... I Joseph Soundy of Bishopswood ... Sonning ... carpenter ... aged ...
- I commit my body to Christian burial in Sonning churchyard
- I give Cisily my loving wife all my house, orchards, lands and premises both leasehold and freehold with all profits of firewood in a husbandlike manner for life, paying the yearly rent of 5s to the lord of the Quitrent, and maintaining and bringing up my grandson Henry Soundy son of my son Joseph deceased, with the assistance of my sons William and Henry, until he reaches 16.
- After the decease of myself and wife I give my son John Soundy my house or tenement and orchard wherein I now dwell for the term of my lease.
- I give my grandson Henry Soundy £10 to be paid at age 21 if he so long live by my son Henry Soundy or his heirs.
- I give my two youngest granddaughters [daughters] of my son Joseph deceased 20s apiece to be paid at age 21 if they so long live by my son Henry.
- I give my son William Soundy and his heirs forever all the orchard and upper close adjoining Thomas Purchase's tenement on the west, and the north ends of both Middle Close and Lower Close from the end of the bound between the two upper closes straight to an oak growing in the hedge by Shiplake Common and marked with a shield? for that end to be the bound between William and his brother Henry and their heirs; paying the yearly Quitrent of 2s 6d to the lord of the Quitrent, and paying an equal proportion with his brother Henry in bringing up my grandson Henry Soundy until he reaches 16.
- I give my son Henry Soundy and his heirs forever the south end of Lower Close to be bound between him and his brother William as above; paying the above legacies, and paying the yearly Quitrent of 6d to the lord of the Quitrent, and paying equally with his brother William in bringing up my grandson Henry Soundy until he reaches 16.
- The residue of all my goods and chattels, my debts and funeral expenses first paid, I give to Cisily my loving wife whom I make sole Exsecutrix ... revoking all former wills
- Witnesses the mark X of Rob't Payne Mary Sharpe John Brimer Hannah Payne
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An Inventory . . . of the goods of Joseph Soundy of Sonning . . .
Inventory taken 18 Dec 1704 by John Peircy & Will Soundy
Inventory value: £15 3s
Exhibited: not available
Probate: not available -- Bond 26 Apr 1705
Renunciation 24 Apr 1705
Whereas my deceased husband Joseph Soundy made me Executrix ... I being 88 years old and not being in a condition to go so far from home do give my son Henry Soundy the same power to administer as I have [and I] desire the Court to accept him.
Signed The mark X of Sisly Soundy
Witnesses John Peircy Will Soundy The mark X of John Soundy
Bond of Administration 26 Apr 1705
We Henry Soundy of BRK Reading, maltster, and Charles Paine of Reading, glazier, acknowledge ourselves to be bound unto Edward Young dean of Sarum ... £100 ... to be paid to the said Dean, or his [Assigns]. To the payment of which .... we bind ourselves, and .... our Heirs, Executors and Administrators.
Sealed with our Seals, Dated 26 Apr 1705.
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Condition of this Obligation:
- the above-bound Henry Soundy son & Administrator of all the goods etc of Joseph Soundy late of Bishopswood ... Sonning, with his Will annexed, must truly perform the will, pay debts and legacies etc as far as the law binds him.
- He must make and exhibit a full Inventory into the Registry of the Dean of Sarum at or before 24 Jun next.
- He must make a true and perfect account of his Administration when lawfully required.
- He must save harmless the Dean and all his bureaucrats.
- If all that is done, then this Obligation is void.
- Signatures: Henry Soundy Charles Paine
- Witnesses: Henry Dawes Richard Hughes
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In the name of God Amen. I Joseph Soundy of Bishopswood in the parish of Suning in the County of Oxon Carpenter, though aged yet of perfect minde and memorie praised be god the giver and upholder of all things doe make and ordaine this my last will and testament in manner and forme following first I commit my whole man into the alwise disposeing hand of Almighty God my Creatour and heavenly father through Jesus Christ my Saviour even through the holy Ghost proceeding my Sanctifyer and preserver and my body to Christian buriall in Suning Churchyard afors[ai]d, And my Will is and I give and bequeath unto Cisily my Loveing wife all my house orchards Lands and premises both leasehold and freehold with all proffits of firewood in a husbandlike manner during her naturall life paying the yearly rent of five shillings to the lord or lords of the Quitrent and maintaining and breeding up my Grandson Henry Soundy sonn of my sonn Joseph Soundy deceased together with the Assistance of my sonns W[illia]m and Henry as hereinafter is expressed untell he my said Grandson shall attaine to the age of sixteen years Item I give and bequeath after the deceasses of my selfe and wife unto my sonn John Soundy all that my house or tennement and orchard wherein I doe now dwell during the terme of my lease Item I give and bequeath unto my Grandsonn Henry Soundy the sum of tenn pounds of Lawfull English money to be paid unto him at the age of one and twenty years if he so long live by my sonn Henry Soundy or his heires Item I give and bequeath unto my two yongest Grandaughters of my sonn Joseph decesed the sume of twenty Shillings apeice of like Lawfull money to be paid unto them at theire severall and respective ages of one and twentye years if they shall so long live by my sonn Henry Soundy Item I give and bequeath unto my sonn William Soundy and his heires forever after the deceases of my selfe and Wife all that orchard and upper closs adjoyning neare to Thomas Purchases tennement on the West and the North ends of both those closses called Midle close and Lower closse to be parted from the end of the bound parting the two upper closses strait to an oake growing in the hedge by Shiplacke Common and marked with a sheild? for that end to be the bound between the said William and his Brother Henry and their heires and paying and discharging the yearly Quitrent of two Shillings six pence to the lord or lords of the same and bareing and paying equall proportion of Charge with his Brother Henry in maintaining and breeding up my Grandsonn Henry Soundy untill he shall ataine to the age of sixteen years Item I give and bequeath unto my sonn Henry Soundy and his heires forever after the deceases of my selfe and wife the South end of the closs caled lowr closs to be bound between him and his Bro[ther] William as aforesaid paying the severall and respective legacies before herein by me given and bequeathed, and paying or dischargeing the yearly Quitrent of sixpence to the lord or lords of the same, and also bareing and paying equall proportion of charge with his Brother William in maintaining and breeding up my Grandsonn Henry Soundy aforesaid untill he shall attaine unto the age of sixteen years the rest and residue of all my goods and Chattells undisposed of my debts and funerall expences first paid I give and bequeath unto Cisily my Loveing wife whome I doe make and ordaine full and sole Exsecutrix of this my Last Wille and testament revokeing and makeing voide all former Wills and submitting my Will to the Will of God, I doe publish this to be my Last Will and testament this Nineteenth day of May Anno: Domini 1699
Signed Sealed published and Declared the marke X of
by the within named Joseph Soundy Joseph Soundy
to be his last Will and testament in
the presence of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the mark X of Robt Payne
Mary Sharpe John Brimer Hannah Payne
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An Inventary taken of the goods and Chatells of Joseph Soundy of Suning in the County of Oxon youman deceased taken and apprised this 18th Day of December 1704 by us whoes names are here unto subscribed.
