Will of William Beconsawe of Ibsley, 1634

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Will of William Beconsawe of Ibsley, Hampshire

National Archives PROB 11/166/547

Probate granted 24 November 1634

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Crossings out as in original are now in italics

In the name of God Amen the ninth daie of May Anno Domini One thousand six hundred twenty nine.

I Willm. Beconsawe of Ibslee within the County of South, Sequire being of good and perfect memory (thankes be unto Almightie God) but for the most part sickly, doe ordain and make this my last willl & Testament in maner and form following viz.

First I bequeath my soule unto Allmighty God my maker and unto Jesus Christ his onely sonne my Redemer by whose death and passion I stedfastly believe to be saved. And my body to be buried in christian buriall if I happen to departe this life nere unto Ellingham my request is tobe buried in that parish church there as near as maie be unto my deare and welbeloved wife Alice Beconsawe deceased. And for the breaking of the ground there or else where I give Twentie shillings . And I give to the poore people of the p[ar]ish where I shalbe buried twentie shillinges And unto the poore people of Ibeth(Ibslie?) twentie shillings . And unto the poore people of Fordingbridge fortie shillings. And unto the poore of Ringwood fortie shillings.

Item I give unto my daughter Dorothy Budden al[ia]s Boden my booke of Chronicles called Howes Chronicles. And also I give unto my said daughter Dorothy Budden the use and benefitt of all that my chattell lease w[hi]ch I lately bought of Richard Barthlemew of Birkton within the Countie of South gent for and during all the tyme and terme of fowerscore and fower yeares , if the said Dorothy shall happen soe long to live,

Also I will and bequeath the residue of my said chatell lease unto my grandchild John Jenkins after the decease of my dauthter Dorothy for and during the whole terme of the lease then to come and unexpierd Provided allwaies that if David Budden now the husband of the said Dorothy or any other husband or husbands whom the said Dorothy shall happen to marry unto or the said Dorothy herselfe out of the tyme of her Coverture or Widdowhood shall goe about to defeate my said Grandchild John Jenkins of the remainder of years and in the said lease which shalbe unexpired ymediately from and after the decease of the said Dorothy that then and from henceforth form and after the tyme of such going about to defeate the said John Jenkins aforesaid, my will is that the remainder of yeares of and in the said lease then unexpired shall remaine and be unto the said John Jenkins and his assignes during the residue of the terme of the said lease. And further be it after provided that if the said David Budden or any other husband or husbands of the said Dorothy shall take awaie the yearly benefitt of the said lease or any p[ar]te thereof from the said Dorothy by reason of her Coverture whereby she maie not freely receive the same to her own proper use to paie it out about such necessaries as she shall thinke good for her owne Comfort, That then and from thereforth the said yearly benefitt of the said lease shalbe and remaine unto the said John Jenkins my Grandchild and his assignes during the residue of the terme of the said lease in which said chattel lease during the lifetyme of the said Dorothy shalbe and remaine in the custody of my Executor or Executrix.

It[em] I give and bequeath unto my Sonne in Lawe William Jenkins one gelding or mare that he shall like best to make choise of amongst all my Cart horses. And one of my best kine and my second best cloke

It[em] I give and bequeath unto my daughter in lawe Edith Beconsawe my sonnes wife my silver bole and a little gold ringe,

It[em]I give and bequeath unto Alice Beconsawe the eldest daughter of my sonne Sir White Beconsawe knight, my bible my guilt bason and ewer and five and twentie old Angells and two spurrialls *

It[em] I give and bequeath unto Elizaebth Beconsawe my sonne Sir White Beconsawes other daughter my guild salt seller and cover thereto and two great guilt boles and five and twentie Angells & two spurrials.

It[em]I give and bequeath unto my Grandchild William Jenkins fiftie pounds of currant English money.

Item I give and bequeath unto my grandchild John Jenkins /\ now with me one hundred fiftie pounds of currant English money over and above the remainder of my said chattell lease.

Item I give and bequeath unto 'my Grandchild Richard Jenkins fiftie pounds of currant English money

It[em] I give and bequeath unto my Grandchild Katherine Jenkins Twentie shillings of currant English money. Over and above the fiftie poundes which I have already given and delivered into her hands.

It[em] I give and bequeath unto my Grandchild Margarett Jenkins now with me one fiftie pounds of currant English money over and above the fiftie pounds which I have already given and delivered into her hands, my silver salt and one featherbedd furnished with two pairs of sheetes, one boulster and one pillow with two pillowties and a pair of blanketts to the same.

It[em] I give and bequeath unto my Grandchild Anne Jenkins now with me one hundred pounds of currant English money and my stone porr with a silver cov (cow?) guilt to the same

It[em] I give and bequeath unto Alice Jenkins my youngest grandchild fiftie pounds of currant English money.

