Will of John Puplet, husbandman of Banstead, Surrey 1609

Date: 1593 to 1609
Location: Banstead, Surrey, England
Surnames/tags: Puplet Browne

Will of John Puplet of Banstead 1609^[1]

This is a transcription of the original will of John Puplet, husbandman of Banstead, Surrey. Written on the 4 December 1593 when he was sick. He may have recovered as the will was proved on the 30 March 1609

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 Puplet testator
• Phillip Puplet my yongest Sonne
• George Puplet my sonne
• mary Puplet my daughter
• John Puplet my sonne
• my well beloved wyff mary Puplet
• my Brother in lawe Richard Browne overseer of will
• William Smyth the elder witness to will
• George Richbell witness to will
• Richard Browne the younger witness to will
• William Bridge witness to will

In the name of God amen the iiij^th Day of December in the yere of our Lord
God (1593) and in the xxxvj^th yere of the Reigne of our sov[er]eigne Lady Elizabeth
by the grace of God Quene of England france and Ireland defender of the
fayth etc I John Puplet of Bansted in the county of Surr[ey] husbandman
Sick of body and in p[er]fect memory thanks be geven to Almighty God for
do make and ordayne this my p[re]sent Testament and last will in mann[er]
& fome following that is to say First I do bequeath my Sowle to almighty
God my maker saviour and redeemer and my body to be buryed in the
churchyard of Bansted aforsayd at the discression of my Frindes

Item I
geve and bequeath all that my Freehoulde land in the p[ar]ish of Bansted
unto Phillip Puplet my yongest Sonne who also I geve unto my'
copyhould lands.

It[e]m I geve unto George Puplet my sonne iiij^l of
good and lawfull money of England

It[e]m I geve unto mary Puplett
my daughter xl^s of good and lawfull money of England w[hi]ch legacies
I will to be payd them at their sev[er]all ages of xxi^ti yeres also my
will is that if either of them shall fortune to dye before he or she
shall com to the sayd age of xxi^ti yeres that then the overliv[er]? of them
shall have the porcion of such as shall soe dye

It[e]m I geve and
bequeath unto John Puplet my sonne one ewe sheepe w[hi]ch I will
to be payd him within one yere next after my decease

It[e]m the
rest of my goods moveables and ummoveables my debts being payd
and legacies fulfilled and my body brought on earth I do geve
and bequeath unto my well beloved wyff mary Puplet to se my
Children brought up Also I make & ordayne the sayd mary my
wyff my Sowle and lawfull Executrix of this my p[re]sent Testam[en]t
and last will and I do make and ordayne my Brother in lawe Richard
Browne myne overseer to se this my last will and Testament
fulfilled In witness wherof to this my last will and Testament
I have put my hande the day and yere First above written
in the p[re]sence of these witnesses
that is to say
William Smyth the elder
George Richbell
Richard Browne the younger
and William Bridge

Probate Statement translated from the Latin

This will was proved before Master John Butte doctor of law official surrogate of the {Lord Arch--- Surr[ey]} &c the thirtieth day of March AD 1609. Judgement given to Marie the widow and Executrix &c

Sources

1. ↑ Probate: "London, England, Wills and Probate, 1507-1858"
   London Metropolitan Archives and Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, Clerkenwell, London, England; Reference Number: DW/PA/5/1609; Will Number: 76
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1704 #435904 (accessed 16 January 2023)
   John Puplet probate on 20 Mar 1609.