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Bond and Inventory relating to the Property of John Hooper, dated 17 October 1699

St Stephens in Branwell
17 October 1699
Invent etc Obligation
John Hooper Intestate
 
Latin preamble
 
The Condition of this Obligation is such that if the above bounden Joann Hooper the Relict and Administratrix of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Creditts of John Hooper late of St Stephens decd doe make or cause to be made a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Creditts of the said decd which have or that come to the hands poston or knowledge of the said Joann Hooper or into the hands or posion of any other pson or psons for her and the same ... made doe Exhibit or cause to be Exhibited into the Registry of the said Archdeaconry Court of Cornwall att or before the last day of January next ensuing And the same Goods Chattels and Creditts of the said decd att the time of his death which att any time after shall come to the hands or posion of the said Joanne Hooper or into the hands or posion of any other pson or psons for her doe well and truly Administer according to Lawe and further doe make or cause to be made the true and Just account of her said Administration att or before the last day of March next ensuing And all the rest and residue of the said Goods Chattels and Creditts which shall be found .........ing upon the said Administratrix’s ....... the same being first Examined and Allowed of the Judge or Judges.... the time being of the said ..... shall deliver and pay or cause to be delivered and paid unto such pson or psons ........ as the said Judge or Judges by his or theire decree or ...... ...... to the ..... intent and meaning of a late Act of Parliament made in the two and twentieth and three and twentieth Yeare of the Raigne of our late Sovereign Lord King Charles the Second Intitled and act for the better settling of Intestate Estates shall .... and appoint and if it shall hereafter appeare that any last will and testament was made by the said decd and the Executor or Executx therein named doe Exhibit the same into the said Courte making request to have it allowed and approved accordingly If the said Joanne Hooper abovebounden being there .... required doe render and deliver the said Letters of Administration of such Testament being first had and made in the said Courte then this psent Obligation to be void and of none effect otherwise to ..... and be in full forme and be ....

Signed Sealed and delivered
in the psence of us
John Anstis
The Signe of
Jone Hooper
Signe of
Rebecca Hooper
Signe of
Andrew Hooper
   

An Inventory of the goods late John Hooper’s of St Stephens in Brannell as they were valued by Richard Gunn & John Retallick Prayesers

  £ s d
Imprimus His Purse Keys & wearing Apparell 01 0 0
His House=hold=stuff 02 10 0
His Corn 12 0 0
Four Oxen 09 0 0
Two Cows & five Calves 05 0 0
Young Bullocks 05 0 0
Horses 05 0 0
Sheep 01 0 0
Piggs 01 0 0
Husbandry Implements 03 0 0
Totall   44 10 0

Novembe ye 22nd 1698
Seen & praysed by us
Richard Gunn
John Retallick

 
N.B. Words in both italics and brackets are inserted by the transcriber e.g. (signed)
Source:-
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Contributed by Sue Boyland

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