Will of John Hore of Westbury, 1573

... ...
... our ... ...
... the faith ... ...
body but in p[er]fect rememb[rance] ... ...
mann[er] and forme following ... ...
and redeemer and my body to be ... ...
It[e]m I geve to ... ... 4d ... ...
laufull money of England ... ...
geve and bequeth to Will[ia]m my ... ...
whan he shalbe of the age of eig... ... icolas my sonne
other eight poundes of laufull money of ... ... shalbe of the
age of eighteyne yeres.
It[e]m I geve and b... ... ...use wherein I dwell
and all my shoppes, with all and singuler there app... ... ...peth her selffe
unmarried, and if she marrye before the termes of ... ... than I will that
the same house wherin I dwell, with his app[ur]ten[au]nces, and all my said shoppes, to remayne and be to th'onelye use and behooffe of my said three sonnes ymediatlye after the daye of her marriagde, for and during all the termes therof, and of ev[er]ye parte and parcell therof.
And further my Will is that at the daye of the marriadge of my said wiffe, She shall paye and delyv[er] to my children aforesaid the said sommes of money beforesaid in this my will bequeathed to them, or to souche neerest frindes that shall take the same children or onye of them, Soe that those that receave the same money and children doe putt in bande for the saffe redlyv[er]inge of the same money to the same children whan they accomplishe the age of 18 yeres as aforesaid.
And further my will is that if any of my said children deceasse before he be of the age of 18 yeres, than his or theyre partes that shall deceasse to be and remayne to souche other of them as shalbe then lyving.
All other my goodes and Cattelles, moveable and unmoveable, I gyve and bequeth to the said Johane my wiffe, whom I make my sole Executrixe, to receave my dettes and to paie my legaces,
And I appoint to be Ov[er]seers of this my last will Sir Richard Bradlye, Clarcke myne unckell Richard Ivans and William Packer, Clerke.
Beinge witnesses, Thomas Packer th'elder, Thomas Packer th'onger, John Horseham, Will[ia]m Cowstans and other moo.

Probate of Will of John Hore, proved 1573

T[estamentum]

Joh[ann]is Hore def[uncti] nuper de Wesburie p[ro]batu[m] fuit Gloucester xxvijo Maii A[nn]o d[omi]ni 1573

Cora[m] m[agist]ro Ric[hard]o Grene in l[egibus] bacc[halauri]o Canc[ellerio] etc
iurament[o] execu[tri]cis p[ri]us iurate cui admi[ni]strac[i]o est com[m]issa

Regest[ratur]
FH

The Will

of John Hore deceased, late of Westbury, was proved at Gloucester on the 27th May in the year of our Lord 1573

Before Master Richard Grene, Bachelor in Law, Chancellor etc,
By the oath of the executrix, she being first sworn, to whom administration was committed

Registered
FH

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