And now I've found a transcription of the will itself...
As follows:
The 1549 will of John Daborne, Dyer
In the name of god amen. The XXX daie of August in the yere of our lorde a thousande five
hundreth fourtie and nyne, and in the thirde yere of the reigne of our soveraigne Lorde Edwarde
the sixte, by the grace of god, kinge of England, Ffranmce and Ireland, defender of the faith,
and in erth, supreme hed of the churche of Englande and Ireland. I John Daborne, thelder, of
Guldford in the countie of Surrey, Dyer, ordaine, make and declare this to be my very true and
last will and testamint in the maner and forme folowing. Ffirst knowe ye that I being sick of
body and of good hold and purfice memorie, thanks be unto god, do bequethe my soule unto
Almightie god, my maker and redemer, and to his murcifull governnce my body to be buried in the
Churche of Sainct Marie in Guldford aforesaid.
Item I bequeth to the mother churche of Winchester $____.
Item I bequeth to the poore mans boxe of my pishe, $_____ , for the relief of the povertie.
Item I give and bequethe to Thomas Daborn my sonne,twenty pounds and my thirde gowne.
Item I bequethe to Robert Daborne my sonne,twenty pounds stirling and my secounde gowne, my
secounde fetherbed, a bolster, apaireof shetes, apayre of blankts and a coverlet.
Item I bequethe to George, my sonne, twenty pounds.
Item I bequethe to Alin my daughter, thirtie pounds
Item I bequethe to the same Alin, my _____ best gowne _____ with velvet, my third fitherbed, a
bolter, apayre of shetes, apayre of blankts and a covirlit.
Item I bequithe to Maude, my daughter, twentie pounds.
Item I bequethe to Andrye Daborne, my daughter, twentie pounds.
Item I bequethe to John Daborne my sonne, my best sylvir cupp and my best silver saltseller.
Item I bequithe to the saide John, one bedsted and my best fetherbed, a bolster with apayre of
sust and blankts, apaire of shits, acoverlit, the best that wat at the tyme and daye of making
of this, my will.
Item I bequethe to the said John, my best gowne. Item I bequethe to John Griffyne my Bermin,
twentie shillings.
Item I bequithe to Thomas Daborne my godsonne, the sonne of John Daborne my sonne, fourtie
shillings.
Item I give and bequithe to Johane Melishe and to Elizabeth Maryland oone dosen of silver spones
between them to be devided.
Item I bequethe to Robert Melishe the sonne of Johane Melishe, my godson, twenty shillings.
Item I bequethe to every other of my godchildren not named ___$___ apece.
Item I bequethe to Alin and Maude my daughters, a dosen of silver spones, the best, over and
above there equall porcions of all my goods not bequeathed.
Item I bequith to Katherin Osborne, my daughter, two silver spones over and above her equall
porcion of my goods not bequeathed.
Item I bequeth to John Osborne my godsonne, twenty shillings.
Item I bequethe to Johane Alyn my daughter, my thirde best goblit of silver, and she to have
that as in the name of her hole parte or porcion of all my goods and catalls. And from her, the
same goblit to remayne to her eldest sonne.
Also I will that if it shall happen any of my saide yonger children, that is to saie Thomas,
Robert, George, Alin, Maude or Andrey Daborne to departe from this world before they shall
accomplishe the age of XX1 yeres, or els to be maried, that then I will the hole legacie or
bequeaths to hym, her or them so __________ shall remayne hooly to the other of them my saide X1
yonger children above named, equally and be even porcions emongest them, to be devided by myne
executors and overseers.
Item I will that John Mongar, John Pvishe, thelder, and John Stoston, capper, with my executors
and overseers, shall after my decease, in as shorte tyme as may be, so my legacies or bequeaths
whiche I have given and bequethed to my saide sixe yonger children, to be put into good and safe
keeping, and under good and sufficient (surtie)? by writing, to be well and faithfully paide to
my saide yonger children orto ________ of them in maner and forme above saide. And also I will
that the saide John Mongar, John Pryshe, John Stosten, with my executors and overseers, shall
elect, _______ , and chose by them, ______ , or by the most in number of them, wone or two good
honest and (descrete)? psone or psones, to govern, kepe, and bring up after an honest and godlye
the forenamed George Daborne and Andery Daborne, untill they shall accomplyse theire severall
ages of XX1 yeres or to be maryed as is abovesaide. And the saide pte or pties that shall so
take upon hym or them, the keping of my saide children, or one of them, upon sufficient
(suertye)? ______ as is above said, shall have thoccupying of ther saide legacie or bequest of
twentie pounds for every of them, unto suche tyme as the ptes above apoynted shall thinke good
to remove the said children and to put them unto (___mices)? for them and after suche (remove)?
