Will of Francis Perrott proved in P.C.C. 1654 Catalogue Reference:Prob/11/242 Transcribed by John Townsend, 2008.

London: this 6th of May 1654

In the Name of God Amen I Francis Perrott beinge sicke and weake in body at present but of sound and perfect memory doe make & ordaine this my last will and Testament in Manner and forme following Imprimis I bequeath my Soule into the hands of Jesus Christ my only Saviour and Redeemer trusting thereby through his merritts and bitter passion to receive the same in the world to come in bliss and glory And for my body I bequeath it to the earth from whence it came And for that little temporall Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to lent [sic] me in this life I dispose of as followeth Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my deare and lovinge father Mr John Perrott living at Rotin Parke neare Burmisham in Warwickshire Fower and thirty pound sterlin now in the hands of my Uncle John Barnesley at Barnesley Hall neare Bromsgrove to bee paid unto him within sixe monethes after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto my deare brother Mr John Perrott the somme of five pounds sterlin per Annum now in the hands & Custody of Mr Humphrey Perrott my Kinsman at Bell hall in Worcestershire to bee paid him per Annum during his life and five pounds sterlin more left to me lately as a legacy by my Aunt Standfords of Roehall in Staffordshire now in the hands of my Uncle George Perrott Item I give and bequeath the produce of those goods I have in the hands of Mr Richard Davis Confectioner amounting in debts and sugar sixe pounds five shillings sterling which I doe desire the produce to bee sent over unto Peter Pickman livinge at Holborne bridge over against the three tunn Taverne and the said Peter Pickman upon the receipt of the said goods of Mr Richard Davis of the Barbadoes and the said Peter Pickman to give a receite upon ye receivinge of the said goods for my use And to dispose of the said goods according to order & appointment of the said Perrott which goods soe received & exposed to sale the overproduce of the monies to bee sent to my father according as is above mentioned Item I give full power unto my lovinge frind Peter Pickman to expose [sic] of that Tobaccoe I have aboard the Recovery beinge of quantitie of two hundred & Forty pounds one roule of Twenty pounds beinge now in my landlords house which is not sould Two thick plancks Barmudoes Cedar boards and fower boards that was nayled at bottome and two beinge loose in my [blank] all of them Barmudoes Cedar and marked off P After my debts beinge discharged and other expenses as to my lodging at Mr Whitharts in petticoate lane And to ye doctor in Ratcliff highway Mr George Stirke to bee the first satisfied out of the produce of my Cedar and Tobaccoe aboard and after payment made by the said Pickman the remainder to dispose of as followeth First I bequeath to Peter Pickman as many Cedar boards as will make him a deske after that ye remainer [sic] to bee sould for my use and to send it downe to my father I have a bond of a hundred pounds sterlin in my Atturnies hand for goods sent by me to Virginny by one Joseph Manninge whome I never yet received a letter from butt by the relation of frinds that hee is yet livinge but I have left my ingagement with my Atturney that if hee ever doe appear there In Case my Aturney or Peter Pickman doe receive it of him in Barbadoes or in London to send it to my father he or they payeinge charges Item I bequeath unto Mr Henry Whithart a paire of silver buttons as a token of my love Item my Lining allso And unto his wife an enamil ringe Item tenn pounds of potatoes and three pounds of Tobaccoe I desire you would send them to my father & fower great large Oringes Item to the old man of the house I give my suite of clothes and an old waistcoate & a paire of old breeches & a paire of good warme stockings Lastly I constitute ordaine & appoint my trusty and welbeloved frind Peter Pickman my true & lawfull whole and sole Executor of this my last will and Testament to for and in the behalfe of my said father Mr John Perrott whome I constitute as a trustie and a lovinge frind of mine to performe what lyes in his power in exposing that good I have to sale here in London or goods sent me from my Aturny at Barbadoes according to direction of my said father Sealed Signed declared delivered and published as the last will and Testament of Francis Perrott In the presence of us Francis Perrott Rich: Evans Henry Whiteharte

On the fifteenth day of July in ye yeare 1654 A Commission or letters of Administration issued forth unto John Perrott ye naturall and lawfull father of the said Francis Perrott of Roton Parke in the County of Warwicke deceased to administer ye goods chattells and debts of the said deceased acording to the Tenor and effect of his said Will For that Peter Pickman the Executor named in the said Will for certaine causes him moving hath renounced the execution of the same as by the Acts of Court may appeare Hee the said Administrator beinge sworne by virtue of a Commission truely to Administer.

