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The Will of Nicholus Cornyssh

The Will of Nicholus Cornyssh. Bonnie Hardman History 420. This will appears to be from the Bristol, Bath, Wells, area of England, in 1485. Somerset England. Wells Cathedral. Bath Cathedral. 15 th Century Wills.

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The Will of Nicholus Cornyssh

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  1. The Will of Nicholus Cornyssh Bonnie Hardman History 420

  2. This will appears to be from the Bristol, Bath, Wells, area of England, in 1485.

  3. Somerset England Wells Cathedral Bath Cathedral

  4. 15th Century Wills *Written in Latin until the statutes of 1529 and 1540 which regulated the making of wills *Latin wills usually made by those of wealth or title *Often proved in York and Canterbury courts *Will usually accompanied by the probate act *Executors were required to create an inventory of the testator’s goods, in English (see Stuart, pp. 55-56)

  5. Words/Phrases to Identify Wills • In dei nomine amen • mentis et memoris • commendo animam meum deo omnipotenti • do et lego • Testamentum • Probatum • meos verso executors • Hiis presentibus • Volo quod

  6. Information Commonly Found in Wills: • Month, day, and year the will was written/spoken • Name of the testator/atrix and their status/situation (of good mind, etc.) • Location/home • Giving of soul to God and wish for burial of body • Distribution of money/possessions to associations, family members, and churches • Names of executors and witnesses • Date and location of probate

  7. Hand

  8. Abbreviations corpus[que] videbitur mens[is] p[ri]mis bono[rum] meo[rum] ux[or]i iij (three) shillings v[ol]o no[m]i[n]e p[er]icl[u]m testib[us]

  9. Transcription Testa[amentu]m Nich[ol]i Cornyssh In dei no[m]i[n]e amenpenultimo die mens[is] Novembre anno d[om]in[i] mcccclxxxquinto Ego Nich[ol]us Cornyssh ville Bristoll Bathon et Wellen dio[e]c[esis] sane mente ac bone memoris videns michi morte p[er]icl[um] minimeis condo test[amentu]m meu in hunc modu[m] in p[ri]mis do et lego animam mea deo pri[mus] om[n]ipotenti corpusq[ue] meu sepeliendum in cimiterio s[an]c[t]e Cruce templiIt[e]m lego eccl[es]ie matrici Wellen[is] iiij d. It[e]m do et lego eccl[es]ie p[a]roch[ie] s[an]c[t]e Cruce templi iij d. It[e]m do et lego vicario ejusdem eccl[es]ie p[ro] decimis meis oblite et oblate iij d. It[e]m do et lego fil. mee una[m] tega[m] de murzey Resid.V[ol]o om[n]i bonor[um] meor[um] do et lego Elene ux[or]i mee et ipsam fac[i]o ordino et conscitus mea vera et l[igi]timam executricis ut ipsa[m] ordinet et dispon[at] p[rius] saluti[s] me[is] mee p[ro]ut sibi mehus videbit[ur] expeduis huc testib[us] Rogus Hype Wen Ric[hardu]s Cornehull Toker et Will[iam]o Gornem eat die mens[is] et a[nn]o ut sup[er]sc[ri]ptum est. Probatum sup[er]sc[ri]ptum test[amentu]m ap_d Lannehith xxv die Octobre anno d[omi]ni p[re]d[i]c[t]o ac.

  10. Parsing *Note types of words in the Will Testamentum Noun, 2nd declension, nominative, singular, neuter Nich[ol]i Noun, 2nd declension, singular, genitive, masculine Cornyssh ibid In Prep. w/ ablative, showing location dei Noun, 2nd declension, masculine, singular, genitive nomine Noun, 3rd declension, neuter, ablative w/ in, singular amen expression of agreement penultimo Adj., distributive numeral, abl. w/die, expressing time die Noun, 5th declension, fem., singular, abl., expressing time mensis Noun, 3rd declension, singular, masculine, genitive Novembre Noun, 3rd declension, masculine, singular, genitive anno Noun, 2nd declension, singular, masculine, ablative Domini Noun, 2nd decl., masc., singular, genitive MCCCCLXXXquinto roman numerals ending with quinto – 2nd decl. adj., abl.. Masc. Ego Pronoun, has antecedent Nicholus Cornyssh, masc., sing., nom. Nich[ol]us Noun, 2nd declension, singular, masculine, nominative Cornyssh ibid Ville Noun, 1st decl., fem., sing., genitive Bristoll Noun, place name, sing., genitive w/ ville

