Will of Roger Hoore of Leckhampton, 1581

In dei no[m]i[n]e Amen [in the name of God, Amen], the 12th daie of October in the yeare of o[u]r Lorde God 1581,
I, Roger Hoore, of the Parishe of Leackhampton, in the countie of Glouc[ester], husbanma[n], beinge of whole minde and in good and p[er]fecte Remembrance, Laude and praise be geaven to almightie God, do make this my p[re]sent Testament, concerninge hearin my Laste wille, in man[ner] and Forme followinge, That is to saye,
Firste I com[m]ende my Soule into the handes of almightie God, trustinge throughe the merittes of Christe Jesus my Savioure and redeamer to have the Fruition of his ever- lastinge kingdome, and my Bodie I wille to be buried in the Parishe churche yarde of Leakhampt[on] aforesaied.
Item I geve and bequethe unto the reperac[i]ons of the saied Parishe churche 3s 4d.
Item I geve and bequethe unto Elner Hoore my daughter a towell, a latten [alloy similar to brass] Basen, a ewer w[i]th too peaces of pewter, and my beste candelsticke, my beste panne, and my seconde Potte, w[i]th 4 b[ushels] of wheate and 2 b[ushels] of Barley, to be payed unto her at the ende and tearme of 2 yeares, (that is to saye), halfe on[e] yeare and half annother, untille all be paied.
Item I geve unto the saied Eln[er] my coffer and a Bearinge sheete.
Item I geve and bequethe unto Edwarde Hoore my Eldeste sonne a yearlinge heyfare [heifer] to be bredd to the age of 2 yeares.
Item I geve and bequethe unto Jone Hoore, a daughter of my sonne Harrie Hoore, a cowe calfe, to be bredde to the age of 3 yeares (by her saide Father) and then to be delyv[er]ed.
Item I geve and Bequethe unto reste of my Sonnes Harries children, to everie on[e] a sheepe.
Item I geve and Bequethe unto William Borsleye on[e] sheepe.
Item I geve and bequeathe unto Roger Borsleye his Brother one sheepe.
Item I geve and bequethe unto Roger Dugles on[e] sheepe.
Item I geve and bequethe unto the saied Harrie Hoore my sonne all the residue of my goodes, moveabell and unmoveabell, not bequethed, whom I make my whole Executor, payinge my dettes and Funerall exspences.
Also I do ordeyne and appoynte Edwarde Hoore my sonne, and William Smithe, to be my overseers, to th'end that this my Wille and Testament maye be p[er]fourmed accordinglie.
In witnes whearof are these p[er]sons followinge.

Raffe Hines, person [parson]
Jhon [?]Holte
William Smithe
w[i]t[h] others

Probate of Will of Roger Hoore, 1582

T[estamentum] Rogeri Hoore de Leckhampton p[ro]bat[um] cora[m] Joh[ann]e Warde cl[er]ico surrogat[o] Will[ielm]i Blackleech in legib[us] bacc[alaurii] etc commissarii etc xviijo die Septembris 1582
Et commissa est ad[ministrati]o execut[ori] in eode[m] no[m]i[n]at[o] debite prius iurat[o] 1582

[The will of Roger Hoore of Leckhampton, proved before John Warde, Clerk, Surrogate of William Blackleech, Bachelor of Law etc, commissary etc, on the 18th day of September 1582,
And administration was committed to the executor named in the same, he being first duly sworn, 1582.]

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