Will of George Cooper of HIngham 1609

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George Cooper (-bef.1609)

This is a transcription of the register copy will of George Cooper, wheelwright of Hingham, Norfolk. It was written on 15 June 1609 and proved at the Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk sitting at Wymondham on 1 July 1609.

Spelling, punctuation and line breaks are as per the original document.
Crossings through have been included struck out
Paragraph breaks at change of bequest, and bold text are my own for ease of reading.
ff has been rendered as F
Abbreviations and breviographs have been expanded in [square brackets]
Good quality image supplied and the handwriting was legible.
Many non-standard spellings and arcane words used.
The scribe joined "the" and a following word together if that word began with a vowel
The surname spellings Cooper and Cowper both used and in all cases the breviograph for Per used, making the names look like Coop and Cowp.

Persons named in the will:

• George Cowper Testator , occupation wheelwright
• Peter Cowper brother of testator
• John Cooper, son of Peter Cooper nephew of testator
• Richard Cooper brother of testator
• Elizabeth Pitcher niece of testator
• Elizabeth Sparke testator's maid servant
• Thomas Bawdwin perhaps Baldwin, testator's apprentice
• Robert Cooper brother of testator
• Bridgett wife of testator
• Hugh Bromiton relationship not stated
• John Docke witness
• William Mallowes witness

In the name of god Amen The
fiftene daye of June 1609 I George
Coo Cowper of Hingham in the
County of Norff Wheelwright and
within the dioces of Norwich beinge whole
of mynde & of p[er]fect Remembrance, lauded
be god doe ordayne and make this my p[re]sent
Testament and last will in manner and
forme followinge. that ys to saye Refusinge
settinge voide and disannullinge all other
Willes and Testamentes in tymes past
by me made First and principallie I
Committ and Comend my sowle into the handes

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of Allmighty god my maker & Jesus Christ
my sweet saviour and onely Redemer And
god the holy ghost my sanctifier Trustinge
to inioy the glorious pr[e]sence of the true and
ymortall god amongst the Sayntes in heaven
And my body to be buried in the Church yarde
of HIngham aforsayde

Item I give &
Bequeath unto John Coop[er] sonne of Peter
Coop[er] my brother forty shillings of lawfull
money of England to be payde into his
fathers handes to his use within one yeare
next after his my decease

Item I give &
bequeath unto the Daughter of my brother
Peter Coop[er] twenty shillings to be payde
in like manner

Item I give and
bequeath unto Richard Coop[er] my brother xx^s
To be payde unto him within one yeare next
after my decease

Item I give and
bequeath unto Elizabeth Pitcher my neece
xx^s to be payde unto her within one yeare
next after my decease

Item I give and
bequeath unto Elizabeth Sparke my
mayde servant fyve poundes of lawfull
money of England to be payde unto her
within one yeare after my decease

Item I give and bequeath unto Thomas
Bawdwin my apprentice all my Tooles
whatsoev[er] To be delivered him within halfe a

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yeare next after my decease

Item I give
and Bequeath my sayd app[re]ntice as much
Tymber as will make him a payer of wheeles
to be wrought within my working shoppe
In Considerac[i]on whereof I will he shall work
within my wife halfe a yeare next after my
decease she all the meane tyme givinge
him meate drinke and wagis Reserved to
my wife owt of my toole aforsayd the litte
cominge sawes a betle an axe and the yron
wedges & my best handed hatchett

Item
I give and bequeath unto Hugh Bromiton
x^s to be payde unto him within one yeare
next after my decease

Item I give and
Bequeath unto my brother Robert Coop[er]
xiij^s iiijd ^[1] whome I make Sup[er]visor of this
my Testament and last will To this and
he shall advise my wife whith ^[2] his sadvise
touchinge the p[er]formance of this my testam[en]t
and last will

Item All and singular the
Rest of my goodes Cattelles Chattelles debts
and utensilles of howshold by what tytle or
name so ever they be called not herein speciallie
named I give and Bequeath unto Bridgett
my wife whome I make sole executrixe of
this my Testament and last will to thintent
she shall trulie paye my debts whatsoev[er]
and discharge my legacies whatsoev[er]

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Accordinge to the true meaninge of this
my last will and Testament And bring my
body decently to the earth And doe such
deedes of Charytye to the poore at my
buriall as god shall move her In witnesse
whereof I have sett my seale given the
daye and yeare first above written / These
beinge witnesses John Docke and me
William Mallowes

Probate [abstracted from the Latin] administration of this Testament granted at Wymondham at the Archdeaconry Court of Norfolk the first day of July AD 1609 to the Executrix named in this Testament

Sources

1. ↑ 13 shillings and 4 pence, two thirds of a pound
2. ↑ with spelled with an H