The Document Chest
1631 will of John Traske
Baker
In the name of God Amen I John
Traske of Yeavell in the Countie of Somersett Baker being sicke of body but
of perfect
memory (thankes
be to god) doe
ordaine and make
this my last
will and
testament, The
Thirteenth daie
of March Anno
domini One
thousand sixe
hundred Thirtie
one as followeth
Imprimis I give
and bequeath my
Soule to
Allmightie God
that gave it mee
being fully
persuaded
through the
meritts of his
Sonne Christ to
live in ioyes
[ie joyous]
everlasting And
my body to be
buried in
Christian
buriall, Item I
give and
bequeath unto
the parish
Church of
Yeavell
aforesaid sixe
shillings eight
pence Item I
give & bequeath
to the poore
people of
Yeavell aforsaid
vjs viijd [6
shillings 8
pence] to be
paid within one
weeke after my
decease Item I
give & bequeath
unto my sonne
Anthony Traske
my house
standing and
beinge in a
streete called
Pitlane w[i]thin
the Burrough of
Yeavell
aforesaid and to
his heires
lawfully
begotten for
ever And for
default of such
heires to the
use of Marie my
daughter, and to
the heires of
her body
lawfully
begotten for
ever And for
default of such
heires of the
said Marie To
the heires of my
sonne John
Traske for ever
Item I give &
bequeath unto my
sonne Anthony
aforesaid my
Barne standinge
and being in a
streete called
Backstreete in
the Burrough of
Yeavell
aforesaid for
and during the
full terme of
Threescore
yeares
immediately
after the
decease of my
Wife Cicely
yeelding and
payinge the
yearely rent of
fower pence unto
the Right Lord
Item I give and
bequeath unto
Beersheba the
daughter of
William Barnard
my Grandchild
five pounds of
lawfull money to
be paid within
one yeare after
my decease Item
I doe ordaine
and make my Wife
Cicely to be the
sole and onely
Executrix of
this my last
will and
Testament And
doe give unto
her all the rest
of my goods
moveable and
unmoveable Item
lastly I do
intreat Ambrose
Locke and John
Newman to be the
Overseers of
this my last
will and
Testament to see
all things
performed
accordinge to my
Will and doe
give to each of
them two
shillings In
witnes whereof I
have hereunto
sett my hand and
seal
The m[ar]ke of John Traske
The marke of Ambrose Locke
The marke
of John Newman
John
Withell
Proved at London, 1632
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
