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The Last Will and Testament of Richard Egerden
Canterbury Probate Records. Archdeaconry Court: Register of Wills. Vol. 56
1605 – 1618 (FHL #0188954) pp. 354 – 358 In the name of god amen the 28th daye of October
in the yeare of our Lord Christe one thousand sixe hundred and nine: I Richard Egerden of Brooke in ye countye
of kent Tanner, beeing sicke in bodye, but of good & perfecte memorye
thanckes bee given unto allmightie god therefore, doe make & ordaine this
my laste will & testament in manner and forme followeinge: Ffirste I yealde and beequeathe my soule
to allmightie god my creator and to Jesus Christe my onelie saviour and
redeemer, and my bodye to decent burial in the church-yarde of Brooke
beeforesaide, or else wheare at the discretion of my executor underwritten: Item
I give unto Elizabeth my wyfe my beste cowe oute of all my line to bee
at her choice taken, and all my bees, hogges, poultrye, and all suche corne,
haye, and graine, as nowe are in my barns & other houses, & all suche
household stuffe, goods, & ymplements as I nowe have in my house where I
nowe dwell wth free leave and libertye for the saide Elizabeth and her
assignes to abide remaine or bee in my saide dwellinge house by the space of
one moneth nexte after my decease, to & for the takeing, haveinge &
carryeinge awaye of the saide household stuffe, goods, ymplements, &
other thinges by mee for ye saide Elizabeth heerein beequeathed: And all the fierwood, faggots, loppes,
& toppes of wood nowe beeinge in aboute, or upone anye my lands or Tents,
and the moytie or one halfe of all suche loppes and toppes of all suche trees
as nowe are or heereafter shall bee standinge or groweinge in or upone anye
my lands or Tents yearelie & soe often as ye same deuringe the life of ye
saide Elizabeth shall bee lopped, shredd, or topped the same from tyme to
tyme when or soe often as they usuallie have beene or reasonablie maye bee to
bee lopped, shredd, and topped.
Item I give & beequeathe
to Michaell Egerden my soone fiftie pounds of lawfull monye of Englande to
bee paid unto him by my executor undernamed wthin one halfe yeare next after
my decease: Item I give & beequeathe to my daughter
Joane nowe William Higgensons wyfe tenn pounds of like lawfull monye to bee
paide unto her by my saide executor wthin one quarter of one yeare nexte
after my decease: Item I give & beequeathe to Ffrancis
Egerden my youngest daughter tenn pounds of like lawfull monye to bee paide
unto her by my saide executor at her age of tenn years yf shee soe long live,
& not otherwyse to bee paide unto her:
Item I give & beequeathe
to Thomasine Beers [????] of like lawfull monye to her by my saide executor
wthin one moneth nexte after my decease to bee paide: The resideue of all my goods and chattells
whatsoever in thease presents not given or devised, I will & beequeathe
to Gregorye Egerden my eldest soone towarde the paiment of my debts &
legacyes, whome I make & ordaine my sole executor of this my present will
& testament, & I utterlie renounce & revoke all former wills &
testaments by mee declared or made: This is the last will of mee the foresaide Richard
Egerden concerninge the disposition of all my messuadges, lands & Tents
in Brooke & Wye in the saide countye or else where made & declared
the daye & yeare firste abovewritten:
Ffirste I will give & beequeathe to the said Elizabeth my wyfe all
that my messuadge or Tente wch I have nowe built in Brooke beefore saide wth
th appurtenances, and all that hempespott and peece, or pcell of lande &
pasture beeinge one pcell of Butcheres Brookes & contayneing by
estimation 2 akres more or lesse, situate, lyeinge, & beeinge in Brooke
& Wye beeforesaide, as the same hempespott, and peece, or pcell of lande
& pasture are nowe inclosed, seperated, & divided wth all the bords,
quarters, & other timber wch I have gotten & provided for the
fynishing, & pfectinge of the saide messuadges or rents soe nowe builte,
for & towarde the fynishing thereof:
To have & to holde the saide messuadge, or Tente, hempespott,
& peece, or pcell of lande & pasture, wth all & singler there
appurtenances unto the saide Elizabeth for and deuringe her naturall life in
full satisfaction & recompense of all her dower right, or title of dower
of or oute of anye my messuadges, lands, tents, and hereditaments: And after her decease I will the same to
remaine to William Egerden my youngest soone & to the heires of his bodie
lawfullie beegotten, and defaulte of suche yssue to the saide Ffrancis my
