1618 Will of George Bennett IC/AA1/54/35

1618  Will of George Bennett     IC/AA1/54/35

 

In the name of God Amen I George Bennett of Waldringfield in ye

County of Suff[olk] Bricklayer the second day of Aprill, in the sixteenth

yeare of ye raigne of o[u]r Soveraig[n]e lord king James of England etc.

and in the yeare of o[u]r Lord 1618 being sicke in body but of a sounde

and p[er]fect und[e]rstanding as ever here to saie in the time of best helth?

thanks be given to God, Doe ordaine and make this my last will

And testam[en]t in manner and forme following vizt Inp[rem]is I

render my soule into the hands of Almightie God my Creato[r] to be

received into his kingdome of eternall glore through Jesus Christ my

Lord my God my redeemer and my saviour, and my body to be bu-

ried in Christian burriel  It[em] I will that all and singular my tene-

ments and lands w[i]th theire appurtenances both coppie and free lease

In Waldringfeild in the sayd County solde by mine executors

hereund[e]r named to the best advantage and value they can w[i]th as

much and convenient speed as may be aft[e]r my death towarde the

paym[en]t of my debtes and legacies hereafter given and bequeathed

And whereas I am indebted to Richard Margettes gent the sume

of one and twentie powndes or there abouts for w[hi]ch at this p[er]sent he

hath assuerance of all my freehold lands in Waldringfeild aforesaid

my will and meaning is that aft[e]r the Redemption of the sayd lande

and paym[en]t of ye sayd sume of money to ye sayd mr Margetts or his ass

assignes my sayd execut[or] in like manner shall bargaine and sell

them all my sayd free lands to the best benefit they may or can for

and to the best benefitt paym[en]t of my sayd debts and legacies herein

bequeathed  It[em} I give unto Thomas Bennett my brother the sume

of five powndes of good and lawfull money of England to be payed him my

said Broth[e]r or his assignes w[i]thin one quarter of a yeare aft[e]r the last pay

for the land sold.  It[em] I give to Thomas Bennett the sonne of my sayd

Brother the sume of foure pownds of like monie to be payd him

at the age of one and twentie years.  It[em] I give unto John Bennett one

oth[e]r sonne of my sayd broth[e]r Thomas the sume of fower

pownds of like monie to be payed him likewise when he shall come to

the age of one and twentie years.  It[em] I give and bequeath to Will[ia]m

Bennett an oth[e]r sonne of my sayd broth[e]r the like sume of iiii li (£4)

to be payed him alsoe at his age of one and twentie years. Moreover I give

unto Elizabeth Bennett the daughter of my sayd Brother Thomas

of iiii li (£4) to be payd her either at the day of her marriage or

at ye age of one and twentie years w[hi]ch of them shall come first  It[em]

I give to Elizabeth Perin my sister fortie shillings to be pyed unto her

w[i]thin one quarter of a yeare aft[e]r my death be payed and to her

daughter the sume of five (or ii(2)) powndes to be payde her when she shall accomplish

the age of twentie one years or at her day of marriage w[i]ch shall come

first.  Item I give to Oliver Crossema[n]  ye sume of five       /////

pounds to be payd him or his Assignes in or upon mid summer day ????????  next

next coming after the dea??? —-   It[em] I give to Reignold Gester the sume

of fortie shillines of like lawfull monie to be payed him w[i]thin one quarter

of a yeare of ye first pay of ye land sold.  It[em] I give and bequeath unto

Johan my loving wife the sum of fower score? powndes of lawfull money

of England.  It[em] I give unto my sayd wife all and singular my imple-

ments of household and household stuffe being indifferently priced as part

of ye payd fowre score? powndes of good and lawfull money of England

w[hi]ch xx li (£20] I will shall be payed to my Broth[e]r in law Will[ia]m Perin by

mine Execut[ors] and w[i]th him to remaine toward the bringing up of my

sayd child w[i]th meate drinke and apparel meete and covenient until

she shall come to the age of seventeen years soe as my sayd broth[e]r Perin

enter in to a bond of fortie powndes to Mr Curteis p[er]son? of Waldring

field aforesaid for ye paym[en]t at or before the receiving? of the sayd

xx li (£20) for ye paym[en]t thereof to my sayd daughter Anne at ye age of seven-

teene yeares aforesaid. It[em] I give and bequeath unto my daughter Johan

the like sum of xx li (£20) to be payed her at her day of marriage or at

the age of one and twentie yeares w[hi]ch of them shall come first. And

if it shall fall and that eith[e]r of my sayd daughters Anne or Johan

shall dep[ar]t this life before they or either of them shall come to the

said age of xxi (21) years or before they or either of them married then I

will and my mind is that the surviver shall have the dep[ar]teds  sayd

legacis  It[em] my will and mind is that if theire shall arise anie

ov[er]plus of monie upon the sale of sayd lands and tenem[en]ts and

upon the inventorie of my goodes cattells and chattels moveables &

im[m]oveables (my debtes legacies and funeral charges payed and

deducted) that then the sayd surplussage or ov[e]rplus shalbe equally

devided and indifferently distributed betweene my two sayd daught[e]rs

Anne and Johan by my sayd Execut[ors]   It[em] lastly I ordaine no-

minate constitute and appoint Johan my wife and Christofer

Heyward the younger of Freston on the sayd County of Suff[olk]

yeoma[n] the sole Execut[ors] of this my last will and Testam[en]t

willing them or one of them or their assignes to distribute amo[n]ge

the poore people of Waldringfeild the sume of ten shillinges

at my burial — it may be.  In wittnesse whereof I have hereto

sett my hand and put too my seale the day and yeare aforsayd

the mark of the sayd

George Bennett

The last will and Testament of me

George Bennett published and decla-

red in ye p[re]sence of

Ri–d (Richard) Curteis and Robte Bacon

 

 

Probate  18 July 1618  Johanne the relict

 

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The last will & testament

of George Bennet of

Wldringfeild

April 3^rd 1618