Anthony Deely was the younger son of Thomas Deely (d.1686) and with his brother Thomas carried on the family brickmaking business, but before he died at the age of 33 he ran up a remarkable range of debts, presumably not connected with the business.

Will of Anthony Deely, bricklayer, 1690/1

Herts RO 127AW7

In the name of God Amen.  I Anthony Deely of Winslowe in the County of Bucks Bricklayer being sick of Body but of p(er)fect minde and memory praised be Almighty God therefore  And considering the Uncertainty of this life doe make and Ordayne this my last will and Testament in manner and forme followeing (that is to say) first I com(m)end my soule into the hands of God my maker hopeing through the Merritts of Jesus Christ my Savio(ur) and redeemer to be made p(ar)taker of Everlasting life  And my body I com(m)it to the Earth to be decently buryed by my Executrix herein after named   And for such temporall Estate as it hath pleased God to bestowe upon me I give and dispose thereof as followeth   Impr(im)is Whereas I do owe and stand indebted into the sev(er)all p(er)sons herein afternamed in the severall sum(m)es of money herein after expressed (that is to say) unto Mr Thomas Kenwrick the sum(m)e of Thirty pounds unto William Hancock the sum(m)e of Twenty pounds unto Mr Robert Grainge the sum(m)e of Five pounds unto Thomas Woodward the sum(m)e of Seaven pounds unto Robert Hinton the sum(m)e of Five pounds And unto John Banes & Thomas Roades the sum(m)e of Twelve pounds  And haveing Surrendered the p(re)misses herein after ment(i)oned to the Use of my Will my Will & meaneing is  And I doe hereby give devise and bequeath unto Margerett my luveing wife her Heirs and Assignes for ever  All those my two Mesuages Cottages or tenem(en)ts wherein in I doe now dwell & wherein Anne Wyatt lately did dwell with the Close thereunto adjoyneing and belonging with all p(ro)ffitts and app(ur)tenances To the said Mesuage and Close belonging in the said recyted Surrend(er) p(ar)ticularly ment(i)oned and expressed  And my will and meaneing is that the same p(re)misses shall be sold and disposed of for the payment of the severall sum(m)es of money above mentioned  And my Will and desire farther is that such of the said p(ar)tyes who have mortall Surrender for the payment of any parte of my \said/ estate for the payment of any of the said sum(m)es of money shall upon payment thereof Surrender and Release the p(re)misses soe Assured them to \the/ said Margarett my wife her Heires and Assignes forever or to such p(er)son or p(er)sons as she the said Margarett my wife shall direct and appoynt by writeing under [deletion] her hand and seale to be Attested by two or more credible Wittnesses  Item All my goods chattells and p(er)sonnall Estate whatsoever and wheresoever I doe give and devise unto the said Margarett my loveing wife to doe and dispose thereof att her will & pleasure my debts and funerall Expenses being first paid and discharged whome I make full and sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament  And I doe hereby nominate and appoynt Richard Phipps and Thomas Deely to be Overseers of this my Last Will and Testament desireing them to see my last will and testament performed  In Witnesse whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale this Sixth day of March in the third yeare of the raigne of o(ur) Sovereign Lord and Lady King William and Queene Mary in the Yeare of o(ur) Lord 1690/1.

Signed Sealed published and Declared                          Anthony \his mark/ Deely
by the testator in the p(re)sence of us who
have hereunto [deletion] subscribed o(ur) names
as Wittnesses
John Croft  [signature]    
his m(ar)ke | Rich Phips [shaky signature] | Richard Phipps [in another hand]
N Merwin
Thomas Deely [signature]
Georg Nutkins [signature]

[Latin] Probatum fuit huiusmodi Testamentum apud Sanctum albanum Decimo quarto die Mensis Maii Anno Domini Millesimo Septen'mo nonagesimo primo coram discreto viro Johanne Croft [illegible] Surro' &c [deletion] Juramento Margaretae Deely Executricis unicae &c cui commissa fuit administratio bonorum &c de bene &c jurat'

[Translation] This will was proved at St Albans on 14 May 1691 before the discreet man John Croft, surrogate etc. on the oath of Margaret Deely, sole executrix, etc., to whom administrations of the goods was entrusted etc., and she was sworn about well, etc.

