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1658 Will of Giles Hayne
Yeoman
In the name of God Amen
I Giles Hayne of
Yeavill in ye
County of
Somersett yeoman
of good and
perfect memorie
(thankes be to
Allmighty God)
doe make and
appointe this my
last will and
Testament in
manner and forme
followinge First
I bequeath my
Soule into the
handes of
Allmighty God
And my body to
be buried in
christian
buriall I give
to foure poore
men foure gownes
and to each of
them a hatt of
fine [shileelingo
prite ?] Item my
will is that the
[profits
?] of Trents
Close doe go to
the Payment of
my debtes And
after the
discharge of my
debtes that the
proffitts of the
same groundes
doe goe to the
breedinge up of
my Children in
their minority
And when my
sonne Geremy
shalbe out of
his minority My
wish is that
those grounds
called Trents
Close doe
remaine to that
Childe or
Children which
my wife is now
with Child
withall And that
the next Burgage
with the
appurtennces
[belonging
thereto ?] if
that shall fall
into the hands
which is my land
in Yeavill
[three words
illegible] and
enioyed by that
Childe or
Children
aforementioned
Item I give to
my Sonne Jeremy
all the tymber
goods in my now
dwellinge house
Provided my wife
[have ?] the use
[word illegible]
dureing her
widdowhood All
the rest of my
goods within
dores and
without noit
already given
and bequeathed I
doe give to Mary
my wife whom I
appointe to be
my lawfull
Executrix to
dispose of it
accordinge to
the will and
pleasure of
Allmighty God
[three words
illegible] Henry
Beaton the elder
of Over Compton
and Giles Hayne
of Yeavill [word
illegible]
friends in trust
to look to the
performance of
this my will
In the presence
of Giles Hayne
Roger
Short
Marie
Daniell
This will was proved at
London the First day of the month of January in the yeare of our
Lord God
accordinge to
the Computacon
of the Church of
England one
thousand sixe
hundred Fifty
eight before the
Judges for
[proving ?]
wills and
granting
administrations
lawfully
authorized by
the oath of Mary
Hayne the Relict
of the said
deceased and
sole executrix
named in the
said will To
whom was
committed
administration
of all and
singular the
goods Chattles
and debtes of
the said
deceased Shee
the said Mary
Hayne beinge
first sworne in
due forme of
lawe by vertue
of a Commission
well and truly
to administer
the same
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
