Tristramus Bowhay p'sh de
Stokeclimsland
Cornwall yeoman, Gentle Bant p'sh de Northhill in xxxx prexxxx
et
Richard Parson p'sh de Stokeclimsland [same three words], yeoman
[rest
in Latin]
Anno Regnxxx xxx Caroli Sedi xxx Anglio
The Condition of this obligation is such,
that the
person abovebounden Tristram Bowhay the naturall and lawfull
Brother
and Administrator of all and singular goods chattells and
creditts of
Edward
Bowhay deceased, during the minority of Edward, Jone, Mary,
Katherine
and Thomasin, the lawfull children of Edward Bowhay, doe make or
cause
to be made a true and perfect inventorye of all and singular the
goods
chattells and creditts of ye said deceased which have or shall
come to
the hande, possession or knowledge of him the said Tristram
Bowhay or
into the hande and possession of any other
person or persons for him and the xxx soe made doe
exhibite or
cause to be exhibited into the Registrye of the said
Archdeaconry
Courte at or before the last day of December next xxx
And the said Goods chattells and creditts, and all other goods
chattells and creditts of the said deceased att the time of his
death
which att any time after shall come to the hand or possession of
the said Tristram Bowhay or into the hand or possession of any
other
person or persons for him doe well and truly administer
according to
law, and further doe make or cause to be
made a true and just accompt of his said Admon att or before the
last
day of October next: And all the rest and residue of ye said
goods
chattelles and creditts, which shall be found
remaining upon the said Administrator's accompt, the same being
first
examined and allowed of by the Judge or Judges for the timebeing
of the
said Courte shall deliver and pay
unto such person or persons respectively as the said Judge or
Judges by
his or their decree a certaine payment to the xxx in xxxx and
xxxxxxing
of an Act of Parliament entitled
An Act for the better selling of intestate estates, shall limitt
and
appointe, And if it shall hereafter appeare that any last will
and
testament was made by the said deceased and the executor or
executrix therein named doe exhibite the same into the said
Courte,
making request to have itt allowed and approved accordingly. If
the
said Tristram Bowhay being thereunto
required, doe render and deliver the said xxx of Administration
and
Approbation of succession being first had and made in the said
Courte.[Words on two lines crossed out]
And if the said Tristram Bowhay shall likewise during the
minority of
them the said Edward, Jone, Mary, Katherine and Thomasine
[several
words crossed out] the naturall and lawfull children of the said
Edward
Bowhay deceased as aforesaid educate and maintain them according
to
their degree and quality, And shall likewise pass a true accompt
and
pay out such money as shall remain in his hands upon such
accompt to
the minors when they shall come of Age that then this present
obligation to be void & of none effect, otherwise to remain
and be
in its full power force and virtue.
Sealed & delivered in
presence of
Tho:
Philpe
Tristram
Bowhay
John
Anstis
Genfell
Bant
John
Wills
Richard
Parson