Cook Will 1537

Will of Julian Cooke

of Smarden, Kent


Source: Prerogative Court of Canterbury PROB/11/27/62
Submitted by Shelagh Mason
In The Name of God Amen I Julyan Cooke wydowe being hole & pfite [perfect] of mynde (thankyd be Jesu) knowing my self mortall at the pleasure of God do ordeyn and make my last will and testament in maner and forme folowing (that ys to say)
First I bequethe my soule to Almighty God to the blessed virgin Mary and to all the holy company of hevyn and my body to be buryed at the discretion of my executours

Also I bequeth to my daughter Elizabeth Cooke all suche household stufe as I have what so ever yt be
Also I bequeth to the same Elizabeth my Skarlett kyrtle [scarlet kirtle], two of my best gownes, a gold Ryng, All my lynyne rayment and one Cowe at her own choyse

Also I give to my fower doughters Mrget Anslo(w), Marget Pix, Jone Jeffrey and Elizabeth Cooke ixli vjs viijd [£9 6s 8d] whiche the husband of Marget Pyx owith me for suche lands as he bought of me to be devyded equalye among them

Also I will that all suche lands tenements wth all there apputenncs whiche nowe ys myn shalbe equally devyded among my fower doughters Marget Anslo(w), Mrget Pix, Jone Jeffrey and Elizabeth Cooke

Also I give to the two childryn of Thomas Pix one Cowe betwen them
Item I bequeth to Agnes Abell my be[a]ds of Corall
Also I will that the xls which Thomas Pix doth owe me shalbe bestowed on my buryall
Also I give to Elizabeth Cooke my daughter the xxs and the farme of Two kyne which monye and kyne be in the hands of Agnes Poynet widowe
Also I give to Marget Panton my kyrtle of blacke Clothe
Also I bequeth to Agnes Rycards one of my gownes at the discrecion of my exectours

The resydue of my goodes, my debts paid I give to my executours, they to do for my soule as they shall thinke yt convenient and necessary
And I ordeyn and make my executours William Bole and Thomas Anslo to se(e) this my last will fulfilled,
desiring John Cooke to be the ovrseer of the same to whome I give for his paynes taking Ten shillings

Wryten the viijth daie of March Anno dini M? CCCCC xxxvj [1536/37]
In the prsens [presence] and wytnes of me
John Shether, Clarke; William Bole; Margaret Bole and other

Probatum fuit: 14th May 1537

Transcribed by Mrs. Shelagh Mason 16th February 2023


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