WARDEN WOODWARD'S PROGRESS NOTES
The warden travelled around the county of Wilts keeping an eye on property owned by New College. He kept copious notes of his findings and these can be read in a book entitled "Progress Notes of Warden Woodward for the Wiltshire Estates of New College, Oxford, 1659 to 1675 edited by R.L. Rickard, Hon MA Assistant librarian of New College. Copies of this book are available at good second hand book suppliers on the internet. However extracts from the book reveal that Alice and her sons were not always on the right side of the Warden.... Sept 1661 "I will'd the same people and Mr Harris to tell Widdow Tanner of the leaneing of her house in Colerne, and the other Widdow in Thickwood of her barne uncovered, and that if they would not mend them I would take at the next court, the forfeiture of them" Followed by in May 1666 Houses out of repaire and complained of. First Widdow Tanners house, and a warrant to bee granted to Mr Harris to assign unto her from off the premises, soe many trees, as by advise of a carpenter should bee thought needful" And a little later "Widdow Tanner gave noe bond to keep out her kine etc out of her wood, as I condicioned with her, tooke up her former bond and now thinks her-selfe free. But beware of another writ. If any tenants doe spoile their copps in the like manner, as old blind Greenaway etc. let writt bee sent for them as trangressing the statute of the land. Widdow Tanner also tooke noe warrant for the timber allowed to repaire her house, and therefore must take none."
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EXTRACT FROM THE COURT ROLL FOR 1676
Alice Tanner's will is included with the Court Rolls for 1676. A transcription follows:-
In ye Name of God Amen
Ye twenty ninth day of December 1675 according to ye computacon of ye Church of England
I Alice Tanner of Colerne in ye County of Wilts Widd being of p[er]fect memory & Remembrance praysed be God doe make & Ordaine this my last Will & Testament in mann[e]r & Forme following viz
First I bequeath my Soule into ye hands of Almighty God my Maker hopeing that through ye meritorious Death & passion of Jesus Christ my onely Saviour & Redeemer to receive Free p[ar]don & forgiveness of all my Sinns.
And as for my Body to be buried in Christian Buriall at ye discretion of my Exec[uto]r hereafter nominated
Item I give unto my Sonn Robert Tanner Two Shillings
Item I give unto my Daughter Elizabeth England all my weareing apparell One Truckle bed & that which belongs to it One Bason Kettle & two of ye largest Platters & likewise ye Presses
Item I give unto my Sonn Benjamin Tanner Seaven Pounds of lawful money of England & unto my Sonn Daniel Tanner I give Twenty Shillings
And unto his Daughter Sarah I give Twenty Shillings and A Gold Ring
Item I make my Sonn Thomas Tanner my Sole Exec[uto]r of this my last Will & Testament Revoking all other wills & Testaments
In witness Whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & Seale ye day & yeare first above written.
The marke of Alice Tanner
Witnesses Francis Gallimore, Henry Jones, Thomas Jones
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EXTRACT FROM THE COURT ROLL FOR 1654
The following is extracted from the court roll of 1654 which is written in English:-
Alsoe they psent & sae That Nicholas Tanner which held for terme of his naturall life of ye Lord of ye said Manor by Copie of Cot Roll according to ye Custome of ye said Manor One Messuage & One yard Lands calls Penns with th appurtinces situate lieing & being in ye Village & Common Fields of ye Village of Colern afore said wthin ye Manor aforesaid As by ye Rolls of a Cot here holden ye 15th day of May 1640 more fully & at larg it doth & may appear before this Cot and since ye last Cot for ye Manor here holden died seised thereof Whence Came to ye Lord for a harriott One White F?it Cow price xxxiij s iiij d And afterwarde at this same Cort Came Alice Tanner ye Relict of ye said Nicholas & gave to ye Lord for a fine j d And was admitted Tenat to ye pmisses according to ye Custome for & dureing her Widdowhood And she Did to ye Lord her Fealltiey
The last Will and Testament of Nicholas Tanner of Colerne May 7th Anno 1653. The last Will & Testamt of Nicholas Tanner of Colerne in ye County of Wilts Yeoman as followeth
In the name of God Amen I Nicholas Tanner of Colerne in ye County of Wilts aforesaid upon ye dat & year above written being weake of Body yet blessed be God of a pfcet memorie Doe make my last will & Testament
Impris I bequeath my Soule unto God my Creator & my body to ye Church yard of Colerne in expectation of a resurrection to Glory through ye Meritt & power? of Jesus Christ my Redeemer whoo will raise me up at ye Last day
Item I give & bequeath to John Tanner my Eldest Sonne One shilling
Item I give and bequeath to Nicholas Tanner my Second Sonne One shilling
Item I give & bequeath to Robert Tanner my Third Sonne One shilling
Item I give & bequeath to Thomas Tanner my Fourth Sonn One shilling
Item I give & bequeath to Benjamin Tanner my Fifth Sonne One shilling
Item I give & bequeath to Elizabeth Tanner my Daughter One shilling
Item I make Alice Tanner my Wife my sole Executrix of all that I die possest of
In testimony whereof I set my hand ye day & year above written make and delivered in ye psence of Richo? Clear Robert Edwards his marke Thomas Ford
Nicholas Tanner his marke
This Will was proved at Colerne before Robert Wither
Gent Steward of ye Manor of Colerne in ye County of Wilts for Probate of Wills & Granting Admistracone?? ye said Mamor lawfully authorized ye Foureteenth day of September In ye year of or Lord 1654 by ye ? of Alice Tanner the Relict Widd & Executrix named in ye said will of ye said deceased To whom Adminstracon of & singular ye Goods Chatells & Debts of ye said deceased was Comitted? she being first legally sworne well & truely to acco? ye same ec
Ye inventorie of all ye Goods & Chattels of ye said Nicholas Tanner deceased ye Twenty Ninth of May
Imprimis for Weareing Apparell xxxiij s iiij d
It for Goods in ye Parlor One Bedd two Bedsteads & two Coffers xxxiiij s
It for One Table Board ij s vj d
It in ye Chambr over ye Parlour Two Bedstead & two Bedds with othe Lumbr xx s
It in ye Kittching for Brasse & Pewter & Yeateing Stone xxxij s vj d
It for ye Wood in ye Backside ij s vj d
It for One Wagne wth othr harnesse xl s
It for ye Corne in ye Barne xx s
It for Twentie Fouer Sheepe iiij L x s
It for One Beaste & One Pigge xxxv s
It for ye Corne upon ye Grownd x L
It for ye Executor yeare viij L
Sum tot xxx L ix s x d
Witnesse hereunto Richard Smart
Anthony Bennett & Thomas Butter
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