Testator: ADAMS alias SKORY, William of Snap
Will Proved: 5th June 1627 at Devizes
Inventory prepared: 5th May 1627 by Richard SKORY and Thomas SMART
Will Signed: 5th March 1624
Witnesses: Richard SKORY, Thomas SMART
Original held by: Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre Ref: P3/S/245
William Skory al[ia]s Addames of Snapp in the P[ar]ish of Alborne in the County of Wilts Yeoman did make this last will & Test[a]m[en]t the Fyfth day of March in the yeare of o[ur] Lord god one thousand Six hundred twenty & fouer beinge of p[er]fect memorie in manner & forme fowellowinge Item I give unto my sonne Richard Skory the somme of five pounds in money Item I give to sonne William Skory foure pounds in money Item I give to my Sonne Robert Skory the somme of Tenne pounds in money Item I give to my daughter Elizabeth Skory the somme of Twentey pounds in money all [s]uch somme of money is to be payed at One & twentey yeares of age yf aney of them happen of Chance to dey before they Come fully to the age of One & twenty yeares that then my last Will & test[a]m[en]t is yt shall remayne backe unto John Skory al[ia]s Adames my Eldest sonne whome I make my sole executor of this my laste will & test[a]m[en]t.
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Rich[ard] Skory Thomas Smart Witnesses |
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| Probatun apud le[?] Devizes in curam viro Joh[ann]e Davis cle[r]co et Sur[ruga]to vener[abi]lis viri Marmaduci Lynne legum doctoris offi[cia]lis etc[etera] quinto Junij 1627mo |
Inventory
The Inventory of all the goodes and Chattels of William Addams all[ia]s Scorye of Snapt in the P[ar]rishe of Aldborn in the County if Wiltes Yeoman made the vth Day of May in the Yeare of o[ur] Lord god one Thousand Sixe hundred twenty & Seaven [a]praised by Thomas Collenes & Marke Fowller
| Imprimis | in the halle one Table Bord w[i]th a Forme one Chaire one Cobard one forme one Binche | xxs | £1 0s 0d | |
| Item | 3 Coshens one Cobard Cloth | xijd | 1s 0d | |
| Item | 4 panes of glasse | xviijd | 1s 6d | |
| Item | 3 Table Cloothes | vjs viijd | 6s 8d | |
| Item | 4 Napkins | ijs | 2s 0d | |
| Item | in the Chamber 1 Joyned bedstid on fether bed two bowsters 2 pillowes 2 pillowe bears 2 Coverlits one peare of blankets | iiij£ | £4 0s 0d | |
| Item | 1 Cheste 2 Coffers & 2 Boxeses | xs | 10s 0d | |
| Item | 3 peare of Sheetes | xvs | 15s 0d | |
| Item | in second Chamber 2 standing bedstids 1 flock bed 2 Coverlits 2 bowsters 2 blankets 1 Cheste 2 Coffers | xls | £2 10s 0d | |
| Item | in the thirde Chamber 1 standing bedstid 1 flocke bed 2 Coverlits 1 blankett | xxs | £1 0s 0d | |
| Item | in the kichen 1 Furnesse 4 potts 2 panns kettels 1 bason 2 skillats 2 Candlesticks 1 spice morter 2 skimer 1 brassen ladell | v£ | £5 0s 0d | |
| Item | 3 peare of hangels 3 peare of pothookes 1 broche one peare of Anders 1 Dripping panne one plate | vijs | 7s 0d | |
