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Christian Corlett, 1637 |
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| Submitted by: | Joyce M Oates |
| Date: | 4 June 2006 |
| Original: | LDS: 0106197 |
Note: The pagination may not be correct and translated or doubtful wording may not be indicated.
----- John Cowley and Phillip Carrett --- see,
last will and testament of Christian Corlett who
depted this lyfe the ----[dark edge]
of May 1637 beinge of good andf perfict memorie.
Shee bequethed her soule to [God]
and her bodie to Christian buriall.
Constitued and ordained her three children [exec]utors.
Item, to her husband her pte of the crope of corne.
Itm, to her daughter Mariod one blanket.
Item, to her daughter in law Jony Corlet a
ha---- ---s a lamb
Item to her eldest sone the croft according to his
bargayne of ---- fasting &c.
Testes:
John Cowley,
Phillip Caret, jurati.
Invent of the above said Christian Corlet pryced by ----- Cowley Senior,
Willm Cowley, Jo cowley jiunr & Philipp Gowen[?] as follow:
Impris one cowe three yeares old xviij s;
Itm one mare and a ----[hidden in fold]
xvi s and the Executors to torne[?turn]
iij s to the old man,
Itm six sheepe, one hoge and two lames and third
prt of a lame iij s.
Itm the third pte ----[in fold]
heffer viij d.
Itm the third pte of halfe a swine and the
third pte of a -----[in fold]
vj d.
Itm half a graye blanket & halfe a sheete
and halfe a sabe[?] & halfe ----e[in fold] of
course cloth & half a p---- iiij s.
Itm halfe a pond of woole iij s. -----[in fold]
woole was uncleept when she died sas a quarte
and a fleec the third pte -----[in fold] vi d.
Itm one baskett one kishan one stoond[?] one dolan
one fine[?] one halfe a carre -----[in fold].
Itm the half of a briddle 4d.
Itm a whelle wth cards and ---- ---e viij d.
Executors att lawfull yeares to tak charge of ther own goods hath -----[in fold]
themselves in penaltie of double value ad usu d--- to discharge all ----s[in fold]
belonging to the above said will, accordint to law, & to keep the
office harmless sub poena predict ei---.