Edward Blake Broadweaver of Cowley Gloucestershire is the testator. He names his brother Richard also of Cowley and his wife Margaret. He also names his sons in birth order Edward, Maurise, George, William and daughter Margaret.
He owns two looms and his shop goods and wills these to his two eldest sons and his other heifers to George his third son and money to his youngest son William. Margaret receives money and some household goods.
I did not find this will until my second search, I had only the probate at hand. This will does lead into the administration of the estate of his son Edward which is a comfortable match to help with this family at Cowley. There isn’t a will for his brother Richard that I have located.
Maurice Blake is an unusual name and I did a search in FamilySearch and found five christenings in Coaley with Maurice as the father and Martha as the mother namely John 22 Jun 1661, Cornelius 25 Apr 1663/died 21 Jul 1664, Mary 5 May 1664, Martha Feb 1665 and Bathsheba 16 Oct 1670. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JMCB-MM4 : accessed 20 Jul 2014), Morris Blake in entry for John Blake, 22 Jun 1661; citing COALEY,GLOUCESTER,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 425379.
In an earlier time period there was an Elizabeth Blake baptized 27 Dec 1609 at Coaley daughter of Mawrice Blake.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 20 May 2014
Source: Ancestry – Diocese of Bristol Wills
Testator: Edward Blake
Place: Cowley, Gloucestershire, England
Type of Record: Will
Date of document: 3 Jul 1648, probated 10 Sep 1648
Condition: 17th century English, legible copy
[Top]: T[esta]m[ent] Edward Blake
1 In the name of God Amen The third day of July in the yere of
2 our Lord God 1648 I Edward Blake of Cowley in the County
3 of Gloucester Broadweaver bein weake in body but of perfect and
4 sound memory doe make my last will and testament in manner and
5 forme following viz: I comit my soule into the hands of almighty
6 God my maker trusting to be saved through the merits of Jesus
7 Christ my Savior and redeemer and my body to the earth and for
8 the disposal of my worldly goods
9 Imprimis I give and bequeath unto Edward my eldest sonne the
10 Broadeloome that he nowe worketh in and all the working tooles
11 belonging to the same It[e]m I give unto my said son my least heifer
12 on this condition that he pay for the summering of her and her folles
13 It[e]m I give and bequeath unto Maurise my second son the other
14 Broadeloome that I have in my working shoppe and all the
15 working tooles belonging to the same also my will is that he shall
16 accept of this in leiwe of the money that I doe owe him
17 It[e]m I give and bequeath unto my son George the best of my yereling
18 heifers also my will is that he shall accept of this in leiwe of the
19 money that I doe owe him
20 It[e]m I give and bequeath unto my son William the Summe of five
21 pounds to be paid in six months after my decease Also my will is
22 that my brother Richard Blake and my cowsin John Kingscoate
23 of Sapworth shall have the disposall of this money for the only
24 use of my sonne William untill he shall accomplish the age of
25 one and twenty yeres
26 It[e]m I give and bequeath unto my daughter Margaret the Summe of
27 six pounds to be paid in six months after my decease also my will
28 is that my brother Richard and my cowsin John Kingscoate aforesaid
29 shall have the disposall of this money for the only use of my daughter
30 and for not other use or intent untill shee shall happen to marry
31 or accomplish the age of one and twenty yeres also I give and bequeath
32 onto my said daughter my best bed and bedsteede and furniture
33 belonging to the same
34 All the rest of my goods as well moveable as unmoveable I give and
35 bequeath unto Margaret my wife whom I make the sole executrix
36 of this my last will and testament Also I make and ordaine my
37 welbeloved freinds my brother Richard Blake of Cowley and John
38 Kingscoate of Sapworth the overseers of this my last will and
39 testament to see every thing done and performed according to the
40 true intent and meaning hereof In wittnes whereof I have
41 hereunto put my hand and seale
42 Edward X Blake
43 his mark
44 Signed and declared in presence of
45 Richard X Blake John Fwood
46 his mark
47 Probatum fuit humoi testament apud Gloucr nono die
48 Septembris anno d[omi]ni 1648 _______ Edward Williams
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