Will of William Earle of Crudwell Wiltshire 1585

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Crudwell, Wiltshire, England
Surname/tag: Earle, Erle

Will of William Earle of Crudwell Wiltshire 1585

Transcription of the Will of William Earle (abt.1500-1586) of Crudwell, 1585

William Earle of Crudwell, 1585

In the name of God Amen in the xxvijth daye of January 1585 and in the xxiij yeare of the raigne of our soverraigne Lady Elizabeth by the grace of God of England Ffrannce and Ireland Queene Defender of the fathe

I Willm Earle of Escott in the pish of Crudwell within the county of Wilts do make and ordayne this mye last will and testament in manner and fourme followinge, I the unprofitable servannte of God beinge weake in body and notwithstanding of good and perfect remembrance laud and prayse be unto almighty God doe willingly and with a free hart render and give agayne into the hands of the Lord my God my Savverithe which of his ffatherly goodness he gave unto and when he fashioned this bodye in my mothers woombe by this meanes making mee a living creature nothinge doubting but that this my Lord God for his mercy sake sett fourth in the pretious bloude of his dearly beloved sonne Christ Jesus one alone Sviour and redeemer will receive my soule into his glory and place yt in the company of heavenly sayntes and blessed angels forever And as touching my body geaven with a goodwill and free hart I give it over unto the earth from whence it came.

Imprimis I give unto the cathedral church of Sarum iijd

Item I give to the church of Crudwell xijd.

Item I give to the poore mens boxe of Crudwell iijs iiijd.

Item I give unto my sonne Thomas my lande lyinge in Chellwoorth within the pishe of Crudwell and all and singuler thereunto belonging, to have and to houlde unto the said Thomas Earle and to his heires males lawfully begotten of his body for ever. And yf it happen my sonne Thomas to decease without yssue male lawfully begotten then my will is the said land lyinge in Chellwoorth with all thereunto belonging shall remayne unto my sonne John Earle and to his heires and males lawfully begotten for ever, And yf it happen my sonne John to dye without hires males lawfully begotten then my will is that the said lands shall remaine unto my sonne William & his heires males of his bodye lawfully begotten for ever, And yf it happen my sonne William to dye without heires males lawfully begotten then my will is that the said lands shall remaine unto my sonne Gyles & to his heires males of his body lawfully begotten for ever, yf it happen my sonne Giles to dye without heires mailes lawfully begotten, then my will is that the said lands shall remayne unto my sonne Nicholas and to heires males of his body lawfully begotten for ever, yf it happen all mye said sonnes to dye without heires males of their bodyes lawfully begotten then my will is that the said lands shall remaine unto the heires generall of mee the said William Earle.

Item I give to my sonne John and to the heires males of his bodye lawfully begotten mye lande lyinge in Chedglow within the parishe of Crudwell excepting all suche lande before bequeathed belonginnge to Chelworth with all pastures and all other the appurtenances whatsoever there unto belonging for ever. Yf it happen my sonne John to dye without heires males of his body lawfully begotten, then my will is that the said lande shall remaine unto my sonne William & to the heires males of his bodye lawfully begotten for ever. Yf it happen my sonne William to dye without heires males of his bodye lawfully begotten then my will is that the lande shall remayne unto my sonne Gyles and to the heires males of his bodye lawfully begotten for ever. Yf it happen my sonne Gyles to dye without heires males of his bodye lawfullye begotten then mye will is that the said lande shall remaine unto my sonne Nicholas and to the heires males of his bodye lawfully begotten for ever. Yf it happen my saide sonnes to dye without heires males of their bodyies lawfully begotten then my will is that the saide lands shall remaine to the heires generall of mee the said William Earle.

Item I give unto my sonne William my house in Malmesbury nowe in the occupacon of one Browne with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging to have and to hould unto the saide Willm and to the heires males of his bodye lawfullye begotten for ever. Yf it happen my sonne William to dye without heires males of his body lawfullye begotten then my will is that the saide lande shall remayne unto my sonne Giles and to the heires males of his bodye lawfullye begotten for ever. If it happen my sonne Gyles to dye without heires males of his bodye lawfully begotten then mye will is that the saide land shall remayne unto my sonne Nicholas and to the heires males of his bodye lawfullye begotten for ever. Yf it happen mye said sonnes to dye without heires males of their bodyes lawfully begotten then my will is that the said lande shall remayne unto the heires generall of mee the said Willm Earle.

Item I give unto my sonne Nicholas mye house with all and singuler the appurtenances thereunto belonging lynge in Crudwell now in the occupacon of my sonne Robert Earle. Alsoe I give unto my sonne Nicholas one house in Mawlemesbury with the appurtenences thereunto belonging nowe in the occupacon of one Teyte to have and to hold the said the five tennimentes with all and singuler the appurtenances thereunto belonging to my said sonne Nicholas & to the heires males of his bodye lawfully begotten for ever. Yf it happen my sonne Nicholas to dye without heires males of his bodye lawfully begotten then my will is that the said land shall remaine to the heires generall of mee the said Willm Earle.

Item I give to my sonne Gyles mye lands lyinge in Newnton with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging and to the haires males of his bodye lawfullye begotten for ever. Yf it happen my sonne Gyles to dye without heires males of his bodye lawfullye begotten then my will is that the said lande shall remayne unto mye sonne Nicholas and the the heires males of his bodye lawfully begotten forever. Yf if happen mye sonne Nicholas to dye without heires males of his bodye then my will is that the said lande shall remayne unto mye sonne Thomas and to the heires males of his bodye lawfully begotten forever. Yf if happen mye sonne Thomas to dye without heires males of his bodye then my will is that the said lande shall remayne unto mye sonne John and to the heires males of his bodye lawfully begotten forever. Yf if happen mye sonne John to dye without heires males of his bodye then my will is that the said lande shall remayne unto mye sonne William and to the heires males of his bodye lawfully begotten forever. Yf it happen all my said sonnes to dye without heires males of their bodyes lawfully begotten, then my will is that the said lande shall remaine to the heires males generall of mee the saide William Earle.

