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Jony Camaish, 1675

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Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 29 November 2002
Original: LDS: 0106203

Note: The pagination may not be correct and translated or doubtful wording may not be indicated.

In the Index of Archdeacon Wills, this will is erroneously listed under Marown, but is actually the next Andreas will in the book of wills.


35        Andreas: 
This is affirmed to be the last will and testament of 
Jony Camaish, who departed this live Novr ye 20th, 
who first committed her soul to God, and her body to Christian burial.  
Item, to ye poor at ye discretion of her Executor.  
Item, she willed and bequesthed to her son Joh:Sayle the quarter of the crop.  
Item, she bequeathed to her son Christopher Sayle a sheep legacy.  
Item, to Sir Joh:Huddleston a mutton.  
Item, she constituted and ordained her daughter Jony Sayle 
sole Executor of all her goods whatsoever (the legacy being paid) 
and her said executrix to pay 5s to her youngest daughter 
Jony Sayle when she goeth for herself.  
Item, she willed that her Executrix and her son John should discharge all her debts jointly.  
Item, to Phillip Cletor 4d.     
Testes 
J Huddleston, 
Phillip Cletor, jurati.            

The Executrix sworn.  Probatum et solvit 12d.            

Note that the Executor was dead before the probation 
and the said executrix ordained her husband Executor 
of hers as appears by the following will; therefore the 
Court hath approved of ye same according to the practis in such cases.            

The Inventory of Jony Camaish & of her daughter Jony Ratcliffe alis
 Sayle prized by 4 sworn men both Inventories amounts 1 pound 12 shillings 0 pence.          

Pledges in form of law James Camaish.            

October 1st 1676: Joney Kneele alis Teere enters against the 
Executor for half a firlet of corn that is to say 3 quarts of barley and 3 quarts of metiorue[?, meale] & 
craveth trial.