Help deciphering will from 1587

[BourneGooner]

Hi All

Not really thought of posting on this board before but any help deciphering the will of Adlard Locke would be greatly appreciated.

I can make out some but not all so hope someone out there can help.

Thanks in advance

BourneGooner

[horselydown86]

In the name of god Amen The xij^th daie of december

in the yere of o(ur) lord 1587 I Adlerd locke of dyke

in the p(ar)ishe of Borne make my last will in this

mann(er) followinge ffirst I give & bequethe to John [Colma(n)?]

iiij^s It(e)m I give to Jane Colma(n) iiij^s It(e)m I give and

bequethe to Thomas Huginge iiij^s to John Lee iiij^s

To Elizabeth Eston iiij^s It(e)m I give and bequethe

to Isabell Lenton iiij^li It(e)m I give and bequethe to

katherine pepp(er) x^s [crossed out] It(e)m I give

and bequethe to [crossed out] John pepp(er) vj^s viij^d It(e)m I give

to Roger pepp(er) vj^s viij^d and to Elizabeth pepp(er) his wife

vj^s viij^d It(e)m I give and bequethe to my god children Adlard

Lednam Luce Tompson watters hastinges vj^s viij^d to ev(er)y...


ADDED:

Regarding the name pepp(er) - I have transcribed all four this way on the basis of Roger pepp(er)'s surname, which clearly begins with a p.

In some C16th hands the character which begins (for example) katherine's surname is read as an r.

So the case is strongest for pepp(er) but don't discount the small possibility of repp(er) for three of the four.

[BourneGooner]

horselydown86 you are an absolute star, thank you very much for this start to the will of Adlard Lock. There are some names her I've never come across before and have to admit I struggled to read the original, can I be extremely cheeky and ask if there's anything you can do with the rest of the page for me, you can say no  , I've stared at it for an eternity and still only pick out a few words.

Again many thanks for your help.

Best regards

BourneGooner

[goldie61]

.................. every
one of them Itm I give John Tompson senn(ior) vjs viijd
I give to Thomas Locke ij steares ij yeres of age the one
a blacke taged the other a read, I give to Agnes Clinche
xs I give to Agnes Carr xls i give to Jeffrey Normanton
vjs viijd I give to Agnes Cawcot  xs a bushell of barlye
a bushell of malte I give to Thomas Normanton a bushell
of barlye I give to Richard Hardwicke halfe a seame malte
I give to James Nedern* halfe a seame malte Itm I give
and bequethe to Will(ia)m Foldington halfe a seame malte
& vjs viijd in money I give to Saunder* Locke a grane
maire I give to Edmond Locke a blacke fillie I give
to Henry Locke a gray fillie I give and bequethe to
Saunder Locke vli I give to Edmund Rome a blacke fillie
iiij yeres of age. I give & bequethe to John Locke children
v li and a bay fillie that John Baker bequethed unto
me Itm I give to Will(ia)m Clarke xxs I give to
Jane his wiffe xs I give to William Clarke children
xxs Itm to Alice Fox vjs viijd. I give to Rolland Fox
vjs viijd Itm I give & bequethe to Chr(ist)ofer Rome xs
I give to Owse? Rome xs I give to James Rome xs
I give to Alice Rome xs I give to James Rome ij seame
barlye to  Alice his wiffe iij seame malte I give to John
Locke ij broune Steares ij yeres of age ij quies* the
one a blacke Roged the other a read flecked, I give to



* could be Nadem
* could be Sannder
* new one on me! any idea what these are?

[horselydown86]

Just one tiny suggestion for goldie's transcript.

Saunder Locke's mare is to be graie.

[Wiggy]

You people are marvellous!!   

Wiggy   

[Bookbox]

quies looks like a plural form of quy, an alternative spelling of kye = cow. So, 2 cows.

[goldie61]

quies looks like a plural form of quy, an alternative spelling of kye = cow. So, 2 cows.

Good find Bookbox 

[BourneGooner]

This is absolutely brilliant I can't thank you enough especially goldie61 and horselydown86

Thank you again.

BourneGooner