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The Will of Marten Bodener, dated 4 July 1621
Pawle
xxo die Novembris
1621
In the name of God amen the fourth daie of Julie, In the yere of our Lord god
1621 and in the xiixth (18th) yere of the raigne of our soveraigne Lord
James By the grace of god, King of England Scotland Frannce and Irland defender
of the fayth &c and of Scotland the 55. I Marten BODENER of the prish of St
Pawle in the Countie of Cornewall husbandman, being Sick & weack in Bodie, But
of pfect mynd & remembrannce god be praysed therfore doe macke my last will and
testament in maner & forme folow ing. first I bequeath my soule to Almyghtie
god, And my Bodie to the earth to be Buried after the maner of Christien buriall.
I geve & bequeth to the poore of the prish of Pawle xvjd (16 pence). I
gev & bequeth to my twoo god sones ijs (2 shillings) that is xijd
(12 pence) a pece, I geve & bequeth to Mary.. wife to Willm HUCHEN xijd
(12 pence). I geve & bequeth to An daughter to Herzie HOGGE a steere of a
yere old, Lastlie I geve & bequeth to Marten my sone the gret Bruing pan. The
rest of all my goodis, moveable & unmoveable I geve & bequeth to Marten my sone,
and Herrie HOGGE my sone in Law. And I appoynct & ordaine the sayd Marten my
sone my full and whole executor. But my will & chardge is that the said Herrie
HOGGE my sone in Lawe shall bere & pay the one half of all the costis & chargis
of my Buriall, and other char=gis whatsoever thatt shalbe due and the Legases
that by mee as geven & bequethed in this my last will as farfurth as my sone
Marten my Executor before he shall have & raceive his pt of the goodis. And this
my last will & testament I chardge my sone Marten my executor to see it Justlie
& trulie pformed prdone & these Legacies payd & awnsweryd according to the true
meanyng of this my prsent will and this to be my last will & testament I
confirme it with my owne hand & sygne as I was able. In witnes of thes whose
names foloweth the daie & yere above wryten
Marten BODENER the testator
his marck & sygne
John TREMEARNE
Jenkin BODENER
John DENYS
Here foloweth the Inventorie of all the goodis and chattels of Marten BODNER of
the prish of St Pawle in the Countie of Cornewall Latt decessyd, prysed by
Indifferent men the xxviijth (18th) daie of September in the nyntenth yere of
the raigne of our soveraigne Lord James by the grace of god king og Eng=land
Scotland Frannce & Irland defender of the fayth &c and of Scotland 55 1621.
Prysed by Herrie BACCOK Richerd HERRY & others
Item first his pt (that is) the one half of a lytle old table Bord & the frame
and forme prysed to _ 12d
Itm the gret Bruing pan the whole of it prysed to _ iijl.
Itm the half of ten other pannys gret & smale his pt prysed to _ ijl
Itm ijo (2) doosens of old platters the half, his pt prysed to _ xs
Itm the half of 7 old lytle sarcers & ijo (2) poggors his pt prysed to _ 18d
Itm an old tynnyng anart twoo old cuppis of tyn his pt prysed to _ 8d
Itm the half of 5 old lytle brasen canstickes his pt prysed to _ 4s
Itm the half of ten sylver spoonys his pt prysed to _ xs
Itm the half of maser cuppis being twoo cuppis his pt prysed to _ 20s
Itm his pt of 4er Brasen Crockis scrose prysed to _ 28s
Itm the half of ijo (2) lytle old fether Beddis ruggis coverlets
blanckets sheetis bolsters old steedis & other things pteynyng prysed to _ iijl
10s
Itm the half of ijo (2) old sheetis & an old table cloth of lynen his pt prysed
_ 4s 6d
Itm his pt of some old wearyng clothes prysed to _ 16s
Itm his pt of a lytle old brasen posen prysed to _ 12d
Itm his pt of ijo (2) old coffers prysed to _ ijs
Itm his pt the one half of worcking toolis spadis betapes the plow takell
harowes & other toolis of Iron prysed to _ 18s
Item the half of the sackis winnyng sheetis shevis & other thingis his pt _ 5s
Itm his pt of the hocsets Barels tubbis planckes & other trum peries _ 5s
Itm the one half of an old cubberd an old kewe & some plackis his pt _ ijs 6d
Itm the half of an old table prysed _ ijs
Itm some lytle woole & some hemp his pt prysed to _ iijs 6d
Itm his pt of some aringe or weapons prysed to _ 6s
Itm his pt of the shepe cometh to 4 shepe prysed to _ 10s
Itm his pt of the chattell & horsis prysed to _ ijl 10s
Itm his pt of some other chattels & one marne prysed to _ 4l 10s
Itm his pt of some piggis & hoggis prysed _ 13s
Itm his pt of pultrie gese & hynnys prysed to ijs
Itm his pt of the Corne prysed to _ vjl
Itm his pt also of the woode f.shis & turvis & other prysed _ xs
The whole some is 30l 5s 8d (£30-5-5)
N.B. Words in italics within brackets are inserted by the transcriber e.g. (signed)
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