Baker Will 1584

Will of John Baker

of Westwell, Kent

Source: Consistory Court of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral Archives PRC 32/35/110a
Submitted by Shelagh Mason

In the name of God Amen The fourthe day of September in the xvth yere of the Raigne of our Sovraigne Ladye Elizabethe by the grace of God Quene of England France and Ireland defender of the faithe, etc. [1584]
I John Baker of Westwell in the County of Kent Husbandman being sicke in bodye But of good & perfect remembrance, thankes be to God, do ordayne & make this my to [as written] present testament and last will in maner and forme following : That is to saye :
Firste I bequeathe my soule into the handes of Allmightie God, trusting assuredlye by his greate mercye and by the merrittes & passion of our Saviour Jesus Christe to attayne the place of eternall salvacon And my bodye to be buryed in the Churchyarde of Westwell aforesayd

Item I bequethe to Anne & Sara Baker my daughters to eyther of them ten pounds a pece to be payd unto them as they come to ther severall ages of xxj yeres

All the Residue of my moveable goods corne cattells debtes and Leases I wholye geve & bequeathe to Elizabeth my wyfe to the intent that she shall therewithe bring up my children discharge my dettes & Legacyes all my landes & Tentes [Tenements] of the Annuitie going out thereof to John Sharpe of Westwell aforesayd

And I ordeyne and make the said Elizabeth my wyfe sole executrix of this my testament and last will
And John Colman to be Overseer

This is the laste will of me the said John Baker by me made & p�sonally [personally] declared the day & yere firste abovewritten Touching the dispocion [disposition] of all my manors landes Tentes. and hereditaments

Firste I will that the said Elizabeth my wyfe shall have all my manors landes tentes. and hereditaments wth ther appurtencs [with their appurtenances] for terme of her life if she kepe her self unmaryed (she kepeing the repiracons wind tighte water tighte & payeing the Lords rents)

And if she after my decease happen to marrye againe Then I will she shall have out of all my said manors landes Tentes. and hereditamentes but fowre poundes by yere quarterlye to be payd by even porcons for terme of her lyfe And yf the sayd yerely payment of fowre poundes shall not be payd according to this my will Then I will that it shalbe lawfull for the sayd Elizabethe my wyfe to enter & destraine in all my said manors landes Tentes. & hereditaments and every parte thereof And the distresses the so taken to wthholde [with hold] untyll suche tyme as she shalbe fully payd

And after the decease of the sayd Elizabethe my wyfe or mariage if she shall happen to marrye agayne I will all my sayd manors landes Tentes. & hereditaments with their appurtenannces to Peter Baker my sonne and to his heires in fee simple for ever paying unto his mother the foresayd yerely payment of fore poundes

Provided allwayes and my very will & mynde is that if my wyfe happen to decease or marry againe before the sayd Peter my sonne come to the age of xxjth yeres That then I will the foresayd John Colman shall have the rule and guardiance [guardianship] of my said sonne untill he come to his sayd age of xxj yeres and during all the said tyme to receave & take to his use the yerely issues & proffites of all my sayd manors landes Tentes. and hereditamentes towards his bringing up and paying to my sayd wyfe the sayd yerely payments of fowre poundes

And at the age of xxj yeres of my said sonne the said John Colman to make unto the said Peter my sonne a full true & p�fect [perfect] Accompte of all the issues & proffittes so by hym receaved as aforesayd And then to paye unto hym all suche arrearages shall remayne due upon the sayd accompte over & above his bringing up and other resonable charges by hym layd out

Witnesses thereof John Pemiell ? and John Omkowe ?

Probatum fuit: Octavo dei Decembris 1584

Notes:
John Baker, �Howseholder�, was buried at St. Mary, Westwell on 30th September 1584. His marriage to Elizabeth is not found.
Their known children (all christened at St. Mary, Westwell):
16 Apr 1564 Magdalen (Bu.: 21 May 1568); 15 Dec 1566 Ralfe (Bu.: 22 Nov 1567); Anne 14 Nov 1568; Sara 11 Nov 1571; Peter 11 Apr 1574 (Bu: not until 29 Nov 1616)

Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 26th September 2019. All rights waived for personal use � BUT please quote source and reference.

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