Burvill Will 1632

Will of Richard Burvill

of Little Mongeham, Kent


Source: Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral Archives PRC 17/68/59
Submitted by Margaret Wills
In the name of God Amen the seaventeenth day of October in the yeere of the Raigne of our Sovraigne Lord Charles by the Grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland, Linge, Defender of the faith &c. the Seaventh Anoqh dini 1631.
I Richard Burvill of the parish of Little Mongeham in the County of Kent Yeoman beinge sicke in body but of good and p[er]fect memory thancks bee unto Almighty God, yet thinckinge on death and not knowinge how soone it shall please God to take me to his mercy doe make and ordaine this my last will and testament in manner & forme followinge, that is to say
First I will and bequeath my soule into the hands of Almighty God my maker assuredly hopinge by the death and passion of Jesus Christ his onely sonne and my onely Saviour to receive pardon and forgivenes of all my sinns and my body I Comitt to the earth from whence it came to bee buried in the Church or Churchyard of the parish of Sutton next Dover

Item I will and bequeath unto James Burvill my eldest sonne the some of twelve pence of lawfull English mony
Item I give unto Richard Burvill one other of my sonnes the some of twelve pence of like money
Item I give unto Stephen Burvill one other of my sonnes the some of Fifteen pounds of like mony
Item I will and bequeath unto John Burvill my sonne the some of tenn pounds of like mony and alsoe Eight sheepe and one Stonehorse now in his possession
Item I will and bequeath unto Alice Burvill one of my daughters the some of five pounds of like mony

Item I will and bequeath unto Richard Sturges sonne of Thomas Sturges late of Singlingh [Singledge?] in the p[ar]ish of Colred deceased the some of twenty shillings of like money
Item I give and bequeath unto Richard Fagge sonne of Robert Fagge of Litlle Mongham aforesaid the some of twenty shillings of like money
Item I will and bequeath unto Richard Fagge, Christian Fage and Alice Fagge three of the Children of Robt Fagge to either of them two sheepe a peece,
wch sevrall legacies abovemenconed I will and appointe to bee paid by mine executrix hereunder named, wthin one yeere next after my decease

And I doe constitute ordaine nominate and appointe Christian my well beloved wife and William my sonne full and sole executors of this my last will and testament unto whom I will and bequeath all the residue of my goods and Chattells debts moneys and estate not formerly bequeathed

This is the Last will and testament of me the said Richard Burvill made the day and yeere abovewwritten as touchinge the disposicon of all my messuages lands and tenements wth th'appurtenancs

Imprimis I will and bequeath unto John Burvill my sonne all that my messuage or Ten[emen]te wth thappurtenancs scituat lyinge and beinge in the towne and Porte of Dover in the said County of Kent late purchased of one John Warren gent(leman) and now or late in th'occupacon of William Flington To have and to hold the same messuage or tenement wth thappurtenancs to him the said John Burvill and his heires and assignes for ever
Item I will and bequeath alsoe unto the said John my sonne and to his heires and assignes for ever One peece or p[ar]cell of pasture land wth thappurtenancs lyinge and beinge in the said towne and Porte of Dover and now alsoe in the occupacon of the said William Flyngtone or his assignes

Item I will and bequeath unto William Burvill my sonne one messuage or tenement scituate lyinge and beinge in the pish of Little Mongham in the said County of Kent and now in my owne occupacon and alsoe twelve acres and a halfe of land arable pasture and meadowe by estimacon more or lesse lyinge and beinge in the pish of Northbourne in the said County of Kent whereof ten acres and a yard thereof was purchased of one Thomas Harvye of Northbourne aforesaid yeoman; halfe an acre and half a rodd thereof was purchased of one Thomas Beere of Whitfield deceased and three rodds thereof was purchased of Roger Willson and three rodds thereof residue was sometyme the lands of Thomas Burvill my father deceased To have and to hold the said messuage or Ten'te wth th'appurtenances and alsoe the said twelve acres of land more or lesse wth thappurtenances unto the said William Burvill his heires and assignes for ever

Alsoe I will and bequeath unto the said William Burvill my sonne and to his heires and assignes for ever two peeces or pcells of land Contayning by estimacon Nyne rodds of land more or lesse whereof one acre lyeth at a place called SaltBushe and was purchased of Roger Wilson and five rodds thereof residue Called Smersole was late purchased of Augustine Horne wch said two peeces or parcells of land are lyinge and being in the said pish of Little Mongham in the said County of Kent

Provided neverthelesse and my will and minde is and I doe will and bequeath unto Agnes my daughter yeerly for and duringe her naturall life the some of twenty shillings of Currant Englishe mony to bee paid her yeerly by William my said sonne and his heires out of the lands and Ten'ts wth thappurtenancs unto the said William and his heires given by this my last will and testament at the Feast of Th'annuntiacon of our Blessed Lady St. Mary the Virgin and St. Michaell Th'archangell yeerly to be paid
And for default of payment my will and meaninge is and I doe will and appointe that my said daughter Agnes shall enter in all the lands and tents wth thappurtenancs given unto the said William my sonne and therein to distraine and the distresse and distresses there found wth her to detayne and keep untill of the said yeerly rent of twenty shillings and all arrearages thereof (if any bee) bee fully satisfyed Contented and paid

Provided furthermore and I will and bequeath unto Christian my loveinge wife in liewe and recompence of her dower the third parte of all my lands and tents wth thappurtenancs for and duringe her natuall life

In Wittnes whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale dated the day and yeere above written
Richard Burvill his marke
Sealed and delivered and published and declared for the last will and testament of the said Richard Burvill in the prsence of:
Richard Paramore; Thomas Marshe; William Burvill his marke

Probatum fuit: 14th November 1631 Re-sworn: 26th June 1632
Inventory taken (PRC 10/64/16)

Notes:
Richard Burvill (transcribed as Burnell) was buried on 21 Oct 1631 at SS Peter & Paul, Sutton-by- Dover, Kent.
Rychard Burvill married Christyan White 25 Jun 1604 at All Saints, Chillenden, Kent.

Transcribed by Mrs. Shelagh A. Mason, 26th January 2024


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