The testator is John Blake of Knights Enham and Charlou Dolan has named him as John Blake the Younger son of Robert Blake (who was a brother to Nicholas Blake and both I hypothesize are sons of Richard and Jone Blake and Richard a son of Robert Blake who left his will in 1521 (another son of Robert was Thomas who left his will in 1541 naming sons John and Thomas)).
I obtained this will from Family Search and it was on Film # 186879, Catalogue Reference H-892 and number 6 on the film with the date of probate 16 Apr 1572.
For the moment I am going to place this John into Robert’s family as his fourth son. His father Robert notes that he has a son John the elder and a son John the Younger. Edward is at least 21 as he is his father’s executor and no mention in the probate of him being replaced. I will hold any opinion on these wills and the families to which the members belong until I have transcribed all of the wills for the Blake families at Knights Enham/Andover etc.
Names mentioned in the will:
John Blake, testator, Knights Enham
Robert Blake, son
William Blake, son
Philip Tabate, tenant
Johne Richardes, tenant
Thomas Blake, son
Nicholas Blake, son
John Blake (son of Nicholas Blake), godson
Elizabeth, wife of Robert Blake, daughter
Robert Blake, cousin, son in law
Thomas Canon, son of Thomas Canon
Elline, wife of Robert Canon, daughter
Robert Canon, son in law
Edward Blake, son, executor
Nycholas Venables, overseer
Robert Blake, yeoman, Andover, witness, overseer
Thomas Goldinge, witness, appraiser
Nycholes Bolld, appraiser
William Goldinge, witness, appraiser
Mr. Cooke, land owner
Lord Sandye, land owner
Thomas Fraunces, witness
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 24 Feb 2014
Source: Family Search Film 186879, Catalogue H-892, number 6 or Hampshire Record Office 1587A/013
Testator: John Blake
Place: Knights Enham, Hampshire, England
Type of Record: Will
Date of document: 14 Apr 1584, probated 21 Apr 1587
Condition: 16th century English, legible copy
[Wrapper]: 1587 Johannes Blake de Enh[a]m militis Archij
1 In the name of God Amen The xiiij th day Aprill in the xxvj th yeare of the Raigne of our most
2 Soveraigne Ladie Elizabeth by the grace of god queen ofe England France and Ireland defendor
3 of the Faith etc I John Blake oft Knights Enham in the countie of South[amp]t[on] yeoman beinge sicke
4 in body And of good and p[er]fect memory doe ordaine And make this my last will And testament in
5 man[ne]r And forme followeinge First I bequeath my soule into the hands oft allmightie god my maker
6 And redeemer And my body to be buried in the Church Yard of Knights Enham It[e]m I give And
7 bequeath unto Robert blake my sonn fourtie sheepe And two kine It[e]m I give And bequeath to
8 William blake my sonn two littell ten[emen]ts belonginge to my Capitall messuage which was late in
9 occupa[t]ione of Phillip tabate And lately in the tenure of John Richards the land this which
10 my sonn doth occupie And In his occupa[t]ion all The yeares And terme whereof I have and houlde from
11 Mr Cooke And that my sonn William shall pay iiij d by the yeare And all duties it hath bine]
12 heretofore usually paid And allso one Cowe one bullock x sheepe x lambes And one bed
13 w[i]th the furniture to the same bed belonginge And also x q[uarter]s of wheate and x q[uarter]s of barley Item
14 I give and bequeath to Thomas blake my sonn fourtie sheepe ij kine ij horses one white and
15 the other a brown baye It[e]m I give and bequeath to Robert Blake my sonn x q[uarter]s of wheate x q[uarter]s
16 of barly It[e]m I give to Thomas blake my sonn twentie q[uarter]s of wheate and xx q[uarter]s of barley
17 It[e]m I give and bequeath to Nicholas blake my sonn x sheepe It[e]m I give to Johne blake the
18 sonn of Nicholas blake my godson v q[uarter]s of wheate v q[uarter]s of Barlye It[em] I give to Elizabeth my
19 daughter the wif of Robert Blake one Cowe one bullock and vj sheepe It[e]m I give to
20 Thomas Canon the sonne of Thomas Canon one sheepe It[e]m I give to Elline my daughter
