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by L.
L. Duncan
Book 71 page 31
Jane Eaton
- Will August
1589
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Book 35, folio 116
In the ? of ?? the xxv? day of August anno domini
1589. I Jane Eaton widowe executrix of the late will and
testament of William EATON my late husband, sicke in bodye but of good
and perfect remembrance, thanks be given to God, do ordayne and make
this my last will and testament in mannewr and forme following: Fyrste I
do bequeath my soul to almighty God my maker saviour and redeemer by
whom and through whom I hope to have true remission of all my synnes. My
bodye to be buryde in the churchyard of Saint James at Dovor at the
appointment of my executors.Item: I will that my executor shall
distribute to the pore of the parish upon the day of my buryall the some
of fortye shillings.
Item: I will and bequeathe the one half of all those goods
moveable and removeable which I have and holde joyntlye with my children
according to the bequeathe of the said William EATON my late husbande
and whereof I am now possessed until all my children as well marryed as
unmarried. And my will is to the ?ende my children under age may be the
better answered their severall portions of the said moveable goods that
the same partly after my death be solde according to the true value
thereof by my executor so nere as he may. And upon the sale the money
thereof coming for the ? or porcons of John, Peter and Nicholas my
sonnes nowe under age shall rest and remayne in the hands of my said
executor until they shall come to their several ages of one and twentye
yeres, to be ymployed to their advantage and profite at which yeres the
said porcons coming of these moveable goods together with the profite
thereof shall be answered and payd unto them and every of them according
to my bequeathe above said. And if the said John, Peter or Nicholas
shall decease before they or eyther of them shall accomplishe their sayd
generall ages of xxi yeres, then the ? and porcon of hym or them so
deceasing shall remayne unto hym or them surviving. And if all the said
three children shell dye before their said ages of xxi yeres then I will
all their ? or portions shall remayne over unto my other children then
lyving. And for as muche as then restethe at this instant sufficient
goods in my handes for the answering, satisfying and dischargying of all
the legacyes and bequeathes mentioned in the last will of my said late
husband William EATON my will is that my executor as he will answere the
contraye at the latter day do so the same discharged in every respecte
as I have undertaken by the executor thereof to do. And the legacys and
bequeathes given by the same will unto the said John, Peter and Nicolas
my sonnes. I will my executor retayne in his own handes until they come
to their ages ? by my sayd ? will for the receipts thereof.
Item: I will and bequeathe that all and lal maner of sylver
plate bolloye and jewelles which I now have and an possess of in my owne
righte being the one half of all suche silver plate bolloye and jewelles
as my late husband had at the tyme of his deathe, and unto me given as
bequeathed by his said last will shall remayne unto all my sayd children
equally between them to be divided and the partes and porcons thereof
belonging unto John, Peter and Nicholas to remayne in the handes of my
executor to be answered and payd over at their ages of xxi yeres and in
such sorte as the money coming of their partes and porcons of my
moveable goods before willed and bequeathed.
Item: I will that all such mony and debts as I now have
shall be in like forme equally devyded amongst all my said children and
to then that they be collusion ? of any of my children defranded from
them the partes or porcons thereof my will is that my executor do not
intermeddle with the same nor with the opening any cheste casket or
cubbard when the same or any parte thereof restethe, but with the
oversighte of my overseer if he upon sufficient notice will come and
take the oversite thereof, and that the aprtes and porcons of the sayd
John, Peter and Nicholas shall be delyverd by my overseer to my said
executor presently after my decease, which partes and portions shall
remayne from either to other as their other partes and porcons do and
shall be payd over with the ? and ymployed for them by my executor as
their and the aprtes and porcons oughte and shall be by this my said
last will.
Provided allwayes and my further will and means is that my
executor shall have out of all my sayd goods moveable and unmoveable
silver plate jewels and mony the sume of twentie pounds ? for the which
twentie pounds he shall educate and bring up Peter and Nicholas my
sonnes to schole and kepe them both one year or more in Frannce for to
learne the frenche tongue and after to put them to some science or
occupacon as by my executor shall be thoughte meete. And that my sonne
William EATON shall have my late husbands best gowne.
And I do ordayne and make of this my last will ? my only
executor Jacques HUGGENSON my sonne in lawe and ?? I appoynte Robert
MARSHE of Dovor aforesaid yeoman.
In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hande or seale.
Date the day and yere abovesaid. Sealed and delivered in the presence of
Robart MARSHE, Stephen MATTHEWE, John GOODWIN.
Probatim fuit suprascripte test, Probate Jane EATON
defuncte. Coran Nobis Stephen LAKES, Leg. doctore commissard. Vicesin
noni die decembris an.dom. ? ? Octog? quarto. Juramtis Robert MARSHE and
Johis GOODWIN.
Inv. E. xix ?
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