WHYTE: In the name of God Amen: I Elizabeth WHITE Widow of Fordington within the peculiar of the Dean of Sarum being sick in body but perfect of memory (thanks be unto God therefore) do make my last will and testament the xviijth [18th] day of October Anno Domini 1607 in manner as followeth: First: I commend my soul into the hands of heavenly father, thou that didst fashion me of the earth and hast given thy son to die for my sins and for the sins of his people & further for they sons sake have mercy upon me & forgive my sins & (c sme?). As concerning my body I bequeath it unto the earth from whence it came & to be buried within the Christian burial of Fordington : Item: I give unto the parish church of Fordington 6 shillings and 8 pence; Item: I give to Margaret & Ellenor the two daughters of son-in-law Christopher WAYE ----- xxs [20s.] a piece [each]. Item: I give to Joan the daughter of Christpher WAYE ----- xiijs iiijd [13s. 4d] Item: I give unto his four sons ----- xiijs iiijd [13s. 4d] a piece [each]. Item: I give to my Son-in-Law William WINSOR, his three children ----- xiijs & iiijd[13s. 4d] a piece [each]. Item: I give unto the five children of Roger WHITE, unto every one // of them ----- xiijs & iiijd[13s. 4d] a piece [each]. Item: I give unto Marie WINSOR one branded heifer. Item: I give unto Thomasyn the daughter of William WINSOR one red sawkes? calf. Item: I give unto my son Hammnett's child forty shillings (1) . Item: I give unto John WINSOR the son of William WINSOR one bullock. Item: I give unto William WINSOR my Son-in-Law one acre of wheat & one of barley Item: I give unto my servant Howae? one wether Item: I give unto my servant Edith one wether Item: I give unto Martha SYMONS one chilver hogge [hog] worth -----iiijs viijd [4s.8d] Item: I give unto Marie WINSOR one cupboard Item: I give unto my daughter Thomason WINSOR one coverled, one pair of blankets, one pair of sheets, one bolster, Item: I give unto Marie WINSOR 4 platters one kettle Item: I give unto my daughter Joan WHITE one wether sheep [Check may be daughter-in-law??] Item: I give unto Roger WHITE's wife one red pettycoat, one kercher, one apron, one ptlett, one smock, Item: I give unto my daughter Tomsan [Thomasin] one pettycoat & my best gown Item: I give unto my daughter Elizabeth one medleygowne Item: I give between my two daughters the rest of my linen to be equally divided between them Item: I give unto my servant Edeth, one apron, one kercher, one ptlett Item: I give unto my daughter Tomson [Thomasin WINSOR] my new smock Item: I give unto Joan CORMYCK one bushell of wheat Item: my will & command is that my son Hammonet [Hamnet] shall plough William WINSOR's land two years Item: I give unto my shepd [shepherd] one chilver hogge [hog] Item: I give unto William MARTIN's son, one [i.e. chilver hog] Item: I give unto Phillippe SWANN one chilver hogg Item: I give unto Marie WINSOR one cast brass skillet Item: I give unto my son [actually son-in-law] William WINSOR senior one chilver hogg Item: I give unto Joan WINSOR one kercher,one ptlett, one apron Item: I give to the two MARTIN's half a bushell of wheat apeece [each] Item: I give unto Marye TETMAN one kercher, one ptlett, ---and thus I end the distributing of my goods. Now concerning my debts I acknowledge to owe and be indebted unto Edmond BONHILL of Dorchester the sum of xli [£10] I owe unto Robert RASKER seven nobles [46s.8d] unto William WINSE 5 nobles [33s 4d] Item: I give unto xpofer [Christopher] WAYE one silver hogge the residue of my goods moveable and unmoveable I bequeath unto my son HAMNET whom I make & appoint my executor of this my last Will and Testament and he to see my debts levied and my funeral accomplished whitnesses hereunto are those whose names are here under writen Phillip SWAIN his mark, Henry PASKEL his mark, John CONNYCKE, William WINSOR his mark PROBATE : of this written Testament of Elizabeth WHITE widow deceased of Fordington -------15th day of December Anno Dm 1607 gramted to her executor [1st section is in Latin transcription therefore aims to convey the more important content only] Know all men by these presents that Hammonetum [Hamnet] WHITE of Fordington in the County of Dorset Husbandman is firmly bound unto the venerable ------- xvth [15th] day in the month of December in the 5th year of the reign of James 1 of England France and Ireland and 5th of Scotland AD 1607. The condition of this present obligation is such that if the above bound Hamnet WHITE the executor named in the Last Will & Testament of Elizabeth WHITE late whilst she lived of Fordington in the County of Dorset deceased do well and truly satisfy content & pay or cause to be well and truly satisfied contented and paid all and singular the legacies gifts and bequests willed given and bequeathed in & by the last will and testament of the said deceased, according to the tenor effect and true meaning of the same, without all fraud, deceit or further delay that then this present obligation to be utterly frustrate void and of none effect or else to stand remain and abide in full power force weight effect and virtue. Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of William COLLET [signature of Hamnet WHITE] |
Genealogical Notes:- (1) Elizabeth WHITE nee BASCOMBE (d.1607) was the widow of John WHITE Senior (d.1600) who died 27th May 1600. Follow link to The WHITE Family of Fordington for an account of their lives and family. (2). Hamnet WHITE was Elizabeth's 4th child and he married Cristian BARNES at FStG Church on 28th Feb 1607 and had a daughter Elizabeth WHITE baptised at St Georges Church on 1st Sep 1608. On the 15th Dec 1607 he was not only granted administration of his mothers estate as shown above but also the estates of his two brothers Robert WHITE and William WHITE Clerk. Link to The WHITE Family for more information. |