In the name of God amen - - - the sixteenth day of August in the year of our Lord One thousand sixteen hundred and forty I, Roger Ellery, the unprofitable servant of' God, being sick in body but strong in mind do willingly and with a free heart render and give again unto the hands of My Lord God my creator my spirit which he of his fatherly goodness gave to me when he first fashioned me in my mother's wombe making me a living soule and a reasonable creature, nothing doubting but that for His infinite mercies set forth in his precious blood of His dearely beloved Sonne Jesus Christe our only saviour and redeemer, He will receive my soule into his glorie and place it in the company of his angels and blessed saints. And, as concerning my bodye even with a good will and a free heart I give it over commending it to the earth whereof it cameth nothing doubting but accordingly to the article of my faith, at the great day of the resurrection general when we shall all appear before the judgement seat of God, I shall receive the same by the mighty power of God where with he is able to subdue all things to himself, not a corruptabell mortall and weake bodye as it now is but an incorruptabell, immortal strong and perfect bodye in all poynts, like unto the glorious body of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
NOW as concerning my goods which God hath given me. First I give and bequeathe towards the repairing of the Church of Collumbe Minor 3/4d.
I give and bequeathe to the poore people of the same Parish 10/-. I give and bequeathe to mr. Lovis, farmer there for oblivious tithes 2/6d. I give etc to John Vivian the sonne of John Vivian of St. Columbe. theLower,deceased,10/- To Margere the daughter of Richard Peeke, my old servant, 2/-. I give and bequeathe unto my daughter Jane, her Children 10/-. I give to my eldest daughter a yewe and lambe. To My daughter Emblin and her children l0/-. To my sonne Thomas and his children 10/-· To my sonne Roger 10/- and to his sonne Matthew £5. To my sonne William £20. To my sonne Anthony £5. and to his daughter Ann £3. To John Cooke, son in law, 5/-. To everyone of my God children 12d a piece. Unto John the son of Richard Peeke 3/4. Unto Peter -- my brother and to my brother his children l2d a piece. Unto John ---1te -- which (torn and missing). To every other of his children and to my brother Thomas Ellerye 5/-. And to everyone of his children 12d a piece. Unto my brother Humphrey Ellerye 5/- and to his children 12d a piece.
I give etc unto some good and Goodly Devine whom my Executor shall think good, with the consent of the minister, for the preaching of a sermon in the Church at St Collumbe the Lower on the Sunday called St. Collumbe Feast Day in the afternoon and I do give him for his paynes 6/8, and the same to be continued for the space of seven yeares next after my death to be payed by my Executrix herein after named.
I give etc to David Perow, a poor man, 12d. I give etc to Agnis, my wife, all my right and title and interest which I have, or ought to have, in one tenement in the towne and fields of Porth Vean, wherein I now dwell, being the third part of the said towne and fields which I now hold by demise of Thomas Mundaye, Gent deceased, for and during the life of my sonne Roger for divers yeares yet to expire if he happens to live so long. And she to have and hold it during her life if the said Roger as long live and if he does not suffer his mother to hold it quietly then she is to have hold and assign it at her pleasure during her life, but if she holds it quietly then my Will meaning is that my sonne Roger Ellerye shall have it presently after the death of his mother, and I do appoint and ordain Agnis my wife my whole and sole Executrix, to see my body decently buried and my legacies truely satisfied within one year after my decease and I do utterly revoke, anull all former Wills legacies and bequests before this time maned willed or bequeathed.
I do appoint Peter Ellerye my brother and John --atts alias Hicks my brother-in-law overseers of this my last will and Testament to be preformed according to this my wish etc. I do give them for their paynes 2/6 a piece. In Wittness thereof I have subscribed my name in the presence of William --undey (Mundey?)
Nicholas -- (Carne?) Clericus. This will was proved at the Archdeacons Court 30th September 1643.
A true Inventory of the goods and chattels of Roger Ellerye of the Parish of St. Columb Minor Yeoman, deceased praised the 27th day of August 1643, by John Sammon and Robert Carne, of the aforesaid parish, yeoman. His purse and wearing apparell. 40/-. In the parlour, One feather bed Jrnished, One table board, One chest, One cupbert.£5. In the hall one tableboard, One cupbert, three charis threejoyntstools, twocarpets;£2.10 .In the inner chamber one feather bed furnished and one chest.£4. In the outer Chamber one feather bed furnished, one press and one tableboard £5. In the Citching (kitchen) one peare of hand irons,7. spitn 3 brand irons, a pestel and morter. 4 crocks, six panes (pans),l kettle. £10. 0.0. 20 puter dishes,2 candlesticks and puter spoons.33/-. 19 yewes and 8 lambes. £'5.10. 0 One cow and calfe. 50/- Five young bullocks £7.10.0. One Nagg £2.0. 0. One peare of wheels and one wayne.£5.0.0. 8 acres of wheat and 4 of barley. £24.0.0.
Submitter:Phillip Ellory
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