Will of John Fulham of Hope under Dinmore, Herefordshire 1614

Date: 1613 to 1614
Location: Hope under Dinmore, Herefordshire, England
Surnames/tags: Fulham Coningsby

This is a transcription of the original will of John Fulham of Hope under Dinmore. Written on the 1 February 1613/14 and proved at the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Hereford on 31 August 1614.

Transcription conventions:
Spelling, punctuation and line breaks are as per the original document.
Crossings through have been included struck out
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.
Where present, the obsolete letter Thorn has been rendered as th, and ff has been rendered as F
Abbreviations and breviographs have been expanded in [square brackets]
The image quality was good and the writing very legible.
Non standard spelling as per usual for this time period, which has been transcribed verbatim.

Persons mentioned

• John Fulham testator
• my daughter Als Loneleege
  • her daughter Marie
• Richard Fulhams two sonn Children testator's eldest son and grandchildren
• to my sonne Edward Fulham
  • Edward his sonn
• my daughter Elizabeth Fulham
• my man [blank] Polly'..... and his three children may be the John Polle who was a witness to the will
• to my Cosen Edward Fulham of Susen unknown location
• my Cosen bell
• my three daughter Fulhams possibly daughters in law of testator rather than daughters
• e my good wor[shipful] freind 'S^ir Thomas Coningesby knight
• m^r Willyam Conyngesby
• Nicholas Loveleege my sonn in law
• Nicholas Parne overseer and witness to iwill
• Margerie my wife daughter of Richard Gibbes and wife of testator
• William Godman
  witness
• John Polle witness possibly testators 'man Polly'

In the name of God Amen. The first day of Februarie 1613 I John Fulham of the p[ar]rish of Hope under Dinmor in the Countie of Hereford beinge greeved in bodie
but in verie good sence and memorie, thainks be to god. doe make this my last will and testament in manner and forme followinge. First I comend my soule unto Almighty
God my heavenly father: and to his sonne my saviour Jesus Christ, by whose death and pretious blood, I hope to be saved, and by noe other meritts And as it hath
pleased my heavenly father to give mee longer life soe my sinns are the more in number and greate: but I hope thorough my saviour Christ his mercie is greater to
forgive mee all my sins, and to blott out all mine offences. My bodie I comitte unto the earth, my soule & spiritt I Comend unto my heavenly father to rest with
Abraham Isack and Jacob in his holy kingdome, God graunt me soe to doe Amen.

In=primis I give to my daughter Als Loneleege five poundes to be paide
her in two yeares next after my decease, betwixt Hallandtide & Christmas and this halfe yeares rent for her house in regard of her paines with mee
I give to her daughter Marie one hayfard of two yeares old. Also I give to Richard Fulhams two sonn Children two gilt spoones for a token of mine,

Item I
give to my sonne Edward Fulham my bed & other stuff unbequethed in the Colledge
alsoe my wearinge apparell unbequethed and five poundes to be paid unto him within three yeares next after my decease by my executrix, I give Edward
his sonn a gilt spoone and my damaske rapier and dagger.

Item I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Fulham the third part of my household stuffe and
halfe my plate, her mother to have her first choice. I give her alsoe one Cowe one bullock two younge swine, and the third boshell of hard Corne that is
now growinge to be sold to make her a stock, alsoe I give her my best Cloake and sweet lether jerkinge to give him that shall happen to marie w[i]th her
as a token from mee: Alsoe I give her my willow? silke garters and a boned? soferent to weare for mee, in token that shee then her selfe lovinge and
kinde to her mother & dutifull

Item I give unto my man [blank] Polly my workiday apparell as hatt, shirt, band, doublett jerkinge buffe hose stockings
shoose boote, and to his ^three Children three Edwarde shillinges.

Item I give to my Cosen Edward Fulham of Susen my liute to my men and maids six pence apeece
to buy them gloves, and as much to the berers of mee. I doe give to the poore of the ^p[ar]ish>ofish Chingeford twentie shillinges to be paid vj^s viij^d a yeare
at the over sight of the Churchwardens and my Cosen bell. that is to say three shillinges iij^{d apeece} before Christmas and three shillinges iij^{d apeece} before
Easter to the neediest.

Item I give unto my three daughter Fulhams three Edward shillinges to buy them gloves. I doe desire my good wor[shipful] freind
S^ir Thomas Coningesby knight to be on of my overseers. and if anie Controvarsie grow betweene my wife and Children that it will be pleasinge
unto him to sett attonament: It[em] I give to m^r Willyam Conyngesby a leadinge staffe of brasell that was kinge Edwardes for a smale token.

It[em] I give
to Nicholas Loveleege my sonn in law one silke russett Cloake w[i]th longe buttons. I desire Nicholas Parne to be and other of my overseers for his
paines I give hime a silke grogeram jerkinge. I apoint my sonn Edward Fulham ^another to joine with Nicholas Parne and to him I give my ringe w[i]th the
tasell & goldfinger in the stone. I doe ordaine and make Margerie my wife my full & sole executrix of this my last will and testament. In
witness whereof I have heare unto put my h[and] and seale the day and yeare above written Wtnesses heare unto
Nicholas Parne
William Godman
John Polle

Probate statement Translated from the Latin by Nic Donnely

Last [day of] August 1614,br/> proved before Doctor Griffith, Vicar General, Master of Arts;
the executor named in the same will to whom administration was entrusted and is being carried out;
reserving the right of anyone whatsoever;
and having presented, under oath from the sureties,
[inventory] to the sum of eight pounds, fourteen shillings, and eight pence