  11. Parsing (cont.) Bathon Noun, place name, singular, genitive w/ ville et Conjunction connecting Bathon and Wellen Wellen Noun, place name, singular, genitive w/ ville dioecesis Noun, 3rd decl., fem., singular, genitive Sane Adj., 1st and 2nd decl., masc., genitive mente Noun, 3rd decl., fem., singular, genitive ac Conjunction connecting mente and bone memoris bone Adj., 2nd decl., genitive like sane memoris Noun, 1st declension, feminine, described by bone Videns Verb, 2nd conjugation, present active participle Michi Pronoun, antecedent for Nicholus, accusative morte Noun, 3rd declension, Fem., genitive, singular Periclum Noun, 2nd decl., neuter, ablative minimeis____ Adj.,1st and 2nd decl., ablative w/ periclum condo Verb, 2nd conjug., present, active, indic., sing., 1st pers. test[amentu]m Noun, 2nd declension, sing., neuter, accusative Meu Adj., 1st and 2nd decl., showing personal possesion

  12. Parsing (cont.) in Presposition w/ abl. Showing direction hunc Adverb referring to modum modum Noun, 2nd decl., masculine, ablative in Preposition w/ abl. Referring to adv. primis primis Adj., 1st and 2nd decl., aided by in to describe do do Verb, 1st conjug., present, active, indic., sing., 1st person et Conjunction connecting do and lego Lego Verb, 3rd conjug., present, active, indic., sing., 1st person Animam Noun, 1st decl., feminine, singular, accusative Mea Adj., 1st and 2nd decl, showing personal possesion w/animam Deo Noun, 2nd decl., masc., singular, dative Primus Adj., distributive numeral, 1st and 2nd decl, dative om[n]ipotenti Adjective, 3rd declension, masc, sing., dative w/ Deo corpusq[ue] Noun, 3rd decl., neut., sing., accus., with a que attached Meu Adj., 1st and 2nd decl, showing personal possesion w/corpus Sepeliendum Verb, 3rd conjugation, gerund, active In Preposition w/ abl. Referring to noun cimiterio

  13. Parsing (cont.) Cimiterio Noun, 2nd decl., neuter, singular, ablative sancte Adj., 1st and 2nd decl., genitive Cruce Noun, 3rd decl., fem., sing., genitive templi Noun, 2nd decl., neut., genitive, singular Item Adverb showing connection to lego Lego Verb, 3rd conjug., present, active, indic., sing., 1st person Ecclesie Noun, 1st decl, singular, feminine, dative Matrici Noun, 1st decl., singular, feminine, dative Wellenis Noun, proper place name, singular, genitive Iiij Roman numerals, accusative (being the direct object) d letter abbrevitaion for “shillings”, accusative (direct object) Item Adverb showing connection to do Do Verb, 1st conjug., present, active, indic., sing., 1st person Et Conjunction connecting do and lego Lego Verb, 3rd conjug., present, active, indic., sing., 1st person Ecclesie Noun, 1st decl, singular, feminine, dative Perochie Noun, 1st decl., singular, fminine, dative

  14. Parsing (cont.) Sancte Adj., 1st and 2nd decl., dative Cruce Noun, 3rd decl., fem., sing., genitive Templi Noun, 2nd decl., neut., genitive, singular Iij Roman numerals, accusative (being the direct object) D letter abbrevitaion for “shillings”, accusative (direct object) Item Adverb showing connection to do Do Verb, 1st conjug., present, active, indic., sing., 1st person Et Conjunction connecting do and lego Lego Verb, 3rd conjug., present, active, indic., sing., 1st person Vicario Noun, 2nd declension, singular, masculine, dative Ejusdem Adj. describing ecclesie, genitive Ecclesie Noun, 1st declension, singular, feminine, genitive Pro Preposition, ablative w/ decimis meis oblite et oblate Decimis Noun, 1st declension, feminine, ablative Meis Adj., 1st and 2nd declension, ablative Oblite Noun, plural, ablative Et Conjunction connecting oblite and oblate Oblate Noun, plural, ablative Iij Roman numerals, accusative (being the direct object) D letter abbrevitaion for “shillings”, accusative (direct object) Item Adverb showing connection to do Do Verb, 1st conjug., present, active, indic., sing., 1st person Et Conjunction connecting do and lego Lego Verb, 3rd conjug., present, active, indic., sing., 1st person

