Will of Richard Humphrees

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1 In the name of God Amen

2 I Richard Humphrees of Wivenhoe in the County of Essex Marriner

3 being in health and of sound and disposing mind and memory

4 And knowing that it is appointed for all men to dye doe

5 make and declare these presents to containe my last Will and

6 Testament in manner and forme following ffirst I resign my

7 soul to Almighty God hoping for mercy on the alone accompt of

8 Christs merritts And my body I will be Christian like buryed

9 according to the discretion of my Executors and Supervisors

10 hereafter named shall think fit and convernient And of my

11 Worldly Estate Goods and Chattles which God in his mercy hath

12 pleased to Intrust me with I give and dispose of the same in

13 manner following Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my

14 Grandson Will Marten his heirs and Assigns for ever all

15 and singular my freehold and copyhod Lands and Tenements

16 with the appurtenances in ffraighten Street in the County of

17 Essex aforesaid called the Borded Barn and now in the

18 tenure or occupation of NatWarden or his Assigns And

19 upon the condition he my said Grandson Wm Martin paying

20 out thereof the sume of twenty pounds of lawfull currant

21 money of England unto my Kinswoman Mary Richman the

22 daughter of John and Sarah Richman at the age of eighteen

23 yeares And if my said Grandson Will shall refuse or neglect

24 to pay the said Summe of twenty pounds at the time and age

25 aforesaid that then the said Mary Richam or her Assigns

26 shall enter into and upon the said premises and have take and

27 receive the Rents and Profits thereof until such time as she

28 shall be satisfied the said sume of twenty pounds and all

29 costs and charges concerning the same And if the said Mary

30 Richman should dye without Issue or before she shall attaine

31 the said age of eighteen years then the aforesaid Legacy of

32 twenty pounds shall be void and return to my Grandson Wm

33 Martin Item I give unto the said Will Martin the sume of

34 four pounds of currant money which was his ffathers Guift

35 and not mine And upon this condition he the said Will Martin

36 doe and shall release my Executors of all such sumes of money

37 that I shall owe unto him for Rent of the house I now live

38 in and at the time of my decease And I doe hereby release the

39 said Will Martin all such sume of money as shall be and

40 unto me at the time of my decease for his boardand Cloathes

41 And my will is that in case John Martin Brother to the said

42 William Martin shall happen to dye without Issue and before

43 age and that the Lands and Tenaments of the said John Martin

44 be enjoyed by the said Will Martin Then he the said Will

45 martin shall pay out of his Lande and Tenements above

46 mentioned and by me bequeath unto him unto his three Sisters

47 Sarah Richman Elizabeth Webster and Mary Buckenham the

48 summe of tenn pounds apeice of currant money of England

49 And if my said Grandson Will Martin shall refuse or neglect

50 the payment of the said summes of money that then it

51 shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Sarah Eliz and Mary

52 to enter in and upon the said premises and have take and

53 receive the Renta and profits thereof until they shall or

54 severaloly be satisfyed the said severall sumes of money and

55 all charges concerning the same Item Igive and bequeath

56 unto the said Will Martin my Leaden ? and Brewing

57 Copper and Washing Copper Meshing Tubb and Brewing

58 Dessells? Item I give unto the said Will my Cloak and my

59 wearing Linnen and one third part of my household Linnen

60 Item I give unto my three Grandaughter namely Sarah

61 Richman Elizabeth Webster and Mary Buckenham their Heirs

62 andAssigns for ever all that my house Messuage or Tenement

63 with the Appurtenances ituate and being in Throgmorten

64 Street near St Bartholomew Lane London And what Rent

65 shall be due on the Quarter day before my decease shall be paid

66 unto my Executors hereafter named for the last mentioned

67 premises Item I give unto my Grandaughter Sarah

68 Richman the summe of twenty pounds of the money within

69 Six months after my decease Item I give and bequeath

70 unto my Grandaughter Elizabeth Webster the summe of

71 sixty pounds of currant money within six months after

72 my decease Item I give unto my Grandaughter Mary

73 Buckenham the sume of sixty pounds of currant money to

74 be paid by my xecutors within six months after my

75 decease Item I give and bequeath unto my Sonn in Law John

76 Mickelfield his dwelling in the house and premises he now