Will of James Perrott proved in P.C.C. 1646 1654. Catalogue Reference:prob/11/199. Transcribed by John Townsend, 2008.

In the name of God Amen I James Perrott of the Parishe of Belbroughton beinge of perfecte memorie though weake and sicke of bodie doe first of all bequeath my soule into the hands of my Saviour Jesus Christ, who I believe hath redeemed itt by the merritts of his precious death & bloody passion, and my bodie to be interred in christian buriall att the discretion of Ellenor my beloved wife, whome I doe nominate, constitute, and appointe Sole executrix of this my last will & testament Item I doe give and bequeath to the above named Ellenor my beloved wife all and Singular my goods Chattells and Cattell whatsoever I stand Seized and possest of or otherwise have right to Provided allwaies that she paie and discharge my debts as by bill Bond or otherwise I stand obliged Item I give and bequeath to the poore of the Parishe of Belbroughton Fortie Shillings to be paid and disposed on att the discretion of the above named Ellenour my beloved wife and Richard Tristram my beloved sonne, and John Perkes my loveinge freind, whome I do nominate and appointe Overseers of this my last will and testament All which and everie article whereof I desire them to see faithfullie executed Item and I doe give and bequeath to them as a token of my last love Five Shillings a peece to buy each of them a paire of gloves In witness to these presents I have put to my hand and Seale Twentieth Fourth October one Thousand six hundred Fortie five James Perrott This will was fullie and openlie read in the hearinge of the within named Testator, and was signed sealed and freelie comented unto by him in everie parte & parcell thereof in the presence of us witnesses thereunto Wheeler Perks John Lenche Anne Tristram

Probatum fuit testamentum Suprascriptum apud London coram Venerabili viro Domino Nathaniele Brent milite legume doctore Curiae Prerogativae magistro Sive custode legitime constituto Vicesimo quinto die mensis Februarii Anno domini (iuxta Computationem Ecclesia Anglicanae) millesimo Sexcentesimo quadragesimo sexto Juramento Ellenoris Perrott viduae relictae dicti defuncti et executricis in huius modo Testamento nominatae Cui in commissa fact

[Proved at London 25 February 1646; oath of Ellenor Perrott, widow and executrix.]

Will of Ellinor Perrot proved in P.C.C. 1657. Catalogue Reference:Prob/11/267. Transcribed by John Townsend, 2008.

In the name of God Amen The Seaventeenth daie of August in the yeare of our Lorde One Thousand Six Hundred Fiftie Seven I Ellinor Perrot of Forefeild Court in the Countie of Worcester widow doe make & ordeine this my last will and Testament And to the intent that all such summes of monie as are due & owing from me to my sonne in lawe Mr. Edward Simpson of Bewdley maie the better be secured and for diverse other consideracons I doe hereby make & Ordeine my said sonne in lawe Edward Simpson my full & sole Executor. Witness my hand the daie & yeare first above written The mark of Elleanor Perrotte. Signed & Published by the said Elleanor as her last will the daie & yere above written in the presence of Humfrey Chamberlaine Francis Hale Amphillis Jennings The marke of Jane Jones

This will was proved at London the Two & Twentieth daie of September One Thousand Six Hundred Fiftie Seven Before the Judges for Probat of Willes and granting Administracon lawfullie authorized By the oath of Edward Simpson the sonne in lawe & sole Executor named in the said will To whom was grannted Administracon of all & singular the goods chattels & debts of the said deceased He being by Commission first sworne well & trulie to Administer the same.

