Reference - Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1556, 24 Ketchyn

In the name of god amen The XII daie of September in the yere of our Lord god a thousand fyve hundred fiftie and fyve/ I William Harris thelder of Southmynster parish in the Countie of Essex equier And some tyme inhabitinge in the parishe of Rocheford in the same Countie being in good helth hole of mynde and in perfect remembrance thanks be to the grace of Almightie god do nowe make constitute and ordeyne this my pute testament and last will written with myn own hande in maner and forme followinge/ And by this will I do hereby renounce refuse and forsake all other Willes and testaments which I have made before this date above written either by words or writinge soever they befirst and moste soe called/ I commend my Soule to Almightie god the father the sonne and holy goste three persons and one god my maker and redemer byleifing hym that I may partake in the celestiall company of heaven by and thoroughe the merits of his blessed passion and Redemption and my bodye to be buried in devout order wheras hereafter my decease shalbe the next convenient after in the parish church of Southmynster or pryttelwell by the discretion of myne Executors and overseers in such place of and of the same Church as heretofore by mouth I have partly declared to them/ And I will that my Executors shall cause a Tombe of marble to be sett uppon my place of buriall to be closed in with barres of Iron of a convenient height for the savinge of the same Tombe and to be colored with redd color sett in oyles/whereupon I will that they shalbestowe Twentie pounds of currant money of England/ and more if that be not sufficient By the discretions and appoyntment of myn overseers upon the shuche Tombe I will that there shalbe mention made of me and all my wyves and posteritie and our names and the names of every childe that I have hadd severallye by every wife for the voydinge of contention hereafter for the title of my Landes for that I had my said children by severall venters/ And also I will that these wordes folowinge shalbe set either uppon my Tombe or upon the wall next my Tombe Terra terram begat demon peccala resumat mindus Res h'at spiritus abla petat/ Also I will that myne Executors at the daie of my buriall shall distribute to the poore people of the parish X pounds where they shall thynke make Expedient at the daie of my buriall tenn poundes of currant money over and besides other miserere obsequies and dirige to thorder of the Catholike Church/ And so likewise to distribute other tenne poundes at my month's daie/ And other tenne poundes at my yeres' mind And after one yeres mynde be passed I will that alwayes one yearly oblete shalbe kept in the parish Church where I shall chance to be buried duringe the term of four score yeres if the lawes of the Realm will yt so longe permytt/ upon the whyche obits I will that ordeyne of my foure Sonnes that is to wyst Vyncent, Arthur, Christopher and Edward and also their severall heires Males of their severall bodies comynge duringe the said terme shall bear and paye to the churche wardens yearly duringe the said terme of four score yeres of the parish alwayes for the tyme beinge when I shall chance to be buried & who of my said sonnes for their parte twentie shillinges upon And after them their severall heires males twentie chillinges apece unto of those ffarmes to them assigned by this Will/ And for the more suretie of the same I will that alwayes who of my said sonnes and after them their severall heires males of their severall bodies remayne shall enter from tyme to tyme in bond man obligation of fourtie poundes to the said Church wardens before their entres upon the same farmes for the payment of their said Annuities towards the same obite and I will that alwayes the Curat of the same parish shall have for to praye for me in his prayers, makinge by name yearly xij d. and the residue I will shall be ffinaly two partes therof to the poore people and the Remaynder to prestes and clerk/ and towards the necessarie emminence of the ornaments of the said churche by the discretions of the moste consent of the said parish and other of the same Churche wardens to have yerely for their paynes viij d/ Item I will that mynde Executors shall yerely for the space of tenne yeres next ensyinge my decease distribute to poore people of the parish of Pryttelwell Southmynster and burneham vj li. xiij s. iiij d. in manner and formme followinge that is to wise to the poore people of Pryttelwell every of the saide tenne yeres fyve markes of currant money of England and also to the poore people of Southmynster xxxiij s. iiij d. yerely duringe the said tenne yeres And likewise to the poore people of burneham iij d. yerely duringe the said tenne yeres another xxxiij s. iiij d./ Item I will yf Agnes my wief shall have all these legacies disposed and bequeathed to her hereafter in this my will mentionyd assigned and declared upon condition that she will tofere the wrytin of them make other release to all and every of my children and to other psones which I am bounde to be promysed or otherwise of her hole interest deliver as well by dede and surrender/ And of the same Agnes whoso to do by the space of xij yeres after she requiryd/ that then I will that they shalhave no parte of the said Legacies neither of my mannores Landes tenements rents Barnes nor good no Cattall nor any other thinge to her by this my will hereafter willed given or assigned anythinge in the same will mentionyd or declared to the Legacies Notwithstandinge And that then I will upon her refusall that my Sonnes Vyncent Arthur Christopher and Edward shall and use her Legacies giftes and bequests evenly to be devyded betwixt them at their severall aiges of xxi yeres and the survivor of them to have the part and partes of them that shall fortune to decease before the said Aige or aiges of xxi yeres/ ffirst I will that Agnes my said wief shalhave all my Manors messuages Landes tenements Rents Barnes and hereditaments Sett lying and beinge in the parishes of Southmynster Maylland Tillingham and Dengy with their parishes in the Countie of Essex as well as freehold as coppihold except and in ? my manors in Maylland aforesaid called Luthiern withall the landes tenements and appurtenances thereunto belonginge To have and to hold all the foresaid Manors Landes Rents and all other the premises in the said parishes of Southminster Mailland Tillingham and Dengy