The Smugglers' City
Department of History, University of Bristol

John Wynter's Will, 9 November 1545

Source: Transcribed by Evan Jones (2004)
Manuscript: PRO PROB 11/31 section 3

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In the name of god amen the twentie and ix day of novembre in the yere of our Lorde god a thowsande
five hunred fortie and fyve I John Wynter of detforde in the countie of Kent esquier being at this present holle of mynd
and of full remembraunce makyth my testament and last wyll as followyth First and before all thinges I commit my soale
to almyghtie god And my body to be buried where hit shall please myne executors And I will for my mertuarie accordinge ~
to the Lawes of the Realme And to my funerall at my buriall I resort hit to the discrecion of myne executors so that they ~
bury me with oute pompe or pride of the of the worlde Item I give unto ales my wiff one hundredth and fyftie pounds
in full recompence and satysfaction of all suche porcions as she shulde have of my goodes by any means Item I gyve to george ~
Winter my thirde son one hundreth pounds in full Recompence and satysfacion of all his childes parte which after my dethe
he may have by any Lawe/ Item I gyve to Rauf, my fourth sone one hundredth poundes in full full recompence and satysfacion
of all his childes parte which after my dethe he may have by any Lawe Item, I give to william wynter my youngest sonne
one hundrethe pounds in recompense and satysfaction of all his childes parte which after my dethe he may have
by any Lawe For asmuche as my eldest daughter anne wynter is afore avaunced to a mariage to my great costes I do ~
bequeth unto her nothinge Item I gyve to ales my second daughter threscore poundes in full recompance and satysfaction of all
her childes parte which after my deth she may have by any Lawe/ Item I give to anne my thirde daughter the younger thre ~
score poundes in full recompence and satisfaction of all her childes part which she may have after my deth by anye Lawe
Item I gyve to my daughter Elsabeth threscore pounds / in full recompence and satysfaction of all her childes parte whiche
she may have after my deth by any Lawe/ Item I gyve to my daughter mary the youngest threscore poundes in full recompence
and satysfaction of all her childes parte / which she may have after my deth by any Lawe Item, I will that yf anny of my
thre sonnes as george, Rauf and William the younger sonne do die before they be of the full age of twentie and one yeres that then
all the hole porcion of them so diing shall be equally devided by my supirvisours and executors to the rest of them thre
over lyvinge when they shall come to the age of twentie and one yeres/ And yf all they that die byfore thei come
to the age of twentie and one yeres that then I will myne executors shall enyoye the same porciones/ Item I will that my ~
saide thre sones that sonnes george Rauf and william Wynter my younge sonne shall not receve any parte of thechildes porcion ~
apoynted to them by this my last will out of the handes of myne executors/ till they come to the age of twentie and
one yeres Item I will that ales / anne the younger Elizabeth and mary Wynter my daughters shall all receave no part
of this my bequest gyven them by this my will oute of the hands of myne executors till they come to the age of ~
xvi yeres Item I will that yf any my iii daughters as ales anne the younger Elizabeth or Mary my daughter
do die before they be of the Full age of xvi years that then all the hole porcion of them so dyinge shall be ~
equally devided bye my supervisours and executors to the rest of them that over lyvynge when they shall
come to the age of xvi yers / If all the foure die before they come to the age of xvi yeres that then I will ~
myne executors shall enjoye the same porcions / Item I will that myne executors shall yerely within the compas of every
yere duringe the nonage of all my said children shall make a trewe acompte and deliver the same by writinge ~
endented assigned with theire handes and seales to my supervisors of the yearly gayne of the said porcions Item I
will that myne executors shalbe bounde in reconysaunce by fore the Lord Chif Justice of the Common Place and the ~
mayre of the staple as well to pay all my saide childrens porcions as also the gaynes gotten by occupieinge the same
porcions when my saide childerne shall come to age lymited in this my Last will will written one after another, provy-
