1642 will

[Richard Knott]

Can some one please fill in the gaps and amend any errors:

Memorandum that James Starr late of Walton
uppon Thames in the County of Surrey did about a
day or two before his death being very sick
utter(?) his mind as follows viz(?) he gave ??
Twenty Pound of same(?) to him as Administrator
of the goods Elizabeth Heath ?? were ?? administred
by Joane Starr late wife of the said James Starr
?? unto William Starr his sonne intending
hereby as the witnesses ?? ?? paid
William Starr his sonne should be his ex(ecu)tor
witness hereunto William King & Gawen Mills

Thanks.
Richard

[goldie61]

Memorandum that James Starr late of Walton
uppon Thames in the County of Surry did about a
day or two before his death being very sick
utter his mind as followeth vizt he gave the
Twenty Pound yt came to him as Administrator
of the goods Elizabeth Heath w(hi)ch were unadministred
by Joane Starr late wife of the said James Starr
dec(ease)d unto William Starr his sonne intending
thereby as the witnesses p(re)sent concerned the said
James S William Starr his sonne should be his ex(ecu)tor
Witnes hereunto William King & Gowen Mills


yt = that
‘present’ - you often get ‘p’ with, or without, a squiggle after it, to stand for ‘pre’, or ‘per’, or ‘pro’.
vizt = ‘videlicet’ = ’that is to say’

If you put  commas between ‘being very sick’, it makes more sense.

‘concerned’ - I think it’s this.

[Richard Knott]

Thanks.
R

[horselydown86]

‘concerned’ - I think it’s this.

It's:  Conceived

Took quite a bit of staring to figure it out.

ADDED:

Regarding the character seen on the same line in ?ere by and ?e said:

Normally I would read this as an h.  However, I can see why goldie has read it as th.

To complicate matters, he uses two different hs (eg here unto and his) and a regular th (eg the in line 4).

So bear in mind that the third last line could be read thus:

...here by as y^e witnesses p(re)sent Conceived he said...

[Richard Knott]

Thanks for the clarification.
R