with thappurtenances Except before excepted my manor called Luthyern in Mailland aforesaid to the foresaid Agnes my wife terme of her lief upon condicion that she do release her dower as is before released/ Item I give & bequeath to the same Agnes my wife upon condicion that she will release her Dower as is afore declaryd/ All my store and stock of Cattell the whiche shall fortune to be upon all the premisses in Southminster and in Mayllande to her willed at the tyme of my decease and also all such some and somes of money as ..? ffrances my farmes in Maylland dothe owe me for the store and stocke that he hath of myn/ And also all my Corne in my barnes within the premisses/and also all my hoy and stuver for cattell upon the same/ and also all my Corne being saivyn upon the premisses at the tyme of my decease/ and also all my swyne and pultry being upon the premisses/ and all my Cartes plowes harowes ploughs cartes horses and necessaries for husbandry as howsoever they be/ and also some geldings or coltes at her house after my harveste be paid and devyded and also two other male Amblinge sommer nagges the which heretofore I have alwayes called her nagges and two of my Marys next the best/ And all my plate Except those Duely following that is to wyse my great nest of goblets all gilte as with the Cover my best standing cupp all gilte with cover/ my best salte all gylte with the cover/ my pott gilte with the cover/ my chalyes with the paton therto belonginge all gilte/ and also except one goblet parcell gilte with cover beinge made after fyshe scales/ and also except two grete masers and two silver spones wherof thone is all gilte and thother with a vyce/ And also all my household stuff in my house at Southminster Except twoe featherbedds in the same house at next the best with coverlettes blanketts sheets pillowes pilloweberys and all necessaries to them belonginge being likewise next the best/ and also except two sewr brasse potts next the best and also except another bedd honestly furnyshed being a fetherbed mete to lodge gentlemans Servants in with honestie and also except half a garnysh of pewter next the best wherof to be eight platters by dissert vi sawcers and also two coppill of candlesticks next the best/ one chafinge dyshe/ and two other smaller cansticks of the meaner sorte wether the worst nor the best/ Item I give and bequeath to my said wife all that my house in Rochefford as with the yardes and gardeyn therto belonginge lyinge next my wiffs house the which I bought of Phipp and made of their '.? to have hold to my said wife for terme of her lyf/ and after to Returne accordinge to my will hereafter declared/ Item I give and bequeath to my wife fourtie poundes of current money of England/ Item I will that my sonne Vyncent I named Immediately after my decease shall have hold occupie and take the profyts of all my farmes the which I have by lease beinge in the parish of Mondon during all my termes of yeres comprimed in all and every of my leases as well Leases in possession as leases in Revercion if he the same Vyncent solonge fortune to lyve And if it the same Vyncent at enytyme to decease before thende and terme of any of my leases and ..? yeres at his decease be to come in the said leases or eny of them/ that then I will as longe as the same Vyncent and sonne or sonnes lyvinge beinge legittymate/ that the same sonne and sonnes after the decease of their father shall have hold occupie and take the profytte of all my said farmes in Mondon duringe the residue of my yeres then for to come/ and lkewyse the sonnes of them after all their decease to take the lyk profittes of the same farmes during all my termes of yeres then for to come/ and so the takinge of the profytes of the same ffarmes alwayes to contynuisssses in their heires males of their bodies contynuing so long as my leases or eny of them shall stande in force/ And if it fortune the Vyncent to decease having no heires males of his Bodye lyvinge/ that then I will that my three sonnes Arthur Christopher and Edward shall have hold occupie and take these profitts of all my said farmes in Mondon during all the termes of yeres then for to come of all mt leases yf they or eny of them so longe fortune to lyve/ And if all they fortune to decease before thende and termes of all my yeres be expend in the same farmes/ that then I will that the severall heires males of the severall bodies of the foresaid Arthur Christopher and Edward Severally and lawfully comyng shall have hold occupie and take the profytts of all my said farmes in Mondon during the residue of my yeres/ And for lack of such heires generall of their bodies and my bodie/ I will that theires generall of m bodye comynge shall have hold occupie and take the profytt of the same ffarmes during the residue of m yeres then for to come/ Provided alwayes that I will that bother my foresaid sonne Vyncent and all other that hereafter shalbe intitlyd to take any profytts of the same farmes being of full aige or aiges shall put in good suer and sufficient suerities by recoy same to them that are in Remaynders folow unto them that shall suertie theym in Remaynders all the said farmes discharged of all covering condicions and re entres at their entres into the remaynders/ And if it chance eny before rememberd being in Remaynder to be premisse in aige at such tyme as they shall chance to be initlyd to the premisses wherby they shalbe in the custodie of eny other pson during their noneages/ that then I will that before eny suche shall and any profytt of the premisses thus of theym in that shall chance to be under aige shall from tyme to tyme be lykewyse bound in Reiiiisng same as is before remembrd before their entre any gifte granted gave or other thinge before mentiuonyd to ye contrary as ..? Standing/ Item I give and bequeath to the same Vyncent my sonne all my Messuages landes tenements marshes woodes Lombr woodes with all and singular their appurtenances set lying and beinge in the parish of Mondon the Oolde portion in the Countie of Essex aforesaid freehold as coppihold whereeeesoever they be Except Clerkes in Mondon & also the store and stocke of them being at the daye of my decease oute of this present world/ To have and to hold to the same Vyncent and to the yeres males of his bodie comyng/ And for lack of such heires males the Remaynder to my sonne Arthur terme of his lief/ and after his decease the Remaynder of all the premisses to my two sonnes Christopher and Edward terme of