Thomas Daniell 23 July 1609
In the name of god Amen The three and twentieth daie of Julie in the yeare of our lord god one thousand six hundred and eight I Thomas Danyell the elder of the parish of Ruan Lanyhorne in the County of Cornwall yeoman being weak of boddie but of perfect mind & memory for the which of do thank god, do make my last will and testament in manner and forme followinge First I bequeath my soule to all mighty god my saviour and redeemer and my boddy to bee buried in the parish church of Ruan Lanyhorne.
Item I geeve to the poore of the said parish of Ruan Lanyhorne , Xs
Item I geeve to Johan Trevanyon widdowe my daughter the featherbed where she doeth usually lye on with one bolster & other furniture belonging to that bed & one pease of blankets one pease of sheets one rugye & one pillowe
Item I doe geeve to Hugh Trevanyon second sonne of the said Johan my daughter the somme of sixteen pounds which XVIth I meane and is to be payd him in satifaction of somuch being the legacie of John Trevanyon his deceased father otherwise I have no purpose to legacie the sayd XVIth,
Item where as the sayd Hugh Trevanyon and one Richard Trevanyon & John Trevanyon sonnes of the sayd Johan my daughter are soule tenets for terme of their lyves and the longest lyver of them of land in certain messuages lands & tenents in or called Tressilhan within the parish of St Virrian in the Couny of Cornwall. I doe hereby legasise and demise unto the sayd John Trevanyon the somme of XXXth of lawful monies of England, provided all … that if the said Richard Trevanyon shall suffer and permit the sayd John Trevanyon quietly to hold use & enjoye the ..and portion of him the sayd Richard Trevanyon of and in Tressilhan aforesaid during the life of him the sayd John Trevanyon that then the said legasise & demise of the sayd XXXth unto the sayd John Trevanyon shall be voud to all intents & purposes & be in our by monayes or meanes chargable to my executor
Item … .. the sayd conditionall demise of XXXth I doe hereby absolutely demise legasise and give to the sayd John Trevanyon the sume of XXth of lawful monyes to be payd him when hee shall accomplisse the age of XXIth yeares but if hee happen to dye before the accomplishe the age then my will is that my executor be cloarsely acquited from the payment of that XXth
Item I give to William Trevanyon the fourth sonne of the sayd Johan my daughter the some of XXth of lawful monyes to be payd him when hee shall accomplishe the age of XXIth yeares but if hee happen to die before hee accomplishe the XXIth yeares of his age then my will is that my executor be accquited of that XXth
Item my will is and I doe hereby legasise and demise unto Edward Trevanyon fyeuth sonne of the sayd Johan my daughter all my right estate and tenement in the demeane or demhary lands in Ruan Lanyhorne the right and estate of the sayd Edward which I hereby demise unto the sayd Edward to commence & beginne therein only when hee shall accomplishe thaye XXIth yeares and not before, provided all mayes that if the sayd Edward Trevanyon shall dye before hee accomplish that age or if hee shall accomplishe that age if my executor or his executor or admininstrators shall paye unto the sayd Edward the summe of fiftie pounds of lawfull monies within six monthes after that hee the sayd Edward shall accomplishe the sayd age of XXIth yeares then the sayd legasie & demise of the demeanes or demeane landes in Ruan Lanyhorne shall be void to all intents and purposes and where as the said Edward is of tender age my will is & unto the which Richard Trevanyon my executors agreeth & wiseth to forme that hee the same Richard shall have the care & education of the said Edward & that if hitt shall so fortune that the said Edward shall after hee shall accomplishe thaye of XVI yeares dislike if his said brothers so duration that then the said Richard shall paye yearely to the said Edward until hee accomplishe XXIth yeares of age five poundes yearely by XXVth quarterly but if the said Richard shall happen to die before the said Edward shall accomplishe the age of XXIth yeares then my will is and I doe hereby legasise and demise unto the said Edward all my right and forme in the said demeanes or demeane landes in Ruan Lanyhorne to be givene from and after the death of the said Richard Trevanyon
Item my will is and unto the which my executor doth consent and agrees that Richard Trevanyon my executor shall have the care of maintenance & education of Jane Trevanyon & Margarett Trevanyon daughters of my sayd daughter Johan & of eache of them until thee shall accomplishe the age of XXIth yeares
Item I do legasise and demise unto the sayd Jane Trevanyon the some of XXXth of lawfull monies and unto the said Margarett the …. some XXXth to be payd unto eache of them … they shall accomplishe the age of XXIth yeares one after the other but if they ………………..shall happen ……………dislike of their said brothers …maintenance before the accomplishe of that age then the XXXth unto eache of them legasised to bee payd unto them or her so marrying or disliking maintenance within one yeare after such marriage or disliking and if they the sayd Jane or Margarett shall happen to die before suche disliking or marriage or before the expiration of eache one yeare after disliking or if they or either of them doe nott marry now dislooke neither accomplishe the age of XXIth yeares that then the some or somes to her or them …. so dying shall remeane unto my executors and in no waye bee chargable unto him
Item I doe leagasise and demise to Elizabeth my wife the featherbed wherein we usually lyeth & formed
Item my will is that Richard Trevanyon my executor and unto the which my executor agreeth that my executor shall have the care and education of William Trevanyon his brother during the life of the sayd Elizabeth my wife lastly I do by theis presente grant all other my goodes & chattels moneass to or the sayd Johan my daughter & which sayd Richard & doe hereby ordeyne to be my sole executor of this my last will and testament I give my second …parie unto the said John Trevanyon sonne of my sayd daughter Johan and …. doe request friends Mr Hugh Trevanyon of Gerrance and Richard Trevanyon of Gorran of to … their best counsel towards … executor herein & I doe geeve to the sayd Hugh Trevanyon of Gerrance …. & to the sayd Richard Trevanyon of Gorran Xs
In witness whereof I have putto my sine & fixed to the margens of this ……. contayning my last will & testament my seale dated the .. daye & yeare first above written 1608
Sined & sealed and acknowledged by the sayd Thomas Danyell to be his last will & testament they daye and yeare first above written the 23 of Julie 1609 in presents of Hugh Trevanyon Richard Gardner Richard Carveth Richard Danyell
Will transcribed by Carol Hughes