  15. Parsing (cont.) Fil. Noun, could be singular or plural, 1st or 2nd dec., dative Mee Adj., 1st and 2nd decl., showing personal possession Unam Adj., 1st and 2nd decl., distributive, accusative Tegam Noun, singular, accusative De Preposition, ablative w/ murzey Resid. Murzey Noun, proper, singular, accusative Resid ibid. Volo Verb, present, active, indicitive, singular, 1st person Omni Adj., 3rd declension, distributive, describing quantity Bonorum Noun, 2nd decl., neuter, plural, accusative Meorum Adj., 1st and 2nd decl., showing personal possession Do Verb, 1st conjug., present, active, indic., sing., 1st person Et Conjunction connecting do and lego Lego Verb, 3rd conjug., present, active, indic., sing., 1st person Elene Noun, name, singular, feminine, dative Uxori Noun, 3rd declension, singular, feminine, dative Mee Adj., 1st and 2nd decl., showing personal possession Et Conjunction connecting to next phrase Ipsam Pronoun, antecedent of Elene Facio Verb, 3rd conjugation, present, active, indic., singular, 1st pers. Ordino Verb, 1st conjugation, present, active, indic., singular, 1st pers.

  16. Parsing (cont.) Et Conjunction connecting ordino and facio Conscitus Verb, 3rd conjugation, perfect passive participle Mea Adj., 1st and 2nd declension, showing personal posession Vera Adj., 1st and 2nd declension, describing executricis, accusative Et Conjunction connecting vera and ligitimam Ligitimam Adj., accusative, describing executricis Executricis Noun, 3rd declension, masc., plural, accusative Ut Conjunction showing direction Ipsam Pronoun, antecedent for Elene Ordinet Verb, subjunctive, 1st conjug., present, active, sing., 3rd pers. Et Conjunction connecting ordinet and disponat Disponat Verb, subjunctive, 3rd conjug., present, active, sing., 3rd pers. Prius Adverb, showing order w/ salutis Salutis Noun, plural, accusative Meis Adj., 1st and 2nd declension, showing personal posession Mee ibid. Prout Adj., accusative, describing salutis Sibi Pronoun, antecedent of Elene Mehus Adj,. Meaning “to me”, meaning Nicholus, dative

  17. Parsing (cont.) Videbitur Verb, 2nd conjug., future, passive, indicitive Expeduis Adj., 1st and 2nd conjugation Huc Adverb, meaning “to this” w/ testibus Testibus Noun, plural, 3rd declension, nominative Rogus Noun, proper name, singular, masculine, nominative Hype ibid. Wen ibid. Richardus ibid. Cornehull ibid. Toker ibid. Et Conjunction connecting the witnesses Williamo Noun, proper name, singular, masculine, nominative Gornem ibid. Eat Verb, 1st conjugation, present, active, indic., plural, 3rd pers. Die Noun, 5th declension, fem., singular, abl., expressing time Mensis Noun, 3rd declension, singular, masculine, genitive Et Conjunction connecting mensis and anno Anno Noun, 2nd declension, singular, masculine, ablative Ut Conjunction showing direction Superscriptum Verb, 3rd conjugation, perfect passive participle Est ibid.

  18. Translation Will of Nicholus Cornyssh In the name of God amen, on the final day of the month of November, in the year 1485, I, Nicholus Cornyssh of the villa Bristol, Bath, and Wells diocese, of sound mind and good memory, seeing myself in small risk of death, I make my will in this manner. Firstly, I give and bequeath my soul to God, principal almighty, and my body to be buried in the cemetery of the holy Church of the Cross. Also, I bequeath to the mother church of Wellen four shillings. Also, I give and bequeath to the holy parish church of the Church of the Cross three shillings. Also, I give and bequeath to the priest of the same church, for my tithes and offerings three shillings. Also, I give and bequeath to my children the sole house of Murzey Resid.

  19. Translation (cont.) I desire that all my goods I give and bequeath to Elene, my wife, and herself I make and ordain to the appointing of my true and lawful executors, in order that she herself may arrange and dispose of my previously paid debts exactly, herself seeming to me good. Witnesses to this, Roger Hype Wen Richard Cornehull Toker and William Gornem, passed the day of the month and the year according to that which was written above. Approved above will (court?) Lannehith 25th day of October in the year of the Lord aforesaid also.

  20. Interesting Things in this Will

  21. Bibliography • Will of Nicholus Cornyssh (obtained from Thomas Edlund, History 420, Fall 2005) • Ordinance Survey Map http://www.bristol-link.co.uk/resources/map-bristol-3.htm, obtained November 2005. • Latin for Local and Family Historians, Denis Stuart (Phillimore & Co. Ltd., 1995) pp. 55-56.

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