1573 LEWES BRIANT of BITTON
Ref: GLS (BRYANT) 1573/126
Proved: 1573, GLS Written:
1572 Oct 26
Transcribed by John Goulstone
i give to the poor people the day of my burial 3/4d: towards the brigge of ... and my executor to keep aforesaid 3/4d in her hand until such time as the parish shall think time convenient to set wo... upon the brigge and then the money to be delivered: daughter Annis £10. Daughter Joan ... daughter Elener 40/-: son Jon £12: son Harry £5: son Ellery £4: son Robert two kine: Playnnamour 10 sheep, pair of ... a "soullo", pair of "ayes": Treymour 2 bullocks of two years old, wain after the ... of his mother,
also if ... 11 younger children die before they come to lawful age then the goods to remain among the rest to be ..., daughter Annis flock bed, bolster, pair of blankets, coverlet: wife my greatest crock as she is widow if she do marry then the crock to remain unto Robert my son, if Robert dies then to Harry, if Harry dies to son John: godsons a sheep each: wife my great wheat rick: brother James BRIANT 6 ewes, coat, pair of hose: daughter Annis 2 platters, 2 pottingers, 2 saucers: god-daughters 6d each: 4 men that ring my knell 4d each: ... my son 6 sheep: I am contented that my wife shall choose which pair of wheels she will have and ... best pair of "ayes" and best "soullow": daughter Joan 2 platters, 2 pottingers, 2 saucers, little crock to remain in executors hands until 20 years old. Treymour 40/- which is in executors hand: administrators to set forth such goods as I have given to my children as soon as they get some convenient place to their profit and advantage.
My eldest children that is Tremour, Annis, Playnnamour, Ellery and Robert should have their goods immediately after my departure. 4 younger children Harry, John, Joan and Elener their goods remain in administrators hand til they get some convenient place to set it forth to their profit and advantage, if wife marries she to deliver the goods immediately:
son Treymour right and title of ground called Hammanond which I paid for to Lord Berkeleys steward for term of 21 years except my 3 half acres of arable boutting upon Thomas FOURD's ground called Cane Moor on the north side and another half acre boutting on the west side of the same ground named Cane Moor and an acre in sheep land in the upper field and another lying in the same field boutting upon Bath Way and upon the west side of an acre that William COURNELL the elder hath the which ground excepted I give to mt wife and she to pay 2/- per annum for the ground towards the rent Treymour to pay the rest as long as she is widow if marries to remain to Treymour if he dies within 21 year term Hammonds to remain to son John:
Treymour 6 sheep: Plannamour a stall of bees and a swarm, grindstone, and my wife to grind ... she have need, one of my new chairs, 3 iron wedges ... "maute saw" to be delivered after my departing, 2 small barrels, pail, flock bed and the bedstead I lie upon, old coffer, board and the form and the deyce in the hall and there to remain, iron bar, platter, pottinger, saucer, 2nd best crock, string, yoke, wain head that is unmade: wife a joyne chest, if she marries to remain to daughter Joan, brandiron, to remain to Plannamour if she marries if he dies to son Robert:
Plannamour half acre of wheat ... half acre of barley at Blakens Slade beyong the grabbe tree: wife ... of 5 acres of mead ground in Holmead for some part of my sons profit that is Robert, Harry and John:
Thomas WARDEN ... be a friend to son Ellery to teach him the art of a tailor for 5 years and ... you 20/- toward your charges already in your hands: residue to J... only executor and she to take debts and to pay ...
Transcriber's Notes
Son of John = Joan