The Will of Henrye Thwaite 1601 East Witton
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Henry's Will was written on 30 November 1601 and his estate passed probate on 23 February 1601/2.[1]
Spelling, punctuation and line breaks are as per the register copy. Capital F is rendered as F rather than ff. Abbreviations are expanded and additions noted in [square brackets]. Paragraph breaks (where added) and bold text for names are my own for ease of reading.
People mentioned in the Will
- Bartholemewe Thwaite (nephew)
- Henrie Thwaite (son of nephew Richard)
- Thomas Thwaite (son of nephew Richard)
- Richard Thwaite (nephew)
- Thomas Thwaite (brother)
- Margaret Thwaite (witness)
In The Name of God Amen The last daie of November in the yeare of our Lord god 1601 I henrie
Thwaite of Eastwitton in the Countie of Yorke husbandman sicke in bodie but of good and p[er]fecte Remembrance (I praise
god) doe maike and ordaine this my last will and testament in mann[er] and forme Following: That is to saie: First
I comende my soule into the hande of Almightie god ^my maker hopinge assuredlye throughe thonelie meritte of Jesus
Christ my Saviour to be made p[ar]taker of lief everlastinge. [?] I Comende my Bodye to the earth whereof it
is maide and the same to be buried in the Churchyard of Eastwitton afforesaid and as concerninge the disposic[i]on
of all my temporall and worldlie goodes whatsoev[er], I dispose and bequeathe the same in man[ner] and forme followinge
That is to saie First I give and bequeath unto Bartholemewe Thwaite my Nephewe twentie Shillinges and
unto Henrie and Thomas Thwaite two of the sonnes of Richard Thwaite my Nephewe equallie betwixt
them an [oxe calf?] and also I give unto Thomas Thwaite of F[l?]asbro my brother all my arpell and lastlie
I give and bequeath unto the said Richard Thwaite my Nephewe my Ferme or tenem[en]t in Eastwitton afforesaid
and all my title an ten[an]tright thereunto, And also (my debts and legeci[es] paid and Funerall expences
distributed) I give unto the said Richard Thwaite the rest of all my goodes moveable and imoveable whatsoev[er]
And of this my last will and testament I ordaine and make the said Richard Twaite sole executor
Wytnesses hereof Thomas [?] Fermerie Margaret Thwaite.
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