Inventory of Anthony Deely, 1690/1

Herts RO A25/4333

A full and Perfect Inventory of All the goods and Chattells which Anthony Deely late of Winslow in Com. Bucks Brick-
layer dyed possesst of, taken the twenty fourth day of March. An: Dom: 1690

 
£
s
d
Imprimis in the Chamber where he dyed  His wareing Apparell 50s and ten shill. in his purse
03
00
00
Item: A bed & bedding one pound ten sh.
01
10
0
Item one truckle-bed & bedding A mark       
00
13
4
Item: A chest with other lumber. a Crown
00
05
0
Item in the little Chamber a Bed & bedding  A Noble
00
06
8
Item Bed linen & table linen a Guinea    
01
01
6
Item in the Hall room below Brass & Pewter tin and earth vessels one pound
01
00
0
Item Andirons and other fire Utensills a noble
00
06
8
Item one table, Chaires & other lumber ten sh.
00
10
0
Item in the second lower Room A table and other inconsiderable Lumber a Noble
00
06
8
Item in the Chamber above this 2d Room a Bedsted with Courtains & a Cradle nine sh. 6d
00
09
6
Item in the Battery a table Barrells tubbs & other poor lumber. ten sh.
00
10
0
Item in the Close fewell Bricks, tiles, and working tools  five marks
03
06
8
Item Lime ten shill.
00
10
0
Item Hors harness. a guinea
01
01
6
Item in the Chimney two flitches of Bacon  one pound
01
00
00
 
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17
6

[Latin] Exhibitum fuit huiusmodi Inventarium 14 May 1691 per magistrum Petrum Barret notarium publicum nomine procuratorio pro Margareta Deely Relicta et executrice in testamento nominata dicti defuncti pro vero et pleno Inventario &c sub protestatione tamen de addendo &c si &c

[Translation] This inventory was presented on 14 May 1691 by Mr Peter Barret, notary public, by right of proxy for Margaret Deely, widow and executrix named in the will of the said deceased, as a true and full inventory, etc., on condition however of adding, etc., if, etc.

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The will:

Will of Anthony Deely

The inventory:

Inventory of Anthony Deely

Accounts of Margaret Deely, 1693

Herts RO A25/4408

Roman numerals are used in the original

The Accompt of Margeret Deely The Relict and Executrix named in the last Will and Testam(en)t of Anthony Deely late of Winslow in the County of Bucks Bricklayer Deceased made by her as well of all her Receipts as payments and disbursments in her Administration of the Goods and Creditts of the said dec(eas)ed as follows

