Will of Henry Wallis, baker, 1620

Herts RO 62AW32

In the name of god amen The first day of March anno d(omi)ni 1619
I Henry Wallis of Winslow in the County of Bucks Baker
being sicke in body but in good & p(er)fect remembrance (god be
praysed for it) do make this my last will & testament in maner
and forme following: First I bequeath my soule unto allmigh[ty]
god who created me and redeemed me by his sonne Jesus Christ [by]
whose merits onely I trust to be saved: and my body to be dec[ently]
buried in the churchyard of Winslow. Concerning my wor[ldly]
goods I give unto the poore of the parish twentie shillings to [be]
distributed amongst them in bread. All the rest of my goods I [give]
unto Marion my wife, if she continue all the residue of hir life
in widowhood, whom I make my sole executrix, to have the use
of all my sayd goods during hir natural life, and so to dispose
of them accordingly. But yf it happen that the sayd Marion my
wife do marrie againe, then my will is that my sone Henrie
and my three daughters Dorothie, Anne & Margaret shall have
each of them a ioyned bedsteed & a featherbed with all other furniture
thereto belonging, my sayd sone Henry having the first choice. My
overseers of this my last will and testament I do ordaine my
sonne Mr Robert Wallis, and my loving friend Mr Robert
Maynwaring, and to either of them I give five shillings a peece,
for their paynes. in witness whereof I have hereunto sett
my hand & seale the day and yeare first above written.

                                        [signed] Henry Wallis

These being witnesses
[signed]
Robt Maynwaring
John Maynwaringe

[Probate 8 May 1620 to Marian Wallys widow – sworn before Robert Maynwaringe Vicar of Wynslo & Fulke Owen Vicar of Granborowe]

Inventory of Henry Wallis, 1620

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The True and perfitt Inventary of all and Singler the Goddes Debts and Cattells of Henry Wallys late of Wynslow in the County of Bucks deceased made and praysed the Fourth daye of Aprill 1620 by Peter Fyge Henry Wendover and John Glenister

The figures in the original are in Roman numerals

£
s
d
In primis in the hall two Tables with frames two formes, Six stooles a Chayer two cupbords and a waynscott backe
40
Item an yron barre with other Instriments belonging to the fyer
13
4
Item Ten flitches of Bacon
3
6
8
Item in the Parlo(u)r a Table with a frame two formes a waynscott backe two cupbords and thre Cofers
40
Item a Bedstede with a Fetherbed and other furniture
50
Item xxiiij payer of sheetes Ten Tableclothes xij pillowbers thre dosen of napkyns and towells
8
Item a Byble a dosen and half of Cusshyons
15
Item in the Buttry and seller thre hogges heads with other barrells and smaller vessels shelves and Settles
50
Item two dosen of pottes and Cuppes with thre silver spoons
30
Item in the Shoppe a spyce mortar six busshhell of salt with certayne Lumber 
20
Item in the kitchen thre brasse pottes six kettles and two dosen of Pewter
3
Item two payer of Rackes thre spittes two dripping pannes with some other necessaryes belong to the fyer
30
Item a measinge fatt thre Tubbes two kyvers with other Cowpery ware
30
Item a querne a trough an arke with other Lumber
40
Item six Quarters of wheat and malt w(i)th some Beanes and Oates
9
Item in the great Chamber an ioyned Bedstede a Trucklebed two Fether beds with their furniture
4
Item a Table a Chayer a Cupborde and the waynscot
20
Item in the Chamber over the Parlo(u)r two standing Bedstedes a Truckle bed, a Fetherbed two flockbeddes with the furniture
4
Item a Table and a frame a forme and two cofers
15
Item over the shoppe a standing bed a Trucklebed two
Fetherbeddes with the furniture to them belonging
5
Item two Tables with frames thre formes a chayer and a Waynscot back
20
Item in the cocke loft two old Bedstedes with some other Lumber
10
Item over the kitchen two old Bedstedes and certayne Beddinge
20
Item the hay and straw in the Barne
40
Item Rackes and maungers in the Stables
20
Item hovells and faggotts with other wood and Boardes
15
Item two Busshells a skrene with some other things belonginge to the Barne
20
Item Corne groweinge in the grownde
13
Item the horses and a colte and two kyen
13
Item two hogges and two stears
50
Item the poultrye
5
Item his wearinge Apparrell
3
Su(m)ma Totalis
109
5
0

[Presented by Marion Wallys widowe executrix 8 May 1620]

Will of Marion Wallis, 1621

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In the name of god Amen. The xviijth day of Decemb(e)r  anno D(omi)ni  1620
I Maryon Wallis of Winslow in the County of Bucks Widow
being sicke in body but in p(er)fect memorie (god be thanked for it) do
make this my last will and testament in maner and forme following.
First I bequeath my soule unto almightie god who created me
and redeemed me by his sone Jesus Christ by whose merits onely
I trust to obtayne remission of my sinnes and consequently eternal
life in his heavenly kingdome. And my body to be decently buried
in the Churchyard of Winslow aforesaid. Concerning my worldly
goods also I give unto my two sones Thomas Wallis and Henry
Wallis the somme of ten pounds a peece, And to Thomas Wallis
the eldest sone of the sayd Thomas the some of five pounds to be
imployed for his use until he cometh to the age of one and twentie
years. And to all the rest of my grand Children I give five shillings
apeece. Item I give unto my three daughters Dorothy, Anne and
Margaret five pounds apeece in money. To each of them four pairs
of sheetes and two pillowbeeares, one table cloth and halfe a dozen of
napkins apeece. Item to my sone Thomas Wallis his wife I give
four pairs of sheetes and two pillowbeeares, one table cloth and halfe a
dozen of napkins. Also to the poore of the parish I give twentie
shillings to be distributed among them in bread at my funeral. The
rest of my goods unbeaqueathed I leave to my sone Robert Wallis
whom I make my sole Executor and my loving friends Robert
Maynwaring & William Edmunds overseers to see this my
last will & Testament p(er)formed, and to either of them I give five
shillings for their paynes in witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & seale the day and year first above written.

                                                Marion Wallis
                                                                hir mark.

In presence of us
[signed]
Rob(er)t Maynwaring
Will(ia)m Edmunds
and Will(ia)m Glenister

[Probate 26 Nov 1621 to Robert Wallis executor]

Notes

Henry Wallis was buried at Winslow on 3 April 1620 and Marian Wallis on 23 Nov 1621. They were married at Winslow on 15 Feb 1578/9; Marian was nee Glenister and the goddaughter of Robert Hassall. Henry held 2 roods of land according to the schedule of 1610. Their children were baptised at Winslow:

Marian's will was proved at St Albans on the same day as John Stutsberie's.

measinge fatt: probably a mashing vat (OED gives meash as alternative spelling of mash)

Copyright 10 February, 2014