Asbtract of the will of Humphrey Perrott. Catalogue Reference:prob 11/479. Transcribed by John Townsend, 2008.

• Of Bell Hall, in the parish of Belbroughton, co. Worcester, esquire
• 4 January 1702/3.
• Indisposed in body but of perfect memory
• Body to be decently interred in the Christian manner.
• To daughter, Katherine Perrott, £600.
• To son-in-law, John Amphlett, of Clent, co. Stafford, esquire, and to brother, John Perrott, of Pedmore, co. Worcester, gent., my estate called Rotten Parke and all my messuages, cottages, lands, tenements and hereditaments in the parishes of Birmingham and Edgbaston, co. Warwick, and all rents (except such part of Rotten Parke as is now in the possession of William Smallwood which I lately settled on Thomas Perrott, my son and heir apparent), to have and to hold from the death of my present wife, Mary, for the terms of 6 years, on certain trusts, viz.
• Out of the rents, profits, etc., they are to pay daughter Katherine Perrott £150.
• A further £150 is to be raised and paid to son, Thomas Perrott. The reason for this is that Thomas is obliged to pay £150 to my son-in-law, William Fisher, gent., being part of my daughter Elizabeth’s portion to be paid at such time as is required by the bond that has been entered into.
• Another £80 is to be raised for the maintenance, education and apprenticeships of the children of my son-in-law, Thomas Tristram
• Another £80 is to be raised for the maintenance, education and apprenticeships of the children of my daughter Mary Jeanes, of which the eldest daughter, Mary Jeanes, shall have the greatest share, £50.
• Afterwards Thomas Perrott, my son, is to be allowed to have the rents, profits, etc., for the rest of the term of 6 years.
• To Thomas Perrott, my son, and his heirs, all my messuages, cottages, lands, tenements and hereditaments in the parishes of Birmingham and Edgbaston, co. Warwick, to have and to hold after the expiration of the term of 6 years.
• Not doubting that my wife, Mary, if she outlives me, will be very kind to my youngest daughter, Katherine Perrott, and to such of my grandchildren as she shall see fit, not only adding to their portions but also bettering their maintenance out of the rents and profits of my Rotten Parke estate, which I have leased to her for life, I bequeath to my wife, Mary, all her wearing apparel, rings and jewels.
• I also give to Mary, my loving wife, the custody and use of my plate, household goods, utensils, etc., which were hers before our marriage (except such tapestry hangings as are now in the great parlour of my dwelling house). The same goods are not to be removed from the county of Worcester. After wife’s choice of these items, an inventory is to be taken of the items and their values. She must give security to the Executor, to the satisfaction of John Amphlett and John Perrott, of double the value of the inventory. The same plate, household goods, utensils, etc., after wife’s death or their removal from the county of Worcester, pass to the Executor.
• To each of my brothers and sisters a guinea in gold, or piece of gold to that value, to buy themselves a ring.
• To son-in-law, John Amphlett, a guinea, and to son-in-law, Thomas Tristram, a guinea.
• To daughter, Lucy Amphlett, £5 to buy her mourning.
• To each of my other 3 daughters £3 to buy mourning.
• All the rest of my goods, chattels, and personal estate to my son, Thomas Perrott, from which he is to pay all debts, funeral expenses, and the above legacies to my brothers, sisters, and sons-in-law, John Amphlett and Thomas Tristram.
• I charge my son, Thomas Perrott, and my daughter, Katherine Perrott, to be always observant and respectful to my dear wife, to whom I would have given much more were she not in good circumstances and plentifully provided for by my estate at Rotten Parke and elsewhere.
• Son, Thomas Perrott, sole Executor.
• Signed and sealed by Humphrey Perrott, in the presence of Jo: Harris, Richd. Bradely, John Earlam.
• Proved at London in P.C.C., 11 December 1704, by the oath of Thomas Perrott, son and executor named in the will, to whom was granted administration.