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Will detail

Will of Joane Holibone of West Firle

Date signed: 20 Dec 1574, Probate date: Not given

In the name of god amen: The xxij th Daye of December In the yere of ______ Lord god 1574 I Joane Holibone of the parishe of west firles within the County of Sussex and within the Dioce of Chichester widdowe being sicke and weak in body but whole and of perfect memory and Remembrance praysed be god Doe make and ordaine this my last will and Testament in man(ne)er and forme following

First I bequeath my soule into the mercifull hande of Almightie god my creator and maker and to my _______ and Saviour Jesus Christ And my body to be buried in the Churchyard of West Firles aforesayd Item I gyve to _________ the reparacon of the sayd church of West Firles xx d Item I give to the poore mans box ther viij d Item I will ther to Bestowed at the Day of my Buriall amongest poore people the bread of one bushel __________ of __________ one barrell of _______ at the _______ Descretion of my Executor

Item I geve and bequeath to Alice Berle my (sister?) my best hatt one kercher and my best frocke Item I give and bequeath to Agnes Browne? my sister my best ______ _______ one frocke one kercher one Boyle one _______ _______ and a cappe and fyve sheets Item I will to Richard Brownye? a payre of canvas sheets _____ _______ sheepe and litle pigg? and v (?) of lawful money of England Item my will and mind is that my Executor shall sell my ________ is now in the Custody and keping of Janet Wilte? of P_________ and the money using of the same ________ I will shalbe equally shyrre and deliverd between the children of Thomas Dem___sat, Alice Beale and Simon Bayley whom as they and enie of them shall accomplishe their _____ ages of xxi yeres or the Daye of ther marriage if any of them happen to marry before that age Item I give to James __aille wiffe my sister one _____ se_ed shep? Item I gyve to Marke Smyth my Godsonne one k_____ sheep And xij d in money Item I gyve to John Page one k___ & my great chest r____ chest I will Richard Page shall have the occupying and use of yt During his liffe and then to remaine and be to the presayd John Page

Item I give to Agnes Holibone the wife of Richard Holibone my fetherbed and bolster my best covlett one chest a litle bras pott ___ pewter platter my best table cloth and vj s viij d in money to be deiverd to her within one month after my decease

Item I gyve to Isobele Willard the wife of __ arny? Willard one __olvett of wheat and one __olvett of Barley ___ Item to Alice? Willard xij d Item I gyve to Margarett Willard a payre of canvas sheetes and a pewter platter and I gyve to Agnes Ballard one pewter dishe Also I gyve to Wm Page ij bushells of barley one bushelle of wheat to be delivered to him within one month after my Decease Item I gyve to Elinor Beane my servant one _____ peticote and xij d in money And I gyve to Richard Willard of Ripe one __olvett of wheat one __olvett of malt? and xij d in money

Item I gyve to Wm Pages Daughter sij d And I gyve to the children of John Page xij d apece Item I gyve to JoAne Bruker? widdowe one _____lvet of wheat and one ___lvett of malt to be delivered to her within one month after my decease and I gyve to JoAne Dunton xij d Also Residewal of all my goods not gyven now Bequeathed my debts and legace for payed my fewall expenses Dischardged and this my (last?) will provided and fulfilled I Do wholy gyve and bequeath to richard Page whom I mak and ordaine my Executor of this my last will and Testament And I constitute make and ordaine John Ballard the elder And Adam Barnden? my overseeres of this my last will and Testament and they to have to them paymet taking here___ ____ of them xvj d a pece Soe? being Witnesses John Ballard, Adam Barnden and Michaell Lawder clerke and wryter hereof

Transcribed by:

Brenda Doyle.

Notes about this will:

Gaps are shown where the source was unreadable. The transcriber has attempted a reading where possible. Line breaks inserted to assist reading.

Reading of signature day uncertain, 2?

Source:

Unknown.

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