In the name of God Amen I Barbra
Andrue of Tintorne & Coun of Monmorth widow this fowerth day of July
Anno dni 1630 beinge sike in body yt pfecte in memory doe make & ordaine
this my last will & Testament.
Imprimis I give & bequeth my
sowle unto Allmity God & his deare sonne my maker & redemer & my
body to bee buryed in cristyan buryall acordinge to the discressyon of my
executor.
Imprimis I give & bequeth unto Barbra
my daster fower milsh kine one heifer of one yeare ould the best pone? in my
howse the bede & bowster in the pler & all furniture there unto
beloninge & one small brasse croke & one halfe of the pewter in my
howse to bee equally devided betweene my sayd dasterBarbra & my sonne John.
Ite I give unto Thomas Gethin
my grand childe one white heifer of two yeares owlde .
Ite I give unto Jone & Mary
Elson? my grandchildren one white calfe of halfe yere oulde.
Ite I doe ordaine & apoynte John
Andrue my sonne to bee my sole executor to dispose of my goodes acordinge
unto this my last will & testament & the overpluse that I have not
bequethed I give to my sayd sonne John.
Ite I make & ordayne Edward
Perkins my kinsman the ov’seerer of this my last will & testamente to
bee pformed acordinge to the true intente & mening ...?
In witnesse hereof I have heare unto
put my hande. Signed Barbra (X)
Andrue
Testied? Edw Pkins; John Gethin; Henry Andrew
(Latin) Proved at Christchurch 25 May 1631before Herbert Jones,
Surrogate
NOTE:
On the cover to this document, the testatrix is named – in an official
hand - as Barbara Andrew. DW
A true inventorie
of all the goods cattels and chattels of Barbara Andrew of the pishe of
Tintarne prised and valued by Thomas Gethinge, John Geathinge
& Thomas Davies of the sayd pishe as followeth
£ s d
Imprimis her
bodily apparrell 00 13 04
Item foure milch
kine 08 00 00
Ite one heifer of
one yeare ould 00 10 00
Ite one brasse
panne 00 16 00
Ite one small
brasse croke 00 05 00
Ite foure pewter
platters 00 04 00
Ite one heyfer of
two yeare olde 01 00 00
Ite one calfe 00 05 00
Suma
tot 13 03 04
(Latin) Exhibited
at Christchurch 25 May 1631
Transcribed from a
photocopy by Dave Woolven, 2 Aspen Way, Malpas Park, Newport, South Wales. NP20 6LB
Tel 01633 858 359 8 March 2003