16th & 18th Century wills

[Vallom]

Would anybody be able to help me decipher the wording in a couple of wills, please ?

Many thanks

Val

[horselydown86]

These aren't wills per se.  I think they are entries in an Act Book of the ecclesiastical court.  I've had a go at a transcription.

Eodem die

Probatu(m) fuit Testamentu(m) Juliane Bexsell

nup(er) de heathfield vid' defuncte Coram mag(ist)ro

Thomas Russell Cl(er)ico [Arti? ? ?] Surrogat' &c

Juramento Josi? Bexsell filij n(atu)ralis et l(egi)tim'

d(i)c(t)i defuncti ac Executoris &c  Cui Co(m)missa

fuit administrac(i)o Bonor(um) &c  de bene et fidel(ite)r

administrando &c  ad [sota?] &c  jurato


The sum of the inventory appears to be 34 pounds and 5 shillings.

Notes:

1.  The son's name begins with Jos rather than Joh so not John (IMO).  I'm not sure of the final character.

2.  I've transcribed &c although it looks to be & plus something else.

[horselydown86]

A very, very rough summary of the first is that Master John Snow committed the administration of the goods of Thomas Boxall of kyrdford (?) deceased to Joanne of the same place the relict to well etc.  She was sworn.

It may begin with an indication of the date but the first word is not clear enough for me to say more.

[Vallom]

Many thanks, much appreciated

[horselydown86]

I've had a further look at the son's name in the later of your entries.

I think the name is most probably written:  Josiae

This matches the genitive case of the Latin name Iosias.

See:  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Iosias

In English this is Josiah.

The name should be in the genitive case in this context:

Juramento Josiae Bexsell filij n(atu)ralis et l(egi)tim(i) d(i)c(t)i defuncti ac Executoris... = By the oath of Josiah Bexsell the natural and legitimate son and executor of the said deceased...

[Vallom]

Thanks once again for looking at this, it's really helpful.
Kind regards

Val