1671 Will of Roger Hornblow of Thacham, Berks.

[toby webb]

Would anyone agree that this is the start of a will for it seems rather different from anything I have yet seen? It is also more of a scrawl  too making it quite difficult to read. Thanks, Toby.

[Bookbox]

It has the look of a nuncupative will, dictated by the testator in an emergency, perhaps when he was close to death. It doesn’t appear to be a formal register copy.

The nintene day* of february 1670
I give my goodes Cattles Corne monyes
bondes billes my goodes w(i)thin doores
& w(i)thout w(hi)ch now I possesse or have ...

* - I’m not sure what’s written above day. The year will be 1671 in new style.

[toby webb]

Thanks for the help. I had assumed it was page '63' above 'day' because I had seen similar on other wills but perhaps i was wrong to do so. T

[toby webb]

For a change, I am working on the inventory. Some words are quite easy but others are baffling me. Be glad of some help with the attached. T

[clayton bradley]

in the ?? ?? one bed one blancote one pelloe Apar
of shetes and a bed stead thre
pelloes a cosen
three barelles a table
fowre paire of sheetes a dosone of
napekenes and
to tabelle cloese

[Bookbox]

What comes before A bed steed ? Is it perhaps A Ruge (rug?).

[toby webb]

Thanks to you both. I feel that there is indeed another item between sheetes and bedsteed but lack the experience to say what it might be. Ruge does seem a possibility. T