Berkshire Will

[JSHD2011]

Ok Will do but its the most difficult i've encountered

e.g. Att.

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In the name of God Ame(n) the 7^th daye of Januarie in the yeare
of our Lord God 1610*  I Walter Ilsdesleye of Burghfield
in the countie of Berks husbandma(n) beinge sicke in bodie but of
good memorie praysed be God, doe ordayne & make my last
will & testame(n)t in manner & for(me) followeing v(idelicet)** First
I bequeath my soule unto almightie God my only Saviour
and Redemer and my bodie to be buried in the church yearde
of the parrish church of Burghfield  Ite(m) I geve & bequeath
unto my second son Walter Ildesleye the sum of ten pou(n)d(es)
of good & lawfull moneye of England to be payd out of my
land(es) in Burghfield in the tythinge of Shefield w(i)thin one quar(-)
ter of a yeare after my decease Also I geve and
bequeath unto my daughter Agnis Ildesley xx^s yearely
to be payd out of my foresayd land(es) [deletion] after
my decease at ij usuall tymes of the year in even
portions v(idelicet) ten shilling(es) at the next halfe yeare
after my decease,

* = 7 January 1611 in the modern calendar
** = namely

[JSHD2011]

Thank you,
I need to verify this with you.  This is what the first couple of lines look like to me currently:
..live you grand......paid..next...belonging..paid...lagey...at...fought...at...fall....

 

[horselydown86]

I have done 5 more lines:

...after my decease & [?] shillinges [deleted] everie

halfe yeare followinge during her naturall life

Alsoe I geve unto her ye ^said Agnes my daughter^ one cha(m)ber [rume?] of my [Cousin?]

where I nowe [i(n)habite?] belonging unto the said lady as

longe as shee shall kepe her selfe unmarried w(hi)ch cha(m)ber...

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This hand is extremely hard, and I’m glad you got the interlineation, HD.

Another suggestion for lines 3-4 above ...

  ... one cha(m)ber rume of my house
where I nowe inhabite belongeinge unto the said land(es)

ADDED - it's very hard to see whether there is a final e on the end of some of these words, or just a flourish.

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A few more lines ...

                                  ... w(hi)ch cha(m)ber

shalbe where I my selfe nowe doe lye beinge the southend(?)

part of the house next adioyninge to the kitchin. Item

I doe geve unto Robert Ildesleye my eldest son my house

& land(es) therto* belongeinge to him and ^to^ his heires for ever

(lyeing?) in Shenfield in the parrish of Burghfield as aforsaide

provided alwayes that if the aforesaid ten poundes

of good & lawfull money of England be not payde

w(i)thin vj monthes accordinge to the true meaninge of

this my last will & testament unto my aforsaid son [Robert deleted]

(Wal)ter Ildesleye or to his ex(e)cut(or)s or assignes the(n) it shalbe

lawefull for the said Walter ^Ildsley^ to enter into ^two^ plott(es) ...

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* = thereto ?

[Bookbox]

I need to verify this with you.  This is what the first couple of lines look like to me currently:
..live you grand......paid..next...belonging..paid...lagey...at...fought...at...fall....

JSHD2011, excellent that you had a stab at this.

It’s very hard to distinguish individual letters in this hand, because it's cursive and quite loosely written. The letter that looks like f is often h. At this period the letter h usually has a descender (below the line), which can make it hard to distinguish from f and from a 'long' s.

For this sort of hand, there’s a specimen alphabet here, which might help ...
https://folgerpedia.folger.edu/mediawiki/media/images_pedia_folgerpedia_mw/2/21/Alphabet_Abbreviations.pdf (see pp. 5-6).

[JSHD2011]

I can make out the name John I think near the end.

This goes to the end of the second page.

[horselydown86]

A few more lines:

...of the landes called budockesham & the [mead(ow)?] plott therto

adioyning next unto the said house and the same to

hold to him & his assignes for ten yeares next and

imediatlye following the said entrannce. Also if

it shall happe(n) the sume of twe(n)tye shillinges yearely

above writte(n) to be unpayd unto the said Agnes my

daughter...