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Consistory Court of Hereford

Wills and Admons., W Surnames [1574-1601], FHL Film #91,676

Will of Eustance Whitney of Clifford, dated 1599.

Transcription attempted by Robert L. Ward:

"Memorandum that the xxvth daye of Aprill in the yeare of oure Lorde god one thousand five hundred nyntie and

nyne Eustance whitney of clyfford in the countie and dioc. of heref. Esquier beinge than sicke in bodye but

yeat of good and perfect remembrance (god be thanked for it) made and declared by worde of mouth

and by this Last testament and will nuncupative in effect as foloweth / First he commended his soule to

allmightie god his creator and to christ Jesu his redeemer by whose merits he trusted to be saved, and to the

holy ghoast his sanctifier all one god and three persones in Trinitie, and he willed his body to be buried

in the parishe churche of Clyfford soe neere as might be to his wiffes grave there in such manr. and sort as

becom a christian and a man of his place which to performe he comitted to his sonne James whitney and to the

rest of his children and frindes. Item he gave and bequeathed xxj kyne two heyfers of three yeares

old a peece with two bullockes also of three yeares old, one bullocke and one heyfer of two yeares old viij

yearelynges calfes lx sheepe and xl lambes to his choldrens children viz the children of James whitney

his sonne, to the children of Thomas wenland whoe maried with his dowghter Sibill, and to the

children of Robert Duppa whoe maried with his dowghter Blaynche equalie to be Devided betwene

them all Itm he gave and beqeathed to Blaynche wenland the Dowghter of the Thomas wenland and Sibill

wenland the said testators dowghters dowghter one fetherbedd with thapputennces to the same belonginge to be delyvered

to the said Blainche by the the appointement of the sayd James Whitney his sonne Itm he gave & bequeathed

three geldinges and three mares

to his said sonne James whitney ^ xvj oxen and two Iron bound waynes. Itm he gave and bequeathed to

the said Thomas wenland one Iron bound wayne and one other Iron bound wayne also to Robert

Duppa aforesaid Itm he gave and bequeathed to Griffith lloyd his servant two acres of Rye growinge

said

on the ground in a close neere adioynynge to a close called the calfes close in the ^ parishe of Clyfford

Itm he gave and bequeathed to the said Griffith lloyd one Dublet of Blacke kersye, and two payre of briches

or (as they are nowe called) venetians Itm he gave and bequeathed to John Thomas the baylie of his teemes

and husbandrye two Jerkyns of blacke frishe Itm wheareas he the said Eustance whitney owed unto his sister

Blanch whitney the som of xij li. xviij s iiij d his mynde and Intent was and he did by worde of mouth wille

chardge his said sonne James whitney to make up the said xij li. xviij s iiij d to the som of xx li. and so to

delyver and paye the sayd xx li. to Blainche whitney aforesaid Itm the said testator at the tyme

aforesaid by his said last will and testament nuncupative gave and bequeathed the use and occupacon

of all his plate and of all his armor whatsoever (the same armor then extant & beinge in his parlor

or chamber where he laye sicke and Died) to the said James whitney willing and requireing

him the said James to leave all the said plate and all the sayd armor to his heyres and

to his posteritie in his howse landes and lyvinge thees being witnesses present at the

publisheing of this his last will and testament nuncupative

witnesses Sybla. wenland

Robt Duppa Blanche Duppa

Eustance whitney and James

Blanche wenland       whitney"

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"Ex regro reucrendi Patris domim

Roberti Heref. Episcopi Extra ..

Memorandum that the xxvth day of Aprill in the yeare of our Lorde

god one thousand five hundred ninty and nyne Eustance

Whitney of Clifford in the county and Diocesse of Hereford

Esquier beinge then sicke in bodye but yeat of good and

Perfecte remembrannce (god be thanked for it) made and

declared by word of mouth and by theis last Testament

and will nuncupative [in e]ffecte as followete First he

commended his soule to allmightie god his creator and

to christ Jesu his redeemer by whose merits he trusted

to be saved, and to the holy ghoast his sanctifier all

one god and three persones in Trinitie, And he willed his

body to be buried in the parishe church of Clifford

soe neere as might be to his wiffes grave there in such

manner and sorte as becom a christian and a man of his

place which to performe he comitted to his sonne James

whitney and to the rest of his children and friendes

Item he gave and bequeathed xxj kyne two heifers

of three yeares ould a peece with two bullockes also of

three yeares ould, one bullocke and one heyfer of two yeares

ould viij yearelynges calfes lx sheepe and xl Lambes to

his childrens children viz the children of James

whitney his sonne, to the children of Thomas wenland

who married with his dawghter Sibill, and to the children

of Roberte Duppa who married with his dawghter Blaynche

equalie to be Devided betweene them all Itm he

gave and beqeathed to Blaynche wenland the Dawghter

of the sayd Thomas wenland and Sibill wenland

the sayd testators dawghter one fetherbedd with

thapputennces to the same belonginge to be delyvered to the

said Blaynche by the the appointement of the sayd James

Whitney his sonne Item he gave and bequeathed to

his sayd sonne James whitney three geldinges

and three mares xvj oxen and two Iron bound waynes. Item

he gave and bequeathed to the said Thomas wenland

one Iron bound wayne and one other Iron bound

Wayne"

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wayne allsoe to Robert Duppa aforesaid Item he gave

and bequeathed to Griffith lloyd one Dublet of blacke

kersie Item he gave and bequeathed to Griffith lloyd

his servant two Acres of Rye growinge on the

ground in a close neere a close adioynynge called the

calfes close in the said parishe of Clifford Item he

gave and bequeathed to the said Griffith lloyd two

payre of briches or (as they are nowe called) venetians

Item he gave and bequeathed to John Thomas

the baylie of his teemes and husbandrye two Jerkyns of

blacke frishe Item wheareas he the said Eustance

whitney owed unto his sister Blanch whytney the some

of xij li. xviij s iiij d his mynde and Intent was and he did

by worde of mouth wille and chardge his said sonne

James whitney to make up the said xij li. xviij s iiij d to

the some of xx li. and so to delyver and pay the

sayd xx li. to Blainche whitney aforesaid Itm the said

testator at the tyme aforesaid by his said

last will and testament nuncupative gave and

bequeathed the use and occupation of all his plate

and of all his armore whatsoever (the same

armor then extant & beinge in his parlor

or chamber where he lay sick and Died) to

the said James whitney willing & requiring

him the said James to leave all the said

plate and all the sayd armore to his heires

and to his posteritie in his howse landes and

lyvinge thees being witnesses present

at the publishinge of this his last will and

testament"

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