their lyves and to the long so lyver of them/ and after their decease the Remaynder of all the premisses to the severall heirs males of the severall heires of foresaid Arthur Christopher and Edward lawfully and severally comyng/ and for lack of such heires males the remaynder of all the premisses to the next heires males of my body comyng/ and for Lack of such heires Males the remaynder to the next heires generall of the bodies of the foresaid Vyncent Arthur Christopher and Edward severally comyng../ Item I give and bequeath to my sone Vyncent all my Messuage landes tenements and marshes set lying and beinge in the hamlet of Cawling in the Countie of Essex and also in the parish of purleigh in the same Countie the which I bought of George Aleyn to come to me in revercion after the decease of Margery bean nowe the wife of Christopher bean aswell frehold as copiehold And also my tenement and Landes in Lawling called gybbes To have and to hold to the same Vyncent and to heires males of his bodie comyng and for lack of such heires males the remaynder of all the premisses to my sonne Arthur and yres males of his bodye comynge/ and for lack of suche heires males the remaynder of all the premisses to my two sonnes Christopher and Edwarde terme of their lyves/ and after their decease to the severall heyres males of their severall bodies comynge/ and for lack of such heires males the remaynder to the nexte heires generall comyng./ and for lack of such heires the remaynder to the next heires generall of the bodie of the foresaid Arthur Christopher and Edward severally comyng/ and for lack of such heires to my right heires forevermore/ Item I give and bequeath to my sonne Vyncent my grove in the parish of Stowe to have and to hold to hym and theyres males of his bodye comynge/ and for lack of such heires males to remayne to my sonne Edward and to theyres males of his body comynge And for lack of such heires males the remaynder to my two sonnes Arthur and Christopher and to the heires males of theire bodies/ Item I will that my sonne Arthur Immediately after my decease shall holde occupie and take profittes of my farmes called Lawlinghall in the hamlet of Lawling/ and of my farme called Cannon in the Countie of Essex during all my termes of eyres the with I have in the same farmes/ if he so long do fortune to lyve/ And yf it fortune the same Arthur to decease before thende and terme of my leases of the same farmes or eny of them/ that then I will that so longe as the same Arthur have any sonne or sonnes lyving being Leguttymnate that the same sonne and Sonnes after the decease of their father shall and hold & occupie and take the profitt of my said farmes of Lawling hall and Cannon during of my yeres then for to come and likewise the sonnes of them after all the deceases to take the lyke profitt of the same farmes during the residue of my yeres then for to come yf they every of them so longe fortune to lyve/ and for lack of heires males of the bodie of the same Arthur and of all his sonnes/ I will that my sonne Vyncent shall take and have the profitt of the same farmes of Lawling hall term of his lief/ and after his decease theires males of his bodie comyng/ and for lack of such heires males I will that my two sone Christopher and Edward terme of their lyves shalhave and take the profitts of the same farmes during their lyves And after their decease I will that theires males their severall bodies comyng shall have hold occupie and take the profitt of the same farmes during the rest of my yeres yf they or eny of them so longe do lyve/ And for lack of heires males of my bodie remayninge shall have hold and take the profittes of the same farmes during the rest of my yeres/ And for lack of such heires Males the heires generall of the bodies of the same Vyncent Christopher and Edward to take the profitts of the same farmes during the residue of my yeres/ and for lack of such heires I will that theires generall of my bodie comyng shall take the profitts of the same farmes during the rest of my yeres/ and for lack of suche heires generall of my bodye then my right heires to take the profitts thereof/ Item I give and bequeath to my sonne Arthur all my Manors Messuages Landes and tenements hereditaments sett lying and beinge in the parishes of Leigh and Woodham Mortimer in the Countie of Essex with all and singular their appurtenances To have and to holde all the foresaid manors messuages Landes tenements and hereditaments in the foresaid parishe to the same Arthur my sonne and to theires Males of his bodie comynge and for lack of such heires males the remaynder to my sonne Christopher terme of his lief without Imperhment of wast and after his decease the remaynder of all the same Manors and all other the premisses to my two sonnes Vyncent and Edward terme of their lyves without ymperhment of wast/ and after their decease the remaynder of the same Manors and all other the premisses to the severall heires of the severall bodies of the foresaid Christopher Vyncent and Edward severally and lawfully comynge/ And for lack of such heires males the Remaynder to theires males of the bodie of my sonne William comyng/ and for lack of such heires the Remaynder to theires generall of the bodies of my sonnes Vyncent Arthur Chrystopher and Edward comyng and for lack of such heires the remaynder to theires generall of my bodie comyng/ and for lack of such heires the remaynder further according to my last will/ Item I give and bequeath to my sonne Arthur all my store and stocks of Cattell being upon my foresaid farm of Lawlynghall the daie of my decease and also all those somes of money therein which Thomas Ballard dothe owe me for the twoe of the same or for any other thinge what soever yt be/ Item I give and bequeath to the foresaid Arthur my sonne after the decease of Agnes my wife all my Messuages Landes and tenement freehold and copiehold set lying and beinge in the parish of Lailland in the Countie of Essex before beinge willyed to my said wief by this will/ And also all that my parte of the manor of Rattyborough with thappurtenances/ and of all those Landes and tenements callyd Heth and Canntmans in Southminster aforesaid and burneham/ and also all my messuage Landes and tenements in the parish of Dengy To have and to hold all the aforesaid Manors Messuages Landes and tenements in the same parishes of Southminster burneham Mailland and Dengy with thappurtenances to the foresaid Arthur my sonne for terme of his lief/ And