Hi Everyone, I now post a copy of the Last Will & Testament of William Syche
of Shottery for your interest and enjoyment.
1586
In the name of God amen the 26th day of September
in the yeare of our Lord God 1586 & in the 28th
yeare of the Reyne of our Soverayne lady Elizabeth
by the grace of God Queene of England France &
Ireland defendress of the fayth & etc.- I william
Syche of Shottre in the Parish of Stratford Upon
Avon in the County of Warwyck- Husbandman being
sycke in body but of perfect memory I thank my
Lord God - ordayne & make this my last will and
testament in manner & forme following fyrst I
bequeath my soull to Almighty God ( trutyng to be
saved by the mertye of christian passyon) & my
body to be buryed in the church yard of Stratford
aforesayd -Item- I geve unto Steven my sonns 10
pound Also I geve and bequeath unto the same
Steven my sonne 13 pound 6s 8d which Sir Francis
Smith Esq. doth owe me Item- I geve and bequeath
unto my sonn John 10 pound to be payd unto hym at
age 21 yeares Item I geve and bequeth unto Joyce
my daughter 5 pound Item I geve and bequeath Jone
my daughter 5 pound and 6 shepe Item I geve and
bequeth to Peter sonne unto my sonne in lawe
Thomas symons a shepe & to the daughters of the
same Thomas a sheepe between them Item I geve and
bequeth unto my daughter Anne a shepe Item I geve
unto every of the god children 4d a pece of them
Item I gave unto my cosen Frances Tybbald a streke
of wheate at the day of her marriage Item my will
is that if any of my children decease before they
recieve theyr legacies that from the (portion) or
porcyon of hym or her so deceased shall remayne
equally among the rest to it Steven and John my
sonnes & Joyce and Jone my daughters by evan
porcyones This bequest done detts payd & legacies
levyd & my body honestly buryed - then I geve and
bequeth all the rest of my goodes moveable and
unmoveable in whose hands so ever they be unto
Elizabeth my wife & to Humfree my sonns who I make
full executor of this my last will and testament
And I desire my trysty fryennes my brother Robert
Syche, Steven Burman, Richard Burman & Thomas
Burman to be my supervisers of this my last will
and testaments
Wytnessed by Steven Burman, Richard Burman, Thoma
ORIGINAL AT THE RECORD OFFICE SHAKESPEARES
BIRTHPLACE, STRATFORD ON AVON
Ref:- BRT 3/1/69
Talk to you later
Jill Van Der Reyden
List Owner
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