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Will of William Lulham 1610 |
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In the name of God Amen The Nineteenth daye of Julie in the yeare of our Lord God One Thousand six hundred and Nyne and in the yeres of the Raigne of our soveraigne Lorde Kinge James of England Fraunce and Ireland the Seaventh and of Scotland the two and Forteth I Willm Lullham of Hamsey in the Countie of Sussex Tanner beinge of good and pfect remembrannce thanks bee to almighty god and feelinge myself not to bee in pfect bodilie health callinge to mynde the suddene Change of this transitorie life beinge most assured of death and yet uncertaine of the instant time therof That earthlie causes maybe setled and heavenlie thoughts may bee more vigilantlie embraced have thought good to declare my last will and Testament wch I Ordaine and make as followeth First I bequeath my soule unto Allmightie God by whose death and passion I hope to enioye in thelife to come the everlastinge Joye and happines prepared for the elect in the kingdome of heaven And my body I committ to the earth to be buried by the discretion of myne Executors Item I geve to the pore of the Parishes of Hamsey and Barcombe the some of Tenn pounds of lawfull money To bee paide unto them by Twenty shillings a yere untill the same bee fullie paide Item I give to everie of my godchildren five shillings apeece Item I geve to Katherine my loving wife one yearlie Rent of Eleven pounds To be yssuinge and goinge out of all my Lands and Tenements in Fletchinge To have holde and enioye the same during her naturall life To be paide at the Feasts of St Michaell Tharchangell the birth of our Lord God The Annunciacon of our blessed Lady St Mary the Virgin and the Nativitie of St John the Baptiste by even and equal porcons The firste payment thereof to begin At that feaste of the feasts aforesaid that shall first and next happen after my decease wch said Yearlie Rents of Eleven pounds I give my said wife in satisfacton and recompence of and for her Dower and thirds of in and to the said lands and Tenements And I will that it shalbee lawfull for my said wife and her assigns as often as yt shall happen the said Annuitie or Yearlie Rent to be behinde unpaide by the sapce of seaven dayes next after any of the said feastes Into the same lands and Tenements to enter and there to discreine for the said Rent and the discrette and discrettes there so had and taken lawfully to deteine and keepe untill the said Yearlie Rent and all the arreages thereof yft any happen to be Bee unto her the said Katherine or her assignes fullie satisfied and paide Item I geve to the said Katherine my wife one other Yearlie Rents Chardge of Nyne pounds of lawfull money To be yssuinge and goinge out of all my lands and Tenements in Hamsey To have holde preise and enioye the same duringe her naturall life To be paide in such manner and forme as is before appoynted for the payment of the said yearlie Rent of Eleven pounds unto my said wife in full satisfacion and recompence of and for her dower and thirds of and in all my Lands and Tenements in Hamsey aforesaid And I will that yt shalbe lawfull for her to enter into the same Lands and Tenements in hamsey aforesaid to discreine for the said Rent of Nyne pounds as often as yt shalbee behinde unpaide And I give unto my said wife the moytie and one halfe of all my howshold stuffe uppon that Condicion that she shall uppon reasonable requeste after my decease make a sufficient release of all her dower and Thirds of and in all such lands and Tenements as I the said William Lulham late solde to Thomas Stidol And the other halfe I will shalbe sold by myne Executors and the money therof to be disposed by myne Executors for the payment of my debts and use and benefitt of my Children by such porcions as shall seeme best to the discretion of myne Executors Item I give to William Lulham my eldest sonne All that my Tenemente at Cooksbridge And all other my Lands Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever in the pishe of Hamsey aforesaid the said William Lulham my sonne his heires and assignes for ever And also I give him all my Tanvates and all other my tooles instruments and utensills belonging to my trade Item I geve and bequeath to Thomas Lulham my youngest sonne and his heires for ever One Annuitie or Yearlie Rent of Twentie marks of lawfull moneye To be Yssuinge out of all my Lands and Tenements in Fletchinge by what name or names soever the same bee called or knowen To bee aide to him at the Feasts of St Michaell Tharchangell the Birth of our Lord God The Annunciacon of the