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assistance with Will transcription please
« on: Tuesday 09 May 17 11:29 BST (UK) »
Abraham Maunser of Wenbourne Wadhurst made his will in 1626.

Its an unusually easy will to read but to be sure I would appreciate some assistance with some aspects please.

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Ellen and to her heires forever Item I give unto my wife all my moveable goodes and stock [?] of ? grayne [?], haye cattell [?] and the like together with all my money plate and household stuff whatforever [excepting all such money and other moveable goodes ? I shall afterwards in this my last will and testament otherwise bequeath and dispose of for and toward [?] the good ? and....

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Re: assistance with Will transcription please
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 09 May 17 11:50 BST (UK) »
I'm seeing
stock of corne, grayne, haye cattell and the like
household stuff whatsoever
moveable goodes as I shall
towardes the good Christian
Cornwall: Allen, Bevan, Bosisto, Carnpezzack, Donithorn, Huddy, James, Retallack, Russell, Vincent, Yeoman
Cards: Thomas (Llanbadarn Fawr)
Glam: Bowler, Cram, Galloway, James, Thomas, Watkins
Lincs: Coupland, Cram
Mon: Cram, Gwyn, John, Philpot, Smart, Watkins
Pembs: Edwards (St. Dogmael's)
Yorks: Airey, Bowler, Elliott, Hare, Hewitt, Kellett, Kemp, Stephenson, Tebb

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« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 09 May 17 12:02 BST (UK) »
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……godlie education and bringing up [?] of all my children in the geare of the Lord in ? religion na d in all good nurture [?] maintenance and literature with all thinges ? to ? drinke amd apparel and the like until such times as they and everie of them shall come to yeares and receive their severall ? to either of them by me hereafter given in this my present will present will

Item I further give unto my wife all the rents and profits of this my ? land wherein I now dwell called Wenbourne lying in Wadhurst aforesaid for and toward her better maintenance and the bringing up of our children as [?] before until my daughter Marie attaine to the full age of nyneteene yeares Item I give all the lands ? tenement and lands by this my last will …

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« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 09 May 17 12:06 BST (UK) »
I'm seeing
stock of corne, grayne, haye cattell and the like
household stuff whatsoever
moveable goodes as I shall
towardes the good Christian

Thanks osprey


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« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 09 May 17 12:39 BST (UK) »
First item:

...bringing upp of all my children in the feare of the Lord in xpian
Religion...
                                                                               [xpian = Christian]

Agree with nurture.

...thinges necessarie to meate...

...severall porc(i)ons...
                                                               [= portions]

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« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 09 May 17 12:44 BST (UK) »
Second item:

...my Coppihould land...                       [= Copyhold]

...called Wenbornes...

Agree with as before

...all the said Coppihould tenement and landes...

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« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 09 May 17 13:06 BST (UK) »
Hello HD86,

Thanks so much.

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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 10 May 17 03:31 BST (UK) »
the next extracts with which I need some assistance.... ;D

Clipping 3a

Nyneteene yeares Item I give all the said Coppihold tenement and lands by this my last will

to my foresaid daughter Marie and to her heires according to a ? to that ? by me already

? to the ? of this my will to be admitted [?] ? heire at the next ? after my death But

her mother to receive the rents and profits thereof till the ? to the foresaid age of Nyneteen

and then she the said Marie ? to ? it, to her and to her heires and her [?] Item ?


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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 10 May 17 03:46 BST (UK) »
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I nowe [?] ? and latelie [?] fined [?] for with Thomas Wenham knight and Barronett of his ?

of ? to her and her heires also, absoluthe [?] being an appurtenant [?] and ? ?

belonging to the said tenement which I have given unto her ? before [?], Item I further give unto

my said daughter Marie their [?] ? and ? of ? ? hereafter named, that is to

saie, a Long ? table with the ? to it standing in the Parlor there, and also ?

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