Will of John Darnell, carpenter, 1689

Herts RO 125AW7

In the name of God Amen the foureteenth day of Aprill in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand six hundred eighty and nine I John Darnell of Winslow in the County of Buck Carpenter being weake in body but of sound and p(e)rfect mind & memory praised be god doe make and ordaine this my last will & testament in maner & forme following (that is to say) First I com(m)end my soule into the hands of Almighty God hopeing through the merritts of my Saviour Jesus Christ to have forgivenesse of all my sins and to inherritt everlasting Live and my body I com(m)itt to the earth to be decently buried at the discrec(i)on of my Executrix herein hereafter named And as touching the disposic(i)on of my temporall estate I give and dispose thereof as followeth  Impri(mi)s I give and bequeath unto my Mother Joane Darnell her Executors or assignes twenty shillings yearly dureing the terme of five years to be paid by my Executrix herein hereafter named Item all the rest and residue of my p(er)sonall estate goods and chattells whatsoever I doo give and bequeath unto my Loveing wife Mary Darnell whome I doo hereby make constitute and ordaine full and sole Executrix of this my last will and testament In witnes whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the day and year first above written

the m(ar)ke of John Darnell

Signed sealed published and declared in the p(re)sence of
the marke of Richard [R] Worsley
John Stutsbury
John Pennington

[Probate 27 June 1689 to Mary Darnell, widow and executrix]

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Inventory of John Darnell, 1689

Herts RO A25/4302

Winslow in Com: Bucks June : 24 1689

A Full & Perfect Inventory of all the Goods & Chattells which John Darnell of Winslow late decesed dyed Posesst of June 17 1689

		lb	s	d
Room over ye Hall	Impr(imis) his warin Apparrell And Pockett money	04	00	00
	It(e)m Bedsted Beding, and Bed Cloaths	01	10	00
	Chest of drawers. 1 Chest. 3 Chairs & other lumber	01	00	00
over the parlour	Bedsted Bedding, Bedding Cloathes with other lumber	01	00	00
Parlour	1 Copbord, 1 small table and other small lumber	00	06	0[8]
Hall	Brass and pewter ware	00	13	0[4]
	1 Table, 1 form, 4 Chairs and other lumber	00	07	0[0]
Work House	His working tooles	0[1]	01	0[0]
Buttery	Barrells and Brewing vessels and other Lumber	00	07	0[0]
In the chest in the roome over the Hall affore(sai)d 4 p(air) of sheets 1 doz of napkins with other small linen ware		01	03	0[0]
Woodhouse	Wood, Boards & Blocks	01	1[1]	0[9]
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		12	19	9[?]

[signed]
John Croft
Rich(ard) Phips
W. Wyatt
John Hogson
Christopher Stutsbery

[Presented last day of July 1689 by Mr Peter Barret notary public, proxy for the executor]

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Notes

John Darnell was buried on 19 June 1689. His widow Mary married William Shelton on 19 Feb 1695.

Blotches and damage to the edge have removed some of the figures in the inventory. The inventory seems to have been written by Christopher Stutsbery.