March 11th 1672
In the name of God amen. I William Ayris of Hempton in ye
Parish of Dadington in ye county of Oxon yeom’; being in perfect
Memory considering my mortalitie do make & constitute this my last
Will and testament in mann’ following.
Imprimis I bequeath my soul into ye hand of almighty God through ye
Sole … only merits of o’r Ld Jesus Christ
Item my will is that my body be decently buried in Christian
Burial according to the discretion of my Executor
ffurther my temporal estate I bequeath as followeth
Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my son John all my state of
Land, whom I likewise make my whole executor:
Item I give unto my wife Dorathy (if she mislike living with my
Aforesaid son John) my lower house and homestale & seven pound
of lawfull English money to be payd unto her yearly at two
half year payments, the lop of the ashen trees in the paddock
close during her life.
Item I give unto my aforesaid wife half my household goods
Item I give unto my son Compton fifty pounds of lawfull en-
-glish mony to be payd unto him three years after my deceas.
Item I give unto my son William fourty pounds of lawfull
English mony to be put out for his advantage when he
Is fourteen years of age & to be payd to him when he is one &
Twenty years of age
Item I give unto my daughter Dorathy ffifty pounds of lawfull English
mony to be paid to her the second year after my decease.
Item I give unto my daughter Mary ffifty pounds of lawfull English
mony to be payd to her the second year after my decease.
Item I give unto my daughter Rose ffifty pounds to be payd to
her when she is twenty one years of age.
I ordain that if my aforesaid son Compton or son William
or my daughter Darathy or my daughter Mary or my
daughter Rose die before the time come that their portions
should be payd unto them, that their portion or portions shall
be equally divided between those that remayn alive.
Item all the rest of my goods moveable and unmoveable I bequeath
unto my son John my Executor upon condition that he pay the
aforesayd portions as is above apoynted.
Seled in the presents of The mark x of William Ayris
Thomas Whately
The mark x of Thomas Whitly
Probate 23 April 1672
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1672
A true Inventory of all and singular the
Goods, chattels & credits of William Arys
Of Hempton in the p’ish of Dadington in the County
Of Oxon yeoman deceased, praised, Aprill the
Tenth by Anthony Rymill Thomas Whitly
& Edward Kempster as ffoll’
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| | | £ s d
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| Imp’s his purse and apparel | | 10 0 0
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| It in the Hall one Cubard & table & | } | 2 10 0
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| Frame & two joyne stooles wth other | }
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| Lumber | }
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| It in the parlor one joyne bedstead | } | 7 0 0
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| Wth a fether beed & beding thereunto | }
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| Belonging & one table & frame | }
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| & Cort Cobard & Skreene & other | }
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| lumber | }
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| It in the buttery barrels & other | } | 2 0 0
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| Lumber | }
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| It pewter and brass | | 5 0 0
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| It in ye Kiching one table & frame & one | }
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| Cubard & dresser with other | } | 1 0 0
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| Lumber | }
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| It in the Kiching baken | | 5 0 0
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| It in the Hall Chamber one Joyne | }
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| Bedstead & a halfe headed bedstead | }
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| Wth ye beding thereunto belonging | } | 4 0 0
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| With one Coffer two boxes & other | }
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| Lumber there | }
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| It in ye Chamber over ye Kiching a | }
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| Garner and a woollen wheele wth other | } | 2 0 0
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| Lumber there | }
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| It cheese | | 5 0
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| It in the Chamber over the parler | }
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| One Joyne bedstead & a nother bedstead | } | 7 0 0
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| One Chest and a trunke & the beding | }
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| & curtaines wth other lumber there | }
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| It tenn apyre of sheetes three table | } | 6 10 0
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| Clouthes & napkins and other linens | }
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| It six Cushings | | 7 0
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| It hemp & yarne | | 5 0
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| It in ye Dary house & Cort one garner | }
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| One Molt Mill one serston one poudering | } | 3 18 0
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| Troffe & Churne & Kivers & other | }
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| Lumber | }
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| It in the yard two pumps and wood & furze | | 3 10 0
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| It Cartes plowes & all other Implements | } | 10 2 0
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| Of husbandry | }
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| It five horses & Coalts | | 18 0 0
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| It Eight cowes and heifers | | 18 0 0
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| It three hoggs | | 2 0 0
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| It poultry in ye yard | | 6 6
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| It straw & Swoyle? In ye yard | | 3 10 0
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| It Corne in the barne & one the Ricks & | } | 11 0 0
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| Pease | }
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| It a Crop of Corne & pease in the fields | | 40 0 0
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| It in ye yard hay | | 7 0 0
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| It money owing | | 7 0 0
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| It bees in the garden | | 1 5 0
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| Sum Total | | 178 8 6
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Thomas T Whitley
His mark
Anthony Rinell
Edw’ Kempster
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