Austen Will 1554
Will of William Austen
of Woodchurch, Kent
Source: Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral Archives PRC 17/29/145b
Submitted by Jeremy Stroud
In dei noie Amen the xxvijth [27th] day of Januarye in the fyrst yere of the raigne of our gracyous Quene Marye be the grace of God Quene of
England france and Yrelande Defendor of the faythe and of the churche of Englande & yrelande the Supreme he[a]d and 1553
I William Austen of the p[ar]ishe of Woodchurche taylor in the cowntye of Kent beinge sycke of body but of p[er]fecte Rememberance thanked
be Allmightie God make this my Laste Wyll or Testamente under this man[ne]r and forme Followinge
Fyrste I bequethe my Soull to God allmyghtie the father allmightie my maker and to his sone Jhus christe my Redemer and to the holye gooste my
preservor iij p[er]sons and one God and to my Ladte and to all the blessed companye of heaven and my bodye to be buryed in the churche yarde in
all Sayntes in Wodchurche
Item I will ther be done at my owte a iijs iiijd
Item I bequethe to evrye of my godchildren id apece
Item I will to Willm my Sone v shepe
The Resydewe of all my goods I will to Julyan my wiffe (for the) terme of her Lyffe excepte she do marye Then I will that then halfe of
my goods shalbe equalye shyfted [divided] by ij honeste men amonge my children then Lyvinge whome I ordaigne to be myne executrix
Witnesses: Ser Nichas Vuckley, clerke; George Haffenden and John Deler
Probatum fuit: 12th April 1594
Note: Willm Austen a maryedman [married man] was buryed at All Saints, Woodchurch, Kent on 18th February 1553/54.
Transcribed by Mrs. Shelagh Mason 20th December 2022
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