The Document Chest
The 1651 will of Alice Lane
Widdowe
In the name of God Amen
the seaven and twentith day of June in the yeare of our Lord God One
Thousand sixe
hundred Fiftie
one; I Alice
Lane of Yeovell
in the countie
of Somersett
Widdowe beinge
sicke of Body
but of perfect
minde and
memnorie Thankes
be to Almightie
God Doe make and
ordaine this my
last will and
Testament in
manner following
That is to say
First I Commend
my souls into
the hands of God
my maker Hopeing
assuredly
through the
onely merritts
of Jesus Christ
my Saviour to be
made partaker of
life
everlastinge;
And my body to
the earth
whereof it is
made Item I give
unto the Church
of Yeovell Tenn
shillings Item I
Give unto the
Poore of Yeovell
aforesaid The
sume of Tenn
shillings Item I
give and
bequeath unto my
cozen Marie
Whitenole my
best Bedd and
bedstead my
greene Rugge and
all other
bedcloathes with
Curtaines and
vallence to the
same Item I give
unto my cozen
Marie Whitenole
Fiftie fowre
pounds Item I
give unto her
the table board
and frame in the
Chamber over the
Shopp with sixe
ioyned Stooles
Item I give unto
my cozen Emma
Jeanes Tenn
pounds Item I
give unto my
cozen Katherine
Rowe Tenn pounds
Item I give
towards the
repairings of
the Well in
Kingeston five
pounds which
doth lye in John
Moores hands
Item I give and
bequeath to my
cozen Emma
Jeanes my blewe
Rugge, one dozen
of Canvas
Napkins, and
Canvas board
cloath. Item I
doe give unto my
Sister Joane
Rowe my best [Coverlett
?] my great
presse two
gownes, my best
Whittle [a
whittle was also
sometimes called
a mantle and
occasionally a
cloak] and
petticoate and
best hatt and
smocke I give
unto my cozens
Emma Jeanes
Gertrude Martin
and Katherine
Rowe, to each of
them, one parie
of sheetes and
to my sister
Joane Rowe two
parie of sheetes
Item I give unto
my cozen
Elizabeth Carye
my silver boall
Item I give unto
John Carye, my
yron backe and
furnas pann to
be carried upp
into Kingstone
Item I give unto
my cozen Marie
Whitenole sixe
Cushions with
the Carpett Item
I give unto my
servant Jane
Twentie
shillings Item I
give unto Muriel
the daughter of
William Sugge
Twentie
shillings Item I
give unto
Elizabeth Rodber
sometimes my
servant Twentie
shillings Item I
give unto my
cozen William
Rowe Twenty
shillings Item I
give and
bequeath unto my
sister Katherine
Spurle my
Rideing suite
Item I give unto
my cozen Mary
Whitenole the
Truncks in the
Chest in Hall
chamber The key
I have delivered
her Item I give
unto my cozen
Elianor Brooke
my great Crocke
Item I give unto
my cozen Gyles
Whitenole my [contued
?] Cupp lipt
with silver Item
I give unto my
cozen Mary his
wife, sixe
silver spoones
Item I give unto
my cozen
Elizabeth Carye
the Table board
and frame in the
Hall with the
Cupboard and
vessells upon
the same, with
the rest of the
Trunk stuffe
with [word
illegible] Item
I give unto my
cozen Emma
Jeanes my
Feather bedd in
the hall
chamber. Item I
give and
bequeath to my
Sister Joane
Rowe my Truncke
in the Hall
chamber Item I
give and
bequeath unto
Marie Whitenoll
my flaskett of
pewter, my
warmbing pann, a
brasse pann
standing in the
Kitchin and a
barell and a
Wosterd Whittle
Item I give to
my sister Emma
Totterdell my
cloth cloake
Item I give to
my sister Joane
Rowe my knapped
Ringe to my
cozin Em Jeanes
my [Synnod ?]
Ringe To my
cozen Mary
Whitenoll my
little Ringe,
And to my sister
Ellianor Cary my
Wedding Ringe
Item I give to
my cozen Dorothy
Rowe my Skillett.
All the rest of
my goods and
Chattells
whatsoever not
before given nor
bequeathed I doe
give and
bequeath unto my
cozen John Carye
Whom I doe make
my whole and
sole Executor of
this my present
last will and
testament And
lastly I desire
my cozen Thomas
Brooke and
Thomas Browne my
good freinds to
be Overseers of
this my present
last will and to
see the same
performed; And
for theire
paines I doe
give to each of
them Five
shillings In
Witness whereof
I have hereunto
put my hand and
seale the day
and year first
above written.
The marke of Alice Lane
Signed sealed published and declared in presence of us
The marke of Gyles Whitenoll
Tho[mas]
Browne
the marke
of Will[ia]m
Whitenoll
This will was proved at London the fifteenth day of October in the
yeare of our
lord God One
thousand sixe
hundred fiftie
and five, before
the Judges for
probate of wills
and granting
Administrations
lawfully
authorized by
the Oath of John
Cary the Kinsman
and sole
Executor named
in the said will
To whom
Administration
of all and
singular the
goods Chattells
and debts of the
said Deceased
was Committed He
being first
legally sworne
truely to
Administer the
same
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
