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Help with will of 1508 would be much appreciated
« on: Monday 03 December 18 11:29 GMT (UK) »
(This is a follow-on from a post I made in the Common Room).

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=804585.0

I would be very grateful if anyone could hazard a guess at this extract from a will of 1508. It is just the last few lines and I think I can see Day off Judgement. This part of the will is easier than the first page.

Thanks,

Dave

(Will in Leicester Record Office)
ESSEX: Cramphorn Raven Sams Sayers Taylor; GLOS: Beacham/Beauchamp; HERTS: Chamberlain Chuck; LEICS: Allot Bentley Godfrey Greasley Hunt Hurst Jarvis Lane Lea Light Woodward; LINCS: Lambert Mitchell Muse ; STAFFS: Hodgkins Jarvis; SURREY: Light; WARKS: Astley/Chesshire Bradbury Hicken/Hickin Hudson; WORCS: Ballinger Beauchamp Laight

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Re: Help with will of 1508 would be much appreciated
« Reply #1 on: Monday 03 December 18 11:32 GMT (UK) »
Sorry, I didn’t mean to post the same image twice. Still learning (and you can’t teach an old dog new tricks!)
ESSEX: Cramphorn Raven Sams Sayers Taylor; GLOS: Beacham/Beauchamp; HERTS: Chamberlain Chuck; LEICS: Allot Bentley Godfrey Greasley Hunt Hurst Jarvis Lane Lea Light Woodward; LINCS: Lambert Mitchell Muse ; STAFFS: Hodgkins Jarvis; SURREY: Light; WARKS: Astley/Chesshire Bradbury Hicken/Hickin Hudson; WORCS: Ballinger Beauchamp Laight

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Re: Help with will of 1508 would be much appreciated
« Reply #2 on: Monday 03 December 18 11:43 GMT (UK) »
Not to worry Dave I have removed one of the attachments for you.

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Re: Help with will of 1508 would be much appreciated
« Reply #3 on: Monday 03 December 18 11:46 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Sarah, hopefully I’ll improve :)
ESSEX: Cramphorn Raven Sams Sayers Taylor; GLOS: Beacham/Beauchamp; HERTS: Chamberlain Chuck; LEICS: Allot Bentley Godfrey Greasley Hunt Hurst Jarvis Lane Lea Light Woodward; LINCS: Lambert Mitchell Muse ; STAFFS: Hodgkins Jarvis; SURREY: Light; WARKS: Astley/Chesshire Bradbury Hicken/Hickin Hudson; WORCS: Ballinger Beauchamp Laight


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Re: Help with will of 1508 would be much appreciated
« Reply #4 on: Monday 03 December 18 13:44 GMT (UK) »
...the day off Judgement Also I macke

William Lee and Richard Ierland my

overseers off this my Last wyll Wytnes

s(ir) William [Oleame? / Oleavie?] prest Thomas Ierland

William [dewnie?] w(i)t(h) other [m(en)?]



Notes:

It is difficult to be sure of the spelling of two of the witness names.

The word at the end is usually men (sometimes more) but often (as here) it's not much more than scribble.

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Re: Help with will of 1508 would be much appreciated
« Reply #5 on: Monday 03 December 18 14:14 GMT (UK) »
Could be Jerland ?
As for the other witness' name, the first letter is problematical, so it might help to see some other capital letters as used in the will, for comparison.

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« Reply #6 on: Monday 03 December 18 14:20 GMT (UK) »
Could be Jerland ?

I started off with Jerland but then thought of the name Ireland.

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« Reply #7 on: Monday 03 December 18 14:26 GMT (UK) »
Could be Jerland ?

I started off with Jerland but then thought of the name Ireland.

Yes, seems more likely.

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Re: Help with will of 1508 would be much appreciated
« Reply #8 on: Monday 03 December 18 15:18 GMT (UK) »
William Oldame (Oldham) ?
Broadley (Lancs all dates and Halifax bef 1654)