daughter & ye heires of her bodie lawfullie beegotten, and for defaulte
of suche yssue to remaine to ye right heires of mee ye saide Richard Egerden
for ever: And farther I will &
beequeathe to the saide Elizabeth my wyfe in farther satisfaction &
recompense of her saide dower & title, or right of dower, and for &
towarde the bringeing upp of ye said William Egerden & Ffrancis Egerden
my children one annytie or yearly rente of [????] of good & lawfull monye
of Englande to yssue & goe forthe & oute of all my other messuadges,
landes, Tents & hereditaments wth th appurtenance in Brooke & Wye
beeforesaide or elsewhere, to have & to holde unto the saide Elizabeth at
the feaste of th annunciacion of the blessed Virgin Marye ye nativitye of Snt
John the Baptiste & Snt Michaell th archangle & the birthe of our
Lorde Christe by even & equal portions to bee paide, the firste payment
thereof to beegynn at the first of the feaste beeforesaide wch shall first
happen after the deathe of mee ye saide Richard Egerden and yf yt shall
happen the saide annytie or yearlie rente of the some of [????] to bee beehinde & unpaide in parte or
in all of anye of ye feaste or dayes of paiment in wch as beeforesaide yt
ought to bee paide, That then and from thento forthe yt shall and may bee
lawfull to & for the saide Elizabeth her executor and assignes into all
my saide messuadges, lands, tents, and hereditaments with th appurtenances to
enter and distraine, and the distresse or distresses then and there taken or
founde lawfullie to take, leade, chace, devise, and carry awaye, and the same
to detaine and keepe untill suche tyme as the saide annytie or yearlie rente
togeather wth the arrearages thereof (yf any happen to bee) bee unto ye saide
Elizabeth her executor and assignes fullie satisfied, contented, and
paide. Item I farther will, give, & beequeathe to my saide soone Gregorye
my messuadge, or tente wherein I nowe dwell, wth all the barnes, houses &
other buildeinges thereto beelonginge the garden, orcharde, & heather
hempland, or hempspott, and fower peeces or pcells of lande, meadowe, and
pasture with th appurtenance in Brooke and Wye beeforesaide, comonlie called
Coppebarrowe the meadowe, the bushey feilde, or Clouchcrofte, and the middle
feilde sometymes parte of Butchers Brooke, and all other my messuages, lands,
tents, and hereditaments wth th appurtenances in Wye and Brooke beeforesaide
to my saide wyfe and my soone William not beequeathed, To have and to holde
to my saide soone Gregorye and his assignes chardged wth the saide annytie or
yearelie rente as beeforesaide for and deuringe the terme of the naturall
lyfe of the saide Gregorye, and from & after the decease of the saide
Gregorye, I will & beequeathe all the saide messuadges, lands, tents,
& hereditaments wth th appurtenance unto Richard Egerden soone of the
saide Gregorye & my godsoone, and to the heires of his bodye lawfullie
beegotten, and for defaulte of suche yssue to John Egerden my soon Gregoryes
second soone, and to ye heires of his bodye lawfullie beegotten, and for
defaulte of suche yssue to the right heires of the saide Gregorye for ever,
Provided that yf the saide Elizabeth my wyfe shall at anye tyme heereafter
sewe oute anye writt of dower, or make, comence, or presente anye suite, or
plainte for recoverye of anye dower oute of anye my messuadges, lands, or
tents, then my minde is & I hereby devise that shee shall have no
advantage or benefitt by this my laste will & testament for any thinge
therein to her beequeathed, and that then & from thenceforthe yt shall
and may bee lawfull to and for my saide soone Gregorye to take & make
advantage thereof in everye respecte according to my true meaninge
therein. In witness whereof I have
hereunto sett my marke & seale the daye & yeare firste
abovewritten: The marke of the saide
Richard Egerden, [????] published, sealed, & signed in the presence of
William Eperinge, Henrye Fontrye by his marke, Christopher Loman his marke,
Christian Eperinge, Marye Ofer: her marke. Bee yt knowen that whereas I Richard Egerden of
Brooke in the countye of kent tanner have heeretofore made & declared my
laste will & testament in writeing, bearinge date ye 28th daye of October
in the yeare of our Lord Christe 1609:
And whereas since that tyme for some good occasions I have in some
thinges in & [????] the same changed my minde, Nowe I the saide Richard
beeing still in perfecte memorye thancks bee given to god, but somewhat weake
in bodye, doe by this presente codicill for and concerning all other thinges
in the said laste will & testament contained (other than suche as I shall
