Catalogue description Probate of will of Jas. Tillie, Pentillie Castle, Knight. 'Dei Voluntas Fiat Et Mei Haec...

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Probate of will of Jas. Tillie, Pentillie Castle, Knight. 'Dei Voluntas Fiat Et Mei Haec Performet'.

 

... 'And I do desire my body may have a private interrment at and in such place at Pentillie Castle as I have acquainted my dearest w. the Lady Elizabeth Tillie with and to have such Monument erected and Inscription thereon made as I have desired of my said dearest wife.

 

(Recital of Settlement of 5 April 1693 between (a) testator and w. Dame Eliz. (b) Hen. Mitchell, Wm. Wollie, Ben. Dollen and Jn. Bailward. Pentillie Castle, Penters, Horenford, free and conventionary rents tithes of Pentillie, Penter and Higher Horenford. Testator's lands in Callington, St. Cleer, Liskeard, Saltash. Manor of West Dreynes to Hen. Mitchell and Wm. Woollie for 80 yrs. or life of testator's wife. Lands since bought called Hill Town in manor of West Dreynes settled to uses of settlement.

 

Recital of additional settlement of land etc. at Piend in Devon. Patrieda (Linkinhorne) with sheaf and tithes and sheaf and tithes of west side of the river Lynher. To wife during her widowhood.

 

Since settlement testator bought Penters Parks alias Leribeaton near Pentillie Castle, Pillaton).

 

Last recited properties to wife during her widowhood, then testator's s. in tail male, in default his dtrs., in default to Jas. Tillie eldest s. of testator's only sister Mary and his sons in default to Wm. 2nd s. etc., in default to sons of Mrs. Mary Gotlie dtr.-in-law by his cousin Rich. Gotley, chargeable with £1500 for use of granddtr. cousin and goddtr. Albinia Tillie Gotley.

 

(Recital since settlement land sold called Softlie and Hinton Hill in Durham of yearly value of £100). In lieu of this annuity of £100 from lands in Devon and Cornwall not in the settlement).

 

¼ of manor of Winfield and Stoford, Wilts. Manor of Warleggan and other lands in Dorset, Wiltshire Devon and Cornwall not in the settlement - to Hen. Mitchell and Jn. Bailward to use of nephew Jas. Tillie with redrs. as before with extra redr. to Kinsman Jn. Bailward and sons. Downing in Mangotsfield, Gloucester to be settled by Jas. Tillie etc. on nephew Wm. for life and Wm.'s hrs. If bro. Wm. Woollie survived testator nephew Jas. Tillie to pay nephew Wm. during father's lifetime yearly sum of £20.

 

Persons enjoying benefit of lands to assume the surname of Tillie.

 

Leases permitted but not of Pentillie Castle, barton of Pentillie, Penter, Horenford, barton of Bittleford, barton and tithes of Patrieda and tithes of w. side of Lynher and of barton of Piend for 21 yrs. without fine).

 

To wife: clothing, jewells, ornaments, books, china, portraits toys in the closet at Pentillie. Testator's coach chariot calash and set of 6 horses with choice of 2 other horses and cows. 100 guineas. After wife's death to her grandchildren of Mary and Rich Gotley as she thought fit. In default Albinia Tillie Gotley. Wife to treat nephews kindly.

 

To Rich. Gotlie, jun. and Mary his w. for mourning £10 and for her separate use 100 guineas.

 

To Albinia Tillie Gotley £500 at day of her marriage with either one of my nephews but if she marries anyone else only to have £250.

 

To bro. Woollie and my sister and 2 nephews and Hen. Mitchell £20 for mourning.

 

To Jn. Bailward £50.

 

To cousin Mary Mattock: £50 on her marriage day. To marry any but Wm. Parkes. (If she does legacy void).

 

To cousin Mary Love, dtr. of Kinsman Jn. Love £50 with interest from testator's death on death of Cecilia Love, widow, her mother or on her marriage day.

 

To cousin Albinia Jones £30.

 

£50 to poor relations £50 to poor 'religious and godly people' (at judgement of bro. and sister Woollie).

 

To bro. Wm. Woollie, sister Mary, Hen. Mitchell and Jn. Bailward (trustees) household goods etc. at Pentillie Castle (Inventory to be made and signed by testator's wife). Wife to have use of goods for life. Goods in Wiltshire to go to person who has the inheritance

 

Trustees to 'lock up preserve and keep all my records' also printed books and papers.

 

To wife £50 for funeral 'desiring four of my ancientest Workmen may lay me in my Grave unto whom I give forty shillings each and £10 to Wm. Trenaman.'

 

To honest Rich. Lawrence in meat and drink for his own person to value of 2s. 6d. per week at Pentillie for life.

 

To domestic servants living with testator at death 40s each.

 

To Samuel Holman, his tools.

 

To Jn. Cory a joint of mutton weekly for his life.

 

Residue of estate to be sold and an estate to be settled at Belle-Cour in Wiltshire.

 

Executors: Wm. Woollie, Hen. Mitchell and Jn. Bailward.

 

Witd. Rich. Lawrence, Sam. Holman, Hen. Mitchell, David Davies.

 

(Pr. P.C.C. 18 March 1704.)

Date: 22 March 1704
Held by: Kresen Kernow (formerly Cornwall Record Office), not available at The National Archives
Language: English

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