I decided to change up how I clean so that now I do the basement and the main floor on one day and the top floor on the other day. I think it will work very well. It used to take me all morning to do the basement but now it is done in about 1.5 hours.
I must say I did say to the Russian visitor that stayed with us that I hoped she would get to the United States one day. It was a pity really that she did not have a visa as we often did go there. But it was strange to chose to come to Canada as it was rare for the Joint Space Camp to be here; normally it was in the United States. Wow, that was 33 years ago now. I wonder if they still do the Joint Space Camp. I forget where it takes place in the United States. In Russia the children spent time in Moscow at the Space Camp just on the outskirts of the city (Star City I think it was called) and then a bit of time in St Petersburg. It was a lovely trip for them to take. The children spent about a year learning Russian to prepare themselves for the six weeks. My daughter is definitely a linguist speaking English as her mother tongue, French learned from the age of four years on. Russian learned in her teen years to prepare for the Space Camp and she retained it through the years. We learned Italian to go to Rome in 2001 (studied it every day for four months - she was quite good, I could sort of ask questions, understand what was said to a certain extent and read the signs). Since then she has learned Spanish and Chinese. She always wanted to learn one of the First Nations languages when she was a child and did learn to read some of it but the opportunity to speak it has not yet come to her. When she comes back perhaps the opportunity to learn the First Nations' languages will come to her. Time will tell.
Prayers for His Holiness Pope Francis and that he is comfortable.
Election ongoing in Ontario and the day will soon be here. The Conservatives are in the lead and I voted for them. I have returned to my normal voting for the Conservative party candidate. My foray into the Liberal Party was brief and I still do not regret it except for the period during and since COVID when money was just literally thrown at anything that they felt might work. I wish they would do their analysis in advance and ensure the people that work for the government particularly in finance (CRA etc) are doing their job properly. Waste is unacceptable in a country this large that requires a lot of attention on our part and has not received an adequate amount in my opinion since I have written about it for ages now from a military standpoint for over a generation. It isn't fair to the young men and women who go into the military. I do hope that one step forward will be giving them free education when they complete their tour of duty. The Conservative Party nationally has the military as the center of their platform which is perfect. But I do also like the idea of high speed rail. The train in France from Lyon to Paris is excellent and travels at that same high speed as is planned for the Quebec City via Montreal and Ottawa to Toronto corridor. When we were on it; it was very full. I see it as a business value principally but it could also have good military uses. We should build a spur line up to Petawawa. Getting to 5% GDP should be feasible in the near future. Just have to rebuild our lost industries due to NAFTA/CUSMA. It made both the United States and Canada wealthy but when one partner is no longer interested than we have to do something different; reach towards other markets; a pity really as it was a great partnership that President Reagan and Prime Minister Mulroney created back in the 1980s. One does want to avoid throwing out the baby with the bath water - the precious parts that have been created are very important.
I hope to get some work done on the will today since I will just be cleaning in the morning. I did find through the years for this Blake family that friction did exist between siblings and often property did present itself to be the contested item.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 13 Aug 2013
Source: Family Search – 186681, A-658 and Item 195
Testator: Richard Blayke
Place: Knights Enham, Hampshire, England
Type of Record: Will
Date of document: 12 April 1522, probated 23 May 1522
Wrapper: 1522 Rich[ard]us Blake De Enham
Wrapper: P[ro]batu[m] fuit xxiij de Maij mu[ ]day infra villa de Andev[er]
1 In die no[min]e Ame[n] xij die m[en]si[s] d’Ap[ri]lis Anno d[omi]ni M ccccc xxij Ego Richardus blayke cy[m]pos
1. In the name of God Amen 12 day of April AD 1522 I Richard Blake being of
2
me[n]t[i]s sane q[ue] memorie t[ame]n eg[e]r corpore condo et ordino
testament[um] meu[m] de mea[m] labor[aci]on[em] volu[n]tat[em]
2. sound mind and memory but sick of body I make and arrange my will voluntarily following
3
in h[u]nc modu[m] In p[ri]mis et lego A[n]i[m]am mea[m] deo patri
o[mni]pote[n]ti be[ate] marie v[ir]gini o[mn]ibus s[anc]tis
3. in this manner In the first instance, I pray to omnipotent God the Father, to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to all the saints
4 Corpus q[ue] meu[m] sepeliendu[m] in cimitt[er]io p[a]rochialis eccl[es]ie s[anc]ta michaelie archang[e]li de
4. My body to be buried in the parish cemetery of the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel of
5 enham It[e]m lego mat[ric]e eccl[es]ie winton xij d It[e]m lego p[re]dute eccl[es]ie de enham xl d
5. Enham I give and bequeath to the Mother Church of Winton xij d I give and bequeath to the poor at the Church of Enham xl d
6 It[e]m do eccl[es]ie p[a]rochiali[s] de Andov[er] xx d It[e]m lego fr[atr]i meo Thome Blayke xl s
6. I give and bequeath to the parochial Church of Andover xx d I give and bequeath to my brother Thomas Blake xl s
7 ut ip[s]e videar ____ mea vlv volunt[at]us suit testam[entu]s in Jurius duslerat et p[er]vient
cum tenementas It[e]m volo q[uod] Uxor[i] mea habet
7.
so that it may be seen the will has been handed over to the judge and
will be available when you hold the same. I also want that the farm my
wife has
8 Firmam mea p[ro] tempo exp[re]sso in indentua iux[ta] as[s]ignatorum Roberti Blayke pri[mi]s
8. expressed in the indenture between Robert Blake first
9 mei nichi et uxori mee de h[er]edibus u[ost]ris fait It[e]m do p[ar]ochiali presbicto[rum] xl d
9. heir of my estate and my wife I also give to the parochial priest 40 d
10 ip[s]e oret p[ro] salute ai[nim]e mee It[e]m volo q[uod] uxor mea h[ab]eat custodia[t] talus mei
10. to pray for the salvation of my soul
11 dura[n]te vita sua et post decessu[m] p[r]imo yedder sup[ra]dict eccl[es]ie de enham It[e]m lego
12 unicuiq[u]e Filiora[m] meor[um] cowes It[e]m do matri mee xl d ac volo q[uod] h[ab]eat victu et
13 vestitu[m] de bo__e meus q[uod] duo vixit It[e]m lego et unicuiq[ue] filior[am] meor[um] unden
14 vacta[ ] et vi[su]m lactu[ ] cum p[er]tin[en]ces Residuum v[er]o omn[ium] bonor[um] meor[um] do et lego uxori
15 mee qua[m] ordino de constituo executore[m] mea[m] et mi[ni]strare ut ipsa h[ab]eat acinde
16 Disponat p[re]sente die mee et sua ep[iscop]a utilitate s[ic]ut ei melius videbit[ur] insutu[r]
17 expedire deo place[r]e et an[im]e mee p[ro]fice[re] d[omi]ni dat[um] die Anno sup[ra]dict[i]s p[ertin]entibus
18 d[omi]no J[o]h[n]e battey curat[e] Thoma Blayke and Richarde Goldyn cum aliis dimis[s]is
19 P[ro]batu[m] fuit xxiij de me[n]sis maij in
20 cum du sup[ra]dicta in Capella infra villa de Andev[er]
21 Ergo fuit B bo____
22 iiij Juin
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