The Charge
Inprimis this Accomptant Chargeth her self w(i)th the Summe of Ninety Seaven pounds fower Shillingsand Six pence being the summe totall of all and Singular the goods Chattells and Creditts of the said deceased which are come to her hands & possession or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for her being conteyned & Specified in an Inventary thereof made and hereunto annexed
97 4 6
Summa Onerat(i)onis - patet
The Discharge
Inprimis this Accomptant Craveth the allowance of the of the sume of Thirty pounds and fifteen shillings for soe much by her paid to Thomas Kenwricke due unto him from the said dec(eas)ed by Bond at the time of his Death
30 15 0
Item this Accomptant Craveth the allowance of the sume of fifteen pounds being so much p(ai)d by her to Thomas Bett due unto him from the said dec(eas)edat the time of his death by Bond
15 0 0
[p.2] Item this Accomptant Craveth the allowance of the sume of Twenty pounds and twelve shillings for soe much by her paid to William Hancock due unto him from the s(ai)d dec(eas)ed at the tyme of his death by bond
20 12 0
Item this Accomptant Craveth the allowance of the sume of five pounds and Six Shillings being soe much by her paid to Robert Grainge due unto him from the dec(eas)ed at his Death by bond
5 6 0
Item this Accomptant Craveth the allowance of the sume of Seaven pounds ten shillings and Six pence for soe much being paid by her to Thomas Woodard due to him from the said dec(eas)ed by bond at the time of his death
7 10 6
Item this Accomptant Craveth the allowance of the sume of five pounds and five shillings for soe much by her p(ai)d to Robert Hinton due to him from the said dec(eas)ed at the tyme of his death by bond
5 5 0
Item this Accomptant Craveth the allowance of the sume of Twelve pounds thirteene pounds for soe much by her paid to John Banes due unto him and Thomas Roads from the said dec(eas)ed at the tyme of his Death by Bond Bill and seale & charged on the Land & p(r)emisses of the said dec(eas)ed
13 0 0
Item this Accomptant Craveth the allowance of the sume of the Seaventeen pounds for soe much by her p(ai)d to Robert Adams due to him from the said dec(eas)ed by bond at the time of his death
17 0 0
Item this Accomptant Craveth the allowance of the sume of Ten pounds being soe much by her paid to Oliver Maine due to him from the said dec(eas)ed by bond at the tyme of his death
10 0 0
Item this Accomptant Craveth the allowance of the sume of five pounds and five shillings for soe much by her paid to Mr William Giles due to him from the s(ai)d Dec(eas)ed at the time of his death
5 5 0
Item this Accomptant Craveth the allowance of the sume of Six pounds being soe much paid by her to Thomas Deely due to him from the said dec(eas)ed at the time of his death
6 0 0
[p.3] Item this Accomptant Craveth the allowance of the sume of fower pounds and Ten Shillings p(ai)d by her to W(illia)m Bull due to him from the said dec(eas)ed at the tyme of his death
4 0 0
Item this Accomptant Craveth the allowance of the sume of three pounds and five shillings p(ai)d by her to Daniel Stevens due to him from the said dec(eas)ed at the time of his his death
3 5 0
Item this Accomptant Craveth the allowance of the sume of Two pounds and Ten shillings p(ai)d by her to Robert Uddin due to him from the said dec(eas)ed at the time of his death
2 10 0
Item paid to Francis Dossett the sume of two pounds and two Shillings due to him from the said dec(eas)ed at the time of his death
2 2 0
Item paid to Richard Benbow the sume of two pounds three Shillings due to him from the said dec(eas)ed at the tyme of his death
2 3 0
Item Paid to Mrs Bishop the sume of two pounds and six Shillings due to her from the said dec(eas)ed at his Death
2 6 0
Item Paid to William Short the sume of forty shillings due to him from the said dec(eas)ed at the tyme of his decease
2 0 0
Item Paid to John Amborah the sume of twenty five shill(ings) due to him from the s(ai)d dec(eas)ed at the time of his death
2 5 0
Item paid to (Christo)pher Biggs the sume of three & twenty shillings due to him from the s(ai)d dec(eas)ed at his decease
1 3 0
Item paid to John Watts the sume of five & twenty shill(ings) due to him from the s(ai)d dec(eas)ed at the tyme of his death
1 5 0
Item p(ai)d to Stephen Biggs Jun(io)r the sume of two & twenty shillings due to him from the s(ai)d dec(eas)ed at his death
1 2 0
Item Paid for Proveing the Will of the dec(eas)ed Exhibit(i)on and Ingrosing theInv(ento)ry Ingrosing & Registering the Will and all other charges in incident therewith Six & twenty shillings 8d
1 6 8
Item paid for the funerall charges and expenses of the said dec(eas)ed the sume of three pounds 3 0 0
Item paid for a Mortuary 13 4
[p.4] Item this Accomptant Craveth the allowance of the sume of two pounds p(ai)d to Dr Crofts for his paines & for Physick in the time of the Sicknes of the said dec(eas)ed
2 1 4
Item Paid to the Steward of the Court for takeing of the Mortall Surrend(e)r of the dec(eas)eds Land the Sume of two & thirty shillings 3d
1 12 3
Item Paid to Mr Merwin Attorney at Law thirty five shill(ings) 1 15
Item Paid to Henry Pusill five shillings 5 0
Item paid to Charles King Jun(ior) the sume of fifteen shillings due to him from the dec(eas)ed at his death
15 0
Item Paid to Henry Curtis one shilling 1 0
Item paid to Phillip Bely the sume of Ten shillings 10 0
Item paid to John Green the sume of one pounds Eight Shill(ings) due to him from the said deceased at his death
1 8 0
Item paid to William Hunt the sume of Six & twenty shillings due to him from the s(ai)d dec(eas)ed at the tyme of his death
1 6 0
Item P(ai)d to William Roads the sume of five shillings 6d due to him from the s(ai)d dec(eas)ed at the time of his death
5 6
Item P(ai)d to John Linie the sume Seaven shillings 7 0
Item P(ai)d to Joseph Giles Eighteen Thirteen shillings 3d due from ye dec(eas)ed
13 3
Item P(ai)d to the Widow Attwood Eighteen & fower pence due to her from the said dec(eas)ed at his Death
18 4
Item P(ai)d to Jeremiah Aston three shillings due from the s(ai)d dec(eas)ed
3 0
Item P(ai)d to Richard Burton five shillings due to him from ye dec(eas)ed
5 0
Item paid to William Norman the sume of Ten shillings due to him from the said dec(eas)ed at the time of his death
10 0
Item paid to [deleted] Cocks the sume of one pound five shillings due to him from the said dec(eas)ed at his death
1 5 0
Item paid to John Shelton the sume of five & twenty shillings due to him from the said dec(eas)ed at his death
1 5 0
Item paid to Thomas Rydgard the sume of Twenty shillings for [blank]
1 0 0
Item paid to Benjamin Scott the sume of one pound thirteen shillings due to him from the said dec(eas)ed at the tyme of his death
1 13 0
  li s d
  179 18 2
       
