Collacombe/Heligan branch - Constantine

WILL of JOHN TREMAYNE of LAMETTON, St KEYNE. Gentleman 1611
(b abt 1535 5 th son of Thomas Tremayne and Phillipa Grenville)
For as much as there is nothing more certain than death, nor nothing more certain than
the tyme thereof and presently great troble and…… ……. in these….. be there with
I do show the most mercifull ffather through his sonne and savior Jesus Christ to
withdraw from …. is …be his good pleasure….. to give ……… …. so before his
gratious visitation with humbleness and meekenes, and have thought good tomake this my
last Will and Testament whereby I hope to be the more quiett in mynd from all worldly
cares, when it shall please God to calle me from this wicked world in forme ffolowing
viz In the name of God the father, God the sonne and God the Holy Ghost …. …..and
of God. I John Tremayne of Lametton in the County of Cornwall, Gent being in perfect
health and body and mynd(thankes be given to God) at the making hereof do pray the ffather
through the meditation of Jesus Christ his sun and savior in whome is myne only @ whole,
trust to forgive my sinnes and to recind my soule when yt shall please God of his
goodnes to take yt from the present of this vile ….., my will and desire is
to have my body to be buried in such convenient place(without…. ….ceremonies)
as shalbe thought good to my executrix and others my good friends, ffurther I give
and bequeath to the releife of the poore of the parish of Keyne 5s also I give and
bequeath to the releife of the poore of the parish of Thrushelton …. Item I give and
bequeath to the releife of the poore of the parish of Siddenham Damell…. Item I
give and bequeath unto my Godsonnes John Elliott, John Harris and Oliver Denis and
also to Mary Denis to every of them severally … and to my sonne Reyneles two
children … and unto every of my other God children ….a yeare. Also I
give and bequeath unto my brother in law Mr Arthur Coplestone the best suite
of apparrells that I shall have at the time of my death. I give and bequeathe unto
my nephew Tremaines children to …… …….equally between them …. with
his pleasure. I give and bequeath unto my nephew Tremayne himselfe all my bittes
and …..for horses, also I give unto my cozen Edmund Tremaine all my Latin
bookes that I shall have at the tyme of my death and all my English bookes I
give unto Thomasine my wife and Ffrances her daughter. Also my Will is that Julian
my mayd that was shall have that which my wife and I have concluded on. Allso
I give amongst my servants men or women that ……for wages in quarterly …
yeres wages above that shalbe dew at the tyme of my death. Also I give and bequeath
unto my nephew Edward Southcott 20s. If my wife do not continue after my death
the….yearly that I have paid him, is so do then the 20s that I give him by this
my will to be …. …..All other my goods and chattels sobequeathed and my debts
payd and my ffunerall xpenses I give and bequeath unto Thomasine my wife whome I
make and institute my hole and sole executrix of this my last Will and Testament. I do
most earnestly desire her ( as I know so ….me to be….dewly performed
and provided allowals that soo shall and be charged with any at these legacies
that I have set downe herein within a whole yeare after my death…………at
her pleasure please, I witness that this is my very and true Will I have here unto
set my name and seale …….the forouth of Aprill 1606 and in the yeare of
our soveraigne Lord James by the grace of God of England, Ffrance and Ireland…
defender of the faith the ……..and of Scotland the …..
John Tremaine
Published and acknowledged to be my last Will and
Testament the sixth day of August 1607 in
Presense of these whome names do folow
Gilles Juglothe
Rich: Deme Plus Inventory.
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