1541 Will - first call for help - COMPLETED

[grantleydawn]

I have been avoiding asking for help, trying hard to do it myself, but I am stuck, crosseyed & desperate for a nudge in the right direction. Can anyone help me, please?

This is my attempt;
Allso I bequeathe to Ralfe AVELYN my sonne A ?bryndyde? ?steare? and a blacke ?...yd?
?steare? And A blacke ?....d? ?heacfor? my cart and cart gearys my plow and plow
gerys and ?....? ?horse? ?kyns? and ?housse? the hey and corn and his mother the other ?housse?
to styend to gyther and in case they cane not agre to gether to ?pea.e? the hey
by the ?sheffe? and the corne by the ?stryke? Also bequethe to Ralffe my sonne the
seconde best ?panne? Allso I bequeathe to Thomas AVELYNE my sonne ?...y.ly?
?....? ?callffs? Allso I bequeathe to ?Wyllm? AVELYNE A ?weynlynge? ?calffe? And to Ellyne

Regards
Grantley

[Ermintrude46]

I agree with nearly everything you've written - have added a couple of other bits in blue.  Trying to think of some cattle descriptors which could be the missing words in the first sentance or two!  Spelling is atroucious, attroceous, atr.... horrid!!

Allso I bequeathe to Ralfe AVELYN my sonne A bryndyde steare (i.e. a branded/brindled steer) and a blacke ?...yd?
steare And A blacke ?....d? heacfor (i.e. heifer) my cart and cart gearys my plow and plow
gerys and x (i.e. ten) horse kyns (i.e. kine) and halffe the hey and corn and his mother the other halffe
to spend to gyther (together) and in case they cane not agre to gether to perte (i.e. part) the hey
by the sheffe (i.e. sheaf) and the corne by the stryke Also I bequethe to Ralffe my sonne the
seconde best panne Allso I bequeathe to Thomas AVELYNE my sonne ?...y.ly?
?....? callffs Allso I bequeathe to Wyllm AVELYNE A weynlynge (i.e. weanling) calffe And to Ellyne

Ermy

[grantleydawn]

Thankyou Ermy,

It is comforting to know that I was applying http://www.scottishhandwriting.com/1hour.asp correctly.

The phonetic spelling of words, that are no longer common, seem to have been (and may continue to be) my main problem.

Does anyone know what a “horse kine” is? Could it be an ox?

Regards
Grantley

[Ermintrude46]

Hmmmm, googled it and found a few other references to horse kine in various wills/inventories of about the same period.  One suggestion given that it was a mule http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mcwhorter/in_search_of_john_mcwhorter.htm - but I wonder if it means hornless cattle (i.e. hornless like a horse) as most cows/oxen would have had horns in those days??
Ermy

[grantleydawn]

I have not been able to find anything that defines a “horse kine”. I would guess that it was an animal to pull his cart or plow. Other references on the internet firmly indicate that it is a type of animal, grouped with other domestic farm animals.

In the first line of this text, “bryndyde steare” logically would more likely be Brindled. This Will uses colour frequently, including "Bay mare" & "Bay colt" etc, in lines not posted here.

The 2nd line – “A blacke ?....d? heacfor (i.e. heifer)” looks to me like “A blacke ?.Rowgyd? heacfor (i.e. heifer)”. What do you think?

The last two lines;
seconde best panne Allso I bequeathe to Thomas AVELYNE my sonne ?.xeynly?
?iiij.? (4?) callffs Allso I bequeathe to Wyllm AVELYNE A weynlynge calffe And to Ellyne

I have no idea what a “second best panne” could refer to.
I am still at a loss as to what Thomas AVELYNE was to inherit?

Regards
Grantley

[Koromo]

I have no idea what a “second best panne” could refer to.

Pots and pans, brassware, iron and pewter utensils are often specifically mentioned in old wills, along with the best and second-best bedstead. The best bed often had a feather mattress; the second-best bed might only have had a chaff (straw) mattress.

[grantleydawn]

Thankyou Koromo,
How quickly I forget that consumable items of today, may have been prized by earlier generations
Regards
Grantley

[bristolloggerheads]

"A bryndyde steare"

A branded steer?

Peter

Apologies - this has already been suggested!