It[em] I give and bequeath unto my grandchildren Honor Jenkins Isb__ Jenkins Edith Jenkins, Elizabeth Jenkins and Mary Jenkins fortie pounds appece of currant English money

It[em] I give more unto the aforesaid John Jenkins and Anne Jenkins now with mee and to each of them a featherbed with theire severall furnitures in as large maner as I have before given unto my grandchild Margarett Jenkins

Item I give and bequeath unto my brother Wilmote? Beconsawe such of my apparell as my executor and executrix shall thinke meete to bestowe upon him his wandering and (---effe) disposition is such that I know not to doe for him and I would but request my executor or executrix if he fall into necessity as I feare he will somewhat to releive him

It[em] I give and bequeath unto my Godsonne William Bandfold? The silver tankard gilted that was his fatheres

It[em] I give and bequeth unto my servant Thomas Pad__ and Anne his wife twentie shillings if they continue in my service untill the time of my death And also I give and bequeath unto all my other servants men and women which shall serve me at the tyme of my death tenne shillings apeece. And unto all the boies that shalbe servants in the house five shillings apeece over and above theire severall wages.

And for a further and more full declarat[i]on of my meaning my Will (will repeated word) is that the port[i]ons w[hi]ch I have given unto my Grandchildren in this my last will and testament shall presently after my death be delivered unto them in maner and forme following .That is to saie unto Katherin Jenkins and Margarett Jenkins theire legacies and portions unto their owne hands. And also presently after my decease the legacies and porc[i]ons of my grandchildren John Jenkins, Anne Jenkins & Edith Jenkins to remaine and be in the hands of my executor or executrix untill they and wvery of them be of full age or married hopeing that my executor or executrix will doe his or her best indeavours to inveast my gifte unto the good of the said Children with whomsoever they shall remaine And my said executor or executrix are to deliver unto every one of them theire gifte and porc[i]on when they shall come of full yeares or sooner if they shall happen to be married. And the legacies and portions of my grandchildren Willm Jenkins, Richard Jenkins, Honor Jenkins, Mary Jenkins, Elizabeth Jenkins and Alice Jenkins to remaine and be in the hands of my sonne in lawe Willm Jenkins theire father untill they or either of them be of full age or married provided allwaies that the said Willm Jenkins upon receipt of the severall legacies and portions that he is to receive for his children doth give severall bonds with one sufficient surety with him in every bond unto my executor or executrix that he the said William Jenkins his executors and administrators shall paie all such legacies and portions at such tyme and in such manner and form as in this my last will and testamentas before expressed and sett downe.

The residue of all my goodes and chattells (my debts legacies and funerall rights discharged) I give and bequeath unto my sonne Sir White Beconsawe whom I make my sole executor of this my last Will and testament But if the said Sir White Beconsawe shall happen to depart this life before the execution of this my last will and testam[en]t then I make Dame Edith Beconsawe his wife, my sole executrix of this my last will and testament. And for more playne declaration of my meaning in this my last will and testam[en]t before written if my monies in the house and the debts that are owed unto me and my goods and chattells will not discharge the legacies w[hi]ch I have bequeathed I will that my lads called Peashersh in the parisn of Fordingbridge and Bremor in the Countie of South w[hi]ch I purchased of my cosen Henry Lea be sold by my executor overseer my loving brother in lawe Thomas Goodlake of Lecombe in the Countie of Berks Esq. and my loving cosen Peter Beconsawe of Earlstone in the Countie of South Esq and to either of them I give ten shillings praying them to take it to be a token of my love and praying them further to doe theire best endeavor to see this my last will and testament performed in all pointes according to the contents thereof . And to Gods Holy Spiritt be with me unto the end and in the end guide me unto his everlasting kingdom.

In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale and my hand unto every sheete of paper wherein my last will and testament is conteyned, benig in the whole nine sheetes Wm Beconsaw witnessed hereunto are those whose names are hereunder written Stephen Bonnde vicar of Ellingham, Walt Withington (script?) Thomas Symett John Phelps his marke John Tannor

This Five and twentieth daie of October Anno domini One thousand six hundre thirtie.

I have perused this my will within written with which I desire Almighty God maie be performed by my executor or executrix as is there sett downe And also for a further understanding of my intent to be performed concerning my funerall rights. I would have a hundred pounds to be bestowed in blacks and other necessaries for my buriall And also my wearing Clothes Shirte and bands undisposed as my executor of executrix shall thinke good to bestowe upon John Jenkins and Richard Jenkins. I have hereunto sett my hand the daie and yeare above written in the presence of Wm Beconsawe, Walt Withington I take it the somes which I have within written and also in the outside bequeathed doe come unto seaven hundred and twelve poundes besides the old Angells and Spurrialls given unto my sonne White Beconsawes two daughters. If it shall please God to graunt me his grace to die a good Christian, I desire my executor under my wife table to cause to be engraved as followeth here also is interred her husband William Beconsawe Esquire who rendred his soule to Jesus Christ, the daie of the moneth and the year of our Lord God .By me

Wm Beconsaw

Probate granted to White Beconsawe

• spurrialls were old coins worth fifteen shillings