PCC will of Thomas Gotbed of
Combeinteignhead, Devon, 9 Sept. 1605
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN The
Nineth day of September in the yeare of our Lorde god One thousand fix hundred
and five I Thomas Gotebed in the parish of Combintinhed in the
Countie of Devon being sick in bodye but whole of mynde and in good and
pfect remembraunce, thancks be given to almightie god, make and ordaine this my
____[?] Testament conteyninge herein my last will in manner and forme
followinge, That is to saie, first I give and bequeath my soule to almightie
god my maker and redemer, And my bodie to the earth Item I give and bequeath to
my sisters Jane Gotebed and Margaret Gotebed tenn pounds to each
of them Item I give and bequeath to my brother Anthonye Gotebed All my
apparrell Item I give and bequeath to the poore of the parish of Combintinhed
fortie shillings Item my brother Olliver Gotebed doth owe me fiftene
shillinges the which I doe forgive him Item William Collet of Penton
doth owe me six poundes the wch I doe give to my two brothers Olliver
Gotebed and Anthonie Gotebed Item I give and bequeath to the
churches use of Combintinhed five shillings Item I give and bequeath to
my godsonne John Paddon tenn shillings or A sheepe Item I give and
bequeath to my goddaughter Marie Endell ten shillings or A sheepe. All the rest of my goodes nott before given
nor bequeathed I give and bequeath to my mother Catherine Gotebed, whom
I doe make my whole Executrix, These being witnesses. By me Edwarde Foxe Nicholas Weymoth
the signe of John Arnall./
{There is a Latin
"PROBATUM" section right below this, but I cannot read it to type
it.}
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[Typed from a photocopy on 26
December 1989 by G.J.R.]
[See my “Devon & English
Genealogy” submission to Rootsweb.com’s WorldConnect project:
Greg Ramstedt, 6 August 2012]
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