| Item | 1 Irone Wedges 1 hatchet on bill | vijs | 7s 0d | |
| Item | 1 Tennante Sawe 1 handesawe 4 Augers 1 square 3 Chissels 2 gouges 1 Irone Dogge 1 Coopers shave 1 Ads 1 wimble Throw 1 Dresser 1 Foorme | jxs | 9s 0d | |
| Item | 1 Malte Mill | vis viijd | 6s 8d | |
| Item | 1 Wate 2 Uplandes[?] 4 Cowles 3 kevers | xxs | £1 0s 0d | |
| Item | 1 Boshell 7 drinke 1 kever 1 Cobard 2 Coffers | xxs | £1 0s 0d | |
| Item | 1 Kaste heare & 4 sacks | vs | 5s 0d | |
| Item | 1 Cheese presse w???binge sheete | ijs | 2s 0d | |
| Item | 4 flitches of bakon | iij£ | £3 0s 0d | |
| Item | 1 padle staffe | vjd | 6d | |
| Item | in the wolle howse for woolle | xijs | 12s 0d | |
| Item | 4 olde Tubs | js | 1s 0d | |
| Item | 24 boshels of malte | liiijs | £2 14s 0d | |
| Item | 2 payles 2 buckets | xviijd | 1s 6d | |
| Item | 5 bottels | ixs vjd | 9s 6d | |
| Item | 1 dozen of platters 5 sausers 1 salteseller ii dozen & a halfe of spones 1 Frying panne | xxs | £1 0s 0d | |
| Item | 1 Cradle 1 stoone Bowe | vjs viijd | 6s 8d | |
| Item | 1 Byble & 2 prayer Booke | vs | 5s 0d | |
| Item | 1 beame scalles & waites | iiijs | 4s 0d | |
| Item | 3 shilvs 1 Cheese racke 1 Butter Charne + trundles 2 binches | iijs | 3s 0d | |
| Item | 1 grindstoone | ijs | 2s 0d | |
| Item | 1 Sythe & olde Ire | xijd | 1s 0d | |
| Item | two shovles 3 pitching picks | ijs iijd | 2s 3d | |
| Item | Irebound Cowle 1 Dungepott 1 peare of lyttell wheeles | iiij£ | £4 0s 0d | |
| Item | 1 plowe 4 farrowes w[i]th the parrell there unto beelonging | xxs | £1 0s 0d | |
| Item | 4 quarters of wheate | vj£ | £6 0s 0d | |
| Item | 1 Stann[?] | iijs | 3s 0d | |
| Item | 6 hundred of Boordes 1 harow 1 exe | xls | £2 0s 0d | |
| Item | 4 stockes of bees | xxs | £1 0s 0d | |
| Item | 2 ladders | iiijs vjd | 4s 6d | |
| Item | 4 horses w[i]th their harnis | xij£ | £12 0s 0d | |
| Item | for wood & haye | iij£ | £3 0s 0d | |
| Item | 1 woodrope & a Carte rope | ijs vjd | 2s 6d | |
| Item | 6 Milche Kyne | xvj£ | £16 0s 0d | |
| Item | 1 Karelinge & two Calves | xlvjs viijd | £2 6s 8d | |
| Item | 52 sheepe & Fortye Lambes | xxv£ | £25 0s 0d | |
| Item | 14 Acares of wheate | xxiiij£ | £24 0s 0d | |
| Item | 24 Acares & a halfe of Barly | xxij£ xs | £22 10s 0d | |
| Item | 20 Acares of Peason & otes | xiiij£ | £14 0s 0d | |
| Item | 1 Sowe & Sixe piggs | xxs | £1 0s 0d | |
| Item | 21 stoore Piggs | xls | £2 0s 0d | |
| Item | for the Executors yeare | xxx£ | £30 0s 0d | |
| Item | for his Suites of Apparill | v£ | £5 0s 0d | |
| Item | his Wyves Apparrell 2 gowndes 1 pettycoate 1 silke kertle a Cloake & a Savoyard & a hatte | iij£ | £3 0s 0d | |
| Item | for poultry & other small thinges | vs | 5s 0d | |
| Summa tot[alis] | 202£ 8s 5d | £202 8s 5d | ||
| Exh[ibitu]m curam viro Joh[ann]e Davis Cle[r]co in actibus bacc Sur[ruga]to vener[abi]lis viri Marmaduci Lynne legum doctoris offi[cia]lis etc[etera] quinto Junii 1627mo |