May 1693
dicta Margareta Deely Jurata fuit de veritate huius Inventarie et Computi coram me [blank]
 
[p.5] Item this Accomptant Craveth the allowance of the sume of three pounds and five shillings for drawing Copying this Account for Acts of Court and other charges and expences incident thereunto
3
5
Item this Accomptant Craveth the allowance of all such other & further Sume or Sumes as she shalbe any waie be put unto by vertue of her being Executrix of the s(ai)d dec(eas)ed    

Notes

The total of the discharge should come to £182 13s 2d.

Inventary: evidently not the one presented in 1691. Thomas must have had other assets apart from the contents of his house, presumably including the value of property which he had mortgaged; see below.

Thomas Kenwricke; see below for the details of this. Margaret did not pay it on time in 1691 but was evidently able to redeem it later.

Surrenders of property, 1690/1

Centre for Bucks Studies, D/97/104/2

This document contains extracts from the manor court rolls of 15 April 1691, confirming transactions made by Anthony Deely shortly before he died. It probably survived because the property came into the hands of the Lowndes family later.

[Latin] Manor of Winslowe with members

View of frankpledge with court baron of Nicholas Goodwin gentleman, held there on 15 April in the 3rd year of the reign of our lord and lady William and Mary, by grace of God king and queen of England, Scotland France and Ireland, defenders of the faith etc., AD 1691, by James Hayes esq. deputy seneschal there.
At this court the jurors with the homage on their oath reported that Anthony Deely, one of the customary tenants of the manor, died since the last court, and that Anthony before he died, out of court and since the last court, namely on 2 January last, surrendered into the hands of the lord of the manor through the hands of Joseph Glenister and Robert Udden, two customary tenants of the manor, by rod according to the custom of the manor, all the close of meadow or pasture lying and being in Winslowe next to the graveyard (sepulchretum) there, and adjoining The Brickyard of the said Anthony Deely, along with all roads, waters, watercourses and appurtenances whatsoever belonging and pertaining to the same.  To the benefit and use of Thomas Kenwrick of Winslow in Bucks Apothecary, his heirs and assigns forever.  Providing always and under this condition, that if Anthony Deely, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns or any of them well and truly pays or causes to be paid to the said Thomas Kenwrick, his executors or assigns, the full sum of £30 7s 6d of legal money of England on 3 April following the date of the surrender, without fraud or further delay, at or in the south porch of the parish church of Winslowe, then the surrender is to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and strength.  And the jurors with the homage further reported that the aforesaid sum of £30 7s 6d according to the form and effect of the condition of the surrender specified above was not paid nor has yet been paid.  Therefore the premisses became forfeit to Thomas Kenwrick.  And now to this court came Nicholas Merwin of Winslowe, gentleman, attorney of the said Thomas Kenwrick, legitimately appointed as appears fully by his letters under his hand and seal shown here in court.  And he sought to be admitted tenant to the premisses.  To which Nicholas, attorney of Thomas Kenwrick, the lord through his seneschal granted seisin thereof by rod, to have and hold to the said Thomas Kenwrick and his heirs by rod according to the customs of the manor, and according to the form and effect of the surrender, by annual rent of [blank], suit of court, heriot and other services previously due and rightly accustomed therefor.  And he paid the lord as a fine for having such standing and entry thereto 1s 6d, but fealty was respited until etc.
[another hand] Executed by James Hayes deputy seneschal there

