Help deciphering some wills!

[horselydown86]

Hopefully I can start to make out some more

With one exception, there's nothing of significance in the text from Clayton's work down to the end of the ninth line of page 2.

This exception is that he names his master as one Raphe Sheldon.  In this section he doesn't say what his relation is to his master, but it's clear he holds Sheldon in high esteem.

It then continues:

                                                                                  ...Item I

give and bequeath unto William Harper my sonne my great golde Ringe for and

duringe his liefe and the remainder thereof to Robert Harper his sonne and to his

heires males forever.  Item I give and bequeath unto William my sonne uppon

the Condicions followinge all my right title and tearme of yeares with the Indenture

and bandes and the advowson of the next gifte of the vicarage of Beoley with all other

proffittes thereunto belonging in as large and ample manner as my selfe have the same

or might or ought to have the same he payinge the Rentes and duties which I ought

to doe and under this condicion that he shall paie unto Edward Haselwood of Worceter

late servannte to S^(ir) William fforreste preste one yearlie annuitie of twentie six

shillinges eight pence given him by his saide master and left with me of truste which...


This takes it down to about one-third of the way through page 2.

[Fraser178]

Hopefully I can start to make out some more

With one exception, there's nothing of significance in the text from Clayton's work down to the end of the ninth line of page 2.

This exception is that he names his master as one Raphe Sheldon.  In this section he doesn't say what his relation is to his master, but it's clear he holds Sheldon in high esteem.

It then continues:

                                                                                  ...Item I

give and bequeath unto William Harper my sonne my great golde Ringe for and

duringe his liefe and the remainder thereof to Robert Harper his sonne and to his

heires males forever.  Item I give and bequeath unto William my sonne uppon

the Condicions followinge all my right title and tearme of yeares with the Indenture

and bandes and the advowson of the next gifte of the vicarage of Beoley with all other

proffittes thereunto belonging in as large and ample manner as my selfe have the same

or might or ought to have the same he payinge the Rentes and duties which I ought

to doe and under this condicion that he shall paie unto Edward Haselwood of Worceter

late servannte to S^(ir) William fforreste preste one yearlie annuitie of twentie six

shillinges eight pence given him by his saide master and left with me of truste which...


This takes it down to about one-third of the way through page 2.

Thanks for this, its a big help! I'll have to see if I can research who Ralph/Raphe Sheldon is.

I did manage to glean the word 'Humphrey' at the end of page 2, aside from the bequeth part, can you make out any words on the next few sentences?

[Fraser178]

Looks like Ralph Sheldon was a member parliament for worcestershire and Knight of the shire, interesting!

https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/sheldon-ralph-1537-1613

[horselydown86]

I did manage to glean the word 'Humphrey' at the end of page 2, aside from the bequeth part, can you make out any words on the next few sentences?

                                              ...Item I give and bequeathe unto Humfrey

Harper my sonne all my right title and interest with the Indenture of lease of all the

hows(es) and grounde there unto belonginge with all the proffittes and Comodities in the

same Indenture specified whatsoever they be or that I have or ought to have by vertue

of the saide Indenture of lease of and in my house called heath greene which I holde

of master William ^*^ Sheldon as by the Indenture apperethe...


* There's another forename interlined here.  At this stage I'm not sure what it is but I don't think it is Raphe.

There are more bequests to Humfrey after this but I have to be finished for the night.

[horselydown86]

* There's another forename interlined here.  At this stage I'm not sure what it is but I don't think it is Raphe.

Keep a look out for a Philip Sheldon.  I'm not confident this is correct - especially the initial - but it's the best I can do for now.

[Fraser178]

I did manage to glean the word 'Humphrey' at the end of page 2, aside from the bequeth part, can you make out any words on the next few sentences?

                                              ...Item I give and bequeathe unto Humfrey

Harper my sonne all my right title and interest with the Indenture of lease of all the

hows(es) and grounde there unto belonginge with all the proffittes and Comodities in the

same Indenture specified whatsoever they be or that I have or ought to have by vertue

of the saide Indenture of lease of and in my house called heath greene which I holde

of master William ^*^ Sheldon as by the Indenture apperethe...


* There's another forename interlined here.  At this stage I'm not sure what it is but I don't think it is Raphe.

There are more bequests to Humfrey after this but I have to be finished for the night.

Thank you again! Interesting stuff, I'll see what else I can make of it all.

Just noticed the extra post, I'll check out what sons/brothers/nephews for Raphe Sheldon that mat match

[horselydown86]

Here are the remaining bequests to Humfrey.  His youngest son Richard receives the next bequest.


                                                       ...And furthermore I give

and bequeathe unto my saide sonne Humfrey Harper all my right title and tearme of

yeares with the Indenture which is called Crosse Hadlonde which Indenture I bought

of one Wiliam  Suffeilde ^[Suffeil?]^ beinge an executor to Edward Benforde late of Bewley all

the same Cottage with a close is in Beoley  Item I give and bequeath unto my saide

sonne Humfrey all my right title interest and tearme of yeares which I have of late

taken of my good M(aster) M(aster) Raphe Sheldon esquier in revercion after William ffrances

John Boulte hath the indenture to make and I have paide the fine being twentie

foure pounde...

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* There's another forename interlined here.  At this stage I'm not sure what it is but I don't think it is Raphe.

Keep a look out for a Philip Sheldon.  I'm not confident this is correct - especially the initial - but it's the best I can do for now.

I also think it's Philip.

[Bookbox]

foure pounde...[/b]

foure pounde Item I doe give and bequeath unto Richard Harper my yongest sonne

the two leas(es) and Coppie holde which I have taken and which was William Patrick(es)

Item my will is that my lease at Tanworthe which I holde of Mr John ffullwood

shalbe soulde and the monie to be devided into three equall partes One parte thereof to

be given to my sonne William Harper One other parte thereof to my sonne Humfrey

And the thirde parte thereof to my youngest sonne Richard  Item I doe give unto my

sonne William Harper tenn poundes which he doth owe unto me by one bill of debte ...