The Document Chest
1650 will of richard rowe
Yeoman of Groape Lane
In the name of God Amen
the foure and
twentieth day of
May in the yeare
of our Lord god
one thousand six
hundred and
Fifty I Richard
Rowe of yevell
in the County of
Somerset
yeoman being
weake in body
but in perfect
minde and memory
thankes be given
to Almighty god
Doe make and
ordaine this my
last will and
testament in
manner and forme
following First
I comend and
render my soule
into the handes
of Almighty god
my Creator
hopeing through
the merritts of
Jesus Christ my
Saviour and
Redeemer to have
Remission of all
my sinnes and to
be made partaker
of [word
illegible] in
the Kingdome of
heaven And my
body I desire
may
be interred in
christian
buriall in a
decent manner at
the discretion
of my Executrix
hereafter named
And as touching
such worldly
goods and estate
as it hath
pleased Almighty
god to make me
an unworthy
Steward of I
give will and
devise them in
manner and forme
following First
I give will and
devise unto
Joane my wife
all such terme
of yeares and
estate
whatsoever which
I now have or
hereafter shall
or may have in
ot to all or any
the Faires
Markett or
Marketts shelves
or Standings of
and in the
markett place of
yeavell
aforesaid And
all the issue
profitt and
benefitt of all
marketts and
faires or to be
from time to
time held and
kept within the
same together
with all the
goods and
materialls for
standings or
standing places
incident or
belonging to the
same To have and
to hold the same
for and dureing
all my terme or
termes therein
Item I give will
and devise unto
Joane my said
wife All that my
dwelling house
wherein I now
live scituate
and being in
Groape Lane
in yevell
aforesaid And
all [reste ?]
outhouses
gardens walles
and ways places
to the said
Dwellinge house
incident and
belonging To
have and to hold
the same unto
Joane my said
wife and to her
heires for ever
Item I give will
and devise unto
my said wife all
such goods
implements and
household stuffe
as at the time
of my decease I
shall have
standing or
being in my said
dwellinghouse
Item I give and
bequeath unto my
three of my
daughters [yt =
that] is to say
[Emm ?]
Katherine and
Dorothy to each
of them twenty
pounds to be
paid by my
Executrix within
two yeares after
my decease Item
I give and
bequeath unto
Gertrude my
daughter five
shillings Item I
give and
bequeath unto
Ellinor my
daughter tenn
pounds to be
paid by my
Executrix also
within two
yeares after my
decease And
further I doe
hereby [word
illegible]
rendure disavowe
and make voyd
all former will
and wills by me
at any time
hereto made or
published All
the residue of
my goods and
chattells not
formerly given
nor bequeathed
my funerall
expences
discharged I
give and
bequeath unto my
aforesaid wife
Joane whom I doe
make to be the
whole and sole
Executrix
of this
my last will and
testament And I
doe desire and
appoint Thomas
Napper gent and
William
Banton
my loveing friends
to be Overseers
of this my last
will and
testament and to
see the same
performed And
for their painse
I doe give each
of them five
shillings In
wittnes whereof
I the said
Richard Roe have
hereunto set my
hand and seale
the day and
yeare first
above written
the marke of
Richard Rowe
Signed sealed
published and
declares in the
presence of us
Tho[mas] Napper
William
Sugg
Tho[mas]
Browne
This will was proved at London before Nathaniel Brent Knight
and Doctor of
Laws Master or
Keeper of the
Prerogative
Court the last
day of January
in the yeare of
our Lord god one
thousand six
hundred Fifty
one according to
the computation
of the Church of
England by the
oath of Joane
Rowe the Relict
of the said
Deceased and
Executrix named
in the said will
To whom was
comitted
administration
of all and singular the goods chattells and debts of the
said Deceased
shee being first
legally sworne
well and
faithfully to
administer the
same
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
