Voluntas Ricardi Oxlade de Stokenchurche

Anno dni 1570 the fyrst of July in the twefflh yeare of the (reign) of our Soveryne Ladie Queen Elizabeth (Memoran .... ) that I Richarde Oxlade of Stokenchurche in the County of (Oxford) have distributed my tenements and goods in maner and forme following that is to saye that I give to my parishe church........... Then I give to everye of my childrens children one sheepe and lambe at the discretion of my wyffe. Then 1 give to every my childrens children fortye shillings to be equally divided between them. Then I give to Jane my wyffe all my goods duryng her liffe and tenements during her (widowhod) (my house where I now dwell excepted whiche I give to Augustine Oxlade my sonne Then I give to (Francis) Oxlade my sonne after my decease the barn and yards of a house called (Pythiners) Then I wyll that all my goods after the decease of wyffe shall remain to my three sonnes, (Francis) Augustine and Valentyne Oxlade by even portions, my detts and legacies beyng payed as my wyll is, as was my wyll in the presence of Roberte Howard Laurence Creymer Edmund (Tollary) with others, the day and year abovesaid

Following is a statement in Latin. All literature on this subject suggests that this statement has little if any informationfurther to that contained in the body of the document. Unable to be translated.

Inuentarin 38p 3sh 3d

£ stayed roughly the same until the year 1530 £ = 328

then drastically changed from there on.

1540 = £ 274.00

1560 = £ 182.67

1580 = £ 164.80

1610 = £ 86.53

1650 = £ 68.50

1700 = £ 71.48

1800 = £ 28.84

1850 = £ 46.97

1900 = £ 53.03

1920 = £ 18.27

1930 = £ 28.84

1940 = £ 24.91

1950 = £ 19.57

1960 = £ 13.26

1970 = £ 8.89

1980 = £ 2.46

1990 = £ 1.30

These figures were compiled by the Bank of England shows the values over the past 7 centuries and gives the amount of money required to purchase the goods bought for a £1 at the date shown on the table. Thus £78.29 would have been required in 1998 to purchase the same value of £1 in 1690.

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