In the name of God amen. I William Slade
of Trevenin in the parish of Gorran in the County of Cornwall,
gentleman, being weak of body but of a sound and perfect and disposing
mind and memory do make and declare this my last will and testament
hereby revoking and making void all former and other wills made by me.
Item I commend and bequeath my soul into the hands of allmighty God
hoping through the merits of Jesus Christ my saviour and redeemer to
receive pardon and remission for my sinns and my body to decent and
Christian Buryall at the discretion and charges of my Executor
hereinafter named.
Item I give and bequeath unto my grandson William Slade
son of William Slade gent, and my daughter
Grace his wife all my household goods plate bedding brass
pewter linen and all other household goods whatsoever, first my will and
pleasure is that my son-in-law William Slade and
Grace his wife shall enjoy and have the use of them
during their joint lives and no longer and that none of them be removed
out of the house but preserved and kept for my said grandson and if any
are worn out new are to be provided by them in lieu of such as are worn
out or destroyed.
Item My will and pleasure is that all my stock as Bullocks sheep horses
and all other my quick goods and also my corn and husbandry goods be
soon after my death appraised at a reasonable value and my will and
pleasure is that my son-in-law William Slade and my
daughter Grace his wife shall have the use of them
during their joynt lives and no longer except so much stock as is
convenient for my grandson William Slade to stock the
estate he is to enjoy and have in hand Emediately after my death and my
will and pleasure is that my son-in-law William Slade
and Grace his wife shall leave unto my grandson William
Slade at such time as the possession of the estate of and in Trevenin on
which I now live shall come to him, shall yield up to him so much
bullocks sheep horses and other quick goods corn and husbandry goods as
his own goods as shall amount to the value of the appraisal of my said
stock corn and husbandry goods the same to be valued by two or more
indifferent persons and if not done? and performed by then he is to pay
my grandson and Executor so much mony as my stock corn and husbandry
goods were appraised in at the end of one month after he has possession
of the Estate and it is my will and pleasure that if my said grandson
dies before the Estate comes to his possession or if he be marryd and
has child or children and no heir male, that then what hereby is given
to him shall come to his brother Edward Slade second
son of William Slade and Grace his
wife and I do hereby bequeath the same to be paid to him as it was to be
paid to William Slade my grandson and in case the said
Edward Slade dyes before the said Estate of Trevenin
comes to him or he be marryd and have children, that the same shall come
to any other sonn or sonns of the said William and
Grace which they shall have at such time as the said
Estate shall come to them or either of their possession.
Item I give and bequeath unto the children of my daughter Mary
the wife of Richard Broad gent, the sum of one hundred
pounds lawful monies to be payd them by my Executor within one year
after my death and I do also give unto my son-in-law Richard
Broad and Mary his wife a gold ring each.
Item I give unto my son-in-law William Slade ten pounds
and a gold ring and to his wife Grace Slade a gold
ring.
Item I give unto my grandson Edward Slade two hundred
pounds to be paid within one year after my death.
Item I give and bequeath unto my two grand-daughters Margaret
and Grace Slade daughters of William Slade and
my daughter Grace Slade his wife to each of them fifty
pounds to be payd within one year after my death and my will is that the
same is to be disposed of my their father and mother to their best
advantage untill they are capably of doing it themselves and if either
of them dyes before she is capable or qualified to dispose there of then
what given to such as shall so dye shall to and amongst such child or
children of the said William Slade shall have by
Grace his wife and if no other child by her to the
survivor or survivors of the said Edward, Margaret and Grace
Slade.
Item I give and bequeath to Phillippa Fullpott who hath
been servant a long time ten pounds lawful money to be paid by my
Executor within one year after my death.
Item I give and bequeath to my brother Peter Slade a
gold ring.
Item I give and bequeath to my brother Symon Slade a
gold ring.
(Item I give and bequeath to my godsons Stephen Toms
and ------
Slade of Tywardreath each a gold ring.) This item has been crossed out.
Item I give and bequeath to my neece Ann Pointer twenty
shillings to be given within one year after my death.
Item I give to John Filpot and John ………. each ten
shills and to all my servants with me at the time of my death five
shills each to be paid soon after my death.
Item I give to the poor of the parish of Gorran forty shills to be given
to those that have no pay and for my buryall place and towards repairing
the church twenty shill.