after his decease the Remaynder to my sonne Edward and to theyres males of his bodie comynge/ and for lack of such heires males the Remaynder to my two sonnes Vyncent and Christopher terme of their lyves/ and after their decease the remaynder to the severall heirs males of the bodies of the foresaid Arthur Vyncent and Christopher severally and lawfully comynge/ and for lack of such heirs Males the Remaynder furthermore as hereafter shalbe playnly declared by this my last will/ Provided always that I will that my sonne Arthur shall release to my wife for terme of her lief/ all his right and title of all my copiehold Landes and tenements in Lailland/ and if he refuse so to do after a reasonable request that then I will that he shall take no benefit in Remaynder of no parte of my frehold Landes in Mailland before of my will/ but that the next of my sonnes being in Remaynder after hym shall take the same Landes messuages and tenements in Mailland Immediately by entre after the decease of wife and so to enioie them according to thestate before to hym lymittyd any thinge mentioned Before in this my Will to the contrarie notwithstanding And also I will that the same Arthur upon his refusall shall paye my wife a hundred poundes/ Item I will that xxxiiii acres parcell of Rattyborough during the partition shall remayne according to my will without chanynce of Arthur or enyother/ Item I will that my sonne Christopher shall have hold and occupie and take the profitts of my sonne of Meltonhall alias Mydeltonhall during all the terme or yeres the which I have in the sane farme callyd Meltonhall alias Mideltonhall yf he so longe fortune to decease before thend and terme of my hole yeres or eny tyme before that then I will that the sonne and sonnes of the same Christopher being alwayes Legittymate after the decease of their father shall have hold occupie and take the profytts of the foresaid farme duringe the Residue of my yeres yf they or eny of them fortune so long to lyve/ and lykewyse I will that the sonnes of them being Legittymate shall take the profitts of the same farme after all their decease if they or eny of them fortune so long to lyve/ And for lack of heires males of the bodie of the foresaid Christopher my sonne and of all his sonnes/ I will that my sonne Arthur and his hires males after hym shall have hold occupie and take the profitts of the same farme so long as eny of them shall fortune to lyve and eny of them to occupie yt by course of descent after others decease/ And if the same Arthur and all his heires males fortune to decease before thende and terms f all my yeres that then I will that my sonne Edward and my sonne Vyncent shalhave and hold occupie and take the profitt of the same farme during the residue of my yeres yf they or any of them so longe to lyve/ and after bothe their decease I will that the severall heires males of the severall bodies of the same Vyncent and Edward severally and lawfully comyng shall from thensforthe have holde occupie and take the profitts of the same farme during the rest of my yeres yf they or any of them fortune solonge to lyve/ And for Lack of suche heires sonnes Vincent and Edward I will that the next heires generall of the bodie of my sonnes Vincent Arthur Christopher and Edward shall take the profitts of the same farme during the residue of my yeres/ And for lack of suche heires generall of their bodies comynge/ I will that my daughter Susan and theirs generall of her bodie shall take the profitts of the same farme during the rest of my yeres/ And after all their decease I will that my right heires shall have hold occupi and take the profitts of the same farme during the rest of all my yeres then for to come/ Item I give and bequeath to the foresaid Christopher my sonne all my manors Messuages Landes tenements woodes underwoods Rents Barnes and hea standing set lying being in the parishes of Prittylwell Shopland Hadleigh and in the hamlet of Milton in the Countie of Essex withall and singular their appurtenances comodities and profitts to them belonging Except alwayes (res rynd? ) all these my marshes with thappurtenance called wytche borwood highward and harrys marshe set lyinge and beinge in the foresaid parishes of Shopland/ To have and to hold all the foresaid Mannors messuage Lands tenements and all other the premises with all and singular their appurtenances Except before excepted/ to the foresaid Christopher my sonne and theyres males of his bodie comynge/ and for lack of such heires males the Remaynder of all the premisses to my three sonnes Vyncent Arthur and Edward terme pf their lyves Jointly and to the longe lyve of them without Imperhement of wast/ And after all their decease the remaynder of all the premisses to the severall heires of the severall bodies of all their decease the remaynder of all the premisses to the severall heires of the severall bodies the foresaid Vyncent Arthur and Edward severally and lawfully comyng/ And for lack of such heires males the remaynder of all the premisses to my daughter Susan and to the next heires generall of bodie and of the bodies of the foresaid Vyncent Arthur Christopher and Edward comynge/ and for lack of suche heires the remaynder furthermore as herafter in this my will shalbe declared/ Item I give & bequeath to the foresaid Christopher my sonne all the store and stocke of Cattell being upon my foresaid farme called Myltonhall and all other the premisses except before excepted the daie and tyme of my decease/ and Nevertheless I will that that Letting Setting occupying and taking of the profitts of the foresaid ffarme and all other the premisses shalbe lettyn and set to the most profitts as such persons as hereafter I shall appoynte by this my will to the behof and profitt of my said sonne Christopher untill the sonne Christopher do thecome to his full age of xxi yeres/ and then he so recyve all the premisses and Encreases of them being increased I mean except yt at the tyme of my decease and his Entre/ Item I give and bequeathe to my sonne Christopher all my Manors messuages Landes Tenements and hereditaments as all and singular their appurtenances set lying and being in the parishes of Ashyndon Cryxsey and Rochefford in the countie of Essex Except one marshe in Rochefford called Smalporte marshes and also except one croft of Lande in Crxsey nowe belonging to my manse of Stoke/ TO have and to hold all the foresaid Manors Messuages Landes tenements and all other the premisses except before