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Will & Inventory of William ARYS of Hempton Will 13 Nov 1634   Probate 18 Feb 1634/35
Source: ORO no. 113/1/30 Contributed by: Bob Parsons Go to Translation Go to Transcript
Summary.
I William Arys of Hempton ... Deddington ... yeoman being weak in body ... Name Relationship [Comments] or Major Bequests William ARYS   Hempton Hercules ARYS Son (Exec) Laurence ARYS Son William ARYS Grandson [s Hercules] unnamed ARYS Granddaughters [4, ch Hercules] John ARYS Grandson [s Laurence] unnamed ARYS Granddaughters [2, ch Laurence] unnamed ARYS Grandchildren [2, ch Laurence, under 18]   William PULTONS Witness & scribe Henry SHEPPERD Witness John BIGNELL Appraiser Antony RASHLEY Appraiser William WELLS Appraiser   Inventory taken 2 Feb 1634/35, value: £153 14s 8d Exhibited: not available Probate 18 Feb 1634/35 .....
Transcriber's Notes
A full Inventory is included -- only names, dates and total value have here been extracted
Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary
I William Arys of Hempton ... Deddington ... yeoman being weak in body ... I bequeath ... my body to the earth from whence it was taken and to be buried in the church of Deddington I give to William Arys my son Hercules his son the cupboard, table and form and two chairs which I have in the hall. Also I give him the bed in the parlour with the furniture unto it and all the rest of my goods in the parlour, the garners in the little court, the malt mill, a great chest in the chamber over the kitchen. A cistern in the malt house, my biggest brass pot, one hangeles over the fire & a pair of pot-hooks, half a dozen of pewter platters big & little, a brass candlestick, a trunk and joined chest up in the chamber over the parlour, all the cheese boards and cheese rack. I give to my son Hercules his four daughters £5 apiece in money and all the rest of my pewter unbequeathed to be equally divided amongst them, and to every one of them a pair of sheets. I give to my son Laurence Arys his two eldest daughters twenty nobles apiece in money; I give to John Arys my son Laurence Arys his son £10 of money. I give to the two youngest children of my son Laurence Arys five marks apiece in money and this twenty nobles my executor shall set forth to the best use for the good of the children until [age 18]. I give to my son Laurence Arys £20? [damage] to be paid him within two years after my decease. I give to the poor of Deddington 20/- and my executor shall dispose it to those who be old and honest poor people. All the rest of my goods, my legacies paid and my funeral expenses discharged I give to my son Hercules Arys whom I ordain my sole executor ... Witnesses Willm Pultons Henrie Shepperd An Inventory of the goods of William Arys of Hempton Inventory taken 2 Feb 1634/35 by John Bignell Antony Rashley William Wells Inventory value: £153 14s 8d Exhibited: not available Probate 18 Feb 1634/35 .....
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William Arys of Hempton In the Name of God Amen The thirteenth daie of November in the tenth yeare of the Raigne Of our Soveraigne Lord Charles by the grace off god King of England Scotland ffrance & Ireland Defender of the ffaith & c Anno Dmi 1634 I willm Arys of Hempton in the parish of Dadington in the Countie of Oxon yeoman being weake in bodie, but of good and pfect memory thankes bee given to god therefore doe make and ordaine this my last will and testament in manner & forme following ffirst I bequesth my soule unto the ever blessed Trinitie, God the ffather, sonne and Holy Ghost and my bodie to the earth from whence it was taken and to be buried in the church of Dadington aforesaide. My wordlie goodes which it hath pleased God to blesse me withal I thus bequeath. Imprimis I give and bequeath to William Arys my sonne Hercules his sonne the Cubberd, table and forme and two chaires wch I have in the hall, Alsoe I give him the bed in the parlour wth the furniture unto it and all the rest of my goodes in the parlor, the garners in the little courte, the mault mill, a great chest in the chamber over the kitchen. A Cesterne in the mault house, my biggest brasse potte, one hangeles over the fire & a paire of potthookes, halfe a dozen of pewter platters bigge & little, a brasse candle stick, a trunk and ioyned chest up in the chamber over the parlour, all the cheese bordes and cheese rack. Item I give and bequeath unto my sonne Hercules his foure daughters five poundes a peece in money and all the rest of my pewter unbequeathed to be equally divided amongst them, and to everie one of them a paire of sheetes. It. I give unto my sonne Laurence Arys his two eldest daughters twentie nobles a peece in money; Ite’ I give unto John Arys my sonne Laurence Arys his sonne tenne pounde of money. Item I give unto the two youngest children of my sonne Laurence Arys five markes a peece in monie and my will is that this twentie nobles lest bequeathed that my executor shall sett it forth to the best use for the good of the children until they come to eighteene yeeres of age. Item I give and bequeath unto my sonne Laurence Arys t..(torn) tie [twentie?] poundes of lawful English money to be payed him with in two yeeres after my decease. Ite’ I give unto the poore of Dadington twentye shillings and that my executor shall dispose it to those who be old and honest poore people. All the rest of my goodes unbequeathed, my legacies paied and my funeral expences discharged I give and bequeath unto my sonne Hercules Arys whom I make and ordaine my sole executor charging him to see this my Will and Testament thowroughly performed according to the true intent and meaning hereof. This last Will and Testam’t of the saide Willm Arys was made, sealed and delivered and acknowled to be his Deede in the p’sence of us whose names are underwritten the daie and yeere first above written. Willm Pultons script. Henrie Shepperd                                                          Willielmi Arys Probatu’ erat hoc testamenta apud Oxon Decimo Octavo die mensis februarii Anno Dni’ iuxta … 1634 cora’ ven’bi’ viro Egidio etc [Illegible first line] Hempton in the p’ish of Dadington in the county Of Oxon yeoman deceased viewed and taken the second daie of Februaryy Anno Dni’ 1634 by John Bignell Antony Rashley and Willm Wells of hempton aforesaide. [Details omitted] Total £153 14s 8d