Item all the rest of my goods and chattells debts and credits not herein
and hereby given and bequeathed I do give and bequeath unto my grandson
William Slade and doe hereby make him my whole and sole
Executor of this my last will and testament not doubting but he will
perform the same according to the intent thereof. In witness thereof I
have here unto sett my hand and seal this
twenty eighth day of september Anno Donini 1723
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£ |
s |
d |
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| Item Purse and wearing apparel |
10 |
00 |
00 |
|
Item in the Hall. Two table boards, five chairs,
five
stools, one old cupboard, one Forme, two andirons
one fire shovell & tongues & a pair of Bellows |
2 |
00 |
00 |
|
Item in the Chamber over the Hall. Two Beds
furnished, one
side table, one hanging press, one stool & one chair |
10 |
00 |
00 |
|
Item in the Chamber over the Cellar, One bed
Furnished
one table board and one looking glass |
3 |
00 |
00 |
|
Item in the Dairy Chamber two Beds furnished one
table
board and forme, One Cupboard, three chairs |
8 |
00 |
00 |
|
Item in the Kitching Chamber two beds furnished
three
chairs one Cupboard |
|
|
|
|
Item in the Entry Chamber one bed furnished
fower chairs
One hanging press |
3 |
00 |
00 |
|
| Item in the Chamber over the two Beds |
2 |
10 |
00 |
|
| Item in Plate |
10 |
00 |
00 |
|
| Item in Brass in the Outer Kitching five brass
pannes |
10 |
00 |
00 |
|
| Item in the Dairy twelve milk pannes |
5 |
00 |
00 |
|
Item in the Kitching fower brass Crocks one One
skellett, O(ne) iron Crock |
5 |
00 |
00 |
|
Item Two Spitts three Brandirons, One Dripping
Panne
One Gridiron a pre of Andirons One frying Panne |
1 |
00 |
00 |
|
Item in Pewter, sixteen Pewter Dishes, two Doz
of Plates two
Basons Two Tankards, five Candlesticks, a Warming panne |
1 |
00 |
00 |
|
| Item for One Table board & Forme in the Kitching |
|
05 |
00 |
|
| Item for Table Linnen |
2 |
10 |
00 |
|
| Item eight Hogsheads & eight Barrells |
2 |
05 |
00 |
|
| Item five Keives, four Tubbs one Tray two
Bucketts |
1 |
15 |
00 |
|
| Item for Winnowing Sheets and Sacks |
1 |
00 |
00 |
|
| Item two pair Wheels two Butts two Wains two
Turn Trees |
10 |
00 |
00 |
|
Item Two Drays three Harrows, two Slides a Wheel
Barrow
with Ploughs, Hookes & Chains & other Implements of
Husbandry |
3 |
00 |
00 |
|
| Item fower Cows & a Bull |
15 |
00 |
00 |
|
| Item fower Oxen |
17 |
00 |
00 |
|
| |
131 |
15 |
00 |
|
| Item Fower Yearlings |
6 |
00 |
00 |
|
| Item fower Steers three years old |
9 |
00 |
00 |
|
| Item Two Steers, two heifers two years old |
7 |
00 |
00 |
|
| Item Two Feeding Oxen |
8 |
10 |
00 |
|
| Item three feeding Heifers |
11 |
00 |
00 |
|
| Item a small Steer & fower Calves |
4 |
00 |
00 |
|
| Item five Horses 7 two Colts |
20 |
00 |
00 |
|
| Item thirty five feeding Ewes |
12 |
00 |
00 |
|
| Item Eighty Show Ewes |
30 |
00 |
00 |
|
| Item Forty Weathers & Rams |
20 |
00 |
00 |
|
| Item thirty three Weather Hoggs |
10 |
00 |
00 |
|
| Item Eighty Lambs |
12 |
00 |
00 |
|
| Item fower Piggs, five Rearing Piggs |
2 |
00 |
00 |
|
| |
Eight acres & halfe of
wheat |
15 |
00 |
00 |
|
| |
Nine acres of Barley |
19 |
00 |
00 |
|
| |
For things forgotten and not seen |
|
10 |
00 |
|
| |
|
180 |
00 |
00 |
|
| |
|
Brought over |
131 |
15 |
00 |
|
| |
|
Total |
311 |
15 |
00 |
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