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In the name of God Amen The 28th. day of October 1621 I John Bache thelder of Cleobury Mortimer in the Com. of Salop and dioces of Hereford yeoman, bein sicke and weake of body, but of whole and perfecte memorye god be praysed doe make and ordayne this my last will and testament in maner and forme folloing that is to say, First I comend my sowle into the handes of Almightie god my maker, and my body to the earthe whereof it is made. Item I gyve to the Cathedrall Church of Hereford vjd
Item I gyve and bequeethe to Richard Osland my son in lawe the som. of twentye powndes
Item I gyve and bequeethe to the Children of Robert Voyle my son in lawe wch. he had by Joyse (Bache) Voyle his late wief my daughter the soms. of fyve powndes a peece
Item I gyve and bequeethe to the Children of Richard Osland my said son in lawe the Some of fyve powndes a peece
Item I give to the Children of Adam Harries my son in lawe which he had by Margery (Bache) Harries my daughter his nowe wief the som. of fyve powndes a pece
Item I gyve and bequethe unto Joyce Bache the daughter of John Bache my son the Som. of fyve powndes
Item I gyve and bequeethe to the persons under named vizt. Katherine Bache my wief, John Bach my son Margery (Bache) Harries my daughter Elizabethe (Bache) Osland my daughter, and Robert Voyle my son in law, my Lynnens bedding and howsehold as brasse pewter and treene ware and other implementes of houshold equally to be devided amongst them, the said Katherine Bache my wief to have the firste choyse of every sorte being devided And my mynd is that the said Katherin Bache my wief shall have to her self all such goodes and howsehold as she had with her to her marrage
Item I gyve to Margery Farmer vs
Item I gyve to An Wodhowse the Som. of fyve powndes
Item I gyve unto Elizabethe my servaunt iijs iiijd
Item I gyve to Thomas Hey my servante iijs iiijd
Item I gyve and bequeethe to Morrice Osland my Andvile bellowes and the tooles belonging to my trade of a sythesmith and yf the said Morrice Osland be not a sythesmithe and use them himself that my son John Bache shall have them for his money being praysed at the oversight of some sufficient men
The Residew of all my goodes cattles and Chattells moveable and unmoveable unbequeethed, my debtes payd my funerall expenses fullfilled and these my legacyes in this my last will & testament performed I gyve and bequeethe unto the said Katherine Bache my wief, and I doe make ordayne and appoynt the said Katherine Bache my wief my sole and lawfull executrix truly to performe this my last will and testament with effecte these being witnesses: vizt. John Hall his mark, John Bache Ju., Frauncis Smith, John Bache thelder
Robt. Voyle his mark, Ricus Osland
Pertinent entries from Cleobury Mortimer Parish Registers
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BACHE, ELIZABETH wife of John Bache (Bird?)
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Burial
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1614
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Jul 26
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BACHE, ELIZABETHE (*1) daughter of John
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Baptism
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1614
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May 8
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BACHE, ELIZABETHE wife of John Bache
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Burial
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1615
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Sep 28
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BACHE, JOHN son of John
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Baptism
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1612
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Nov 5
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BACHE, JOHN the elder scythesmith
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Burial
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1621
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Nov 5
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BACHE, JOYSE (*1) daughter of John
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Baptism
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1614
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May 8
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Analysis
John Bache d. 1621 married to Katherine
* Denotes twins.
Notes
I have some real disturbing questions on the dates. If John Baches children were old enough to be married and have children of their own according to his will dated 1621 (which is confirmed by his death a month later) then the twins would have been 7 years old. The year must be wrong on the Parish Register or they were not baptised until they were older. Was Katherine the Mother of these children? Hard to say, I would think not. [Renee Waring]
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