blessed Virgin St Mary and the Nativitie of St John the Baptiste by even and equall porcions The first payment thereof to begin At that feaste of the feasts aforesaid that shall first and next happen after the said Thomas shall accomplishe his full age of One and Twenty Yeares and not before And that yt shalbe lawfull for my said sonne Thomas and his heires to distreine for the said yearlie Rent as often as the same shalbe behinde unpaide Provided allwaies and my will and meaninge is That yf anye the Coppieholde landes or Tenements late Roberte Smithes my wifes brother shall by surrender descent or otherwise descende or come into possession to the said Thomas my sonne That then the said Annuitie or Yearlie Rent of Twentie marks shall cease end and determine Item I give and bequeath to Robert my second sonne all and singular my said lands Tenements and Hereditaments in Flecthinge aforesaid by what name or names soever the same bee called or knowen To have and to hold to him the said Roberte his heires and assignes for ever I give to Katherine my daughter the some of One Hundred and Fiftie pounds To be paide unto her at the age of One and Twentie Yeares or daye of her mariage wch shall first happen And yf shee happen to dye before she shall accomplishe the said age of One and Twentie Yeares or happen to bee maried Then I will the said One Hundred and Fiftie pounds shalbe and remaine to the Residue of my Children survivinge To be distributed and devided amongst them by such porcions as yt shall seeme good to myne Executors in their good discretion Item I doe ordaine and make my lovinge freinds William Newton of Barccombe gent William Foster of Lewes and Richard Snatt of Uckfeild and my brother Richard Lulham the only Executors of this my last will and Testament And I give to my said Executors full power and authoritie to lett sett and dispose All my Lands and Tenements in Hamsey untill my said Sonne William shall accomplishe his full age of One and Twentie Yeares And likewise to lett sett and dispose All my Lands Tenements and Hereditaments in Fletchinge untill my sonne Roberte shall accomplishe his full age of One and Twentie Yeares And the Rents proffits yssues and revenues of all my said Lands and Tenements duringe the severall tymes aforesaid to receipe and take To the ende intent and purpose that my said Executors shall paye and allowe to my wife such reasonable porcions and sumes of money by the Yeare towards the education and bringinge upp of my said Children as shalbe thought fitt by their discrecion And the Residue of the yssues Rents and profitts thereof to Yealde and paye unto my Children as they shall accomplish their severall ages of One and Twentie Yeares by such porcions as to myne Executors shall seeme good And wheras I have sold to Mr Crowe Esquire two hundred Cords of wood and he hath fullie paide for the same I will that myne Executors shall fell or cause to be felled the said Woods in and uppon my lands in Fletchinge and the same satisfie and deliver to the said Mr Crowe accordinge to my bargaine aforesaid And moreover I will myne Executors shall cutt downe uppon the same my Lands in Fletchinge One hundred Cord of Woode more yf yt be there to be felled To be ymployed by them towards the payment of my debts and pformance of this my last will And Lastlie for a further Testimony of my love and affection to my said Executors I give to myne Executors five angells a peece to make them Rings withall Item I geve to my brother Thomas Lulham sixe pounds thirteene shillings and foure pence To bee paide him wthin two Yeares after my decease Item I geve to William Markewicke one Angell of gold to make him a Ringe Item I give to everie of the Children of my brothers Edward and Richard Lulham Fortie shillings a peece of lawfull monye To bee paide them at their severall ages of One and Twentie Yeares or dayes of mariage wch shall first happen Item I geve to the Children of my brother John Lulham fortie shillings a peece To bee paide them at their severall ages of One and Twentie Yeares or dayes of mariage wch shall first happen And I do ordaine and make Thomas Alchin my father in lawe overseer of this my last will and I give him for his paines to see the same trulie done Fiftie shillings of monye In Witnes whereof I have to this my last will sett my hande and seale the daye and yeares above said These beinge Witnesses Samuell Norden John Auscen John Fenner his marke John Mathewe Richard Crane Edward Tuele Richard Newman Thomas Hardinge—Willm Lulham his marke Proved 17 April 1610 William Newton, William Foster & Richard Lulham |
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