From: onlyme101@btinternet.com   
      
   Geoff wrote:   
      
   > Does anyone know where I can get a 17th century will transcribed from   
   > the old secretary hand.  I can't find anything on the web?   
      
   Thanks for all the help.  I tried transkribus  on a 1604 will with this   
   result, which I thought was pretty good considering the original.   
   Although much of it is wrong you can at least get a better shot at   
   guessing the contents.   
      
   Dumbrys   
   in the name of god Amen the eleventh day of Sertember in the Rewne of   
   onr most gracious severinge lord seames   
   by the grace of god of Ingland Hcotland ffrauce and Irland kynge   
   defendonrt of the ffayth et ad vit   
   of Ingland ffrunce and Irland the second Scotland the xxxviijth o   
   Elyhabdumbryll shat wyffe vnto   
   Johne Dumbrull lat of wevelfild deceased do make and ordayne this my   
   last wyll and testapyet in   
   nanor and fforme ffolowinge Mr ffayst I begnet my Golld vnto all   
   myghtie god my Inater saviour   
   and redemer and my boddy to be Buryed in the church yeard of weverffill   
   Itm I geve vnto the   
   power of the prysh of Wewlfie xs/ Itm o goode and bequnth vnto mary   
   vensent my dawther   
   the wyse of Jone vnnsent my two best gownes my Stanell peticot and my   
   ffelt hat   
   tomed ith vecet Iamy will and beqineth vnto dottoflye dumbryll dawther   
   vnto John dunbyll on chest   
   and all that is in the saydd Eest / Ity I will and dequeth vnto elues,   
   Dumbryll dawther vnto Josn   
   Ducbotts or 8other defast andall that is in the said Cost f gare wed   
   rethrat in whht pet ct sad   
   my best lafatae Aperage / tem Iwill vnto Robrt vnisent orne misent John   
   vinisent Jeane vnisent   
   And mary vensent xs a pose to be payed within two pears next After my   
   deceas And ys any   
   of them doffertue to depart this mortall lash be fore the tyme   
   artoynted ason whicth yt ought to be   
   toaged then w mil is that the lagase soy wene sfarsed aqats devred an   
   anigest them so remnynge a lsve   
   You gere wnto w thecholddien of iff thi Walkeer with te had by my   
   dawthers Elyeabeth dumbrye   
   this ffirst wyft ps apose to be payed wae whith in two ydars next Aster   
   my desease yfu any of   
   wedobey ast this i artall lest then mny uple as that that the porres so   
   yerenr stolke sepmanes   
   tewred amonges the rest xxxining reminge alyve/ Ay gerd unto get x John   
   Dumbryll   
   Rychard dumbrgll mary dumbrill Elizabeth dumbryll Choldren vnto   
   Rtychard dumbryll   
   payed vnto them when the shall accomplysh the Agre of Exits yeares of or   
   at the day of Cmnaryage/ The resedew of my goodes not geven nor beqneth   
   I will vnto   
   &s apese tob   
   ne cestannne   
   Richard Dumbrrll mny Goande whoe I mule my execute of this my last   
   to be any overseers of this my last will Ii witnesewhere   
   fe Thomas Lnas & Thamas Godman Jun,   
   And   
   her marke   
   Thomas Luras Thomas Gedman Jund.   
   ElzabetheDumbrell   
   Drobal Cora mro William Juinues   
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   Clic vie Masro Scar o   
   Nondanbr And 1604 Comssay of d S   
   Richardo Tumbrill Exec or D bud ec   
   xxx h Jurus   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)