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Will & Inventory of Justinian FLEXNEY Sr of Stanton Harcourt

Will 8 Jan 1634/35   Probate 1 Feb 1634/35

Source: ORO no. W.I. 199.50; 22/4/12
Contributed by: Steve Bumstead Go to Translation Go to Transcript
Summary.
... Justinian Flexney the elder of Staunton Harecourt ... yeoman ...

NameRelationship[Comments] or Major Bequests
Justinian FLEXNEY Sr Stanton Harcourt
Justinian FLEXNEYSon
Richard FLEXNEYSon (Exec)
John PHIPPSMention
John BREWERMention
Thomas REDBORNEAppraiser Witness
James BARFOOTEAppraiser
John BARFOOTEWitness

Inventory taken 18 Jan 1634/35, value: £6 14s
Exhibited: 29 Jul 1635 Oxford ... by Richard Flexney son and Executor ...
Probate: 1 Feb 1634/35 Oxford ... Richard the son and Executor ...
Transcriber's and Editor's Notes
A full Inventory is included.
  Translated and paragraphed.
with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed.
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... Justinian Flexney the elder of Staunton Harecourt ... yeoman ...
  • I give to 15 poor widows of Stanton and Sutton 5s to be equally distributed at 4d apiece.
  • I give my son Justinian 20 Nobles [£6 13s 4d] if I live until Lady Day.
  • I give all the residue of my goods to my son Richard whom I make my Executor

  • Witnesses John Barfoote; the mark of Thomas Redborne

An Inventory ... of the goods of Justinian Flexney of Stanton Harcourt, yeoman ...

Inventory taken 18 Jan 1634/35 by Thomas Redbourne; James Barfoote
Inventory value: £6 14s
Exhibited: 29 Jul 1635 Oxford ... by Richard Flexney son and Executor ...
Probate: 1 Feb 1634/35 Oxford ... Richard the son and Executor ...
  As transcribed from a copy of the original document.
Original line- and page-breaks are preserved as far as possible.
Octo die Januarij 1634

The laste Will and Testam’t of Justinian Flexney thelder of
Staunton Harecourt in the County of Oxon yeoman, made
and declared the daie and yeare above written in manner &
forme following, in the pr’ce of us whose names are
subscribed
Imp’mis I give unto Fifteene poore widowes of Staunton
& Sutton Five shillings to be equally distributed
amongst them viz’t: foure pence a peece
Item I give unto Justinian my sonne Twenty Nobles if
I live untill o’r Lady Daie
Item all the residue of my goods moveable & unmoveable
I give unto Richard my sonne whome I make my
Executor

John Barfoote
the marke X of Thomas Redborne                        Justinian Flexney

Probatu’ erat hoc testam’tum apud Oxon …… primo
die mensis Februarij Anno Dei iuxta … 1634 cora’ ven’li
viro Egidio Sweit ....................……….
[....................................................]
................... Richardo filio n’ali et l'time dicti defuncti
ac executori in hu'mo'i testam’to no'i'at’ ...........
.....................................

An Inventorie of the goodes Chattles of Justinian Flexney late
of Staunton Harecourt yeoman deceased
witnsed and praised this Eighteenth of January
Anno Die 1634 by Thomas Redbourne &
James Barfoote / As followeth

Imprimis his wearing apparrellxxs
      in the hall
Item a longe table & a formeijs
Item a joinde Cupbordxjs viijd
Item a paire of Andirons, a spitt, and
fire shovole and tongesijs vjd
Item a warming panijs
      in the Chamber
Item ij bedsteds a Cov’lete, an old bedd
a cheste and other lumberxxs
Item ij joinde stooles, a cheese presse
a dough kyver, a presse, a little round
table and a framexs

Item goods supposed to be the Testators
in the handes of John Phipps vizt
Item j feather bed j feather bolster
j blankett j peele a linnen wheele
a pewter kiver, a joinde stoole, a chest
a chamber pott, a paire of stool carves4li 0

Item goodes supposed to be the Testators
in the handes of John Brewer
Item ij brasse potts ij kettles j possnet
ij iron dripping pannes ij ladging barrells
a backing tubb, ij kivers, a little joinde
table with a frame, an irun peele & other lumber
Sum'   vjli xiiijs
the marke of X ThomasRedborne
James Barfoote

E’tum erat huiusmodo In’ry apud
Oxon vicesimo nono die Mensis
Julij Anno dn'i 1635 per Richardum
Flexney fili’ et ………
bono …………….
addenda …………