21 the wif of Rob[er]t Canon one bullock one pear of canvas sheets It[e]m I give to my p[ar]ish church
22 of Enhame xij d It[e]m I give to the trinitee church of Winchester vj d It[e]m I appoint that my
23 executor shall paye unto Robert blake my sonn the one half of his legacy w[i]thin one whole
24 yeare Imediatly after my decease And the other half w[i]thin one whole year next after and
25 Imediatly Followeinge And my executor shall find him sufficient meate and drinke and
26 apparell until such time he hath made him full payment It[e]m I give to the poor xx s
27 to be given by my exec[ut]ors and overseers at their discretion the Rest of my goods not given
28 neyther bequeathed my detts and legacies p[er]formed and paid I give and bequeath to
29 Edward blake my sonn whom I ordaine and make my whole exec[uto]r of this my last will and
30 testament Overseers of this my last will and testament I appoint Nycholas Venables Nicholas blake my sonn
31 And Robert blake they to have for their paines eyther of them some v s
32 Witnesses to these p[rese]ntes Thomas
33 Golding Willm Golding Robert Blake
34 Thomas Fraunces John Blake [signed and sealed]
35 Probat[um] fuit ______ testam[entum] in forma cor[am] per
36 ______ Willimo Say Offilem Vic[ar] Archini
37 winton xxj die Aprillis 1587 Com[m]issaq[ue]
fuit Administraro bonor[um] etc Executor
38 sup nominate de bi et iurate p[]soler Salmo
39 iura ________________
40 Executor ______
41 Rob: blake de _______ Andev[er] yeoman
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43 An Inventory take the xviij th daye of Aprill
44 in the xxix th year of the raigne of this queens
45 maiestey that now is of all the goods and chattels
46 and cattellls of John blake of Knights Enhame
47 in the county of South[ampton] praysed by nic[ho]las
48 venables Thomas Goldinge nych[ol]es bolld
49 willia[m] Goldinge Rob[er]t blake
50 Imprimis vij for horss in the stables w[i]th thar inchplowe chaines vj harowes wuller shame ij Iron wedge xiij l vj s viij d
51 It[em] halfe a costlett vjs viij d
52 In the shed
53 It[em] a table ij tressells a forme a benche a sayned clothe iij s iiij d
54 It[em] xvij peeces of pewter iij brazen candellsticke iiij salt sellers xx s
55 In the chamber
56 It[e]m I fetherbedd and ij flockbedds w[i]th the coverings ij l
57 It[em] vj pear sheets all xx s
58 It[em] ij table cloth, pillwes ij table iiij wa__ vj s viij d
59 Ine the kichine
60 It[em] ij brasse potts to pans iij kneves a gridierne ij broches ij Andierines ij pott hanger I hede pott hooke Iron spengs horne irons a dripinge pan att ij s x d
61 It[em] iiij ledden waights ij s
62 It[em] ij kivers ij s
63 It[em] a hachett and ij axes xviij d
64 It[em] viij hogge bakon ij _vves beef iij s
65 It[em] ij kwers att ij s
66 It[em] ij kwes a p[ ]tinge vate a mesing vate att vij s
67 It[em] e doze chrrees ij tubbes ij boules iij trene platters att xl s
68 abroad w[i]thout envs
69 It[em] ij c sheepe xxx l
70 It[em] l lambes att iij l
71 It[em] kine x l
72 It[em] xl bullocks att v l
73 It[em] iiij q[uarter]s barly att iij l vj s viij d
74 It[em] viij q[uarter]s of wheate att x l 00 d 00 d
75 It[em] mault xvj s
76 It[em] q[uarter]s barly xvj s
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77 It[em] xxiiij acres of wheate upon the ground att xiij l vj s viij d
78 It[em] xxx acres barly att xv l
79 It[em] iij acres uotes att xx s
80 It[em] ij acres vaches x s
81 It[em] ij acres peases x s
82 It[em] xiiij acres wheat att charelltn vij l
83 It[em] xij acres barly vj l
84 It[em] iiij acres wolts xxvj s viij d
85 It[em] vj acres oacs xx s
86 It[em] x hogges and pigs xx s
87 It[em] iij ive kulidd ewts ij l
88 It[em] a grind regr pew[ ]r ij s
89 It[em] wod buchell of lime ij s
90 It[em] the wood about the gate xv s
91 It[em] iij ladders att xvij d
92 It[em] ij leas[e]s th[e ]one of my L: sande th[e ]other of Mr Cooke xx l
93 by me nycholas venables
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