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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Need Help Transcribing an Old English Will/Probate
« on: Thursday 16 May 24 10:41 BST (UK)  »
I have modernised the spelling. His daughters are named but not his sons.


In the name of God Amen, I Thomas Palmer, sick and weak of body but thanks be to God of a good and perfect memory, revoking all former will or wills, do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say first I bequeath me soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body to Christian burial. Item I bequeath unto my eldest son my god ring and one hundred weight of tobacco. Item I bequeath unto my second son one hundred weight of tobacco. Item I bequeath unto my third son two hundred weight of tobacco. Item I bequeath unto my eldest daughter Gertrude two hundred weight of tobacco. Item I bequeath unto my daughter Joan two hundred weight of tobacco. Item I bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth two hundred weight of tobacco. Item I bequeath unto my daughter Dorothy two hundred weight of tobacco. Item I bequeath unto my daughter Mary two hundred weight of tobacco. Item I bequeath unto Captain Gardiner my iron spit, a pair of andirons, a goose pan, a pair of tongs and fleshhooks. All the rest of my goods not given nor bequeathed I give and bequeath unto George Jerman whom I make my whole and sole executor of this my last will & testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seal of arms the ninth day of December one thousand six hundred twenty-nine. By me Thomas Palmer. Witnesses Thomas Williams, Thomas Jones.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Conveyance c 1480 Latin (?)
« on: Wednesday 08 May 24 08:43 BST (UK)  »
Here's a start:

Thomas Elyes, citizen and alderman of Norwich, and John Heydon grant by this charter to William Scarlet, of Norwich; Philip Curson, draper; William Blythe, baker, citizens of Norwich, and to Robert Pype, of Stradbroke, and to their heirs and assigns, all that capital messuage with buildings, shops, gardens and appurtenances, situated in the parish of St Stephens, Norwich, in Newegate Street, with the tenement once of William Bert to the east, the tenement once of Randolph Carleton and Nedeham road to the west, and abutting the tenement once of Agatha Ravyngham, the tenement once of Hugh Sket, once of William Seld against Aquilon(?), and on the Nedeham road to the south

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Cambridgeshire / Re: Katherine Hall Chapel
« on: Wednesday 08 May 24 06:45 BST (UK)  »
That could be St Catherine's Hall Chapel, Cambridge.

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The Lighter Side / Re: Twitchels
« on: Friday 03 May 24 18:06 BST (UK)  »
I have seen in some contexts that it was a narrow Y shaped fork in the road.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help With Latin Manorial Record
« on: Friday 03 May 24 16:14 BST (UK)  »
This is about Richard Brett of Kennington who had some land called Chappell Croft. Upon his death this has descended to Richard Brett his son and heir.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: I can only decipher a few words here...
« on: Thursday 02 May 24 16:31 BST (UK)  »
His wife Elizabeth got his property in Weston. After her decease or at her second marriage this would go to his only son Peter.

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Kent / Re: Wills on Kent Country Council Wills & FamilySearch
« on: Thursday 02 May 24 15:47 BST (UK)  »
I couldn't open the Family Search link.

There are two main sets of wills in Kent, East Kent (Canterbury) and West Kent (Rochester).

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: address from 1921 census
« on: Wednesday 01 May 24 15:59 BST (UK)  »
Crucifix Lane, Bermondsey

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Devon / Re: COMINS from Witheridge
« on: Tuesday 30 April 24 05:30 BST (UK)  »
With regard to Comins or Chillcott, there was an earlier William Comyn alias Chilcott. This was in the court of Kings Bench, Hilary term (Jan-Feb) 1641. Thomas Thomas alias Dunne and Johanna or Joan his wife were suing William Comyn alias Chilcott for defamation. It doesn't say where William was from, but the alleged defamation occurred in Exeter. The defamatory quote: "Johanna/Joan is a theevish slutt & did steale Mistress Blundells coate & wastecoate." Mistress Blundell was Priscilla Blundell of Tiverton, about 10 miles from Witheridge.
Index
https://waalt.uh.edu/index.php/KB27/1664-6
Original
http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT3/C1/KB27no1664/aKB27no1664fronts/IMG_0578.htm

Still earlier, in 1615, William Tytherleigh of Tiverton, schoolmaster, was a plaintiff in Chancery concerning the will of Robert Comyn alias Chilcott, merchant of London. Six years earlier Robert Comyn alias Chilcott in his will had made a bequest to endow a free school in Tiverton.

https://waalt.uh.edu/index.php/C78_1615
http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT7/C78/C78no535/IMG_0191.htm

In British History Online:
In 1609 Robert Comyn alias Chilcote gave 400l. to build an English free school at Tiverton.
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/magna-britannia/vol6/pp496-520



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