excepted/ to the foresaid Christopher my sonne terme of lief without ymperhement of wast/ and after his decease to remayne to my three sonnes Vyncent Arthur and Edward terme of their lyves with out Ymperhement of waste And to the longest lyver of theym/ And after all their decease the remaynder of all the premisses to theyres of the bodie of the same Christopher comyng/ And for lacke of such heires males the remaynder to the severall heires males of the bodies of the foresaid Vyncent Arthur and Edward severally comyng and after all their decease the remaynder according to my laste will/ Item I give and bequeath to the same Christopher all my store of cattell Being upon all the premisses at my decease/ Item I give and bequeath to my sonne Edward after the decease of Agnes my wief all my messuages Landes tenements and hereditaments being Copiehold sett Lying and Beinge in the parishes of Tillingham and Southminster in the Countie of Essex/ To have and to hold to the same Edward and to theires males of his bodye comyng/ and for lack of such heires Males the remaynder to my sonne Arthur and to theires males of his bodie comyng/ and for lack of such heires males the remaynder to my sonne Christopher and to theires males of his bodye comyng and for lack of such heires males the remaynder to my sonne Vyncent and theires males of his body comyng/ And for lack of such heires Male the Remaynder furthermore as hereafter in this will shalbe more playnly declaryd/ Item I give and bequeathe to the foresaid Edward my sonne my Mannors callyd Stoke, Luthyern Bykers Algate with thappurtenances set lyinge and being in the parishes of Aldern als Althorn Mailland and Cryxsey als Crixseth in the Countie of Essex/ and also all other messuages Marshes Landes and tenements whatsoever they be set lying and being in the foresaid parishes called Aldern als Althorne/ to have and to hold all the foresaid Manors and all other ye premisses with all and singular thappurtenances in the said parishes of Aldern als Althorn Mailland and Cryxsey to the foresaid Edward my sonne terme of his lief without Imperhement of wast And after his decease the remaynder to my three sonnes Vyncent Arthur and Christopher terme of their lyves and to the long so lyver of theym without ymperhement of wast And after all their decease the remaynder to the severall heires males of the severall bodies of the foresaid Vyncent Arthur and Christopher and Edward severally and Lawfully comynge/ and for lacke of suche heires males the remaynder furthermore as hereafter in this my will shalbe more playnly declared. Item I give and bequeath to the foresaid Edward my sonne after the decease of Agnes my wief my Manor called Cage with all the Landes tenements woodes under woods rents and Barns to the same Manor belonging set lying and beinge in the parish of Southminster in the Countie of Essex or else where to the same Manor belonging/ And also all those my Messuage Landes and tenements callyd Sheprook and Lodgelands sett lying and being in the same parish of Southminster aforesaid/ To have and to hold the foresaid Manor callyd Cage with thappurtenances the foresaid messuage and Landes callyd Sheprook and Lodgelands to the foresaid Edward my sonne terme of his Lief without Imperhement of wast/ And after his decease the remaynder of all ye premisses to my three sonnes Vyncent Arthur and Christopher for terme of their lyves/ And to the long so lyver of them and after all their decease the Remaynder to theires males of the bodies of the foresaid Edward & Vyncent/ and for lack of such heires males the remaynder to the severall heires Males of the severall heires of the foresaid Vyncent Arthur Christopher severally and lawfully comyng/ and for lack of such heires the Remaynder furthermore as hereafter in this my Will shalbe more playnly declared/ Provided always Before in this my will I have given to my foresaid two sonnes Christopher and Edward dyvers Manors Messuages Landes tenements & hereditaments and ffarmes and stores and stocks of Cattall some of them for terme of lief and lyves & without ymperhement of wast/ And for that the same Christopher and Edward under the charge of xx1 yeres and hath nede of governors nowe I will that myn overseers and Executors shall lett and Sett to farme all the aforesaid Manors Landes tenements hereditaments farmes and stores and stockes of Cattall to the most profitt of the foresaid Christopher and Edward/ And I will that when the said Christopher dothe come to his full aige of xxi yeres/ that then heshall entre upon his parte and portion of the same Manors Landes tenements hereditaments ffarmes and store and stocke of cattell and encreases/ And then I will that myne Overseers and Executors shall delyver to hym his full parte of the increase of his parts of all ye premisses And when my sonne Christopher shall come to his full aige of xxi yeres/ that then I will that ye/ and Edward shall agree upon his parte of all the foresaid Manors and all other the premisses before to hym willed / And also I will that then myn Executors and overseers shall delyver to hym his holdparte of their profitts then beinge increased/ Item I will that myn overseers hereafter in this my will manyed At the feast of Saynt Michell tharchangell next ensying my decease shall Lett and sette ffirmee all my Marshes in the Ile or Iland of ffenlies of Shopeland and in the parishes Sutton and lytill StamBridge in the Countie of Essex withall the store and stocke of Cattall the whiche I shall leve uppon them at the daye and tyme of my decease/ and also my marshes and ffarmes called hallywell Cornecoole Givefilworth als Givesford and Landsforde which fende marshes callyd halywell Cornecool Givesyeworth als Givesforde and Landesforde I do hold by Lease of my lorde Rych do with the store that I shall fortune to hold upon thend daye and tyme of my decease to the moste profite that they can sowthe space of x1 yeres next after the foresaid feast of Saynt Michell/ to the intent to pforme my will shalbemore playnlyie declryd as here after sobewith that is to wyse I will that my said four sonnes Vyncent Arthur Christopher and Edward with and of the same xi yeres shall receyve take and have of my said overseers the whole Encreases Issues and profytt of all the foresaid marshes and all other the premisses Store and stockes of Cattall equally then bedevyded among thym if god grannt them so long to lyve Except her after ishuyed And if any of theym fortune to decease before thende