Will of John Yernoll

Dated 19 July 1557
Stockton, Warwickshire, England

In the name of god Amen In the year of our Lord God / m / iiiii / lvii

and the xix day of July I John Yernoll of Stockton being sick in

body and of good and p fect remembrance do assygn ordayne and

make my testament and last wyll aft^r thys man^r and forme

folowing ffirst and princypally I gyve and hollye bequeath my soole

unto Almighty God my maker and redem^r and unto the blessed lady

saint marye and to All the holye compenye of heyveyn / and my body to be

buryed w^tin the paryshe church of Sant Michaell in Stockton ~~

Also I gyve and bequethe unto the paryshe church of Stockton towards

the byying of a godly challis-----------vi^s viii^d

Also I gyve and bequethe to Jane my wyfe _e lands of corn being

A_____ land and she to have every yere duryng the terme of my leyse

_ lands my executor to tyll them / sow them fall them and carry them

And my wyfe to fynde sede when she hath had an crope the lands

to be sett/ owtt and devydyd by the oversetter of in dyferent ____

Also I gyve and bequeath unto my wyfe the posessyon of all my houshold

stuffs she to have the chamer Above the hall w^t A bed and suche thyngs

as longhth therto / and as ys in the house at _____ of ______

Also I gyve unto my son George to behave hisself well towards

my wyfe and ^my son xx^s to be payd at convenyent tyme apountyd

by my overserrs ; The resydeu of my goods not gyven and bequethyd;

I gyve and bequeath unto Thomas yernoll my son wom I ordeyn

and make my holle executor / he to pay my detts and legacyes and to see

my body buryed and to dyspose the resydue of my goods to y^e prase of

Almyhgty God and to y^e helth of my Soolle / Also I make oversearrs of

thys my last wyll to se ytt p formed / John Robyns of Longyngton

and John Lowsell of Stockton / wyttness / John Lowsell / Willm croke

John Oxson of stockton / John gekens / and henry Lowsell of Ychyngton

Thys is the true inventorye of all the goods and cattell of John
yernoll late of stockton made the ix day of September in the yere
of our lord God m / iiiii / lvii presyd by John rusell/ willam croke
john lowsell / and Robt lydthroppe
[Note: thus placing the date of death between July 19 and Sept. 9, 1557.]

Itm	in wett barley paes & oats	xii^lb	vi ^s	viii ^d
Itm	in hey		viii ^s	iiii ^d
Itm	in Rapell		xiii ^s	iiii ^d
Itm	A coverlett ix shetts ans matterrs / iii table cloths ii napkyns and a towell		xiii ^s	iiii ^d
Itm	cossers iiii / _____ with iiii bedstyds and old ___ cloths		iiii ^s
Itm	A table A forme II trestylls and old bord		iiii ^s
Itm	in bras and pewetter		xx ^s
Itm	A trowgh with other copper ware		viii ^s
Itm	horrs marre and colts and an cow and calfe	iiii^lb	vi ^s	viii ^d
Itm	x shepp young and old		xxvi ^s	viii ^d
Itm	A cart with cart geyrs/ and plow and plow geyrs with plow tybers and harrowys		xxiii ^s	iiii ^d
Itm	in wod		vi ^s	viii ^d
Itm	young Kyns and Calfe on		xii ^s	vi ^d
Itm	in powltery ware		ii ^s
Itm	A __ytt/ A pare of coppers / pot woyks pott hangs / An ax / a hachyt A byll / A old syth repyng yoks / and raks and forks		iiii ^s
Itm	An A___bers and a pen			xx ^d
	Suma tota	xxiiii^lb	x ^s	ii ^d

Photocopied by Rick Yarnell 14 January 2006. Transcribed with particular attention to reproducing original spelling - with thanks to Derek Yarnall.
Source: FHL Film # 95583, item # 112; microfilm copy of original will dated 19 July 1557.

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