Will of John Slade the younger of Bromham 1572

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: [unknown]

Sister: Joane (Slade) Longe

The Will of John Slade the younger of Bromham, Wiltshire was written on 25 January 1571/2 and was proved on the 1 [?] 1572 in the Consistory Court of Salisbury. His inventory amounted to £45 8s 8d.^[1]

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Persons mentioned:

• John Slade of Bromham (testator)
• John Slade (eldest brother)
• William Slade (brother)
• Thomas Slade (brother)
• Anne Anstie (sister)
• Jone Longe (sister)
• Edwarde Longe
• Thomas Kne
• Edward Hancoke
• Margery Ayer
• Mary (mother's servant)
• John Paradice
• Andrew Pountney
• Edward Kinge
• Jone Kne (goddaughter)
• Mother (unnamed, executrix)
• Richarde Slade (brother, executor)
• John Anstye, William Taylor, Thomas Kne, Edward Hancoke (witnesses)

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Testament of John Slade parish of Bromham
In dei nomine amen. In the xxiiij^th yeare of Queene Elizabeth I John
Slade beinge sicke in bodye but in p[er]fecte memorye doe make my laste
will and testament in man[ner] and forme folowinge firste I bequeathe my
soule into the handes of almighty god my maker and rerter Redemer
and my body to be buried in the churche yarde of Bromhame Inp[ri]mis
I be queath to my Eldeste Brother John Slade a certaine grounde
linge and beinge in tytherton called Breache and a mare a colte and
a standinge bedd Item I bequeath to my Brother willia[m] slade A
yoke of oxen and x li. shepe Item I bequeathe to my Brother Thomas
Slade a c [blank] Item I be queathe to my sister Anne Anstie
iiij^[...] bundels of abe^[2] Item I be queath to my sister Jone longe iiij bundels
of abe Item I be queath to my Brothers and sisters children a pece
xx^{tie s} and a shepe Item I bequeathe to willia[m] Slade John Slade
and Edwarde longe ij bundels of abbe and xx^s a pece Item
I be queath to Thomas Kne vs Item I be queathe to Edward Hancoke
vs Item I geve and be queath to margery ayer a bundell of abbe
Item I be queathe to my p[ar]ishe churche of Bromhame vs Item I geve
and be queathe to the hye waies vs Item I geve to the pore xx s
Item I geve and be queath to mary my mothers Servant ijs Item
I bequeathe to all the Reste of my mothers Servant[es] xijd apece
Item I bequeathe to yonge John paradice iiij £ that he owede me
Item Andrew pountney oweth me xx^s Item I forgeve Edward Kinge
iijs that he owede me Item I be queath to my goddaughter Jone Kne x^s
Item I geve and be queath to all the Rest of my god children xijd
in mony and also a shepe a peace all the Reste of my good[es] moveable
and unmoveable I geve and be queath to my mother and my brother
Richarde Slade whom I make my whome I made my executrixe
and executors In witnesse here of John anstye willia[m] Taylor
Thomas Kne Edward Hancoke written the xxv^th day of January
Anno D[omi]ni 1571

Sources

1. ↑ Probate: "Wiltshire, England, Wills and Probate, 1530-1858"
   Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Wiltshire Wills and Probates; Reference Number: P1/1Reg/43B; Reference Number: P1/1Reg/43B
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61333 #124937 (accessed 29 January 2024)
   John Slade probate in 1572. Residence Bromham, Wiltshire, England.
2. ↑ A lower quality wool https://www.yourdictionary.com/abb-wool