| | | l s d
| | Imp[rimis] His waring apparrill | 01 - 10 - 00
| | It[em] In redie monie | 00 - 13 - 00
| | It[em] one Bed with furniture their unto | 01 - 10 - 00
| | It[em] two old Chest and a Little table | 00 - 05 - 00
| | It[em] The Brass | 00 - 11 - 00
| | It[em] The Pewter | 00 - 07 - 00
| | It[em] The Iron goods | 00 - 10 - 00
| | It[em] In the Lowre rowme on table and furme | 00 - 05 - 00
| | It[em] The Linen | 01 - 00 - 00
| | It[em] Barills and tubs & other Lumber | 00 - 08 - 00
| | It[em] one Little horse | 01 - 02 - 00
| | It[em] one hog and three store piggs | 02 - 10 - 00
| | It[em] Corne in the barne | 03 - 10 - 00
| | It[em] Corne growing own the ground | 00 - 12 - 00
| | It[em] a fann and Laders and all other Implyments
| | belonging to husbandry | 00 - 10 - 00
| | the som | 15 - 03 - 00
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John peircy &
Will Soundy
Renunciation 24 Apr 1705
Aprill the 24th: 1705
Where as my deceased husband Joseph Soundy did make me Excecutrixe of his Last Will and testament I being eighty eight years of age and not being in a condition to goe soe fur from home doe give my sonn Henry Soundy the same power to administer as I have Doe Desire the Court to except of him. In wittness here of I set my hand in the presence of
John Peircy The mark X of
Will Soundy Sisly Soundy
The mark X of
John Soundy
Bond of Administration 26 Apr 1705
Noverint universi p[er] p[ræs]entes Nos Henricum Soundy [de] Reading in Com[itatu] Berks Malster et Carolum Paine de Reading p[ræ]d[icta] Glasier teneri et firmiter obligari ven[erabi]li viro Eduardo Young Cl[er]ico Legum, Bacc[alaureat]o Eccl[es]iæ Cath[ol]i[cæ] Sarum Decano in Centum libris bonæ et legalis monetæ Angliæ solvend[is] eidem D[omi]no Decano Sarum aut suo certo Attornato Successoribus vel Assignatis suis, Ad quamquidem solut[i]onem bene et fidel[ite]r faciend[am] obligamus Nos et utr[m]q[ue] n[ost]rum p[er] se p[ro] toto et in solido Heredes Executores et Admi[nistrato]res n[ost]ros firmiter p[er] p[ræ]sentes Sigillis n[ost]ris Sigillat[as] Dat[um] Vicesimo sexto die mensis Aprilis Anno D[omi]ni 1705.
The Condit[i]on of this Obligat[i]on is such That if the abovebounden Henry Soundy the naturall and lawfull sone and Admi[ni]strator of all and singular the goods Chattles and Creditts of Joseph Soundy late [of Bishopswood in the] parish of Suning[ in the County of] Oxon [… … … … … … … … … J]urisdic[t]ion of the abovenamed Mr Deane of Sa[rum … … … … … … …]er w[i]th his last Will and Testam[en]t annext doth and shall we[ll] and truly execute and p[er]forme the same Will by payi[ng] the debts of the said dec[eas]ed (if he owed any) and the Legacyes given in the said Will soe farr forth as his goods Chattles & Creditts will thereunto extend and as the Lawe will charge him, And doth and shall make or cause to be made a true and perfect Inventary of all and singular the goods Chattles and Creditts that the said deceased dyed possessed of and exhibite the same into the Regis[try] of the abovenamed Mr Deane of Sarum at or before the Twenty fourth day of June next ensueing the date hereof, And further doth make or cause to be made a true and perfect Account of his said Admi[ni]strat[i]on when thereunto lawfully required, And lastly doth and shall save defend and keepe harmelesse the abovenamed Mr Deane of Sarum and all others his Officers for or concerning the granting of letters of Admi[ni]strat[i]on with the said Will annexed in this Co[urt] Then this Obligat[i]on to be voyd and of none effect or else to remaine and be in full power force and virtue
Signed sealed and Henry Soundy
deliv[e]red (being first
Stampt w[i]th a
double sixpenny
Stamp) in the
p[re]sence of Charles Paine
Henry Dawes
Richard Hughes
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