ITEM I give devise and bequeath all that my messuage tenement or cottage with the lands heredits and appurts thereunto belonging situate lying and being near Ivyhatch in Ightham aforesaid and now in occupation of my son Humphrey Baldwin unto my daughter Ester Baldwin her heirs and assigns for ever she paying thereout the sum of ten pounds unto my daughter Mary Baldwin and I do hereby charge my messuage and lands
I bequeath all those my two messuages tenements or cottages with the lands heredits and appurts and at Sheet Hill in Wrotham in the said county of Kent the estate at Ightham in my own occupation and the other in the occupation of John Joy unto my son Humphrey Baldwin his heirs and assigns for ever.
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my son Humphrey Baldwin the sum of �5
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my grandson Humphrey Baldwin the sum of �5
Which said several sums of �5 shall be retained and paid by my said son Humphrey
Baldwin out of the principal and interest money which he shall owe me at the time of
death on mortgage.
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter Isabell Hodsoll widow 1/-
ITEM All the rest and residue of my ready money securities for money debts goods
chattels and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature and kind
soever my debts legacys and funeral expenses being first paid and satisfied I give and
bequeath unto my loving wife Elizabeth and I hereby nominate and appoint my said
wife Elizabeth guardian of my said daughters Ester & Mary and to have the care
custody and education of them until they shall respectively attain their respective ages
of 21 years or respective days of marriage which shall first happen (if she my said
wife shall so long continue my widow sole and unmarried)
and from and immediately after my wifes death or second marriage which shall first happen I
do make nominate appoint my friends George Paisley & William Stone both of Ivy Hatch
aforesaid guardians of my said daughters and to have the care custody and education of them
respectively during the then residue of the times aforesaid
and that during this? continuance of my wifes guardianship of my said daughters respectively she
my said wife shall have receive and take the rents issues and profits of the messuagees lands
and heredits hereby devised given and bequeathed to them respectively and therewith
or with so much thereof as shall be necessary shall maintain educate and bring up my
said daughters respectively as aforesaid and shall not be otherwise accountable for the
same or the overpaid thereof
and from and after the termination of my wifes
guardianship my will and mind is that the charge of my said daughters education and
maintainence shall be born and paid out of the rents and profits of the several
messuages lands and heredits hereby given and devised to them respectively and that
my said trustees shall be accountable to my said daughters respectively for the surplus
thereof
and I do hereby make nominate and appoint my said wife Elizabeth full and
sole executrix of this my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all
former wills by me heretofore made.
In witness whereof the said Humphrey Baldwin the testator have to this my last will
and testament set my hand and seal the day and year first above written.
Signed sealed and published and declared by the said Humphrey Baldwin the testator
to be his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the
presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.
Elizabeth Harrison - John Hampshire - Wm Russell
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