and terme of the said xi yeres/ That then I wyll that the survivor and survivors of them shall have thole Encreases and profytts aforesaid Except suche as hereafter reshurvyed/ Provided always that notwithstanding the said gifte of the Encreases as before rehersed that I will that yf any of my said foure sonnes fortune to decease before thende and terme of yeres having any sonne or sonnes havinge being legittimate That then I will that the said sonnes of them and remayne of them also shall fortune to decease before the same xi yeres shall end all the fathers parte and partes of thold entresye Issues profitts joinyng and recyving within the same xi yeres of all and every of the said marshes And of all other the premisses with their severall aiges of xxi yeres to be delivered ..? By myne Overseers/ anything in this my will mentionyd or declaryd to the contrary in any waise notwithstanding/ And also I will moreover notwithstanding the foresaid gyfte of the foresaid Encreases that my daughter Susan shalhave yerely during the foresaid xi yeres and every yere after terme of her lief oute of the premisses paid to her the some of Twentie poundes of current Money of Englande at two usuall feast in eny yere by even portions/ And after foresaid xi yeres/ That then I will that Vyncent Arthur Christopher and Edward my foresaid foure sonnes shall entre upon all and every of all my Lande Marshes ffarmes and other the premisses/ and the store and stockes of the farme/ and they from thensforthe to have the hole and Inyoie the same freely for terme of their lyves Joyntly/ And if it fortune any of my said foure sonnes Vyncent Arthur Christopher and Edward to decease/ that then I will that alwayes the survivor and survivors of them shalhave all the foresaid marshes and all other the premisses terme of their lyves and the longest lyver of them/ And after all their decease I will that all ye foresaid Marshes and all other the premisses with the store and stocke of Cattell shall remayne to the seveerall heires males of the severall bodies of the foresaid Vyncent Arthur Christopher Edward severally and Lawfully comynge/ and for lack of suche heires males the remaynder to the next heires males of the bodie of my sonne Willyam comynge/ And for lack of such heires males the remaynder of all the premisses to the next heires generall of the bodies of the said Vyncent Arthur Christopher and Edward severally of their severall bodies comyng and for lack of such heires Males the remaynder to the next heires generall of my bodie comyng/ And for lack of such heires the remaynder furthermore as hereafter in this my will shalbe declared/'. Item I will that where I have given and bequeathed to my foresaid sonnes Vyncent Arthur Christopher and Edward dyverse Manors Messuages Landes tenements marshes and other hereditaments with thappurtenances before expressed/ and have made sundry Remaynders to them and theires males of their bodies comynge nowe I will that yf all my four sonnes fortune to decease having no heires males lyving and further remaynder be made before in this my will to whom the saide Manors and other the premisses shall remayn/ That then I will that for lack of such further Remaynders after the decease of all theires Males/ that all the said Manors and all other the premisses store and stocke of Cattell to them willyd shall remayne to theyres generall of the severall bodies of foresaid Vyncent Arthur Christopher & Edward severally and lawfully comyng And to my daughter Susan and theires generall lykewyse of her bodie comyng part and parte lyke and to theyres generall of the bodye of my daughter ffelice comynge pte and pte lyke/ And for lacke of suche heires the remaynder to Susan the daughter of William Rawlyn late of Pakesham which was my sisters sonne/ to have and to holde to the same Susan and to theires generall of her bodie comyng/ and for lack of suche heires generall of her bodie the remaynder to Edward Ronllesley of London my kynsman and to theires males of his bodie comyng/ And after all their decease to be sold by the Coporation of the Town of Maldon and the money therof comynge to be put to thuse of a ffrescole of an hospital for the Relief of the poore so longe as it will Indure or maye be made suer in Maldon/ Item I will that myne Executors Immediately after my decease shall cause this my will before that they prove yt to be overseen by Mr Randall Chamley (?Chomley) of London Master of the Temple Mr Gylbert of lincolns Inne and Mr Anthony husseye upon their over syht of the same/ I will that they shall penne and amende all things therin the whiche they shall finde doughtfull whereupon any variance hereafter may growe Changing as little as by their discretions may be any parte of my meanyng of the same will whose pnnyng and amending I will shall stande in force as my will/ And that then I will that after they have penned yt/ that mynde Executors shalbe sworne to the same will/ Item I give and bequeath to my sonne Arthur all myne apparell and all my household stuf in my Chamber in lyncolnes Inn And also I will that all my plate before resynyde from my wief in this my will shalbe equally devyded by myne overseers into foure partes/ And then I will that my foure sonnes Vyncent Arthur Christopher and Edward shall have yt equally devyded by myn overseers betwixt them parte and pte lyke/ Item I will that all my gold ringes shalbe lykewyse devyded and delyvered equally to my said foure sonnes by myne overseers/ Item I give and bequeath unto Thomas Kinge my servante fourtie marks of current money of Englande And also I give and bequeath to his brother George Kinge twentie markes usuall money being Currant/ Item I give to Agnes Borman my little girlie vj li. xij s. iiij d. to be paid to her at the daie of her marriage or aige of xxi yeres the whiche shall firste happen Item I give and bequeath to every other servant that I have and kepe in my house beinge either in wages or at their fynding younge and olde eche of them xl s. a pece/ and over that to Johane my mayde other xl s. more for her parte/ Item I give and bequeathe unto Margaret Crymble fourtie poundes of Current money over and beside her father's Legacie/ And also I give and bequeath unto William Rutter my wyves brother vi li. xiij s. iiij d./ And to Thomasyn Studlyes my house in Southminster the which I bought of Martyndale terme of her lief/ Item I give and bequeath unto Richard Kinge's wief of Bockinge my wyves daughter twentie poundes to be every yere