Very Old And Very Poor Writing Help

[Lensmeister]

Morning all,

I have had in my possession a few old wills that I cannot fathom out whatsoever. C1500-1700.

I have also been sent a few of them and others as well.

Is there anyone out there that may be able to transcribe them please?

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Sample

[Bookbox]

For any further pages, it would be better to split into 2 or 3 sections and enlarge. I think you’re allowed up to 900kb for each image.

The right-hand edge of this is not fully clear, but here’s a first go. No doubt others will chip in.

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(in the margin) Westsothelye

In the name of god Ame(n) the vj Day of Februarye Anno D(omi)ni 1560 I

John feldwycke of the p(ar)yshe of westsothlyghe in the Countye of Sussex

& in the Dyoc(ese) of Chichest(er) beyng sycke of bodye but hole of mynd &

p(er)fyt of Reme(m)brannce Thank(es) be geven unto Allmyghtye god do ordeyn

& make this my Last Will & Testam(en)t in man(er) & forme followyng

fyrst & before all other thing(es) I geve & Com(m)ytte my Soule unto Almygh[ty]

god & to his m(er)cye trusting w(i)t(h) owt any dowt that thorowghe his dethe

& passyon I have & shall have Remyssyon of my synnes & Resurre[-]

cyon of my soule & bodye at the Last Day when the Lord shall com[e]

to Judge the quicke th[...?]ye Deade & my bodye I wyll to ye earth to be bury[-]

ed in the church yeard of westsothleygh aforesayd  And as towch[ing]

the dysposycyon of my temporall good(es) my purpose ys by the grace of

god to bestowe them to be excepted as senytts of faythe ffyrst my

wyll & my mynd ys to have bestowed at my buryall or Immedyatly

aft(er) unto y^e poore people of westsothelye aforesayd xx^s by the dyscre[-]

cyon of myne ov(er)sears  It(e)m I geve unto catheryn Je[?]son one ewe

& to the Resydewe of my godchildre(n) iiij^d a pece  It(e)m I geve & bequ[e-]

the unto thomysson my wyfe xl^li of good & Lawfull monye off

England & ij payer of Sheets the Second best & ij chests w(hi)ch

she browght unto me to be payd & delyv(er)ed unto her w(i)thin ij

yeres next Immedyatlye aft(er) my decesse  Also my wyll ys that thom[-]

sson my wyfe shall have in my howse one chamber w(hi)ch she thinketh

best w(i)t(h) Suffycye(n)t & compytent meate and drynke fyre & s[...?] w[ith]

fre Ingreace & Regrease and a Suffycyent Bedde one of the best

to have & to Lodge in at all tymes for an durying whyll she

keapythe her selfe wydow & no Long(er)  It(e)m I geve & bequethe

unto John my Sonne xx^li of good & Lawfull monye of England

to be payed unto hym when he shall accomplyshe thage of xxj

yeres Provyded Alwayes y^t yf in case my wyfe be w(i)t(h) chylde

of a woma(n)childe & the same childe fortune to Lyve untyll

suche tyme as yt shall accomplyshe thage of xviij yeres

That then yt ys my verye Wyll & mynd that the sa[me]

childe beyng a woma(n) child shall have unto her owne use ...

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xl^li = £40
fre Ingreace & Regrease = free ingress and regress (free to come and go)
thage = the age
y^t = that

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@bookbox

Amazing thank you very much.

I will post up two parts to each page from page 2 later.

[Lensmeister]

Thanks again.  Finally I am getting to grips with things and I found time to copy these.

From the same Will.

Same translation again please.

[Bookbox]

To help our eyes, please post much larger images, as requested earlier.

These are both well under 100Kb. You're allowed up to 900Kb per image. (The advice below says 500Kb, but I believe that's been increased.)

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=459330.0

[Lensmeister]

I have it as a PDF but the images are as jog using the snip tool in Office.

Will try for a larger image.

[Lensmeister]

Is this one better?

Not sure I can get it bigger

[Lensmeister]

I have split the pdf in to individual ones.

Hope this is better.

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