In the name of God Amen, the year of our Lord God, a thousand fyve hundred fifte and seven, and the xxiiijth daye of Aprill. I Syr John Rawe, Parsone of the parishe churche of Exton, in the diocese of Wynchester, whole mynded, to God I give thankes, therefore, make and ordayne the present testament and laste will as hereafter. Firste I give and bequethe my soule into the hands of Almighty God my Creatour, and also my bodie by him foremade, to be buried in chancell of the saide churche as sone as the temporall life is from him departed. Item, I bequeth to the said churche of Exton, a Paier of vestments and a cape of blue vellet. Item, I bequethe to the aforenamed churche two clothes of rede and popengay grene paned of of Satenabrigges prepared for the sepulchre. Item, I bequethe to the said churche of Exton one chalice which laye with me in plegge for a certaine some of money. Item I bequethe to the churche a banner clothe of silke panede. Item, I bequethe to the said churche my surples, and the bagge that he is carried in. Item, I bequethe to everye of my God childerine vid a pece. Item, I bequethe to Christofer Wyete, Morgayne Hether, Wylliame Lythmane[?], Wylliam Bowcher, Wylliam Shander [Chandler?] xiid a pece to everie of the saide pooer men. Item, I will that my successour shall have fouer markes in case he wille content to take it for delapiatione, and if he will not, then the said fouer marks to be no bequest at all. Item, I bequethe to Thomas Cleverley my paier of Andyrons. Item, I will that Harrie Brabon shall be my overseer of this my testament and laste will, to see it performed according to my will,
and to have for his labour x0s & Describige[?] him the some what to take the more paynes therein, and to see a good order kept between my Executors, the mother and the sone, that the one do not wronge the other. Item, I will that my hostes Johan Power shall have my greate cheste for her parte while she life; The residue of all goodes I geve and bequethe to Johan Power widow, and to Thomas Power her eldeste sone, whome I make my executors to dispose for the wealthe of my soule as God shall move them to do. Witnes hereto Mr Goldsmythe, Rycharde Parsone, Robert Baker, John Parsone, John Basset, Wylliam Lomas, with others ----.
Johannem Rawe prenominatum Rectorem
Debts
Mr John Goldsmythe the elder owithe me the some of xvij shillinges and viiid
Item, Nycolas Carpenter owithe me the some of vj. poundes
Item, I owe to my hostes Johan Power for my wynter gowne tene shillinges
Item, I owe to my hostes for my borde tene shillinges.
Item, I forgive Nicolas Walker all maner of debts and deuties betwixt him and me.
Probatum fuit quinto die Julii, Anno Dui 1557, commissa fuit administratio conorum diet defuncti executribus juratis.
[Intentory:]
The Intventory of the goods and cattalls which were Sir John Rawes, late parsone of Exton, in the diocesse of
Winton, decessed, taken and praysed by David Edwardes & Richard Wade the xxj day of June in the yere of ower
Lorde God a thousand five hundrede fiftie and seven.
First, i cofer & iij payer of corse sheetes xjs -- Item, 1 other cofer & iiij payer and one od shete, iij.
small table clothes ij towelles iiij pillobers and ij
shetes xixs vjd Item, certen olde bookes and Vj old cushions vijs iiijd Item, vj pilloes & i mantell perusede vjs iiij Item, ij coverlettes perused and one old puylt[?] ijs -- Item, i capp[?] and iij old blankettes ijs -- Item, vj old stayned clothes & i carpett vjs -- Item, i chamblet jackett & i chamblet doublet viijs -- Item, i cloth jackett iij olde doublets and one red peticoote vs -- Item, one longe gowne one short gowns and ij other olde gowns xxvs -- Item, i fether bedd & i bolster xijs -- Item, vij plates and one salte seler iiijs viijd Item, i gredyron and i payer of billoos xd Item, i cheste i cuppe and one chere iiijs vjd Item, iij Ketelles and iiij candellsticks iiijs -- Item, i counter i forme and a coobord vijs iiijd Item, iiij cheers & iij stooles ijs viijd Item, i flock bedd and one bolster iiijs -- Item, ij old beddestedes xijd Item, i coope and a payer of vestments of blue vellet, ij clothes of red & grene popyngey paned, i banner cloth of silk and a surples lxvjs viijd Item, i broche, i fiere pan & a drippinge pan with a payer of Andyrons iijs -- Item, a desc and a payer of tonges [cash sum missing from A5 sheet] vijd[?] Item, i silver spone and a little maser xs -- Item, i silver ring, a stillatory and three billes iijs iijd Item, yn redy money xxxs viijd Summa xijl vijs vdDettes due to the said testator at the tyme of his dethe. First by Mr John Goldsmyth the elde xvijs viijd By Nicholas Carpenter vjl -- -- Summa Debit vjl xvijs viijd Summa totalis Inventorii tam bonorum equan debit xixl vs id
Whereof dettes dew to be paid to Jone Power
his hostes for his bonde xs -- Item for her for his wynter gowen xs -- Summa xxs
Et rem clare xviijl vs id
Notes:-
Transcribed from the original by Bryant Bayliffe, 2002
This is a copy of a handwritten transcription found in the Baigent Papers in the Library of the Society of
Genealogists. The original is a foolscap document.
The original inventory is on a long strip of paper.