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Will of Leonard YATE of Witney - 1553 Will 19 Jun 1553   Probate 31 Mar 1554
Source: ORO no. W 180.201 Contributed by: DBB Go to Translation Go to Transcript
Summary.
I Leonard Yate the elder . . . clothier, being whole of mind . . . Name Relationship [Comments] or Major Bequests Leonard YATE   Witney Jone YATE Wife Remainder of lease in fulling-mill Leonard YATE [II] Younger Son (Exec) Thomas TAYLER Son-in-law unnamed, ch of Thomas TAYLER, tanner Grandchildren Alice HYCS, daughter's dau Granddaughter   Thomas KNYGHT Witness clerk, vicar of Witney Thomas TAYLER Witness Willyam BRYCE? Witness Richard BRICE Witness   Probate: 31 Mar 1554 ... Executors as named. Inventory value: £53/18/8
Transcriber's Notes
No Burial found The following details are believed to be true but should not be totally relied upon: There were 3 main Leonards, father, son & grandson, here referred to as Leonards I, II & III Testator: Leonard I, son of Edmond YATE & Margaret nee CORNWALL. Wife Jone (1587 qv) nee PRESCI. Daughter Anne marr Thomas TAYLER Daughter Ursula marr John HICKES
Translated and paragraphed. with some of the standard preamble and "legalese" removed. Go to Glossary
I Leonard Yate the elder . . . clothier, being whole of mind . . . I commend my soul unto almighty god my maker and redeemer and my body to be buried according to the decent order of the Christianity. I give to our mother church in Oxford 4d. I give to the vicar of Witney in remembrance of my tithes 6/8. I give to the poor inhabitants of the Town of Witney 20 marks in money which 20 marks are? in the hands of Thomas Tayler my son in law and shall be paid yearly by him after 13/4 the year by twenty years after my decease at Christmas and Easter by even portions. I give to Jone my wife the indenture? of Lease for term of years that I have yet to run in the fulling mill within the Tything of Curbridge called Walles? mill. I give to the said Jone all my plate and household stuff, willing that certain necessary things hereafter remembered, placed in my manor house and in the rooms thereof, shall always remain in the same as standards? like as it is particularly expressed hereafter in my will that unto? wit? all manner of sylings? and glass and presses in the sylings? and benches. four trussing? beds, that is to say one in the parlour, one in the chamber over the hall, one in the chamber over the kitchen, one in the chamber over the great parlour. one standing cupboard in the parlour and one table there standing upon a frame. in the hall one table standing on a frame. in the chamber over the great parlour one Ironbound chest. one quern standing in the malt house. in the warping? house one cistern? of lead. I give to Alice Hycs my daughter's daughter ten pound which shall be delivered at the day and time of her marriage or at her age of eighteen years, with the legacy of her father which is twenty pounds, by my executor. I give to every one of the children of Thomas Tayler of Witney, tanner, fifteen shillings being eight pound which I have delivered to the same Thomas for them. [Note that £8 is not evenly divisible by 15/-] All the residue of my goods and chattels I give to Leonard Yate my younger son whom I make my executor. Witnesses: Thomas Knyght clerk vicar of Witney; Thomas Tayler; Willyam Bryce??; _____; Richarde Brice; with? others? more? Probate: 31 Mar 1554 ... Executor as named. Inventory value: £53/18/8
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Testamentum Leonardi Yate de [parish] de Wytney In the name of god amen The xix'th daye of June the yere of our Lord god 1553 and in the seventh yere of the reigne of our soferaign lorde Edwarde the? vi'th? by the grace of god kynge of England France and Irelande defender of the faith and of the churche of Englande and allso of Irelande in earth? the supreame heed I Leonard Yate thelder of Wytney in the Countie of Oxon clothyer beyng hole of minde prayse be unto allmyghtie god make this my Testamente and last wyll that is to wrytte?, Firste I commende my soule unto allmyghtie god my maker and redeemer and my bodye to be buryed accordyng to the decent ordre of the Christianitie? Item I gyve to our mother churche in Oxforde iiijd Item I gyve to the vicar of Wytney in remembrance of my tythes vjs viijd Item I gyve to the poore inhabitants of the Towne of Wytney xxtie markes in money w'ch xxtie mks as in the handes of Thomas Tayler my sonne in Law and shalbe payed yerely by hym after xiijs iiijd the yere by twentie yeres after my decease at Christmas and Easter by even porcyons Item I gyve to Jone my wyffe thendenture? of Lease for terme? of yeres that I have yet to runne? in the fullyng myll within the Tything of Curbrige called Walles? myll Item I gyve to the said Jone all my plate and howsolde? stuffe? wylling that certen necessarye things? hereafter remembred placed? in my maner howse and in the rommes therof shall allways remayne in the same as standards?? lyke as it is p'ticularly expressed hereafter in my wyll that unto? wytte? all maner of sylings? and glasse? and presses? in the sylings? and benches?, Item four trussyng? bedds that is to saye one in the p'lor one in the Chamber over the haull one in the Chamber over? the kytchen one in the Chamber over the greate p'lour Item one standyng cubbard in the p'lor? and one table there standyng upon a frame? Item in the haull one table standyng on a frame Item in the chamber over the greate p'lour one Ironbounde chest Item one querne standyng in the malte howse Item in the warpynge? howse one cestern? of ledde Item I gyve to Alice Hycs my daughters daughter ten pounde w'ch shalbe delyvered at the daye and tyme of her marriage or at her age of eightene yeres with the legacy of her father whiche is twentie pounds by my executor Item I gyve to everye one of the children of Thomas Tayler of Wytney tanner fyftene shillings beyng eight? pounde? w'ch I have delyvered to the same Thomas for theym. All the resydewe of my goods and catalles I gyve to Leonarde Yate my yonger sonne whom I make myne executor these bering wytnesse Thomas Knyght clerke vicar of Wytneye Thomas Tayler Willyam Bryce?? _____ Richarde Brice with? others? more? by me Leonard Yate Probatum erat .... Ultimo die March 1544 .... .... Executori in dicte testamente nominat' ... Inventarium: liijli xviijs viijd