Reference
CH25
Title
Will of Gabriel Fowler of Tillsworth (Official copy).
Date free text
1582
Production date
From: 1582 To: 1582
Scope and Content
Will of Gabriel Fowler of Tilsworth, esq.To four daughters Mary, Agnes, Elizabeth and Jane £200 at day of marriage
or age 18 years.The farm of Bucks now in tenancy Rapheal More to be sold by son Richard at age 21 years, to pay legacies and debts. Should Richard refuse to sell Bucks, then the parsonage of Tilsworth, now in testator's tenure, to be sold, together with wood growing in Blackgrove. If Richard agrees to sell Bucks, then he is to have out of parsonage 20 marks p.a. until first sister is married; then £20 p.a. until marriage or full age of second sister; then £25 until marriage or full age of third sister; then £30 until marriage or full age of fourth. If son sells farm of Bucks the wife Elizabeth to have fire, cart and plough boot out of wood of Blackgrove belonging to house at Tilsworth.
To John Tanner £5; to Nicholas Applegate servant 25s 8d.; to servant Joan Exon als. Bucher 40s.; to Luce 5s.; to Locky 5s.; to servant Chillingsworthe 5s.; to servant Holbrooke 10s.; to servant Pawle 5s.; to Christopher Francklin 10s. l to servant Richard Cooke 13s. 4d. a year for three years; to William Cox 10s; to servant Robert 5s.; to George Francklin 5s.; to John Joyner servant 10s.; to Thomas of the kitchen 5s.
Residue to wife Elizabeth. Overseer to be the lady Saunders, his mother in law, to whom an angel.
Proved London P.C.C. 14 Feb 1582"
Level of description
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