fourtie shillings yt be paid/ Item I will that my sonne Arthur shall have thuse and occupyinge of my Cheyne of golde conteynyng seven score and xvj ten Lynks terme of his lyf/ And after his decease I will that my sonne Christopher shalhave and thuse and occupying of the same Cheyne terme of his lief and after his decease I will that my sonne Edward shall have thuse and occupyinge of the same Cheyne terme of his lief/ And after his decease I will that always thuse and occupyinge of the same Cheyne shall remayne to the severall heires males of the bodie of the foresaid Arthur Christopher and Edward severally comynge ( that is to wise) first theyres males of Arthur/ And after theyres males of Christopher And after theyres males of Edward/ And for lack of suche heires Males I will that thuses occupying of the same Cheyne shall remayne to my sonne Vyncent terme of his lief and to the next heires males of his body comyng/ And for lack of such heires males to myne heires generall of my bodie comyng forever Item I will that within two monthes next after my decease that myne overseers and Executors hereafter namyd for the suertie of all Children shall cause all my Evidences and leased to be sorted and to be put into a fine Chest with foure lockes the which chest I will shall remayne in the store lofte of Southminster Church for dannger of fyer/ And I will that my wief during her lief shall kepe one keye my Executors the seconde keye and myne Overseers thother two keyes/ her keye to be in the kepinge of my two sonnes Christopher and Edward always in tholdest of them bothe and after the yonge And I will that a Copie of this my will after yt be proved being sealyd with thorynaries seald before whome it is proved shall also be put into the same Chest there always to remayne with my Evidnce and leases for the suertie of my Children and their heires/ The Residue of all my goodes Cattell debts Redye money Juelle plates Leases And all other things I have before not willed nor bequeathed my debts being paide and my will being fulfilles all things beinge Discharged wherewith I do charge myne Executors by this my will in thende of xi yeres next after my decease I will shalbe equally devyded betwixt my foure sonnes Vyncent Arthur Christopher and Edward and the survivor and survivors of them to have their partes that shall fortune to decease before the said xi yeres/ Provided alwayes that I will that myn Executors shall make every yere from the tyme of my decease during the foresaid xi yeres/ a trewe and playne Accompte of all suche goodes Cattells Debts Redie money and Encreases and of all things that shall come to their handes by force of this my will/ to myne Overseers in wryting every yere/ the whiche Accompte I will alwayes at every yeres' ende shalbe put into the foresaid Chest being signed and sealyd with thandes and seales of myn Overseers and Executors there to remayne forevrmore Item I give and bequeath unto Margaret Crowe my mayde vj li. xiij s. iiii d. to be paid unto her at the daye of her marriage or aige of xxi yeres/ Item I give and bequeath unto Willyam hale ye lease of my house in Maldon and twentie markes in money to be paid unto hym within a yere after my decease/ Item I give and bequeath unto my cosyn Rowslye of London tenne poundes/ and to eche of his children being Legittymate tenne poundes being of full aige to be paide within one yere after my decease/ and to eny of his other children being under aige tenne poundes when they shall come to their full aiges/ Item I give and bequeath unto my kinsman John Harris of Dover twentie poundes to be paid unto hym every yere fyve poundes untill yt be paid/ Item I give and bequeath unto Mother Carrye my wives Aunte xl s./ and also I bequeath unto Mother Joane that keepeth my house in London xl s./ to be paid to either of them one yere after my decease/ Item I give and bequeath to Richard Justice vi li. xiij s. iiij d./ And also I give and bequeath to Colyns my farmer at ffambridge fervy xl s. / And to Thomas Lyndsey other xl s. to be paide to either of them within one yere after my decease/ Also I give and bequeath to my sonne Arthur all my household stuf before excepted from my wief Also I will that wheare I have given my farme of cannon to my sonne Arthur terme of his lief and have made dyvers other remaynders therof I will notwithstanding that my sonne Arthur and all other that may be farmers therof in Remaynder shall suffer Thomas Kinge my servante to have the occupyinge of that parte of yt which he now hathe in occupyinge terme of his lief payinge for yt twelve poundes ayere And upon condicion that he shall beare his good will and be reteyning alwayes to such as shalbe farmers therof for the tyme and to none other during his lief/ And shall yerely gather up the rents of my younger Children of such Landes as I have given them/ And shall oversee alwayes that there be noo strippe nor waste done upon none of their woodes nor underwoods/ Item I will that when I have given to Thomasyn Studlyes wief my house Southminster which I bought of Martindale terme of her lief I will that after her decease my wief and suche other as I have given my landes in Southminster unto in Remaynder shall have the said house Item I give and bequeath unto my three sonnes Arthur Christopher and Edward all my well both Shopwell and Lambeswell what and wheresoever it be which welle I will shalbe sold by myne Overseers Immediately after my decease/ And my Accompts and the Legacies of my will being paide therwithe the thirde parte of the money therof comynge I will that myne Overseers shall paye ymediately unto my sonne Arthur for the storing of such farmes as I have given hym And thother two partes I will shalbe paide unto my other two sonnes Christopher and Edward to eche of them aparte for the storing of such farmes as I have given unto them/ Provided always that wheare my thre sonnes Vyncent Arthur and Christopher have had the occupynge of my farme of Mundonhall Joyntly together with the stock theron going I will therfore that at my decease/ come twoe nemonthe? after my decease my two sonnes Arthur and Christopher shall suffer the same Vyncent to have and enyoie the same farme alone together with the stock theron going and neither the same Arthur nor Christopher to make any chaynce or title to any of them at any tyme/ onlesse it happen to fall unto any of theym by some Remaynder before ..? In my will Item I ordayn and appoynt to be myne Executors my three sonnes Arthur