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Thomasine Percyvale's (neé
Bonaventure) Will |
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Purchased from Sotheby’s Sale (Lot 25)
10th July 1972 after a decision of the
Reviewing Committee on the Export of
Works of Art on 13th October 1972
prevented its export to the purchaser
(Mr. H. P. Kraus of Liechenstein and New
York). Purchased with grant of £125 from
the Friends of the National Libraries.
Total cost £190. Received 16th November
1972. |
Deed of endowment and foundation of a
chantry and obit and a grammar school.
By Thomasine Percyvale of London, widow,
formerly wife of Sir John Percyvale,
Kt., formerly Mayor of the City of
London.
(Recital: Thomasine P. bought from Sir
John Lisle of Throkliston, Hants., Kt.
The manor of Sympston [Simpson in
Holsworthy] with 2 messuages, 2 tofts,
150 acres of land, 20 acres of meadow,
80 acres of pasture, 20 acres of wood in
Down, Westlake, Burescote [Burscott in
Holsworthy], Holdesworthy [Holsworthy]
Estelake and Yeoldelond [Yellowland
alias Youldon in Holsworthy], Devon.
By recovery, fine, and releases John
Bonaventure, Esq., Nicholas Dynham,
gent. And John Snawe seised of property
to use of Thomasine and to her will.
Value of property in Devon £12 4s 6d.
Recital of lack of teachers and priests
in Week St. Mary).
Trustees of recital to convey property
(above) to John Trevilian, Kt., and his
firstborn son John Trevilian; Thomas
Graynefeld, Kt., and his firstborn son,
Roger Graynefeld; Thos. Maris, Esq., and
his firstborn son John Maris; Hen.
Trecarrel Esq.; John Langdon Esq., and
his firstborn son Robt. Langdon; John
Talcarn; Thos. Penvown and his firstborn
son William Trevown; John Dynham and his
firstborn son Wm. Dynham; Richard Upcote
and his firstborn son Thomas Upcote;
Richard Denys; Wm. Trebarfote and Wm.
Whitstone.
These feoffees out of profits of the
lands (above) to appoint a priest who
was a Master of Arts of Oxford or
Cambridge and not benefices to say daily
mass at Week St. Mary church praying for
souls of Sir John Percyvale, Henry Gale,
Thomas Barnaby and their fathers and
mothers and for Thomasine Percyvale and
for the souls of John Bonventure and
Joan his wife, her father and mother.
Also for souls of Richard Nordon; Master
John Markewike, clerk and all her
kindred, for good estate of the feoffees
and for their souls, for good estate of
every Abbot of Hartland and for their
souls, for souls of benefactors of
school below.
Chantry priest, scholars and curate of
parish church to keep Thomasine P.
anniversary or obit with requiem mass on
the day following.
Priest to look after scholars and see
they attended matins, mass and evensong
on holy days.
Priest-Schoolmaster to have six weeks
leave of absence each year, and provide
a deputy for that time.
Master John Andrewe appointed
priest-schoolmaster for life.
Priest-Schoolmaster to be chosen by four
first-named of the feoffees (above).
Five feoffees to warn the master to quit
the post at the end of the quarter of
the year following the warning if he was
unsuitable or neglecting his charge.
Next priest-schoolmaster to be chosen by
first-named four of the feoffees. If
they cannot agree after 21 days Abbot of
Hartland to chose for that time only a
secular priest who is a graduate. If the
Abbot deferred an election for 21 days
the Prior of Bodmin to choose for that
time only.
Evidences of the endowed estates to be
in a box in Week St. Mary Church under
two locks and keys. Wardens of Week St.
Mary Church to have one key and the
Abbot of Hartland the other.
Every third or fourth year Abbot of
Hartland, 2 Churchwardens and four of
the feoffees living near Week St. Mary
to read the last deed to ascertain how
many of the feofees are living. When
there are only four feoffees alive they
to make an estate of the properties in
Devon to their heirs male apparent and
to heirs of deceased feoffees in trust
to performance of Thomasine Percyvale’s
will. One part of indenture to remain in
box in Week St. Mary Church and the
other at the Abbey of Hartland.
Four feoffees inspecting deed every
third or fourth year to have 6s 8d to
share between themselves. Four
first-named feoffees to appoint an
overseer of the lands to see to repairs
and gathering of rents. Rent-gatherer to
pay to curate or parish priest of Week
St. Mary for Thomasine Percyvale’s obit
12d yearly, 8d to the parish clerk, 20
pence to be shared by the two
Churchwardens. Rent-gatherer to receive
6s 8d yearly. Rent-gatherer to put 5s
yearly into the box in front of the
Churchwardens to help cost of renewal of
feoffments and payments of 6s 8d to
feoffees.
Residue of rents, heriots, etc., to go
to priest-schoolmaster for his salary.
Rent-gatherer accountable to four
first-named feoffees for this.
Copy of this deed always to remain in
Church of Week St. Mary.
Sealing clause… |
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10th July 1506 |
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