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The Will of Richi Hooper of St Ennoder, dated 21 July
1697
In the name of god Amen I Richard Hooper of the
pish of St Ennoder & County of Cornwall yeoman being
weake of Body butt perfect in my Understanding & memory
praised bee allmighty god doe ordaine & appoint this my last
will and testament in manor and form following
Itt I bequeave my soule unto the hands of god my creator hoping
for salvation throughout the merite of the Lord Jesus Christe
my Redeemer & my body to be decently buried
Itt I doe give & bequeave unto my wife Elizabeth ye some of
fifteen pounds and all the portion that I am to have with her
or have had already
Itt I doe Constitute my father Andrew Hooper & my brother
Anthony Hooper to be my wholle & solle Executors of all my
goods & Chattaells for the payment of my debts and leagasyes
and if my wife bee with Child my will is that my Child
shall have all ye benefitt of my goods & chattaills & I doe
desire and Request John Flamank gent & my father An
drew hooper to be Overseeres in Trustt that what I leave
may be Inployed for the benefitt & Advantage of my Child
or if itt happen that my wife bring a ............. Child my will
is thatt shee shall have butt ten pounds of whatt is mine besid
whatt I have had or must have with her In wittnes whereof
I have hereunto sett my hand & seall the Day and yeare
first Above written 1697
signed sealled & acknowledged
in prsents of uss
John Flamanke (signed)
the sign of Mary Blake
the sign of Geare Line |
the signe of
Richard Hooper
(signed with an R) |
An inventory of the goods of Richard Hooper deceased
taken
by Richard Gunn and Jaack Robarts the First day of August
Anno dm 1697
| It His purse girdle & wearing
apparrell |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| It one bed furnished |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| It two table bords two chaires and two fur..... |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| It two Crocks |
1 |
0 |
6 |
| It Two pewter dishes |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| It sixty six sheepe fleeces |
3 |
6 |
6 |
| It twenty fower lambs fleeces |
0 |
9 |
0 |
| It the fower oxen |
12 |
10 |
0 |
| It two Cows one yearling two Calves |
6 |
8 |
0 |
| It two mares and one Colt |
5 |
15 |
0 |
| It Eighteene fatt ewes |
7 |
13 |
0 |
| It 49 ewes and weathers |
12 |
5 |
0 |
| It 24 lambs |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| It the plow |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| It fower piggs |
0 |
9 |
0 |
| It 19 acres of barley & oates |
36 |
0 |
0 |
| It goods unknowne and forgotten |
0 |
1 |
6 |
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101 |
1 |
0 |
The signe of Jaack Robarts
The signe of Richard Gunn |
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N.B. Words in italics within brackets
are inserted by the transcriber e.g. (signed)
Contributed by Sue Boyland
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