The Document Chest
1620 Will of Catherine Clifton
Widow
In the name of God Amen
The thirtieth
daye of October
Anno d[omi]ni
1620 And in the
eighteenth
yerars of the
raiyne of our
Soveraigne Lord
James by the
grace of God
kinge of England
France and
Ireland defender
of the faith I
Catherine
Clifton of [Botoms?]
in the parish of
yeavell in the
countie of
Somersett
widdowe havinge
beene sicke of
body yet of
perfect and
sounde memorie
Blessed be god
for it) doe make
this my last
will and
testament in
writinge in
manner and forme
following First
and principally
I doe bequeath
my soule into
the hands of
Allmightie god
my Creator and
of his blessed
sonne Jesus
Christ my
Redeemer And of
the holy Ghoste
my Comforter
humbly
beseechinge that
blessed Trinitye
to p[ar]don &
forgive me all
my synnes
through the [presiant?]
bloud sheddinge
of Jesus Christ
my [only?]
Saviour and
Redeemer My body
I bequeath to be
buried either in
Church or church
yard in that
parrish
wheresoever I
shall depart
this transitory
life Item I give
and bequeath
unto poore
people of Sougth
Petherton xx [20
- abbreviation
either pence of
shillings] Item
I give unto the
poore of that
parrish where I
shall depart
this life xx [20
- abbreviation
either pence of
shillings] I
give & bequeath
unto my brother
[Cumfry?] Ayshe
a ringe of gold
of xx [20 -
abbreviation
either pence of
shillings] And
to his sonne
John Ayshe
dwellinge with
my sister
Tollard xxxx [40
- abbreviation
either pence of
shillings] Item
I give &
bequeath unto my
Sister [Ciscell?]
Phelpes a ringe
of gold of xx
[20 -
abbreviation
either pence of
shillings] and
my cloth [word
illegible] gowne
with the kirtle
[a woman's gown
or outer
petticoat] and
wastcoate
thereunto
belonginge Item
I give and
bequeath unto my
sister Phelpes
youngest sonne
John Phelpes
three pounds
Item I give unto
my Cosen
Elizabeth
Phelpes my
sister Phelpes
oldest daughter
three pounds
Item I
give and
bequeath unto my
Cosen
MaryePhelpes
five pounds in
money and my
best feather
bedd furnished
with all things
thereunto
belonginge and
eight silver
spoons Item I
give and
bequeath unto my
Cosen Anne {helpes
three pounds
Item I give and
bequeath unto my
cosen Magdalen
Phelpes three
pounds Item I
give and
bequeath unto my
cosen [Isoke?]
Phelpes three
pounds Item I
give and
bequeath unto my
cosen Ciscill
Phelpes three
pounds Item I
give and
bequeath unto my
cosen Thomas
Phelpes being my
godson tenn
pounds Item I
give and
bequeath unto my
Sister Sarawe
Pennchard a ring
of gold of
twenty shillings
my cloth gowne
w[i]th it Trymed
w[i]th gold and
silver lace my
cloake [savegard?]
and hood Item I
give and
bequeath unto
Anne Pennchard
my goddaughter
five pounds Item
I give and
bequeath unto my
cosen Anne
Pennchard twenty
shillings Item I
give and
bequeath unto my
cosen Mary
Pennchard twenty
shillings Item I
give and
bequeath unto my
cosen Bridgett
Pennchard twenty
shillings Item I
give and
bequeath unto my
cosen William
Pennchard a
ringe of gold of
tenn shillings
Item I give and
bequeath unto my
cosen Richard
Pennchard twenty
shillings I give
and bequeath
unto my cosen
John Pennchard
twenty shillings
I give and
bequeath unto my
Sister Jane
Pollard a ringe
of gold of
twenty shillings
& my gowne
kirtle and
wastcoate of
Phillipp and
[Cheney?]
printed Item I
give & bequeath
unto my cosen
Lewis Pollard
forty shillings
Item I give &
bequeath unto my
cosen Anne
Pollard forty
shillings Item I
give and
bequeath unto my
cosen Dorothy
Pollard forty
shillings Item I
give & bequeath
unto my cosen
Garthredd
Pollard fortie
shillings My
will is that if
any of my Sister
Phelpes children
shall happen to
dye before they
receave their
legacie Then my
will is that
those legacies
shallbe equally
divided amongst
the rest of my
Sister Phelpes
children and soe
likewise for my
Sister Pennchard
children And in
like manner for
my Sister
Pollards
children Item I
give & bequeath
unto Mary Molton
[word illegible]
my servant forty
shillings Item I
give & bequeath
unto Jane [Stownt?]
my sister
Phelpes servant
five shillings
Item my will is
that all these
legacies w[hi]ch
I have given by
this my will
shalbe paid by
my Executor
within sixe
monthes w[hi]ch
he [dous?] owe
me uppon bond by
an agreement to
be paid [pute?]
of
Nottinghamshire
And the rest of
my legacies
within twelve
months after
such time as my
Executor shall
recover other
moneys due unto
and uppon bonds
from John
Clifton likewise
The rest of all
my goods and
Chattells not
given by this my
will I give and
bequeath unto my
brother in lawe
John Phelpes
whome I ordaine
constitute and
make my sole
Executor of this
my last will and
testament And
for the better
performance
thereof I doe
appointe my
lovinge brother
in law Mr John
Penchard and Mr
William Pyncombe
to be the
Overseers of
this my last
will and
testament In
witnes whereof I
have hereunto
sett my hand and
seale even the
daye and yeare
abovewritten In
the presence of
us whose names
are underwritten
John Phelpes
William
Penchard
John
Pollard
Signe of
Catherine
Clifton
Proved
at London in
1626
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