not heereby otherwyse order, alter or dispose of) ratefie, confirme, &
allowe the saide laste will & testament, and the same as beeforesaide doe
will, publishe, and declare to be & remaine my last will &
testament: And firste whereas by the
saide last will I have amongest other thinges devised one peece or pcell of
lande comonlye called Coppebarrowe, and containeing two acres more or lesse
to my soone Gregorye for his lyfe, the remainder thereof to his soone Richard
in fayle the remainder farther to his soone John in fayle & the [????] of
the fee simple thereof to the saide Gregorye, my will & meaning nowe is,
& I doe hereby devise, will, & beequeathe the saide peece or pcell of
lande called Coppebarrowe wth the appurtenances to Elizabeth my wyfe to bee
had & helde to her and her assignes for and deuringe the space &
terme of [????] yeares nexte and ymediatlie after my decease, for &
towarde the better and farther maintenance and bringing upp of my children
William and Ffrancis Egerden, the remainder thereof to bee as by mee in my
saide laste will is formerlie devised:
And whereas by my saide laste will I have given & beequeathed unto
the saide Elizabeth my nowe builte messuadge or Tente in Brooke, and one
hempespott and one pcell of lande and pasture, beeing one pcell of Butcher
Brooke, lyeing & beeing in Brooke and Wye for terme of her lyfe, the
remainder thereof to my saide soone William in fayle, the remainder unto my
daughter Ffrancis in fayle, the remainder to my right heires, nowe my minde
& will is, and I doe heereby devise the same to the saide Elizabeth my
wyfe, for and deuringe her life yf shee shall soe long live sole and
unmarryed, and for noe longer nor other tyme, and from and after suche
marriadge or deathe, the same to remaine and bee to my saide soone William in
fayle and for ever to the saide Ffrancis as in the saide laste will more at
larege is contained & sett forthe:
And further I give, will, & beequeathe to my saide wyfe fower of
my beste ewes oute of my ewes at her choice to bee taken, and all the ympes
and plants of pares, apples, and otheres fitt to bee removed, nowe sett or
planted nowe beeinge, or groweinge in my gardens at Brooke wth free libertie,
entrye, ingresse, egresse and regresse thereunto at all tymes fitt &
convenient for the digging takeing upp, and carryeing awaye of the same, and
my farther will & minde is, and I will & devise by thease presents,
that yt shall & may bee lawfull to & for ye saide Elizabeth my wyfe
at anye tyme after my decease wthout ye assente or licence of the saide
Gregorye my executor, & att her will and pleasure, and as yf for that
purpose I had made & named her my executrix to take, carrye awaye detaine
keepe & dispose of to her owne use all suche goods, chattels, cattle,
household stuffe, ymplements & other thinges whatsoever heereby or by my
saide laste will & testament to her devised, ment, or given, wthout
contradition or deniall, or anye accomple therefore to ye saide Gregorye my
executor to bee rendered or given, or suite by him against her to bee brought
or presented: And farther my will is
& I devise heereby that my saide soone Gregorye oute of my debts &
goods for him lefte & beequeathed & at his coste & chardges shall
wthin suche tyme as convenientlie hee maye after my decease goe forwarde wth
make upp & finishe the saide messuadge or Tente wch I have nowe builte in
suche sorte & manner as I have formerlie appointed the workmen to doe yt,
and as was my meaning & intent to have done & finished yt my self yf
god had beene pleased to have given mee leave to doe yt, And lastlie my will &
meaning is and I doe heereby appointe that this codicill or [????] by mee as
beeforesaide sett forthe & declared bee & bee [????], accempted, & taken to bee pcell of my
laste will & testament & to bee thereto annexed & farther to bee
of force & vertue by right of a codicill, or by anye other right, wayes,
or meanes in the beste & moste benificiall manner that may bee: And I hartelie require, praye and chardge
the saide Gregorye my saide executor for with as in him shall lye to see my
saide suche will & testament and this present codicill thereto to bee
annexed to bee truelie in all thinges pformed, In witness whereof to this
present codicill I have sett my marke and seale the 25th daye of December
anno Dmi 1609: The marke of the saide
Richard Egerden: [????], published,
sealed & signed in the presence of William [????] Henrye Fontrye his
marke, Christopher Loman, his marke. Back to The Tentative Ancestry of Richard Edgerton
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