Fordington

Will & Inventory of William BOON (Bunn) 1582

Dated 1580 - Inventory Certified 6 Feb 1581/2 - Proved 13 Jan 1581/2
© Transcribed by Helen M Ford - helenford.dorset@gmail.com. 10th Oct 2024



    Will of William Boonne (William Bunn) 1582

    Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire,
    England; Wiltshire Wills and Probates; Reference
    Number: P5/4Reg/28C

    In the name of god Amen In the yere of o’r Lorde god 1580 I Willm Boonne of
    Fordington w’thin the peculiar jurisdiction of Sarum beyinge sicke in body but
    p’fct of mynde and memory (thanks be unto almighte god doe ordayne and
    make this my last Will and Testament in mann’r and forme followinge, that is
    to saye

    First I give and bequeth my sowle into the hands of almightie god my heavenly
    father maker reedem’ and savior and my body to by buryed in the Christan
    buryall of Fordington

    Item I give and bequeth unto the Church of Sarum vjd

    Item I give unto the poore mens boxe in Fordington one shepe called a pur
    [hogge?]

    Item I give and bequeth unto Margerett Boone my sister xxtie shepe a [ ] of
    bees the greatest ten b’z of Mault and two akers of wheate in the fylde one
    aker lying in [fo ] and two halfe akers lying att leape crosse?

    Item whereas I receyved fyve poundes of my foresayde syster Margarett given
    unto her by the last will and testament of my Uncle Roger Zegar deceased my
    will is that my foresayde syster shall have dlyvered unto her in full payment of
    the foresayde fyve poundes twenty shepe ten yewes and lambes and ten
    weather shepe and one aker of wheat lying in marell

    Item I give and bequeth unto Elizabeth Boonne my syster ten shillings ten bz of
    wheate one aker of wheat lying att Temshale and a ring w’ch is in the custody
    of John Segar Junior

    Item I give and bequeth unto Agnes Boonne my sister twenty b’z of barley ten
    b’z of wheate one Aker of wheate lying att Longe [ ] fower yewes and lambes
    one payre of balnketts

    Item I give and bequeth to any one of my godchildren a yewe and a lambe a
    pece

    All the rest and residue of my goods cattalls and debts moveable and
    unmoveable whatsoev’ and not before given I five and bequeth unto my
    brother Robert Boone whome I doe ordayne and make my whole executor

    Item my will is that the parte and porcon whch I have before given unto my
    syster Margarett shall remayn and be in the use and custody of my brother
    Robert Boonne untill the daie of her marriage

    Item my will is that the parte and porcon wch I have before given unto my
    syster Elizaebth shall remayne and be in the use and custody of my brother
    Robert Boone unto the full ende of two yeres after my decease

    Item my will is that the parte and porcon wch I have before given unto my
    syster Agnes shall remayne and be in the use and custody of my brother
    Robert Boone one whole yere after my decease

    Item kast my will is that if any of my foresayde systers shall happen to decease
    before the tyme they shall receyve their legaces that then her parte and
    porcon so [decessing?] shalbe equelly devided amongst the rest lyvinge

    And to this my last Will and Testament I constitue ordayne and make Richard
    Prower? And Thomas Eames my oversers amd to take sufficient { ] of my
    foresayde brother Robt that the legace before given may be delivered and
    payde accordinge to the [ ] of this my Testament

    Item Willm Bennett of Stassrde oweth unto me in money v L and ij bz of barley
    witnessed hereunto John Sarkinte Richard Zeager [R’gr Keate?] Richard
    Prower and Thomas Eames

    Probate clause in latin,probate granted 13 January 1581


    Admin: Bondsmen, Robert Boone of Fordington, husbandman, Thomas Eymes
    of the same, husbandman

    Robert Boone, executor.


    Fordington An Inventorye of the foods cattells and deatts of William Boone
    decessed taken and praysed by Thomas Eames, Richard Prower John Tucker
    John Boone and John Sarvannt

    twenty sheepe given unto Margartett Boone prise iiij L

    two akers of Wheate given unto the same Maraget prise xxx s

    ten bushels of malt fiven unto the dame Margaret prise xiij s

    one [kettell?] of Brasse given unto the same Margaret prise vj s

    ten bushells of wheate given unto Elizabeth Boone prise xxv s

    one Aker pf Wheate given unto the same Elizabeth prise xx s

    a rynge given unto the same Ellizabeth prise iij s iiij d

    twenty bushells of barley goven unto Agnes Bune prise xxvi s viij d

    ten bushells of wheate fiven unto the same Agnes prise xxv s

    fower yewes and lambs given unto the same Agnes prise xxiiij s

    one Aker wheate given unto the same Agnes prise xvj s

    one payre of blanketts given unto the same Agnes prise iiij s

    iij horses acarte and all things thereunto belonginge prise vij L

    Two Akers of wheat prise xxx s

    Ten Bushells of wheate prise xxv s

    xij bushells of barley prise xvj s

    A cubborde prise iiij s

    A coverled and all things belonginge to the same bedd prise x s

    two fates prise vj s viij d

    one swyne prise vj s viij d

    his wearing clothes prise xx s

    Some totall xxvj L xj s iij d

    ( certification clause in Latin 6 th February 1581)


    Amounts correct? total seems to be £27 1s 4d rather than £27 11s 4d


    Note:- Link to an earlier transcription of the Will of William BOONE dated 1580 and image of the Inventory with links to other records on this site.

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