The Will of Martin Malins

The Will of Martin Malins

In the name of Gof Amen the eighth (…deliberate space..) day of ffebruary in the first Yeare of the raigne of our sov[er]aigne lord & lady William & Marie by the grace of God king & Queene of England Scotland ffrance & Ireland defender of faith ????Annoq? Dm? 1689 I Martin Malins of Temple Tysoe in the county of Warwicke husbandman being in p[er]fect mind & memory God bee Praysed for the same And knowing the uncertainty of this life on earth & beinge desirous to settle things in order I do make and ordayne this My last will and testam[en]t in manner & forme followinge That is to say Ffirste & principallie I commend my soule into the hands of Almighty god My maker hopeinge and steadfastly beleivinge through the merritte of Jesus Christ my saviour& merciful Redeemer to bee made p[?ar?]taker of Everlasting life in the kingdom of heaven and my body to the ear(th?...torn page) Whereoif itt was made ?? to decently buryed by my executrix herein after Named And as concerninge my worldly estate w[hi]ch the Lord in mercie Hath here ?lent me I dispose of in manner following Renouncing Disallowinge & makeinge voyd all other former wills & testam[en]ts By me made whether in word or writeinge & declare & appoint This to bee my only last will & testament Impris I give & bequeath Unto my three sonnes Martin, William and Robert one shillinge A yeere And to my daughter Marie I give one shillinge of like lawfull money of England And I give to my two Grandchildren William & Marie Trimnell the like sume of one shillinge a yeere These legacies aforementioned to be all paid by my Executrix W[i[thin some short time after my decease And all the rest and Residue of my good cattle and chattels & substance whatsoever Unbequeathed I give and bequeath to Ellen my wife whome I Make my whole and sole Executrix of this my last will and Testament desireinge she may see all my just debts & legacies paid & ffunerall charges discharged & satisfied In witness whereof I Have hereunto sett my hand & seal the day and yeare ffirst above Written

Martin Malins (Signature and Seal)

?Reade sealed published & declaredTo be the last will and testament of theSaid Martin Malyns in the p[re]sence Of us

William Hiorne

George Thornill

Sarah Hiorn

(note that Martin’s son Martin was married to Rebecca Hiorn)

(Will proved by wife in June 1695…latin inscription to be translated)

A true and perfect Inventory of all And singular the Goods and Chattells of Martin Malines late of lower Tysoe In t[h]e county of warwick & Diocess of

Worcester Deceased taken and valued the Fower & twentyeth day of April in T[h]e year of our Lord 1695 by Wm Malin.. Robert Malines & John Hemming

as Followeth (viz)

Imprimis his wearing apparel & Money in his purse

£5

Item in the Kitchen

one table four Chaires two joynd stooles one

Cubberd one screen and irons

One dripping pan three spits

tonges Fireshovell bellows &

Two flitches of Bacon

31s.

Item in t[h]e parlour

one table two Chaires three stooles

two Warming pans

10s.

Item in the buttery fower barrels

twelve large pewter dishes six

pewter plates six possingers a

Dozen & half of Spoones three

Pewter candlesticks fower chamber

Potts three salts one large flagon

Fower small potts two dozen of

?trenchers two brass potts seaven

Kettles two frying pans seaven

Tin? Pans two skelletts (skillets?) one

Mortar one lable (ladle? or table?) a glass case?

£4

Item in the best? Chamber one

Bedstead & curtaines one

Feather bed two blankets one

Coverlett two bolsters two pillows

Twelve pair of hempen sheetes

Five pair of flaxen nine

Pillows ?beer of Holland & flaxen

One pair of Holland sheetes two

Dozen of flaxen napkins six

Table clothes fower cubbord

Clothes two chests two coffers

Two ?trunks three chairs one

Table one looking glass

Cubbord fower boxes six cushionss

£16 6s …[8d? missing end of line]

In the next chamber one

Bedstead & curtains one feather

Bed one flock bed two pillows

Three blankets two coverletts

Two coffers one box twelve ells

Of new flaxen cloth seaven

Skeines of yarne

£4 10s

Item in the chamber at the

Stayers (stairs?) head one bedstead one

Flock bed three pillows two

Blankets one coverlet

25s

Item in the dairy five Tubbs

Fower ?kivers? one cheese press

Six cheese satts one churne

Fower pailes two buckets fowe[r?]

Earthen vessels

20s

Item in the dairy chamber

One bedstead one flock bed

Fower pillows fower blankets

A coverlet five spinning

Wheeles two iron grates a

Saddle & pillion & bridle

(can’t understand value ?25s?)

Item in the barne two ?garners

One ??an ??seiws (sieves?) & other smal

Things maull? wheat beanes

& barley & baggs

£6

Item in the backside two cows

One pigg racks & piggtroughs

& two parcels of hay

£7 10s

Item corne growing upon

the land

£10

Item Lumber and

Things forgotten

13s 4d

The sum total is £ ??

(can’t work it out) 5s 8d

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