathe unto
the poore of the
parishe of
yeavell three
poundes Item I
geve and
bequeathe unto
Thomas wils of
yeavell tenne
shillinges Item
I geve and
bequeathe unto
my mother Johan
Philleppes of
Yeavell fyve
poundes Item I
geve and
bequeathe unto
Edwarde Phelps
the sonne of
Lawrence Phelps
a sylver spoone
price sixe
shillinges
eighte pence
Item I geve and
bequeathe unto
my cosen Walter
Sampson my best
hose and
doublett Item I
geve and
bequeathe unto
James Everdonne
my seconde hose
and a sherte
Item I geve unto
Walter Phelps a
paire of hose
and a frise
jerkyne Item I
geve and
bequeathe unto
my wife
Thomazine Phelps
the residue of
all my gooddes
movable and
unmovable whome
I make my sole
executrix of
this my last
will and
testamente Item
I make Master
Shewarde vicar
of Yeavell and
my brother
Thomas Phillipes
with my brother
in lawe John
Mownsell
overseers of
this my laste
will and
testament unto
whome I give and
bequeath twentie
shillinges a
peece Item also
my will is that
all my
childrenne halb
under the
governemente of
theire mother
and the
directionne of
my overseers and
that theie and
theire
porcionnes shall
be by theme
ordered duringe
thee tyme of
theire
minorities
Proved 6 December 1581
