And as touching the disposition of my personal estate consisting of ready money plate rings seals and all my household goods whatsoever I do give and bequeath the same unto my dearly beloved wife Mary Alchorne to be by her disposed of as she shall think fit
And all the rest and residue of my goods and chattels after my debts legacies and funeral expenses are satisfied and paid I do likewise give and bequeath unto my said dearly beloved wife and to my daughter Anne Savage whom I do hereby make joint Executrices of this my will
And as touching and concerning my real estate consisting of messuages lands and tenements not already by Act executed titled and disposed of I do by these presents give and devise the same with all and singular their appurtenances as hereafter followeth
And first I do give and devise unto my said beloved wife Mary Alchorne all that my capital messuage wherein I now dwell with all the barns outhouses orchards gardens and hopgardens and all other the lands thereunto belonging and therewith usually occupied or enjoyed and two other messuages or tenements with the lands thereunto respectively belonging one of them being last in the occupation of the widow French and now in my own occupation and the other also in my own occupation commonly called the Lower House And the lands below the hill heretofore in the occupation of Christopher Brunger? and are now also in my own occupation with their and every of their appurtenances All which before mentioned messuages lands and premises with the appurtenances are situate lying and being in the parish of Boughton Monchelsea and Loose or one of them in the county of Kent aforesaid And also all that farm and lands in the occupation of John Smyth Yeoman And also one other farm and lands late in the occupation of Michael Fludd and now in my own occupation both which said last mentioned farms are situate lying and being in the several parishes of Boxley Lidgen Gillingham and Chatham or some or one of them in the county aforesaid and all the woodland lying or adjoining to or near the said lands and premises and are now in my own occupation And also all that my farms and lands lying and being in the parish of Marden in the said county commonly called or known by the name of Hallands now in the occupation of Thomas Reynolds Yeoman and also one other farm with all the lands thereunto belonging now in the occupation of Richard Parkes Yeoman lying and being in Marden aforesaid with all and singular the appurtenances unto the said last mentioned farms respectively belonging or therewith usually set occupied or enjoyed And lastly one other farm commonly called or known by the name of Harpers with all the lands thereunto belonging or therewith usually set or enjoyed now in the occupation of Thomas Clout Yeoman situate lying and being in the parish of Goudhurst in the county aforesaid to have and to hold all and singular the before mentioned messuages farms lands tenements and hereditaments whatsoever with all and singular their appurtenances unto the aforesaid Mary Alchorne my wife for and during the term of her natural life
And from and after the decease of her the said Mary Alchorne Then
as for touching and concerning the two respective farms aforementioned now and late in the several
occupations of the aforesaid John Smyth and Michael Fludd and in the woodlands thereunto
belonging in my own occupation I give and devise the same as hereafter followeth that is to say
unto my daughter Ann Savage now wife of John Savage Gent for and during the term of her natural life
without impeachment of or for any manner of waste
And from and after her decease Then I give and
devise all the said farm late in the occupation of the said Michael Fludd and the woodlands
thereunto belonging in my own occupation except such and so much of the said farm and lands as are
lying and being in the parish of Boxley aforesaid unto my grandchild John Savage eldest son of them
the said John Savage and Ann his said wife and the heirs of the body of the said John Savage the son
lawfully to be begotten
and for default of such heirs then I do give and devise the same unto Richard
Savage younger son of him the said John Savage the father by Ann his said wife and to the heirs of the
body of him the said Richard Savage lawfully to be begotten
and for want of such issue then to the said
Ann Savage my daughter and to the heirs of her body lawfully begotten and for default of such issue
the remainder to me the said John Alchorne my heirs and assigns for ever
And as touching my said
other farm in the occupation of the said John Smyth and such and so much of the said farms and lands
abovementioned late in the occupation of the said Michael Fludd and now in my own
occupation as are lying and being in the parish of Boxley aforesaid from and after the decease of my
said daughter Ann Savage I do give the same unto Richard savage her said younger son and to the heirs
of his body lawfully to be begotten
And for want of such issue then unto John Savage his said elder
brother and the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten
And for default of such issue then to my said
daughter Ann Savage and the heirs of her body lawfully begotten And for default of such issue
remainder to me the said John Alchorne my heirs and assigns for ever
And as touching and concerning
my said farm called Harpers and all the lands thereunto belonging in Goudhurst aforesaid in the
occupation of the said Thomas Clout I do give and devise the same from and after the decease of the
said Mary Alchorne my wife unto my aforesaid grandchild Richard Savage and the heirs of his body
lawfully to be begotten
And for want of such issue then to John Savage his brother and the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten
And for want of such issue then to my aforesaid daughter Ann Savage and the
heirs of her body lawfully begotten
And in default of such issue the remainder to my right heirs for ever
And as touching and concerning all that my capital messuage wherein I dwell with all the barns
outhouses orchards gardens and hopgardens and all other the lands thereunto belonging or therewith
usually enjoyed as aforesaid situate and being in Boughton Monchelsea and Loose aforesaid And also
the aforesaid two other messuages with the lands thereunto respectively belonging one of them being
