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The Will of William Huchens, dated 6 February 1662

(The Will is hard to read and it is impossible to transcribe it letter for letter)
 
In the name of God Amen The six daye of Freb(ruary) & in the yere of our Lord God 1662 I William HUCHENS of the prish of Paule in the Countie of Cornwall Husban(dman) beeinge sicke in Bodie yett prfictt in minde And Memorie thanks Bee Given unto Allmightie God, Doe Make and ordaine this my laste will and Testament heere in this world in Mannar & Forme Following
First I Give and beequeath & Commend my Soule into the hands of Allmightie God when soever (it) Shall bee his Blessed will and plesure to ale & take the same out of this person of Flesh and soule Morttalitie stedfastly hopinge & beeleveinge by a true and litlye fayth in my only Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and by his Sole Mirtits Death and passion to bee made A ..ely partaker of a joy full resurection and my Bodie to the Earthe whereof itt is Made and to bee Buried in Christian Buriall accordinge to the Descrecion of my Executor hereafter made by this my Last will and Testament And for all (chattels & goods entitdilaments) what Chattels (mortages issues) and tenements and soever or with thappurtanances where withall itt hath Pleased God to bless mee and beestow uppon mee his weake & unprofittable Servant here in this world I will Give Devise and Beequeath as hereafter Foeleweth
First Inprimis I Give and beequeath unto my Elder Son William HUCHINS five pounds to bee paide affter his Mother death of Lawful money of England
Secondly I Give and bequeth unto Marten my Second Son Five pounds after his mother desese
Thirdly I Give and beequeath to William my third Son five pounds after his mother desese
Fourthly I Give and bequeath to Thomas my fourth Son five pounds after his mother desese
Fifthly I Give and bequeth unto John my fifth Son likewise five pounds after his mother desese
Sixly I Give and beequeth unto Susana WILLIAMS my servant twentie Shilling
All the rest of my goods and Chattells Deeds Moveable and unmoveable I Give and bequeath unto Margrett my wife whome I doe appoint and ordaine to bee My full and whole Executor to See this my Last will and Testament so formde in wittnes whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and sele the day and yere above written
Signed, seled & delivered
in p.... of .... the signe and sele of William HUCHENS
Richard TREMEARNE
John TREMEARNE
 
An Inventorie Indented taken the first daye of December in the xvth (15th) yeare of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord Charles the Seacond by the grace of god of England Scotland Frannce and Ireland kinge Defender of the faith &ct Ano Dom 1663 of all the goods & Chattells wch
late were William HUCHENS of Pawle pishe in the County of Cornewall Decessed prised By William BODENAR & Arthur BERYMAN with others.

  £ s d  
Inprims all his Apprell valewed at 2 00 00  
Item for a Tenement held by the grannt of Mr William ?
KEIYWIN? valewed at		 15 00 00  
Item for one other Tenemt held by the grannt of Mr
LONYON valewed at		 11 00 00  
 Item for a Hous(e) & a garden held by the grannt of Mr
Marten ?....? at		 2 00 00  
Item for all the Corne valewed at 7 00 00  
Item five Cowes valewed at 9 00 00  
Item fower hecfes two Coultes valewed at 10 00 00  
Item Two younge Bullacks & two Calves at 2 10 00  
Item Twenty Sheepe & (lambes) valewed at 2 10 00  
Item Three Piggs valewed at   10 00  
Item Some ?Pueterie? valewed at   02 00  
Item five Panns valewed at 2 15 00  
Item Three Crockes valewed at   09 00  
Item Two little Table ?keards? & two formes at   10 00  
Item a Cubbard & a Presse valewed at 1 00 00  
Item Three Beads & Beed Clothes at 6 10 00  
Item for Barrells & other Timber stufe   10 00  
Item for plow stufe valewed at   08 00  
Item for Two ladders valewed at   03 00  
Item a Harrow & other husbondrye stufe for husbondrie
valewed at		   14 00  
Item a Saddle and bridle valewed at   04 00  
Item some Pewter valewed at   10 00  
Item Two Candelstickes valewed at   01 00  
Item some ?Clome? valewed at   01 00  
Some totall is 75 07 00  

The signs of
William BODENAR
Arthur BERYMAN
 
(Probate was granted at Paul on the 31st March 1664)
 

N.B. Words in italics within brackets are inserted by the transcriber e.g. (signed)

 
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Contributed by Grantley Hutchens