John Glanvile
12 Jan 1580
In the Name of God Amen The twelfth day of January in the
year of our Lord god 1580 And in the two and twentieth year of the reign of our Sovereign
Lady Elizabeth by the grace of god of England France and Ireland Queen Defenced of the faith
&c I John Glanvile thelder of Tavistock in the County of Devon being whole of mind and force
of remembrance praised be god adnulling and revoking all former wills & testaments gifts legacies
bequeaths devises executors and asserts by me in any wise heretofore made do now make my last
will and testament in manner and form following Imprimss I commend my soul into the hands of
Almighty god my creator and *** And my body to be buried Item I give and bequeath to
my wife Thomasine three of my best *** fur my best cloak my black monrmuge gown All such
are already delonded (?) unto her and also one fifth of wood in Grenada north a house in it and a door such
a lock and a key to the same and forty pounds of lawful money of England such is already delonded (?)
unto her And all such merchandize of mine being in affects as appraistht by an inventory thereof made
and valued at twenty nine pounds fourteen shillings and a feather bed a pair of blankets and a paire of
sheets all such are delonded (?) to her already Also I give unto her ten pounds of lawful money of
England to to paid unto her within three years after my death Item I give to the children of
my daughter Mary Sonnde (?) ten pounds of lawful money of England to bestowed by the
discretion of my executor such in ten years after my death Item I give devise will and bequeath
to Johan Glubb my daughter the wife of Richard Glubb All that my tenement *** Margery
Hamlyn now dwellith such the gardens to the same adjoining and all other their apptenances ***
and being in Founrde Freefe (?) such in the burrough of Tavistock in the county of Devon And also the
two parties in these parts to be divided of all that one tenement and a garden such thapptenance being
at Founrde Freefe (?) aforesaid now in the tenure of one Richard Ghere And all my right title
possession and Hendron of and in the same tenement and garden with thapptenance and of and in every note
and worth of the same: To have and to hold the land tenement and garden and the land two parcel
assigned for ever: To thonlit (?) rest and behoof of the same Johan my daughter and of her heirs and assigns
for ever to be holden of the chcis loarded of the fee thereof by the rent and remorts thereof before due and of
right *** Item I give and bequeath will and devise to Thomas Glanvile my son all my
messuages lands tenement and gardins rents rendrons and hereditments such these appurtenance in
the Burough of Tavistock aforesaid such I bought and purchased of Anthony Honychurch deceased
And also all my lands tenements meadows pastures leases rents rendons and hereditaments such these
appurtenance whatsoever situated lying and being coming growing or renting such in the parish of
Whitchurch in the said county of Devon To have and to hold all the said messuages lands tenements
and gardens rents rendrons and hereditaments such their appurtenances in the said Borough of Tavistock
such I bought and purchased of the said Anthony Honychurch And also all my said lands tenements
meadows pastures leases rent rendrons and hereditaments such thapptenance whatsoever such in the
said parish of whitchurch to the said Thomas Glandvile my sone his heirs and assigns for ever
to thonlit rest behoof and poftt of the said Thomas my son his heirs and assigns for ever to be holden
of the chrif lorded of the fee and frees thereof by the rent and remorts thereof before due and of right
*** Item I give unto William Jonson my linen cloth the value of thirteen shillings four pence Item
I give to my reninte (?) Nicholas Daxter forty shillings to be paid unto him by the by the discretion of my executor
Item I give to William Grills the son of my daughter Alice deceased forty shillings Item I give to
Agnes Hamlyn daughter of the same Alis forty shillings to be paid to willm grills their
father in law such in four years after my death : And if one of them happen to die before they be of
thage of twenty one years then the other living to have the whole four pounds Item I give unto
Johan Skyrritt and to Alice Skyrryt the daughters of my daughter Margaret deceased to each of them
forty shillings to be paid them when they shallbe of the age of twenty one years; and if one of them
happen to die before they bo of that age then thoth living to have the whole forty pounds Item I give
unto John Glanvil my son diverse implements of household such are delivered unto him already Item I give
unto John Glanvile my son the lease of the house such I had of Mr Dillington where I now dwell
All the residue of my goods chattels and debt (not before given now bequeathed) I give unto Thomas
Glanvile my son and him I make and ordain my *** *** and whole executor to see this my last
will and testament performed and all my legacies and bequeaths accomplished according to the same
purpose and meaning hereof In witness hereof I the said John Glanvile thelder have set my hand
and seal yeaven (?) the day and year aforewritten in the pure of those whose names are under written
the date and years abovesaid Test Robert Knight vicar of Tavistock Edward Erind Willm
Grills Richard Gloubb John Bligh Signum Johannis Glandville femorid
Probatum (latin text admon granted London to Thome Glanvile executor 1 Feb 1580)