[1st hand]  And also at this court it was found by the jurors with the homage on their oath that the aforesaid Anthony Deeley since the last court, out of court and before his decease, namely on 6 March last, surrendered into the hands of the lord of the manor by rod, through the hands of Richard Phipps and Thomas Deely, two customary tenants of the manor according to the custom of the manor, all those his two messuages or tenements standing and being together near the graveyard of Winslowe, one of them in Anthony’s own occupation and the other lately in the occupation of Anne wife of Henry Wyatt, the messuage or tenement of Peter Lowndes lying on the south side.  And also all that close of meadow or pasture adjoining and belonging to the messuages or tenements, the graveyard lying on the east side and The Brickyard of Anthony Deely lying on the east side, with all trees, woods, underwoods, roads, waters, easements of light, common benefits and appurtenances whatsoever belonging or in any way pertaining to them.  To such use, intention and purpose as is delimited, appointed and declared by Anthony Deely’s last will and testament, and to no other use, intention or purpose whatsoever.  And now to this court came Margaret Deely widow, lately Anthony’s wife, and brought forth here in court the testament and last will of Anthony Deely her husband deceased, bearing date 6 March last, the tenor of which will as far as the customary lands and premisses follows in these words:

[English] Whereas I doe owe and stand indebted unto the severall persons herein after named in the severall summs of money herein after expressed (that is to say) unto Mr Thomas Kenwrick the summe of Thirty pounds unto William Hancock the summe of twenty pounds unto Thomas Woodward the summe of seaven pounds and John Banes and Thomas Roades the summe of Twelve Pounds And haveing surrendered the premisses herein after mencioned to the Use of my Will my will and Meaneing is and I doe hereby give devise and bequeath unto Margerett my Loveing wife her Heires and Assignes forever All those my Two Mesuages Cottages wherein I doe dwell and wherein Ann Wyatt lately did dwell with the Close thereunto adjoyneing and belonging with all proffitts and appurtenances to the said Mesuage and Close belonging in the said recited Surrender particularly mencioned and expressed  And my will and desire Farther is that such of the said partyes who have mortall Surrender of any parte of my said estate for the payment of any of the said summes of money shall upon payment thereof surrender and release the premisses soe Assured to them to the said Margerett my wife her Heires and Assignes forever or to such person or persons as she the said Margerett my wife shall direct and appoint by writing under her hand and seale to be Attested by two or more credible Wittnesses

[Latin] as by the last will and testament of Anthony Deely more fully is declared and appears.  The which Margaret, present here in court, sought to be admitted to the premisses.  To whom the lord through his seneschal granted seisin thereof by rod, to have and hold to herself and her heirs by rod according to the customs of the manor, and according to the form and effect of the surrender and will, by annual rent of 1s 3d, suit of court, heriot and other services previously due and rightly accustomed therefor.  And she paid the lord as a fine for having such standing and entry thereto 10s, and did fealty to the lord.  And she was admitted tenant thereof.
[2nd hand] Executed by James Hayes deputy seneschal there

Notes

Anne wife of Henry Wyatt: Anthony's sister.

Presumably an error for west, as the graveyard must be on the east.

mortall Surrender: i.e. a surrender of property to take effect on Anthony's death. Anthony must have held other property which he used as security for his debts.

Anthony, bap. 1657, was married before 1682 to Margaret (original surname not known). He appears to have lived in Church Street (perhaps the site of Pear Tree Cottage), with his brickyard to the west, presumably extending to the grounds of the vicarage.  Some property was also mortgaged to Daniel and Ann Stevens. Despite her husband’s heavy debts Margaret was able to keep the brickmaking business going as she was one of the suppliers of bricks for Winslow Hall in 1700.  She was buried on 11 July 1707. Anthony and Margaret had these children:

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