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Will of Matthew Ginger, glover, 1698
Herts RO 135AW9
In the name of God Amen I Mathew Ginger of Winslow in the County of
Bucks glover being weake in body but of perfect minde and memory thanks
bee to God for the same but knowing that it is appoynted for all men once
to die and not knowing how short my life may bee in this transitory world
life while I have time and space being willing to sett my house in order
doe make this my will and testament in manner and form following first
and principally I commend my soule into the hands of allmighty God who
gave it mee in hopes to be saved by the only Merritts of our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ and my body to bee buryed in such a decent
manner as my executor heerafter shall thinke fitting and as for such
Worldly goods as it hath pleased God of his infinitt mercy to bestow
upon mee I doe give grant and devise of as followeth Imp(rimi)s I give
unto my Brother Michaell all my shop goods and allsoe all my wearing
Apparell shirts only excepted which I doe give unto my father and allsoe
the biggest kettle all the bed and beding that lay on the trundle bed when
my mother died and allsoe two pairs of sheets which was given him
by his mother [deletion] and allsoe all Implements belonging too
the trade \ upon this condition that he shall pay all my debts that I am engaged to pay/ but all other my goods and household stuffe and Implements
of household stuffe which one in the messuage or tenement in the which now
I live both beds and bedding brasse pewter and all other things belonging
to household stuffe in the sayd messuage or tenement above mentioned I
doe give unto my sister Ann Ginger to bee at her owne disposeing
and I doe constitue and appoynt my brother Michaell to bee my full
and whole Executor of this my will and testament In witnesse whereof
I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the thirty day of Aprill in
the tenth year of the reigne of our sovereign lord William the third
by the Grace of God of England Scottland france and Ireland king
Defender of the faith and in the yeare of our Lord God 1698
Sealed and delivered
and declared in the
presence of us
Robard Eden
William Norman
Francis Robinson
[Latin] 15 June 1698. Michael Ginger, brother and executor was sworn, and because the deceased's goods do not extend <beyond> £20, before John Croft, surrogate of the court. [sic]
Inventory of Matthew Ginger, glover, 1698
Herts RO A25/4472
A true and perfect Inventory of all the goods money and Creditts of Mathew Ginger of Winslowe in the County of Bucks glover late deceased as they were vallued by John Ginger and William Gyles and Thomas Forster the six and twenty day of May in the tenth year of the reigne of our sovreigne Lord William the third by the grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland King defender of the faith and in the year 1698
|
£ |
s |
d |
| Impr(rimi)s his purse and weareing Apparell | 2 |
0 |
0 |
| 1 Joint stool 1 bedsted & 1 table | 0 |
8 |
0 |
| 1 bedsted 2 litle chests 1 flockbed 2 bolsters & cov(er) | 0 |
8 |
0 |
| 1 table 4 joint stooles 1 cover for stoole 2 ketles 1 pot 2 skillets &c 6 pewter platters 1 bason 1 tankard 2 porringer 2 tin pudding pans 1 cullinder 1 dish 3 sawcers links 3 p(ai)r 2 spits 1 hangin Candl 3 iron Candlesticks fire shovel & tongs 1 pr hande irons 1 gridiron 2 pr bellows 1 smoothing Iron & fender 1 elbow Chair & another Chair 1 dresser & shelves | 2 |
13 |
4 |
| 2 barrells 2 tubs 3 covers 2 bowles & pails 1 brass frying pan 1 doecover & tongs 2 sieves | 0 |
15 |
0 |
| 1 Feather Bed & flock bed & bolster 1 litle feather pillow 1 flock pillow | 1 |
10 |
0 |
| 1 chest 9 sheets 6 pillow beers 2 table clothes 4 napkins 10 towells | 1 |
5 |
0 |
| 2 leather stooles 1 elbow chair 4 flag chairs 2 joint stooles 2 boxes | 0 |
6 |
8 |
| trenchers 1 dz ½ | 0 |
0 |
4 |
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|||
Sum is |
9 |
6 |
4 |
| Shop Goods valued at | 08 |
7 |
6 |
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|||
Sum(ma) totall(is) |
17 |
13 |
10 |
[signed]
Will: Gyles junior
Tho: Foster
John Ginger
Notes
Matthew Ginger was buried on 4 May 1698. He was the son of Richard Ginger and his wife Mary, who died in 1696. His sister Ann was baptised on 16 Feb 1674/5. The baptisms of Matthew and Michael are not recorded at Winslow, and they were probably born before their father moved to Winslow. Richard Ginger, who was buried on 2 Jan 1708/9, applied for a licence to be a schoolmaster, and wrote the wills of many people but did not leave one himself. He could not witness his son's will as he was a beneficiary, but he appears to have written it, as the wording is exactly the same as the will of Anne Scott, made in 1703, which is in Richard's writing.
link: a torch made of tow or pitch (OED, s.v. link, n.3)
flag chair: chair with a rush or wicker bottom (Bucks Probate Inventories)