Richard and Marie Crumplehere

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Mary Crumplehere's Will of 1595 - Original Copy

1. In dei no[min]e amen , the xvth of July, in the yere of o[ur]
2. Lorde god 1595. I marie cru[m]plehere of the parishe
3. of Winterbo[u]rne Kingstone in the countie of Dorset,
4. wydowe, Sick in bodye, but p[er]fect of remembraunce /
5. thanks be to god. doe make my last will & testament /
6. in manner and form followinge. First I bequethe my
7. soule into the hand[es] of god, the maker of heaven /
8. and earth. And by the sheddinge of Jesus christ bloude /
9. I doe verely beleve, that all my sinnes, and offences /
10. be forgiven, and washed awaye, and my bodie I will /
11. to be buried at the discretion of my executor /
12. Imprimus I give to Will[ia]m cru[m]plehere my husband[‘s?]
13. best cote and shirt /
14. Item I give to Duke a frice [Note 1] cote & a paire of briggis /
15. Item to my sist[er] tamsey buggis my best petticott & waskett /
16. Item to punginto[u]on an olde cloke /
17. Item to maude Audeley________________vj^d
18. Item to peter Keyser eight pounde of woll /
19. Item to ydeth chepma[n]_________ij^s vj^d
20. Item. to Marye cru[m]plehere,______ij^s vj^d
21. Item. to my sister Joan, xx^s, and my best coffer/
22. Item to my sist[er] Catherine a black frice gowne /
23. and my workinge day petticott /
24. Item more to my sister Joan all the rest of myne
25. apparell /
36. It[e]m. to mary clerke________xij^d /
27. It[e]m to M[aste]r Powell [Note 2]________xij^d /
28. It[e]m. to my sonne thomas, all the residue of my /
29. goods and cattle whom I make my sole executor /
30. of this my last will and testament / finallye /
31. I doe ordayne, and appoint, M[aste]r Richard mychell /
32. M[aste]r thomas strangwaies, Hubbert galton, and /
33. John galton to be my overseers, and to take the /
34. benefitt of the goods and to imploy it to the
35. use of my son thomas cru[m]plehere/: / In Wittnes
36. Whereof I have called these my neighbo[u]rs /
37. whose names are under written.. //
38. Marster Richarde Mychell
39. Mystres Mychell
40. M[aste]r Powell

[again some Latin here]

[Note 1]: frice = frieze = rough heavy woollen cloth.
[Note 2]: E-mail from Eve McLaughlin dated 2 Mar 09: "The name [...] is Mr Powell, and he is also signatory to the inventory. Could be the local clergyman?"

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