A wonderful piece of sleuthing from you both.
Gratias multas plurimam!
Rob.
01 In dei nomine Amen xiij die mensis Octobris Anno Domine Millesimo CCCC nonagesimo quinto
In God’s name, amen. The thirteen day of the month of October, Year of Our Lord, fourteen hundred and ninety-five.
02 Ego Thomas Garnesey in parochia de Kingeston Deverill, in Coun. Wiltr. compos mentis tamen eger
I, Thomas Garnesey in the parish of Kingston Deverill in County Wiltshire, sound of mind yet sick
03 in corpore condo testamentum meum in hunc modum. In primis lego animam meam omnipotenti Deo
in body make my testament in this way … Firstly I bequeath my soul to almighty God,
04 beatai Mariae Virgini et omnibus Sancte corpus eius meum sepeliendium in ecclesia de Kingeston Deverell
blessed Virgin Mary and all His Saints, and my body to be buried in the church of Kingston Deverell
05 predicta Item lego matrici ecclesie Saris 3s 8d. Item lego parochiali ecclesie de Kyngeston Deverell
as aforesaid Item: I bequeath the mother church at Saris 3s 8d. Item: I bequeath to the parish church of Kingston Deverill
06 predict xxs Item lego Rectori ecclesie £3 6s 8d Item lego parochiali ecclesie de ?Minster Deverell
aforesaid 20s Item: I leave to the rector of the church £3 6s 8d Item: I bequeath to the parish church of ?Minster Deverell
07 6s 8d residuum vero bonorum meorum non legatore do et lego Mauricio Gyfford debitis meis
6s 8d but the remainder of my goods not bequeathed I give and bequeath to Maurice Gifford for my debts
08 prius predict et eundem Mauricium facio ordino et constituo meum executorem ad solvenda debita
as said before and the same Maurice I make, ordain and constitute my executor to pay the debts
09 mea et ad disponenda prout ei melius videbit expedire pro salute animae meae et parentum meorum
of mine and to spend as seems best to him to dispatch for my salvation and that of my parents
10 et omnium fidelium defunctorum hiis. testibus Willimo Carter Alexandro Hiedayes * *** *
and that of all the faithful departed. Witnesses William Carter Alexander Hiedayes and others.