Item I give to my sonne Gyles fiftie pounds of currant money of England to be paide unto him at the feaste of Christmas next but yf it happen my sonne Gyles to dye before Christmas next, then my will is that the saide fiftie poundes shalbe equallye distributed between my two sonnes William and Nicholas.

Item I give more to my sonne Gyles mye yonge graye mare that I used to ryde on mysellffe.

Item I give to my daughter Anne fourtie poundes of currant money of England to be paide at the day of her marriage condicionallye that shee be ruled by her friends. Yf it happen mye daughter Anne to dye before the daye of her marriage in fourme aforesaid then my will is tha the said legacie shalbe devided amonge the rest of her sisters.

Item I give to my daughter Anne a featherbed with all thynges thereunto belonging to be delivered at the daye of her marriage.

Item I give to mye daughter Jone the wyffe of William Peers thirtie sheepe at his choise other ewes or hogges.

Item I give unto William Catrott gent a graye mare.

Item I give more unto mye daughter Joan one rone.

Item I give to my daughter Agnes Douleman thirtie ewes.

Item I give to William Peers one baye mare calfe.

Item I give to mye sonne William one yron bounde wayne to be delivered after the decease of my wyffe.

Item I give to my sonne in lawe John Browne one gray mare calfe.

Item I give to my sonne Thomas one sestone of stone condiconally that my wyffe shall have the use of it duringe her lyffe, and that the said stone shall never goe out of the name.

Item I give to my sonne Nicholas one yron bounde wayne to be delivered after the decease of mye wyffe.

Item I give to Thomas the sonne of Thomas Earle on heifor of a yeare oulde.

Item I give to William the sonne of Nicholas Earle a beast of a yere ould.

Item I give to my godsonne John the sonne of John Earle a heyffer of a yeare ould.

Item I give to William the sonne of Nicholas Earle a beast of a yere ould.

Item I give to William the sonne of William Douleman a heyffer of a yeare ould.

Item I give unto Margaret the daughter of Robert Earle one heyffor of a yeare oulde

Item I give unto Isabell the daughter of William Earle one heifer of a yeare oulde.

Item I give unto John the sonne of William Douleman one beaste of a yeare oulde.

Item I give to Thomas the sonne of John Earle a beast of a yeare oulde.

Item I give unto Alice Dicke a beast of a yeare oulde.

Item I give unto every one of my childrens children as well those named as those unnamed an ewe and a lambe.

Item I give unto Thomas Lucas an ewe and a lambe.

Item I give unto every one of my household servanttes a sheepe.

Item I give unto every one of mye godchildren unnamed before a sheepe a piece.

Item I give unto every one of the witnesses of this mye last will and testament a sheepe a piece.

Item mye will is that mye sonne John shall occupie all the land belonging to Chellwoorth duringe his mothers lyffe that he hath already in possession.

Item that whereas Robert Earle mye sonne doe owe unto mee eighteen poundes of currant English money my will and bequest is that said somme of xxx shalbe made and equally devided between Elizabeth my wyffe and Nicholas Earle mye sonne. And further my request unto Robart Earle my sonne is, that he will suffer Nicholas Earle his brother to redeme againe that lease that he hath taken of mee of mye lande that lyeth in Crudwell called by the name of Bawles house which was in the hands of John Bawle taking of the saide Nicholas Earle soe muche money as he paide unto mee for the same with some advantage and not to exact of him to the uttermost with extremitye.

Item I give unto mye sonne Robt Earle one graye mare colte upon condicon that mye said sonne Robart doe let his brother Nicholas redeeme the lease above whearsed.

Item all the rest of my goodes moveable and unmoveable as well within the house as without beinge unbequeathed I give unto Elizabeth my wyffe whome I make my whole executrix, and my will is that Elizabeth my wyffe shall have the use of mye lande duringe her lyffe the which I have fefore bequeathed unto my sonnes condiconallye that shee shall not let any lease thereof. Further my will is that yf mye saide wyffe doe marrye that then mye sonnes to have and enter into the lande forthwith. All mye will is that if it happen mye saide wyffe doe marry that then shee shall have fourtye poundes and her chamber and so to departe, and my sonnes to take and receive mye goods as well moveable as unmoveable, and my overseers to distribute if amonges all my children.

Item I do appointe to see this mye will performed in the name of overseers Henry Poole of Gayton sonne and heire to Sir Gyles Poole knight to whone I give my stoned coffer, Thomas Walton esquire to whome I give an angell, John Snell esquire to whome I give an angell/

Debts due and owinge unto mee as followeth:

Imprimis William Gingell tenne shillings.

Item Henry Cawlston tenne shillings.

Item Robart Earle mye sonne eighteen poundes.

Item Gyles Diwer die owe mee twentye shillings.

Debts due and owinge by mee

Imprimis to mye sonne in lawe John Browne nyne poundes six shilllinges eight pence.

Item to Nicholas Dickes tenne poundes.

Witnesses to this will and testament those whose names are underwritten Thomas Jones curate of Crudwell The merke of William Perres the marke of George Whyte, William Dicks marke, The marke of Nicholas Whyte.

Isobel died in about 1596, also leaving a will. Will of Isobel (Bostock) Earle of Crudwell, Wiltshire 1596