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Will of William BELSON of Aston (see Note) Will 14 Oct 1544   Probate 13 Dec 1544
Source: OHC no. 179.27 Contributed by: Paul Irving Go to Translation Go to Transcript
Summary.
...I Wyll'm Belson ... sick in body ... Name Relationship [Comments] or Major Bequests William BELSON   Aston (see Note) Marget BELSON Wife John BELSON Son Gregorie BELSON Son Stephan BELSON Son Robert BELSON Son Maryon BELSON Daughter Thomas BELSON Son Thomas BES__? Creditor - WELLS Creditor Wycombe - WELHEAD Creditor Nycholas ASTLE Witness [curate] Richard BELSON Witness Andrew NORTH Witness Probate 13 Dec 1544 ... Executors named ...
Transcriber's and Editor's Notes
He wants to be buried in "Aston" and gives money to the church -- most probably Aston Rowant, where other Belsons lived and died at around the same time. The names of his creditors are partly indecipherable. The following details are believed to be true but should not be totally relied upon: Testator: Father of Gregory (1558 qv) and probably Thomas (1574 qv)
Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary
...I Wyll'm Belson ... sick in body ... My body is to be buried In the churchyard of Aston. I give12d to the high altar of Aston. I give 2d to the mother church of Oxford. I give the following to my wife Marget: Two kine. All her pots and pans and other household stuff that she brought with her to me. Two hogs, one of the best and another of the other sort. Two quarters of barley and one of wheat. The best of her own white horses. Another quarter of corn in the following year. I give to my son John one butt of land in the ow'feld?, a quarter of barley, two platters, a coffer, a pot and a plough chain. I give to my son Gregore my biggest pan, a white colt, one third part of the crop in the coming year, a plough chain, two platters and a diaper tablecloth I give to my son Stephan a cow, one third part of the crop in the coming year, a pot, two platters, a plough chain, a basin and a sheet. I give to my son Robert a featherbed. a ken'ynge?, the best sheet, a cott, one platter and the second-best pan. I give to my daughter Maryon a harnest? girdle, a frying pan and an ale tub. I give to my son Thomas a shodde? cart, two oxen and three horses The rest of my goods are to be bestowed by my sons Thomas, Gregorie and Stephan for the wealth of my soul and all Christian souls. Witnesses Sir Nycholas Astle, curate; Richard Belson; Andrew North with others. Debt that I owe: To Thomas Bes[---]? £4. To one? Wells of Wycombe 12s. To Welhed 8d. To? the church of Lewknor for a cow 8s. To his frants? 16s 8d To various other persons 6s 8d Probate 13 Dec 1544 ... Executors named ...
As transcribed from a copy of the original document. Original line- and page-breaks are preserved as far as possible.
Testament' Will'mi Belson de Aston In dei no'i'e amen In the yere of o'r lord god 1544 & the xiiij daye [of] October I Wyll'm Belson hole of my mynde & sycke in body make my tes[ta] ment in y's man' ffyrst I bequethe my sowle unto allmyghti god to o'r ladye saynt Mare and to all the holly company of hevyn And my bo[dy] to be buryed In the churcheyarde of Aston Also I bequeth to ye h[igh] alter of Aston xijd It' to ye Mother churche of Oxon ijd Also I bequ[eth] unto Marget my wyfe ij kyne & all her potts & pans w'th all her ot[her] stufe of howsholde y't she brought w'th her to me ij hoggs j of the best & a nother of the other sort ij quarters of barley & j of white & the be[st] of her owne whyte horses & the yere folloynge on other quarter of C[orn?] It' I bequethe unto John my sonne one but of land in ye ow'feld? j quarter of barle ij platters a cofer j pott & a plow cheyne It' I beque[the] unto gregore my sonne my gretest pan a whyt colt the iij'd p'te of the croppe the next yere cum'ynge a plow cheyne ij plat[ters] a tabel cloth of dyaper It' I bequethe unto stephan my sonne j Cowe ye iij'd p'te of the croppe ye next yere cum'ynge a pot ij platters a plow cheyne a bason & j shete It' I bequeth unto Robe[rt] my sonne a fetherbed a ken'ynge? ye best shete a cott & j platter & a panne next ye best Also I bequethe unto Maryon my daughter [a] harnest? gyl gyrdyll a frying pan & j ale tubbe It' I bequethe [unto] thomas my sonne a shodde? carte ij Oxen & iij horses The rest of my goods not bequest I wyll y't Thom's Gregorie & stephan my sonn[es] shall bestowe the' for the wealthe of my sowle & all chrysten sowles I' w'thnes whereof I ye sayde Wyll'm have put to my seale w'thnes S'r Nycholas Astle my curat Rychard belson Andre[w] north w'th other Debit' que ego debeo In primis to Thom's bes[---]? iiijli It' to one? wells of wecombe xijs It' to welhed viijd It' unto? the churche of Lewkenor for a cowe viijs It' to his frants? xvjs viijd It' to other dyvers p'sons vjs viijd P'batum erat hoc Testa'tu' coram ...................................... ......................................................................................... ............................................................................. xiij'o die Mensis Decembris A'o D'ni 1544'o Com'issa administrac'o'e Executoribus in eadem no'i'at' salvo &c