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Lawrence Cox of Weightfield, Dearhurste, yeoman

 

In the name of God Amen the Five and Twentieth day of October 1639 I Lawrence Cox of Weightfield in the parish of Dearhurste in the Countie of Gloucr yeoman sick in bodie butt of good and prfecte memorie laud & prayse be geiven unto allmightie god, doe make & ordayne this my laste will and testament in manner and forme following that is to saie Fyrste I Comend my soule into the hands of god my maker hoopinge assuredlie through the meritts of Jesus Christ my Savior to be made partaker of life everlastinge And I Comend my Bodie to the yearth where of it was made Item I geive and bequeath unto Thomas Cox my sonn a hundred pounds in money to be paid him when he shall accomplishe the full adge of one and Twentie yeares, but my will is that my wife shall hould the money untill my sonn shall com to his adge yf she cannot layd it forth of livinge for him, And my will is further that my wife shall keepe my sonn Thomas untill he shall accopmplish the adge of one and Twenty yeares Butt yf my said Sonn Thomas shall happen to die or decesse before his money be due then it shall remayne unto my executrix Item I geive & bequeath unto my brother John Coxe Tenn shillinges in money to be paid him wthin one yeare next after my decesse Item I geive and bequeath unto Lawrence Cox William Cox my brother sonn Twentie shillings in money to be paid wthin one yeare next after my decesse Butt my will is that yf Lawrence Cox my god Sonn my brother William Coxes sonne dothe evr com againe unto the Countrie he then[?] shall Tenn shillings of the Twentie geiven unto my brother William Cox Item I geive & bequeath unto William Cox the sonn of John Cox my brother Tenn shillings in money to paid wthin one yeare next after my decesse Item I geive & bequeath unto William Cox my brother William Cox sonn Fyve shillings in money to be paid wthin one yeare next after my decesse Item I geive & bequeath unto John Cox and Richard Cox my brother Williams sonnes Twelve pence a peece to be paid wthin one yeare next after my decesse / Item I geive & bequeath unto Joan Kent my brother William daughter Twelve pence in money to be paid wthin one year after my decesse Item I geive & bequeath unto my brother John Coxes three daughters Twelve pence a peece to be paid wthin one year next after my decesse Item I geive & bequeath & bequeath unto my godsonn Gyles Cox the Sonn of Gyles Cox Twelve pence to be paid wthin one year after my decesse, Item I doe geive more unto my brother John Cox my greene coate to be delivred presentlie after my decesse: Item I geive more unto Williiam Cox my brother John Coxs sonn my Redd Briches & my frise Jurkine open in the sleeves one paire of stockinge: to be delivred presentlie after my decesse Item all Reste of my goodes & Chattells moveable & unmoveall my debts & legacies paid my funerall expences discharged I geive & bequeath unto Alice my wife whome I doe make my whole executrix of this my last will and testament, And I doe appoynt my wellbeloved frends in Christe William Cox and William Milton to by my ovrseers to see this my last will & testament executed & performed Inwtnes hereof I the said Lawrence Cox have to this my last will & testament putt my hand and seale the daye and yeare Fyrste above written

 

 

Probate granted at Gloucester 25 April 1640 (GRO Reference 1640/118)


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