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Elizabeth Greeninge of Walton, Derehurst, wydowe

 

In the name of God Amen: on the ther nynthe day of Maye in the yeare of our lord god accordinge to the computation of the Church of England on thousand six hundred Twenty and five I Elizabeth Greeninge of Walton in the prish of Derehurst in the county of Gloucester wydowe being weake in body but of prfect memory prayse be given to Almighty God doe make and ordayne this my last will and Testament in manner and Forme as hereafter following: First I give and bequeath my soule into the hands of Almighty god my maker savior and redeemer and my body to be buried in the Church or Churchyard of the Leighe, nothinge doubtinge but that at the great daye of the generall resurrection I shall receive it again, not a mortall and vile bodie as now it is, but an incorruptible Immortall and a glorious bodie even like unto the glorious bodie of my lord and savior Jesus Christ hopeing by a lively faith with him to raigne and live eternally in glory: And as concerning these worldly and Transitory goods whereof dureing the terme of liffe I ame by gods appoyntment made Steward off I give and bequeath unto my children and kindred & other of my good Frends to maintaine love and peace amongst them in manner and forme as heareafter followeth / Inprimis I give and bequeath unto Susana Flouck my daughter two pair of sheets whereof on is a bearing sheet and on of the other sheets have whit tassels on tabell cloath & on pair of Blankets & on brass pot being the least but on. Item I will give & bequeath more unto my daughter Susanna Flouck my best pettycote on smock two pinners[?] on double kerchief & the best partlet[?] & two flaxen napkins and on coffer Item I will give & bequeath unto Joane Milton my daughter on brass caldron being the best of three & on skillet on paire of blankets on pair of sheets on hempen on table cloath on flockbed and on feather boulster, the less; and on red coverlid & my best gowne & my second best petty coate & wasecote and my best gowne and half a dousen of napkins & on flaxen pillowsheet and my best hatt Item I will give and bequeath unto William Greeninge my sonn fower poundes of lawfull money of England and my best pott best pott Item I will, give and bequeath unto Thomas Greeninge my sonn my best Fether bed saveing on & on fether boulster being the third worst on paire of sheets & on paire of blankets & my best Coverlid Item give and bequeath unto Richard Greeninge my sonn on brass Chaffeing dish and on brass Candlesticke Item I will give and bequeath unto William Greeninge the sonn of Richard Greeninge the profits of the deade years that shalbe growing uppon the Tenement at the Leighe wherein I have my widdowhood by virtue of a Coppie accordinge unto the custom of the manner of the Leigh Courte and my will is that the said William in consideracion of his guifte shall pay the heriot to the lord of the manner afforesaid when it shall happen to be due by virtue of my decease / Item I give & bequeath more unto the said William Greeninge my kinsman the son of Richard Greeninge two pewter dishes / Item I will give and bequeath unto Richard Greeninge the sonn of Richard Greeninge my sonn on dishe of Pewter Item I give unto Joane the daughter of Richard Greeninge my sonn on Pewer bason two saucers and on flaxen sheet with a hooke seame in the middest Item I will give and bequeath unto Richard the sonn of John Greening my sonn my best brewing Caldron & the warmeing pan and on broach Item I will give and bequeath unto Thomas the sonn of John Greeninge my sonne on Towell & my second biggest pot on broach & on pair of Cobberns Item I will give and bequeath unto John Greeninge the sonn of John my sonn on hog sheep and lamb. / Item I will give and beqeath unto Richard Greening the sonn of Thomas Greening my sonn the biggest pott brasen pott and on pewter dishe Item I give and beqeath unto Joane the daughter of Thomas Greeninge my sonn on pewter dishe Item I will give and bequeath unto John the sonn of William Greeninge my sonn on pewter dishe Item I will give and bequeath unto Richard the sonn of William Greeninge my sonn afforesaid on pewter dishe Item I will give and bequeath unto Elizabeth the daughter of William Milton my sonn in lawe on pair of sheete and unto his other fower daughters to each of them on pewter dishe Item I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Punt on pair of sheete & on blanket Item I will give and bequeath unto Margaret Keare two shillings of lawfull money of England and on petticote Item I give and bequeath unto the poore of the prishe of Derehurst the sume of five shillings and also I give unto the poore of the prishe of the Leighe the sume of five shillings & the sume to be distributed at the discretion of my executor & my overseers Item I will give and bequeath unto Richard Flouck the sonn of Edward Floucke my sonn in law the second biggest brewing Caldron and on broach Item I will give and beqeath unto John Greening my Brother in law ten shillings of lawfull money of England Item my will is that all these guifts legasies and bequests here in this my last will and Testament by me willed given & bequeathed should be delivered paid & discharged within the space of on moneth next after my decease Item all the rest of my goods Chattells and Chat Cattells not willed given & bequeathed I give will & bequeath unto John Greening my sonn whom I make whole and sole executor of this my last will & Testament And I do utterly revoke and adnull all former wills and Testaments and I do nominate and apoint Richard Greeninge my sonn & Gyles Hawker my kinsman & Thomas Greening my sonn to be suprvisors of this my last will and Testament & for their paines takinge herein I give unto each of them the sum of two shillings & six pence a peece of lawfull money of England In witness whereof I have sette my hand and seale the daye and yeare above written.

 

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Probate granted at Gloucester 1625

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