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            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 bed wth thapptenannces                                                            01        10        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