Will of Edmond Hore of Down Hatherley, 1571

In the name off God amen the 28 day of March in the yeare of our Lord God, after the Computac[i]on of the Church of England, Mo CCCCC Lxxj [1571],
I, Edmond Hore, of Donnhatherley w[i]t[h]in the dioces of Glouc[es]t[er], being sick in my body but, thankes be unto God, of parfecte Remembra[u]nce, do make and ordayne this my Last will and Testement in manor and forme following, vizt,
First I Geve and bequeth my Sowle into the handes of Almighty God my makar, and to Jesus Christ my Redemar, by whose deth and Passion I trust to be saved.
And my body to be buried in the body of the Parish Church of Downehatherley afforsaide.
Item I Geve and bequeth to the Cathedrall Church in Gloucester 4d.
Item I Geve Towardes the Reperac[i]on of the Church of Downehatherley 12d.
Item I Geve and bequeth to Elizabeth Hore my youngest daught[er] Ten poundes in money or in moneys worth, to be Paied unto hir at the day of hir maredge, yff she, the said Elizabeth, Lyve Therunto.
Item I Geve and bequeth to Jo[a]ne my daught[er] forty shellinges in money or moneys worth, to be Paied unto hir w[i]t[h]in one yeare next after my decesse, yf she so Long live.
Item I Geve to Petar Warall of Twigworth one bushell of wheate.
Item I Geve to John Chadnor one bushell of wheate.
Item I Geve to John Kynnor and Margery Balle one bushell of wheate betwene them.
Item I Geve to Phillip Cox my S[er]vant one shepe.
Item I Geve to Richard Clerke my S[er]vant one shepe.
Item I Geve to Jo[a]ne Butt my S[er]vant one shepe.
Item I Geve to Humfrey Hore my brother's sun[n]e one shepe.
All w[hi]ch Corne and shepe the w[hi]ch before I have Geven, my will ys yt be delivered at the feast of St Mychell the Archangell next after my decesse, unto So many of them as ar then Lyving.

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All the Ressidewe of my Goodes and Cattell, movable and unmovable, not before Geven or bequethed, what so ever They be, my deptes Truly paied yf any be, and my funeralles dischardged, I wholly Geve and bequeth to Elizabeth my wif, whom I make my Sole and alone Executrix.
And to se this my Last will and Testement Put in Execuc[i]on and Performed according as ys before Expressed, I ordayne and apoynte my Trusty frendes Thomas Hore my brother and Edward Hore of Leckhampton my Oversears, to whom I Geve for their Paines to be taken therin as followeth, vizt,
To Thomas Hore my brother 20s and to Edward Hore 6s 8d.
Wittneses at the making heareof, John Knowlles, Clerk, John Bushop, Willyam Turlo and Henry Parrot, w[i]t[h] others.

T[estamentum]
Edmundi Whore Def[uncti] nup[er] de Hathaley p[ro]bat[um] fuit Glouc[ester] cor[am] m[agist]ro Richardo Grene in legib[us] bacc[halaurio] Canc[ellario] etc ixo die Augusti A[nn]o d[omi]ni 1572
Jura[men]to executricis p[ri]us iurate

The Will
of Edmund Whore, deceased, late of Hatherley, was proved at Gloucester before Master Richard Grene, bachelor of laws, Chancellor etc, on the 9th day of August in the year of our Lord 1572,
By the oath of the executrix, she being first sworn.

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