The Document Chest
1656 will of John Bradley
Butcher
In the name of God Amen
The fifteenth
day of May in
the yeare of our
lord God One
Thousand six
hundred Fifty
and six I John
Bradley of
Yeavill in the
countie of
Somersett
Butcher being
sicke of body
but of perfect
mind and memorie
(Thanks be given
to God) Doe make
and ordaine this
my last will and
Testament in
manner and forme
following First
and principally
I give and
bequeath my
Soule into the
hands of
Allmightie God
[three words
illegible]
through the
merritts of
Christs passion
to be made
partaker of his
heavenly Kingdom
And my body I
commit to the
earth to bee
buried in the
Churchyard of
Yeavill Item I
give unto my
Landlord John
Bullocke Twentie
pounds which he
oweth mee on two
severall Bonds
and the [word
illegible]
thereof [word
illegible] I
give unto the
said John
Bullocke Five
pounds which he
oweth mee
without [several
words illegible]
suite of
apparell Dublett
Breeches and
Jackette with my
blue [several
words illegible]
my best timber
heele shooes
with my Axe and
Runninge Knife
Item I give and
bequeath to my
Landlady the
wife of the said
John Bullock
Fiftie shillings
To be paid
within three
monthes after my
decease and one
paire of sheetes
Item I give unto
William Forward
Tenn shillings
and one of my
best shirtes
Item I give unto
Agnes Forward
Tenn shillings
and my [word
illegible] Item
I give unto my
Landlord John
Bullocke Tenn
shillings and my
[Coffer ?] And
my will is that
he shall put it
to the benefitt
of his sonne
John Item I give
unto my Landlord
John Bullocke
Twentie
shillings And my
will is that he
shall put it to
the benefitt of
his sonne George
Item I give the
said John
Bullocke Tenn
shillings And my
will is that he
shall put it to
the benefitt of
his Daughter
[Marie ?] Item I
give the said
John Bullocke
Tenn shillings
and my box and
my Linnen And my
will is that he
shall put it to
the benefitt of
his Daughter
Elizabeth Item I
give unto John [Synuvell
?] Five
shillings and my
{word illegible]
suite of
apparell Dublett
Breeches Coate
paire of Irish
stockings shirt
and band and
anoth[er] hatt
Item I give unto
Henry Chepmans
wife Tenn
shillings Item I
give unto the
Widdowe Wootton
Five shillings
Item I give unto
Sarah the
daughter of the
said Widdowe
Five shillings
Item I give unto
John Sharpe Tenn
shillings Item I
give unto Thomas
Bratham Tenn
shillings Item I
give unto Robert
Short Tenn
shillings which
he oweth me Item
I give unto the
poore of the
parish of
Yeavill Fortie
shillings Item I
give and
bequeathe unto
Jane Hayne the
daughter of my
Sister Jane
Three score
pounds to be
paid in sixe
monthes after my
decease but if
she happen to
dye before the
six monthes
aforesaid be
expired Then her
husband is to
have the said
money And if he
shall also
happen to dye
before the end
of the said sixe
monthes That
then theire
Chiled to have
the said money
Item I give unto
the said Jane
Hayne my best
longe rideing
Coate with my
hatt and hatt
band lyned with
satten and my
Bible and fower
smale Books Item
I give unto
Elizabeth
Hardinge the
wife of John
Harding the
elder of Yeavill
aforesaid
Butcher Tenn
shillings Item I
give unto Edward
Hardeing and
John Harding the
sonnes of the
said John
Hardeinge Tenn
shillings apeece
All the rest of
my goods
Chattells money
or household
stuffe not
formerly given
and bequeathed I
give and
bequeath unto
John Harding the
elder aforesaid
of Yeavill
aforesaid
Butcher Whom I
doe make the
sole Executor of
this my last
will and
testament Hee
the said
Executor paying
my debts
dischargeing my
Legacies and
funerall
Expenses Lastly
I appoint and
ordaine James
Everdon the
sonne of Edward
Everdon of
Yeavill
aforesaid and
William Salmon
of Lufton in the
county of
Somersett
Butcher to bee
the Overseers of
this my last
will and
Testament for
paines I give
them Five
shillings apeece
In Witnes
whereof I the
said John
Bradley have
hereunto sett
may hand and
seale the day
and yeare first
above written
The marke of
John Bradley
Signed sealed
and delivered in
the presence of
us
Hugh Hawkin
William
Forward
John
[Browne ?]
This will was proved at
London before the Judge for probate Wills and grantinge
Administration
lawfully
authorized the
one and
Thirtieth day of
July in the
yeare of our
Lord God One
thousand six
hundred fiftie
and sixe By the
oath of John
Harding the
Elder Sole
Executor of the
said deceased
named in the
said will
administration
of all and
singular the
goods Chattells
and debts of the
said deceased
was committed
Hee beinge first
by Commission
sworn truely to
administer the
same
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