Christopher and Edward/ but nevertheless I will that my two sonnes Christopher and Edward because they be yet under aige that they shall in nowise endter medle or take uppon them as myne Executors untill they have accomplished there severall aiges of xxj yeres/ But when they shall come unto their full aiges I will that before they be sworne unto my will that they shall entre into bonde by Reconysance to myne overseers in eche of them Fyve thousand poundes upon Condicion they nor neyther of them shall do any act duringe their lyves yt may be any hurte or hyndrance to my wief and my children or prejudiciall or hurtfull to any legacie conteyned in my will at no tyme/ Also I will that my sonne Arthur shall Entre in Bond likewise to myne Overseers in fyve thousand pounde by recognysance to myne overseers before he be sworne to my will uppon lyke condicion/ Also I do ordeyne and appoynte to be myne overseers Agnes my wief so longe as she Kepeth her self sole and unmarried/ Bartholmere Averree my sonne in Lawe gent Robert ffanninge of Barlynge and John Bode of Rocheford yeoman and I give and bequeath to eche of theym a gold ringe price xl s. and also for eche of them yerely lyvinge for xij yere fourtie shillings apece/ over and besides all such charge and expenses as they shall bestowe about the perusinge of my will/ In witness whereof to this my present Last will and testament I have set my hand and Seale thedaye and yere first above written In the presence of Richard Beth Willyam Lovett John Clerk John gaywood Robert horsehayll and Roger Ballard/ Per me Willm Harrys mann propria

Item I will that my sonne Arthur being one of myne Executors and myne other Executors when they shall come to their aiges of xxi yeres together with Agnes my wief Bartholmewe Averee Robert ffannynge & John Bode myne Overseers shall have the letting and setting from tyme of my decease until thende and terme of my yeres of all that my farme of hallywell Cornecoole Tyysilworthe and Landes tenements and of the store Stockes of Cattell theron going/ And of my marshes in fowlnes called newmarshe and Be'wood with all the store and stocke of Cattell theron goinge/ And of all the partes of my two sonnes Christopher and Edward of my manors called Westwykhall Estwyck and Baynards which I have grannted unto them by lease and of all three partes of the store & stocke of Cattell theron going/ and of all other myne dewes stock Encreases and profytts of all other my Landes tenements marshes and hereditaments whatsoever they be set lying and being in the parishes of Prittylwell & Ashingdon Rocheford Shopland Cryxseth Burnham Southminster and in the Iland of ffowlnes or else where within the Countie of Essex being before willed to my two sonnes Christopher and Edward And also I will that my Executors and Overseers shall assemble together to make one Intyre Accompt of all the revenues and profytts of all the foresaid Mannors marshes Landes tenements and all other myn hereditaments aforesaid every second yere/ And then I will that my said Executors and overseers shall take order by theire discretions to put for the money to the saffe ..? Of some Corporacion or to some other good use or uses taking ..? Sufficient suertie and ordre for the Repairment therof agane to my younger children at thende of the said xi yeres as by their discretions they can devyse or by the discretions and advyse of such discrete and lernyd counsell as by them all shalbe thought convenient/ Item I give and bequeath unto Edmond Clerk tenn poundes to be paide within fower yeres after my decease that is to wise every yere fyve poundes untill yt be paide/ Item I will that yf John Ayliff and his father will make unto my daughter Susan a Joynter of Thirtie poundes ayere Then I will then he shall have one hundrethe pounds paide unto hym when he shall make her assurance thereof/ over and beside thannuitie of xx li. ayere whiche I have given her before in my will/ Item I give and bequeathe unto my sonne Arthur all myne apparell what and wheare soever yt be

Willimus harris mann propria

Codycill of the saide Willm harrys to be amend to his sayd testament/ Item I will that if my sonne Willyam wilbe contentyd and hold hym self Satisfied with that portion of Land that I have assigned unto hym/ and be contentyd within twelve weekes after request made unto hym by myne Executors and Overseers to make unto myne other sonnes Vyncent Arthur Christopher and Edward all such Releases and bonds as they shall by thadvyse of the lerned Counsell requyer of hym for their suertie & giveth Inyoyinge of these landes that I have given to them and to every of them/ so that theye nor neither of them be at any tyme herafter woud be trobled Inurupted or put in fryte by the same Willm his heires Executors or assignes for any of these Landes or Legacies or any parte or parcell therof/ Then I will that yf he wilbe contenyd to entre into suche reasonable bond wither in statute marchannt Recognysance or other summe or other dyvise/ and in as ample some as myne Executors and overseers as shall agree to requyre of hym/ That then myne Executors shall paye unto hym two hundrethe poundes/ And shall delyver unto hym one statute of five hundrethe poundes whiche he standeth bond in unto me/ But if he refuse to Release or to entre into such bond as is aforesaid Then I will that he shall not have the same two hundreth poundes nor no peny therof/ And I will also that then myne Executors shall extende upon his goodes and cattalls Landes and tenements the same statute to the utter moste peny therof/ And the sume to be dyvyded in differently betwene my said foure sonnes

Memorandum that the said Willyam Harrys after the making of his testament being in his parfite mynde and memorie Declared in the presence of Agnes harrys his wief Bartholmewe Averell Robert ffannyng John Bode/ That where he had in Redie money the some of fyve hundreth fourscore poundes/ which he woud not have expressed in his will for Oyne? Consideracions hym moving of the which some of fyve hundreth and fourescore poundes he gave unto Agnes his wief the some of one hundreth poundes/ To Christopher harrys one hundreth poundes/ to Edward harrys one hundreth poundes/ And the residue being fourescore poundes he willed to go to the pformance of his will and testament/

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Robert horsnele Johis Clerk Johannis gaywood Ric Beck Barth Averell Robert ffannying et Johis Bod Arthur harris xxofero harris Edward harris