9 November 1677 Will of Thomas Bucke of Ayleburton, Gloucestershire (proved 8 June 1678)

Source: TNA, PROB 11/357

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In The name of God Amen
The Nynth day of November in the yeare of our Lord God One Thousand
Six Hundred Seaventy and Seaven I Thomas Bucke of Ayleberton
in the parish of Lydney in the County of Gloucester yeoman being
somewhat weake in body But of sound and perfect memory Thanks be
to Almighty God Doe make and declare my last will and Testament
as touching my worldly Estate wherewith the Lord had indued me to be in
manner and forme following (That is to day) First I am most willing and
ready to Surrender my Soule unto the hands of Almighty God who placed
the same in this Earthly Tabernacle of myne And my body to the Earth from
whence it was taken to be buried in Decent manner after the discretion of my
Executrix herein after named Item I the said Thomas Bucke Doe hereby
								Revoake



Revoake all former wills by mee made and published And doe hereby declare
these presents to be my last will and Testament Item I give devise and bequeath
unto Ellinor my now wife All that my dwelling house wherein I now live with
the outhouse and Sheepecott thereunto adjoyning And all that my Orchard called
the Lower Orchard conteyning halfe an Acre more or lesse And one other
Orchard above the house conteyning Two Acres more or lesse And all that my
peice of Pasture ground called the Darkesane Leasowe conteyning Two Acres or
there abouts And all that my other peice of Pasture ground called Corkmate
contayneing halfe one acre Adjoyning to the foresaid peice of Ground And all
that my one Acre and halfe Acre of Errable Land lying in Church Feild And
one other Acre of Errable land lying in the same Feild by A?????????? there
well knowne And  all that my one other peice of Pasture ground called the
new Leasowe conteyning Two Acres and halfe more or lesse And all that my
one other Peice of meadow and pasture ground called the moore conteyning
Three acres more or lesse adjoyning to Sandford Brooke As alsoe All that
my one Acre and three Quarters of one Acre of meadow ground Lying in 
Rodmore meadow by Meeres there well knowne And all that my one other
peice of Pasture ground called the Marshe Leasowe conteyning Six Acres more
or lesse And also one other peice of Pasture ground called the Kings Leasowe
conteyning Two acres more or lesse And one other peice of Pasture ground called
the Rodite now in the occupacon of John Milles conteyning one Acre more or
lesse As alsoe Two Cowes and one halfe Cowes Pasture in a peice of Pasture
ground called Aylebertons warth As also All that my one other parcell of
meadow ground lying in a meadow called Lidnyes meade lying in Ayleberton
aforesaide conteyning Three Quarters of one Acre more or lesse And alsoe one
other peice of medow ground lying in the same meadow conteyning halfe one
acre more or lesse And alsoe one other half Acre of meadow ground lying in
the same meadow As also one other halfe acre of meadow ground lying in the
same meadow adjoyneing upon the Pilt grounds As alsoe all that my one other
Acre of meadow ground lying in the same meadow called the greate Acre   one
other peice of Pasture and Wood ground called the Drey Leasowe conteyning
Two acres and halfe more or lesse adjoyning to the Parke of Charles Wintonne
Esquire As alsoe Two Acres of Errable land more or lesse in Aylebertons
Feild And alsoe all that my one other dwelling house and Backside now in the occu-
pacon of Henry Stanton Blacksmith Together with the Reversion and Revercons
Remainder and Remainders with all Rents and services reserved upon and demise
or demises thereof or of any part thereof All which said premisses and every
of them and every part and parcell thereof are scituate lying and being in the
Hamlett of Ayleberton in the parish of Lydney and County of Gloucester By
???????? Meeres and bounds there well knowne To have and to hold All and
singular the forementioned dwelling houses outhouse Sheepcott Orchards Lands meadow
pasture and wood ground and every part and parcell thereof with thappurtences
Reversion and Reversions Remainder and remainders with all Rents and services
with thappurtences unto the said Ellinor my said wife and to her heires and assignes
for ever To the onely sole and proper use and behoofe of the said Ellinor my said
wife her heires and assignes for ever To be holden of the ?eife Cord and Cords
of the Fees thereof by the Anncient Rents and services due and accustomed Item
I doe further give and bequeath unto John Hughes my Godsonn Twenty shillings
And to Thomas Bucke the sonne of George Bucke Fower pounds And to John
Harris my kinsman Twelve pence And  all other my goods Cattles and Chattles
not formerly hereby given and bequeathed I doe hereby give and bequeath
unto Ellinor my said wife And of this my said will I the said Thomas Bucke
								      Doe



Doe nominate and ppoint my beloved wife Ellinor Bucke sole Executrix of
this my said will In witness whereof I the said Thomas Bucke have hereunto
put my hand and seale the day and yeare First above written And it is my
further will that J???e Thonnser my sister by the Fathers side shall hould
and have the house now in the occupacon of Henry Stanton for and during
her naturall life if she happen to be liveing att the end of the Terme the said
Henry hath therein  The marke of Tho Bucke  Be it remembred that
the words Brother in Law John Wirwood above stricken out And the words
(wife Ellinor Bucke) was interlined before the sealing and publishing this
will in the prsence of us Published Signed and sealed in the presence of
The marke of Joane Collyns William H??ggett John Werwood The marke
of Anne Foxwell William Foxwell

Probatum [this paragraph continues in Latin and appears to grant
admin at London on 8 June 1678]
octavo die mensis Junii Anno Domini Ao Dni Millimo Sexcentesimo Septuagesimo octavo
[to] Elianora Bucke Relicta 

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