of the said two children had I will that my saide legacies unto them bequethed shalbe put forth
by the ______ above named with my executors and overseers unto the most vantage that they can to
the saide childrens use, and profyt to be paide unto them when they shall accomplyshe their
severall ages of XX1 yeres or to be maried as is abovesaide. All the residue of my goodes and
catall, whatever they be, my debts paide and my legacies fulfilled. I give, will and bequethe to
Gearge Daborne and Andrie Daborne my children equally to be parted, sepated & divided by my
executours and overseers according to the true meanying herof, and furthermore, be it knowen
universallie that this is my (disposicion)? and last will as conserning all and singuler, my
lands and tenements that I have in the countie of Surry in maner and forme folowing.
That is to saye, ffirst I give, will and bequethe unto John Daborne my sonne, my new house in
the castil strete, and acroste lying next to the vicarege of Shalford, on the northe side, with
all and singuler thappurtennts and one acre and (arodinele)? of lande lying in Shalford folde,
to have and to hold to the saide John, to his hieres and assignes forever, paymit to the lordes
of the fee be services due and acustomed.
Also, I will and bequeathe to Robert Daborne, my sonne, all that my olde house whiche I bought
of William Kussell gentilman, with the Dyehouse therto belonging, and all yimplements and
necessaries therin conteyned with thappurtennce, to have and to holde the saide house and the
Dyhouse with thappertennce and the vessells and ymplements therin conteyned, to the saide
Robert, to his heires and assignes forever, paying to the lordes of the fee by services thereof
due and acustomed.
Item I give and bequithe to George Daborne my sonne, all that my house with garden thereunto
adioyning, sett, lying and being in the pishe of the Holy Trinitie in Guldford, wherin one
Maxmay nowe inhabiteth, right agenst the saide churche of the Trinitie, and one house lying in
Stok Lane next Galdeforde and foure acres of lande lying at the marke of Merowe with all and
singler there appurtennence, to have and to hold the saide two houses and the saide foure acres
of land with thappurtennence to the saide George, to his heyres and assignes forever, paymnt to
the hedd lordes of the fee by rentes and services therof due and accustomed. And if it happen
the saide George to dye before that he shall accomplishe the age of XX1 yeres and to be of
(discrecion)? to make a will or testament for the conveyans of the saide houses and lands by me
unto hym given for the remayndr after his deceas, that then I will he so dying within age or
under yeres of disc recon, that the said houses and lands with thappurtennces shall remayne to
Andrye Daborne my daughter, and the heires of her body laufully begotten, and for lack of heires
of her bodie lawfully begotten, that then I will the saide houses and landes with all and
singuler ther appurtenance, to remayne to the next heire of John Daborne my eldest sonne, and to
his heires forever.
Item I will that he that shall have the custodie or keeping of my said sonne George Daborne,
shall also have the goverence of his said landes and tenements, to the intent to set hym to
scole to rede & to wryte competently, and also I will that after the saide George shalbe bounde
_______ ______ then the said landes and tenements to be at the keping of my executours and them
and then to kepe of upon accompte to thuse of the said George or if he dye, to the use of Andrey
Daborne as is above said, executours shall kepe and maynteyn the saide houses and landes and all
(rexacions)?, and therof to make accompte at the great Lawdaie before Mr Mayor for the tyme
being, in every yere. Also I utterlie refuse and sett aside for nothing, all testaments and
former willes by me at my tyme made, and this only to be taken for my hole, full and last
testament, and in that contayned, my very last will.
Item, I ordeyne and make John Stoston, capper, and James Hilles, of Guldford, to be my overseers
to, so this my _______ , will to be truly pformd, and that my children may have no wrongs done
unto them, nor any them, and they to have for ther labor and paynes, fourtie shillings apece to,
so this my will fulfilled. Writen by John Amere, pson, and redd and declared in the presens of
John Darkinge, man, & John Monger, John Pinshesen, John Scoughton, James Hill and John Austen,
cinn.
