Will of William Blomyre of Eastleach Martin

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Gloucestershire archives

Consistory Court of Gloucester

Reference GDR/R8/1548/101

Will of William Blaymyre[ Blomyre] of Eastleach Martin 1548

Probate year 1548

[note ye transcribed as the]Many gaps and omissions see image

1. In the name of God amen the –iij day of [ uary?] the first yere of
2. Rayne of soveran [ ] Edward the vj kynge of england france
3. & yerland defend’ of the fai[th] of the church of england yerland
4. the [ ] God? I Wyllam Blomyre [ ] In body & mynd my
5. Testament & las[t] wyll the [ ] & [f ] folowing Fyrst I be[queath] my sole
6. toalmytgte God my maker & redemer &[ ] bleseyd lady & all [ ] holy
7. company of heven and my body to be beryed in the church at [Estlech]
8. Saynt martyn It’m I bequeath to the mother church of [ ] viijd
9. Item I bequeath to the [ ] of [ ] [ ] martyn x[ ] to
10. the church of Leych’ [ ] an shepe to [ ] of Sow[ ] [ ] [sh] epe
11. to the church of Lan[]ford on shepe to p’s[ ] of Broughton an [sh]epe
12. to en[ ]god[child] yt I have xiid also I givff & beq[ueath]
13. child that my son John & my daughters Margytt
14. Item to Richard [ ] xxd to Wyll [ ]
15. v [li?]a piece Item to the p’son of Burtherop vis viijd
16. I [h ] there [ ] [ ] wagys above ther wa[ ] And all my other
17. goods not bequeth [ ] I gyff & bequeth to my son Wyllm [ ]
18. John & my dohthtyres Mar[ ] Symons and [ ]
19. faithfull executors wytnesses Sir RIchard [ }

Note there is a burial in the Eastleach Martin register for Willm Blomer viijth Februarie 1545/6. https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/4732/images/41511_636897_1198-00012?usePUB=true&pId=2609765

This is a year too early since the first year of Edward started on 28 Jan1546/7. However the year dates are in a later hand. The year annotated as 1543 has entries in May, July, Sept, Oct, (no month), Jan, Feb, March, Oct . October should be in the following year. The year annotated 1544 has only March and April entries