Catalogue description Copy of part of will of Sir Jas. Tillie, Pentillie Castle, Kt. 'Dei Voluntas Fiat Et mei...

Copy of part of will of Sir Jas. Tillie, Pentillie Castle, Kt. 'Dei Voluntas Fiat Et mei hac performet'

In his 67th year.

'Laying aside the pompous solempnity of a Funeral That by It's Extravagance would devour the Living following the Methods herein prescribed I Desire my servant Samuell may within fiftie Houres next after my Death Compose and make for me a Timber oake Chaire, and my Servant John Quilting a Crape or Flannel Lining therefore In which I may sit exactly fit Tight and Close Remaining in One of the little Roomes near Pentillie Library until the Lady Elizabeth Tillie my wife shall order above Fifteen and under Twenty Five of my Men Servants (not Gentlemen Pall-Bearers who make It their Imploy for Lucre not Lovesake) To Carry and lay me in a Repository for that purpose to be made Either on that Eminence called Mount- Arraret or Pisgah Giving unto Each of such my Men Servants a Gold Ring and a pair of Gloves'.

(Recital wife Lady Eliz. Tillie had conveyed to testator: cap. mess and demesnes of Trehunsie in Quethiock formerly in poss. of Sir Rich. Chiverton, Kt. decd. with all other her lands in Quethiock and St. Ive. Also £2000 given to her by her father Sir Rich. Chiverton, Kt. decd. to Rich. Winne and Robt. Biddolph decd. in trust to uses. Testator in consideration of this resettled barton of Trehunsey and her other lands and tenements in Quethiock and St. Ive on her as long as she remained a widow. Also settled on her - Pentillie Castle and manor of Pentillie. East, Middle and West Parks of Pentillie. Pentillie and Penters in Pillaton. Horenford alias Hornavers alias Higher Middle and Lower Horenford alias Hornafers. Township of Pentillie, Penchaufour Penters and Penters Cross. Great and small tithes under modus of 13s. 4d. and 4s. 6d. Property in Callington, Liskeard and Saltash. Manor of West Dreynes, inc. West Dreynes, Dreynes Towne, Hiltown, Lower Trenant, Higher Trenant, Pellagenna, Reedhill, Dreynes Hill, Kellowham with Roses park with high, conventionary and improved rents. Barton of Piend in Stockley English, Devon. Spreetwell in Stockley English. Bamsdon in in Puddington. Property at Brownes, Pages and Mount Pleasant in Sandford, Devon. Patrieda in Linkinhorne with tithes including tithes of the Vicarage 'when Tilled by Lay Hands'. Tithes of rectory of Linkinhorne on west side of Lynher.

Had also settled on w., lordship of Softlie and tithes ten. called Civillie and 1/12, 1/3 and 1/12 of Great Common of Teasdale in Durham. All this sold and purchased instead Bittleford in Landulph, Jories, Penters Park alias Leribeaton, Hiltown in St. Neot. These settled on w. Above lands then bequeathed to w. by will under same conditions.

Rest of lands: manor of Warleggan; in Plymouth; Cooknie in Whitchurch, Dorset. Kellowham woods and West Dreynes woods in St. Neot - to Ben. Dobbins of Mangotsfield, Glos., gent., Stephen Tillie, Pillaton, gent. and Zacharias Shrapnell, Bradford, Wilts., clothier for life of nephew Jas. Tillie to uses.

With 99 yrs. term (to trustees) or lives of Rich. Elletson, esq., former husband decd. of niece Susannah Tillie, Edmd. Edlyn, Island of Jamaica, esq. and his w. Ann. Then 20 yrs. term to trustees then to male hrs. of nephew Jeremiah Tillie Elletson, s. of Rich. Elletson.

Not dated.