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1562 Will of Leonell Harrison
of Preston Bermesey
In the name of god amen
The xjth [11th]
Daye of Auguste
in the yere of
o[u]r Lorde god
1562 I Leonell
Harrison of
Preston Bermesey
[that is,
Preston
Bermondsey] and
of the parishe
of Yevill [in?]
the Countie of
Somerset being
sicke of boddie
and whole of
mynde and
remembrance doe
make and ordaine
this my last
will and
testament in
manner and forme
followinge:
first I give and
bequeath my
soule to
almightie god
and my boddie to
be buried in the
Churche or
churche yarde of
yevell. Item I
give and
bequeath to the
Cathedrall
churche of Bathe
and Wells xjd
[11 pence]. Item
I give and
bequeath unto
the mainten[a]nce
of the church of
Preston xxs
[twenty
shillings]. Item
I give and
bequeath unto
the Thomas
Harrison my
Brother my best
[gossant?] my
best dublet my
best hosen and
my best shirte.
Item I give to
Mathew Harrison
the sonne of
Thomas Harrison
xxli [twenty
pounds] of
current money.
Item I give unto
Jane Gaylarde
and xpian [that
is, Christian]
Gaylarde the
daughters of
John Gaylarde my
Brother in Lawe
[myor
kyne?] and vli
vjs viijd [£5 6s
8d] of lawfull
money to be
devided equally
betwixt them
both . It[em] I
give to
elizabeth
[Daubeney?] my
sisters daughter
[ij kyne?] and [myor]
marks of
currente money
Item I give and
bequeath unto
Will[ia]m Wolf
my boye A Cowe
Item I give unto
John Shewell my
boye A Cowe.
Item I give
ubnto John
Stockwell every
yere as long as
he liveth and
dwelling in
Yevell one Lode
of wood, and to
be brought home
to his dowe.
Item I give and
bequeath Unto
John [Joan?]
Harrison and
Alice Harrison
the daughters of
Lyonell Harrison
of Yevill one
heifor a peece.
Item I give and
bequeath to the
poore people of
the Almes house
of yevill every
Sondaye iiijd
[four pence] for
the terme of xij
[12] yeres. Item
I give and
bequeath Unto
Johan Lokyer al[ia]s
Rogers one
heifor. Item i
give Unto Agnes
Goddard my maide
one heiforde [weynelinge?]
Calf And my
Executor to
fynde it untill
it be three
yeres of Age.
Item I give and
bequeath unto ev[er]y
of my
godchildren
iiijd [four
pence] Item I
give and
bequeath unto
Johan Harrison
my Wife xl li
[forty pounds]
of currante
money vj [six]
silver Spoons
toe beddes that
is to say a
fetherbed and a
flocke bedd ij
[2] coverlets ij
[2] paire of
blankets iij [3]
paire of shetes
ij [2] bowlsters
ij [2] pillowes
ij [2] crocks
the one of the
biggest parte th[e]other
of a [menor?]
sorte ij [2]
pannes a Skillet
a [Brache?] a
chasinge dishe
iij [3] platters
ij [2] poringers
ij [2] Sawsers
ij [2]
Candlesticks ij
[2]
boordeclothes
one of [diaper
?] and the other
of [camias ?]
iiij [4] boorde
napkins and all
her apparell ij
[2] [Kyne ?] and
ij [2] milche
heifors
Furthermore I
give Unto Jone
Harrison my Wief
the huse next to
John Whitby w[i]th
th[e]orchard and
the backsyde
rentfree as long
as she liveth.
Also I give and
beqeath Unto
Jone my Wief
[illegible
number] li xiijs
iiijd (£? 13s
4d] evry yere so
longe as she
liveth of
currante money
to be paied her
oute of suche
grounde as John
Simpson and
Thomas Lokier
now holdeth yf
the yeres of my
Lease so long
laste. Item I
give and
bequeath to John
Whitby of
Preston Barmesey
the Bargaine
which he now
posesseth with
all the app[urtenan]ces
for terme of my
yeres paying
yerly the rent
being xl viijs
(£10 8s] to my
executore. Item
I give and
bequeath to
Lionell Whitby
and Anthony
Whitby the sonne
of the said
Lionell one pece
of grounde
called Brode
meade in Stone
for terme of
theire lives yf
the yeres of my
Leace so long
last paieng
yerely rente
being xls [40
shillings]. Item
I give and
bequeath unto
Thomas Lokyar my
brother in law
and to his Wief
being my sister
all suche
grounde as he
now holdeth for
terme of their
Lives who so
liveth longest
paieng the
yerely Rent
heretofore payed
and accustomed
to be paied.
