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The Will of Johannis Skory,
dated 17 August 1640
Lanlivery
xxjo Junij 1641 (21st June 1641)
Testamen....
.... Johannis SKORY
.... (In Latin)
In the name of god amen the xvijth (17th) daie
of August in the yers of oure Lord God 1640 I John SKORY
of the pish of Lanlivry in the county of Cornewall gent
weake of body butt of good and pfect memory god be
praised doe make and Ordaine this my laste will and
Testamt. in mannor and forme followinge
viz: First I commend my soule into the hands of the
Almighty god my maker and Creator hopinge assuredly
through the only merritts of Jesis Christe my Savior and
Redeemer by onlye faith in him to be made ptaker of life
everlastinge. and I commend my body to the Earth whereof
it is made:
Now as concerning my psonall estate goods and Chattells
and the disposing thereof by this my Laste will and
Testament
First I give towards the Repacon of the church of
Lanlivye vs (5 shillings) and to the pooer
there of vjs viijd (6 shillings 8 pence) to be
paid wthin tenn daies of my death Item I give to the
pooer of the Towne of Lostwethialle xs (10
shillings) and to the Repacon of there church vs
(5 shillings) to be paid wthin six daies my
death
Itm I give unto Elizabeth SKORY one of my grand Children
the daughter of Walter SKORY my second sonn the sume of
Tenn pounds of lawfull mony of England the sume to be
paid her by myne Executrix heereafter in this my laste
will expr(essed)
wthin thirteene moneths next after my deathe provided
alwaies that the said tenn pounds shall remayne in the
Custody of my Executrix or her Assigne to be sett out
for her use and best advantage untill the said Elizabeth
shall accomplish the age of Eighteen years and then the
sume to be trulye paid herr wth the use and pffitt there
of made And if hitt shall happen my Executrix hereafter
in these pr(ese)nts noated
dye before the said Elizabeth shall attaine unto the Age
of Eighteene yeers then my Will is that John SKORY my
eldest sonn shall have the said tenn pounds soe before
given together wth the use & pffitt soe thereof made
formerly by my said executrix and shall likewise dispose
and sett out the sume for her best pffitt and advantage
untill she come to the said age of Eighteene yeers and
then the said Ten pounds to geather wth the use and
pffitt to be paid her by the said John SKORY his heirs
executors or administrators if the said John SKORY
shalle dedd before shee accomplish the age of eighteene
yeers And if hitt happen the said Elizabeth SKORY to Dye
and be un married before she attaine to her Age of
Eighteene yeers then my Will and intent is that Walter
SKORY Elinor Agnes and Silvanus SKORY the sonns and
daughters of Walter SKORY afore said shall have the said
tenn pounds togeather wth the use and pffitt thereof
for(-)mrly made equally devided amongst them
Item I give unto Walter SKORY one other of my grand
Children the sume of Tenn pounds curant english monye to
be paid him wthin one yeer after my death if he shalle
then of the (age) of eighteene yeers, if hee
shalle att the tyme of my death under the Age of
eighteene yeers the said sume of Tenn pounds to be putt
out by my executrix or her assignee or assignes for and
towards his best use pffitt and advantage untill he
shall accomplish the age of eighteene yeers and then to
be fully paid there of by my executrix or her assignee
or assignes togeather wth the use and pffitt thereof
made And if the said Walter SKORY shall happen to dye
before hee attains the Age of xviij (18) yeers
then my will is that the said Tenn pounds shalle paid
unto the said Elizabeth Agnes Elinor and Sylvanus SKORY
before heerein named
equally deveded betweixt them
Itm I give unto Silvanus Elinor and Agnes SKORY and unto
eache of them the sume of iijli (£3) curant
english mony the same to be paid them wthin one yeere
after my death if they be then lyvinge or unto suche as
shallbe then lyvinge
Itm I give unto Elizabeth COUCH my kind friend whome I
have bredd and mentayred from her Infancy sixe pounds
Curant english mony the sume to be paid her by my
executrix or executor wthin one yeere next after my
death And if the said Elizabeth
COUCH shalbe then dedd my will is that the Residew of
her sisters unmarried shalle paid by my executrix or
executor of the said six pounds and equally devided
betwixt them
Itm I give unto John SKORY my my eldest sonn one
bedsteed a ftether bed a ftether bolster apayer of
sheets apayer of blancketts a Coalett a paier of Curtyns
and the Reidell worke Covering wch is used commonly on
the same all wch remaine
commonly in the parlor chamber new build
Itm I give unto my daughter Bridgett SPRY one of my best
kyne and unto her daughter one ewe
Itm I give unto Alice SKORY my daughter in lawe to
greate standing potts of Tynn and unto John SKORY my
grand child and god son xls (40 shillings) more to Mary
and
Martha twoe other my grand Children vjs viijd (6
shillings 8 pence) to each of them to be paid wthin
one yeere after my death and unto Walter SKORY my second
sonn in like manner xls (40 shillings) and a
bedsteed a fetherbed a payer of blanketts and
a payer of sheets to be delivred unto him after the
death of his mother
More over my Will and true Intent is that such debts of
myne as shalle truly dewe and owing and in Concience to
be paid they be dewly paid and then after my debts and
legasyes satisfyed and my funeralle expences fully
discharged The Residew of
all my goods and Chattells aswell reales as psonalles I
give and devise and bequeath unto Elizabeth SKORY my
welbeloved wife whome I make and ordeane my whole and
sole executrix of this my laste will and testament
Revoking heereby all former wills heereto fore by mee
made In witness where of I have this daie and yeere
above written sett heere unto my hand and seale And for
more .... and ample testimony heere unto have written
this my will wth my owne hand and here unto putt my
hands
John SKORY thelder
Signed sealed staled and delivred in the psence of
Charles TREWBODY
John PETERS
John THYLE SON
N.B. Words in italics within brackets are
inserted by the transcriber e.g. (signed)
Contributed by Grantley Hutchens
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