Buckner,

Buckner, Dorothy of Comner, Wydowe, made 14 October 1585, proved 29 November 1586

Berks Wills H.93; No 72 in the Cumnor Historical Society Archives

To be buried in pish churche of Comner by my late husband William Buckner.	To be buried in parish church of Cumnor by my late husband William Buckner.
Church of Sarum iiiid.	Church of Salisbury, 4 pence.
toweards ye repacon of ye church of Comner iiiid.	Towards the replacement of the church of Cumnor, 4 pence.
To Rychard Buckner my sone my howsse or tenement called Pleasants, with all barnes stables and all other byldyngs thereunto belonging, all backsides, garedens, orchards, sevrall closes . . and all my lands in the fields containing by estimacon two yearlelands and a halfe . . . and my meadow grounds athin the teethhying of Comner, to Rychard and his heires male.	To Rychard Buckner, my son, my house or tenement called Pleasants with all barns, stables and all other buildings thereunto belonging, all backside, gardens, orchards, several closes . . and all my lands in the fields containing by estimation 2 ½ yardlands? (which is ca 70 acres) . . . and my meadow grounds within the tithing of Cumnor, to Rychard and his heirs male.
Remainder to John Buckner and his heires male.	Remainder to John Buckner and his heirs male.
Remainder to William Buckner and his heires male.	Remainder to William Buckner and his heirs male.
Remainder to next of kynne.	Remainder to next of kin.
To Rychard my sone the cropp of corne in the barne and the cropp growing upon the 2 ½ yardlands, two kyne, my teeme of horses with carte and cartgeare, plough and Plough geare, all wood and tymber, all hoggs, ducks, geese, hennes, my bese cubbard in the hawlle, a joyned table in the hawlle, a chaier, the bese bedstead wth the fetherbed in the same, and the furniture – (exept the coverlet) a furnace panne, the second best pott, a andarne, a cesourne, a salting trough, and all my treane vessel, a latyn bason, two candlesticks, one of the bese twoo platters, twoo pottengers.	To Rychard my son the crop of corn in the barn and the crop growing upon the 2½ yardlands, two cows, my team of horses with cart and cart gear, plough and plough gear, all wood and timber, all hogs, ducks, geese, hens, my best cupboard in the hall, a joyned table in the hall, a chair, the best bedstead with the featherbed in the same, and the furniture – (except the coverlet) a furnace pan, the second best pot, an andiron, a cistern, a salting trough, and all my wooden vessel[s], a latten (plated) basin, two candlesticks, one of the best two platters, two pottengers (earthware bowls for broth).
Item, to William and John the children of Rychard Buckner, one cowe to be delivered to Rychard Buckner to breede them a stock.	Item, to William and John, the children of Rychard Buckner, one cow to be delivered to Rychard Buckner to breed them a stock.
Item, to Thomas Buckner, the sone of Rychard Buckner fowertie shillings of current money, one caulfe, twoo handell chafferne, fower platters, one of the fower best candlesticks, one broche, one cheyer, one coffer to put in wollen clothes.	Item, to Thomas Buckner, the son of Rychard Buckner forty shillings of current money, one calf, two “handell” (handeled?) “chafferne”, four platters, one of the four best candlesticks, one roasting spit, one chair, one coffer (trunk) to put in woolen clothes.
Item, to the children of William Buckner, Vis Viiid a pece.	Item, to the children of William Buckner, 6 shilling 8 pence apiece.
Item, to Elizabeth my daughter XLs and to evy one of hir children a busshell of barley a pece.	Item, to Elizabeth. my daughter forty shillings and to every one of her children a bushel of barley apiece.
Item, to Mary my daughter fowerty shillings, my second bese sheete, a lytell brasse panne, my best gowne, one cawcher, and to hir children a busshell of barley a pece.	Item, to Mary my daughter forty shillings, my second best sheet, a little brass pan, my best gown, one kerchief, and to her children a bushel of barley apiece.
Item, to my daughter Alyce, XLs and the cubboard next the changer dower, the gamer that standeth in the new housse, my best peti cote, a cawche, and to hir children a busshell of barley a pece.	Item, to my daughter Alyce, forty shillings and the cupboard next the “changer dower”, the “gamer” that stands in the new house, my best petticoat, a kerchief, and to her children a bushel of barley apiece.
Item, to Johan my dawghter XLs, my best coverlet, my beste sheete, the foulding table in the hawlle, the farwane, a cloathe, a kyrtell, one cawche, and to evy one of hir children a busshell of barley a pece.	Item, to Johan, my daughter, forty shillings, my best coverlet, my best sheet, the folding table in the hall, the “farwane”, a clothe, a kyrtle, one kerchief, and to every one of her children a bushel of barley apiece.
Item, to William my sone, John his eld sone, my best brasse pott, my greatest charger so that my sone John may have the use of them during his lieff.	Item, to William, my son John’s eldest son, my best brass pot, my greatest “charger” so that my son John may have the use of them during his life.
Item, to Dorotie, my sone Johns eldest daughter on ewe and a lambe and to all thither of my sone Johns children, a bushel of barley a pece.	Item, to Dorotie, my son John’s eldest daughter, one ewe and a lamb and to all the other of my son John’s children, a bushel of barley apiece.
Item, to be distributed amongst the poore of Comner 111s iiiid, evy yeare fo the space of xii yeares about the tyme that I the saide Dorothie do deceasse.	Item, to be distributed amongst the poor of Cumnor 3 shilllings, 4 pence every year for the space of 12 years about the time that I, the said Dorothie do decease.
Residue to John Buckner, sole executor.	Residue to John Buckner, sole executor.

Overseers; Thomas Buckner of Whitley, the elder, and William Bond of Comner, the elder.	Overseers; Thomas Buckner of Whitley, the elder, and William Bond of Cumnor, the elder.

Witnesses; Leonard Meyreck. William Ruffyn. John Bechye.	Witnesses; Leonard Meyreck. William Ruffyn. John Bechye.

Inventory: 42 pound, 8 shilling 6 pence by Thomas Buckner, William Bond, Thomas Wood, John Bond and William Buckner. ‘one chaforne wth three leggs and two handells’ ‘one cesterne of stone’ ‘a brass chaffendyshe’	Inventory: 42 pound, 8 shilling 6 pence by Thomas Buckner, William Bond, Thomas Wood, John Bond and William Buckner. ‘one “chaforne” with three legs and two handles’ ‘one cistern of stone’ ‘a brass chafing dish’

broche is a roasting spit

cistern was a lead or ston container probably used for soaking barley in malt-making.

coffer is a wooden box

latten is thin plated metal, an alloy of zinc and copper

pottinger is an earthenware bowl for broth

treen is a wooden dish

yardland is a land holding of about 30 acres.