heretofore in the possession of the Widow French aforesaid and the other in my own occupation
commonly called the Lower House and the lands below the hill in Boughton aforesaid late in the
occupation of the said Christopher Brunger with all and singular their and every of their
appurtenances situate and lying in the said parish of Boughton and Loose or one of them And also all
that my farm beforementioned together with all the lands thereunto belonging commonly called or
known by the name of Hallands in the occupation of Thomas Reynolds And the said other farm
with the lands thereunto belonging in the occupation of Richard Parkes aforesaid and both situate and
being in Marden aforesaid I do give and devise the same with all and singular the appurtenances from
and after the decease of the said Mary my wife in manner following that is to say
unto my said
grandchild Richard Savage for and during the term of his natural life the remainder to John Brewer
of West Peckham in the county aforesaid Esquire and William Binge of Linton in the said county Gent
for and during the term of eighty years if he the said Richard Savage shall so long live To the only
intent to preserve the contingent estates hereinafter to be limited from being cut off and destroyed by
him the said Richard and for that purpose to make entries to revest the same as occasion shall
require and according to my true intent in this my said will expressed
And from and after the
determination of the said estate for years and decease of the said Richard then to the only use and
behoof of the first son of the body of him the said Richard to be begotten and the heirs of the body of
such first son lawfully to be begotten
And for default of such issue then to the use of the second son of
the body of him the said Richard to be begotten and to the heirs of the body of such second son
lawfully to be begotten
And for default of such issue of such second son then to the use and behoof of
the third fourth fifth and sixth and all and every other son and sons of the body of the said Richard to
be begotten severally and successively one after another as they and every of them shall be in seniority
and priority of birth and of the several and respective heirs of the body of all and every such first and
every other son and sons issuing the elder of such sons and the heirs of his body being always preferred
before the younger of such sons and the heirs of his body issuing
And for default of such issue as
aforesaid then to all and every daughter and daughters of him the said Richard and the heirs of their
respective bodies lawfully to be begotten and equally to be divided between them
And for default of such issue then I give all and singular the aforesaid messuages lands and
premises with the appurtenances to the right heirs of my aforesaid daughter Ann Savage for ever
Nevertheless it is
my true intent and meaning And I do further declare this to be my will that in case the said Mary my
wife shall depart this life before the said Richard Savage shall attain his full age of one and twenty
years That then my said son in law John Savage father of him the said Richard and George Maplesden
of Marden aforesaid Gent and the survivor of them shall take and receive the rents issues and profits of
all and singular the messuages farms lands and premises aforesaid other than such as are given as
aforesaid to the said Ann Savage for her life and afterwards to her two sons in manner as aforesaid until
my said grandchild Richard Savage shall attain his said age of one and twenty years
and out of the said
rents and profits shall raise and pay the sum of one hundred pounds unto my grandchild Elizabeth
Savage the only daughter of my said daughter Ann Savage and the surplusage shall be paid by my said
Trustees to my aforesaid grandson Richard Savage at his said age of one and twenty years other than
what shall be by then laid out and expended for his maintenance and education
And further my will is
that my said Trustees shall deliver up the quiet possession of the said messuages farms and premises
unto my said grandchild Richard Savage at his said age of one and twenty years and in the meantime
they the said Trustees or either of them shall not let out any quarries belonging to any part of the
premises to dig stone therein nor shall they or either of them commit any waste on the premises either
in destruction of the houses cutting down the timber trees thereon growing ploughing up the meadows
or otherwise howsoever
And if my said Trustees or either of them shall plough up or cause to be
ploughed the Tamter? Meadow or two other meadows thereunto adjoining the field commonly called
the Broadfield the meadow commonly called the Blackfield the meadow over against the house the
cherry garden or orchards to the said capital messuage belonging or any part thereof then for every acre
or lesser proportion so ploughed they shall pay the sum of ten shillings unto the Overseers of the Poor
of Boughton Monchelsea aforesaid for the only use and benefit of the poor of the said parish
And lastly my will is that my Trustees shall be allowed their reasonable costs and charges for and in respect of the due execution of their said trusts out of the rents and profits aforesaid
I give unto my daughter Mary
Alchorne the sum of ten pounds if she be living at the time of my decease
To my godson George Maplesden son of George Maplesden of Marsden aforesaid Gent I give
the sum of five pounds
to such of my servants as shall be dwelling with me in my house at the time of my death I give
five shillings apiece
Item I give to such and so many of the poor of Boughton aforesaid as my aforesaid Executors in
their discretion shall think fit which have not relief of the said parish and were born there
the sum of three pounds
And I do hereby revoke countermand and annul all former and other will and wills by me
at any time before made published or ordained John Alchorne sealed and published by me John
Alchorne and my name subscribed unto every sheet being four in number in the presence of
Tobias Young William Barnyard Isaac Kemp and Ellinor Cary
Probate (in Latin) granted 15 Jun 1687 to Mary Alchorne relict and Ann Savage wife of John Savage daughter.
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