1584 John Trott of Bishops Compton, co. Somst., husbandman; sicke of
bodye; Dat. 20 July 1584, 26 Eliz. ; Bur. in chyd of Compton; to sonn Rob-
ert Trotte all ploughs, weanes, harness &c & 2 sheepe, use of ploughs to wife
for life; dau. Elizabeth Trott 30 ewes and weathers, 2 silur spoones, 20 bush.
of wheate, 2 platters & a crocke ; yr. sonn william Trote same bequest (both
under age) if wife marry then to each a Cowe; wife Joane Trott Res Leg &
Extrx ; Overseers william Vrche & John Prise ; Wit. Wm. Atwill, wm vrehe,
John Prist, Symyon Burges; Debts to John Syluester £3 whereof 6s 8d is paid
in rent; Henry Roo £7; Debts owing me fr Geo Rust 50s; Steven Dumer 26s
8d. Goodman Hopper of yealingford 43s. 4d.; Pro. 14 Aug. 1584 by Peter
Johnson, Not. Pub., Atty. for relict & Extrx.
Watson 22
[Index terms: Burgess, Joan, Simon, Sylvester, George.]
(Source: Putnam's Monthly Historical Magazine, Eben Putnam, Salem. Mass.: Genealogical Gleanings in England by J. Harvey Treat. Prerogative Court, Canterbury Calendars, 1502 to 1630: Abstracts, p. 23.)