ded alwayes that yf anye my saide children shall have any lacke of livinge duringe there mynoryties that then myn
Executors shall deliver to my said children so havynge nede of the gayne growinge of the porcion which shalbe ~
thought mete and convenyent to be delivered by the discracion of my supervisours / For the whiche delivery my super ~
visours shall gyve a byll in the name of my said childrene beinge with in age to my myne executors / in discharge
for so muche to thentent myne executors maye not forfete there reconisaunce/ Item I will that every of my saide children
shall gane as they come to age and receve there porcions / one after another a there quittaunce to myne executors
Item I gyve and bequeth to my ii systers Johan mychell and Anne preusse Either of them foure poundes / Item ~
I geve to Thomas Starnall of Nasse fortie shillinges/ Item I geve to Arter Winter my eldest sonne to thentent he ~
maye the better serve the Kynges Majestie in his warres my shipp called the mathew with all her fornyture and
armaments Item I give to william winter thelder my seconde sonne all that my thirde parte of a shipe called
the george brigge with all thinges belonginge to my thirde part of the said shipe/ Item I geve to ales my wife
all my hole householde stuff and emplements that I have at detford/ and lymhouse with all my quicke catill
there my place only excepted/ Item I give to arter/ my sonne after the deth of ales my wyfe all my goodes and ~
Catalls movable and ummovable, at my houses in Lydney and bristowe excepte the fourth parte of all the saide goodes and
Catall at my said houses of Lydney and brystowe which in lycke casse I geve to my seconde sonne william wynter after the decease
of my wyffe aforesaid/ Item I wyll yf my said wyffe do refuce to fynde my sonne Arter and his wyff when they shall chaunce or
be desirous to lye at either of my said houses or that she do spoyle or wast any of the same goodes houses or landes that then Immediate
after suche waste or spoyle provid and founde that then and Imediat my said sonne Arter shall enter of all the said goodes this
gyfte not with standing / provyded always that the said arter shall beare his own charges and his wiffse during there abidinges
with my said wife Item I geve to the vyscount Lysle high admirall of Englande for the good love I bear his Lordshipp ~
and for a remembraunce ten pounds Item I gyve to Sir William Harbard Knyght a ring of xls. Item I geve to Sir Anthony Deanny
knyght a ringe of the value of xls./ Item I geve to Sir Anthony Browne knyght a lycke Ringe/ Item I gyve to Sir Thomas
hennage knyght a lyke ring Item I geve to Robarte Ellyet, my beste cott of blacke damaske and my best black cloke ~
garded with velvet/ Item I give to Sir Nicholas Poynt knyght a lyke ring as I do to Sir Anthony Brown Item I ~
geve to Joyce my mayd servante, iij £ towards her marage / Item I give to Elizabethe my mayd servant in the ~
Forreste thirtene shillings fourepence Item I geve to my man servant in the Forreste six shillings viijd . Item I geve
to Sir Thomas Clere vis admyrall a lycke ringe as abovesaid Item I geve to Richard howlet a ring of the price of twentie ~
shillings Item I give to Thomas Morlaye a lyke ringe Item I geve to my sonne in law William Bracke a ring of the price of ~
fortie shillinges Item I geve to doctor Owen a ringe of lyke price/ Item I geve to Johan hache fortie shillings Item I constitue
ordane and make my welbeloved frendes Sir william woodhouse knyght Master John Bellowe and robart Legge esquires super-
visours of this my testament and Laste will/ And I give every one of them for their paynes taken for me in this behalf
six poundes thirtien shillinges foure pence a pece/ the reste of my goodes not given nor bequethed my debtes paide I geve to ~
arter wynter my eldeste sonne and william winter my seconde sonne (whome I make my holle executours for to dispose my
goodes as they shall think most mete for my discharge agaynste god) In witness that this is my laste will and ~
testamente to this will I have sette my hande and seale the day and yeare above writen/ By John Wynter ~
witnesseth that this is the laste will of the said John Winter it was read assigned and sealed the day and yeare above
said in the presence of thes witnesses following: By me richard davey By me Thomas Payntell By me edwarde deane by
me Willm woodhouse nycholas poyntz

Probate granted: 9 February 1546