Item I give and
bequeath unto
John Sampson of
Socke [that is,
Mudford Sock]
all suche
grounds as he
now holdeth
during his
naturall lief if
the yeres of my
leace soe longe
laste paieng
suche yerely
rente as
heretofore he
hath paied. Item
I give and
bequeath to
Thomas Will[ia]ms
th[ey]onger the
same house with
thapp[urtenanc]es
which he now
holdeth for
terme of his
lief yf the
yeres of my
lease so longe
laste paieng the
yerely rent
heretofore paied
and accustomed.
Item I give and
bequeath to
Lionell Harrison
of Yevill Will[ia]m
Songe of the
same parish
Thomas Beaton of
Socke one pece
of pasture
called [Codfeld
?] Lieng in [Estinesh
?] Penne for
terme of theire
lives yf the
yeres of my
lease soe longe
laste paieng the
yerely rent
heretofore paied
notwithstanding
the aforesaide
Thomas to paye
the Renye for
his parte as
Lionell Harrison
and Will[ia]m
Songe hath
heretofore paied.
Item I give to
Anthony Donne of
yevill and his
wief the house
which he now
posesseth rent
free during
theire lives yf
the yeres of my
lease so longe
laste. Moreov[er]
I give unto the
saide Anthony &
[word illegible]
a dublet a paire
of hoses and
unto his wief a
heifer. Item I
give unto all my
brothers and
sisters children
having
heretofore
nothing given
unto them to
every of them
one sheppe to be
delivered to
them by the
discrecon of my
Overseers.
Item I
give and
bequeath unto
Henry Moore one
mill called
Peakon Mill with
all suche
grounde as he
now holdeth for
terme of his
lief his wives
and theire
lawfull children
yf the yeres of
my lease so
longe last
paieng the the
olde accustomed
Rent bynding the
aforesaid Henry
his wief and his
lawfull children
not to lett nor
set noe parte
nor parcell
thereof and the
aforesaid Henry
his wief and his
lawfull children
to repaire and
maintaine the
saide Mill at
theire owne
proper coste and
charges. Item I
give and
bequeath to my
Cosen Lyonell
Harrison of
yevill one
bargaine being
half a place of
[chantery ?]
holde for the
terme of sucke
yeres as the
lease doth
containe as
frely as it is
myne paying
suche duties
unto Margeri
Meade Widdow
during her lief
as I paied and
was acustomed to
paye Furthermore
I give one half
place to Giles
Towker which he
now possesseth
and my goosd
will is that he
shall enjoye
suche state as I
have in yt Also
I have one other
halfe place og
[two abbreviated
words illegible]
holde, And my
will is that my
Kinsman Rainoll
Harrison shall
enjoye yt which
I give hym
frelye All the
residue of my
goods moveable
and unmoveable
as farmes
bargaines leases
Rents and all
other
commodities not
given and
bequeathed I
give and
bequeath unto
Lyonell Harrison
the sonne of my
brother Thomas
Harrison whome I
make and ordaine
my Whole
executor to
dispose the same
as he and my
Overseers shall
sene best for my
soules helthe
Item I bynde my
executor Lyonell
Harrisonne that
he shall not
lett not lett
not parte nor
portion of my
farmes unto his
father Thomas
Harrison
Furthermore I
bynde my
executor to
performe and
content all the
Legacies above
speciffied
according to the
true meaning of
this my presente
Will or elce my
Ov[er]seers to
dispose my goods
and [lininge ?]
for my soules
helthe as they
shall thinke
best And also my
will is if
Lionell my
executoir die
withoute man
childe, that
then my Ov[er]seers
shall dispose to
one of my name
of the Harrisons
all my farmes
and [lininge ?]
given to my
executor as they
shall think mot
[mete?] and
convenient to
occupie and
enjoye the same
according unto
theire
discrecions.
Moreover I doe
appointe my
trustie
neighbors
Lyonell Harrison
of yevill and
Will[ia]m Colmer
of Preston to be
my Overseers of
this my presente
laste Will and
testamente And
for suche paines
as thery shall
take in and
uppon the same I
doe give to
every of them
xxs [twenty
shillings] a
peece These
being Witnes
John Whitby
Lyonell
Harrison
Will[ia]m
Colmer
Thomas
Whitby
dier with
others
Proved at London 1562
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
