Item I give and bequeath to the poore of the said parish of Sittingborne 50 shillings and to the
poore of Dodington aforesaid 50 shillings.
Item I give to Mr Bradshawe, Minister of Sittingborne to preach at my buryall 20 shillings
and to Mr Jackson Minister of Tunstall 15 shillings.
Item I give and bequeath unto my deare mother Mrs Thomasyn Ady widow �100 which
remaineth in the handes of John Bix gent my brother in lawe and I will that he shall make
assurance thereof to her ymediatly after my death.
Item I give farther to my said mother my ridinge Cloke and safegarde and my best silver
handle for a fanne.
Item I give and bequeath unto John Ady gent my brother �100 which is in Mr Richard
Bixes hand due to me in the grant of an annuitie
Item I give and bequeath unto my said brother in lawe John Bix �10 and to Elizabeth Bix
my sister his wife �60 and my will is that her husband put in sufficient assurance to myne
Executor hereafter named that the said �60 and the benefit that shall arise thereof shall be to
the use of my said sister Elizabeth and her Children after her decease.
Item I give and bequeath unto my said sister Elizabeth Bix my taffeta Petticote, my new
truncke with letters on it for my name standinge at Sittingborne and my quaife and crosecloth
that my sister Fell gave to me.
Item I give and bequeath unto Mr Ledsham my brother in lawe �10 and to my sister Mrs
Joane Ledsham �60 of good and lawfull money of England and my will is that her said
husband shall put in sufficient bond or assurance to myne Executor hereafter named that the
said �60 and the benefit that shall arise thereof shalbe to the use of my sister Ledsham and her assigns.
Item I give unto my said brother Ledsham the Chaire and stooles that I have in his house in
London which my sister Fell gave unto me.
Item I give and bequeath unto my sister Ledsham my best corded Taffeta gowne, my best
purse, my best gloves and my great truncke bedsteede and Curtens that are in her house at London.
Item I give and bequeath unto Mr James Wod my brother in lawe �10 and to my sister
Jane his wife the some of �60 of good and lawfull money of England, and my will is that my
said brother Mr Wood shall put in sufficient bond or assurance to my said brother Mr John
Ady before named that the said �60 and the benfitt thereof shalbe to my said sister his wife
and to her Children or assigns, Further I bequeath to that Childe wherewith shee now goeth
the somme of �10 to buy a peece of plate.
Item I give and bequeath unto my said sister Wood my best perpetuana gowne with the silver
lace and satten piceadilla and my bed, bolsters, pillows and Coverlet which I have at my
brother Mr Ledshams house at London. Alsoe I give her the second parte of Mr Smithes sermons.
Item my will and meaning is that if either or any of my said three brothers in lawe shall refuse to put in such assurance as aforesaid that the severall sommes of �60 a peece before given to theire wyfes shalbe and remaine to the use and uses of their wyfes and Children or Assigns as aforesaid, then the said sommes and every or any of them shall remayne in the hands of myne Executor hereafter named to the use and uses of them theire Children or assigns aforesaid, he givinge assurance to them and either of them thereof.
Item I give and bequeath unto my Aunte Hewson 30 shillings to make her a ringe, and to Mr
Plaifere to make him a ringe and to Mrs Plaifere my best Holland apron and 10 shillings to
make her a Ringe.
Item I give to Mr Ainscombe to make him a Ringe �5 and to Mr Lawe a 15s peece of gould.
Item I give and bequeath to Mr Parry to make him a Ringe 30 shillings, and to Mr William
Harrison for the like purpose 30 shillings.
Item I give and bequeath to my Cozen Anslow and his wife to either of them 30 shillings to
make them Ringes.
Item I give to Ady Bix, my brother Bix his sonne �5 and to Mary Bix my goddaughter,
one other of his Children, �10, my white shagge wascote and ------- peticote, and to John Bix,
James Bix and Joane Bix, three other of his Children by my said sister, �3 a peece.
Item I further give to the said Joane Bix my gylt boule which my sister Fell gave me.
Item I give to Katherine Bix my pott with the silver and gylt cover which my sister Fell gave
me, and I give to John Bix one of the Children of my brother Bix by his first wife, my
little gulte salte.
Item I give to Martha Auslow (Austow? Auston?) my wrought wastcote.
Item I give to Mistres Note, widdowe to make her a Ringe 20 shillings and to her daughter
my best band and cuffes savinge one and to make her a Ringe 10 shillings.
Item I give to Mrs Elizabeth Isted my best band and cuffes.
Item I give to Jane Huson my Cozen my mourninge goune and my best apron savinge one
two smocks and 20 shillings to make her a Ringe.
Item I give to Mrs Martyn 10 shillings.
item I give to my Cosen Higham thelder 20 shillings and one yarde and an half of flannel
Cloth to make her a Petticote.
Item I give to Elizabeth Huson and Sibill my kinswoman to either of them 10 shillings for ringes.
Item I give and bequeath to John Epse gent to make him a ringe 30 shillings.
Item my will and meaninge is that all the legacies of money herebefore given or hereafter in
this my will given shalbe paid by myne Executor hereafter named within three monthes next after my decease.
Item I give to my Cozen Rebecca Higham 30 shillings and to my nurse Taylor 20 shillings
to widow West 30 shillings and to Richard Atkins 20 shillings.
Item I give to Humfry Jones 30 shillings and to Mary Wilborne 30 shillings;
To Richard Bickerdicke 10 shillings.
Item I give to my mothers servant Elizabeth Vygin 20 shillings and to Jane Greenestreete
one other of my mothers servants 20 shillings.
Item to Anne Vygin 10 shillings and to Hester Hennicar 30 shillings.
Item I give and bequeath to Widdow Snite (?) 10 shillings and to goodwife Walters of
Dodington20 shillings.
Item to Francis Buckes wife 10 shillings and to widdow Smith of Sittingborne 10 shillings.
Item to widdow Thornicrofte 10 shillings and to widow Weeke 20 shillings.
Item I give to goodwyfe Caudrey 10 shillings and to the wife of William Browne the
butcher 20 shillings.
Item I give and bequeath to my Goddaughter Margaret Higham �5.
Item to my godsonne Richard Huffe 10 shillings, to my godsonne Michael Finch his sonne
10 shillings and to widdow Hortons sonne 10 shillings.
Item I give to Mr Edmund Wade of London silkeman to make him a Ringe 30 shillings.
Item I give to Johane Wood of Milsted, widow, to make her a Ringe 30 shillings and to Mr
Playfere for writinge this my present will 20 shillings.
The residue of my goodes unbequeathed I bequeath to myne Executor hereunder named towards the execution of this my present will and his travell therein, And I make and ordayne Executor of this my last will and Testament my said brother in lawe Mr James Woodd
And I doe revoke all former willes and being the cheifest of all my goods and Chattells I doe by name give and bequeath assigne and sett over unto the said James Wood my Executor the lease that I hould for diverse yeares yet to come of certen Marshe landes in the levell of Romney Marshe in the parish of Brensett parcel of the possessions of the heire of Walter Harlakynden late of Tunstall in the Countie of Kent esquire deceased which now are in thoccupacion of Mr Button or his assigns
And I doe make overseers of this my present will my said brothers in lawe Mr Ledsham and Mr Bix
And in wittnes that this will being written in two sides or sheetes of paper is my very true and
last Will and Testament I have caused the same to be written and read and have published and
declared it soe to be and to it I have put my marke severally on both leaves and my seale to
them ioyntly together the daye and yeare first above written.
Witnesses hereof,
Samuel Playfere, Stephen Ainscombe, Andrew Huffe, the marke of John Browne.
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