Imprmis I give and bequeath unto my Sister Jane Cooke of the parish of Minster in Thanett the sume of Five pounds of good and lawfull money of England To be paid within one whole yeare and a halfe next after my decease
Item I give and bequeath unto my Brother in Lawe Henry Yonell ye some of Five shillings of good and lawfull money of England To be paid within one whole yeare And a halfe next after my decease
tem I give and bequeath unto my Sister in Lawe Dorritie Yonell the some of Five shillings of good and lawfull money of England To be paid within one whole yeare And a halfe next after my decease
Item I give unto the poore people of the parish of Crondall the some of twentie shillinges of lawfull
money of England to be paid att Christmas next after my decease
Item my will and meaninge is that my executor shall paye theis legacies terme daies before christmas daie to John Chapman or George
Carter of the parish aforesaid and they to distribute to the poore aforesaid att their distribucon
Item I give and bequeath unto Susan Adman the wife of Nicholas Adman of Crindall the some of three shillinges of good and lawfull money of England to bee paid Tenn daies before Christmas day next after my decease
Item I give and bequeath unto Thomas Lancefield the Younger Thomas Daill John Terrie and John Friar all foure of the parish of Crundall To eyther of them Twelve pence a peece To carry my bodie to the churchyeard aforesaid To bee paid att my Funerall day
Item I give unto Mairy Smith iis vid To be paid att my Funerall day
Item I give to a learned preacher of gods words to make a Sermon att my Funerall day xs
Item I give unto John Church [crossed out and hard to decipher] of Crundall xs to bee paid att my Funerall day
Item I give to Nicholas Adman of Crondall xs to bee paid att my Funerall day
Item the Residue of all mygoodes before not bequeathed my debts Funerall Chardges and legacies First paid and discharged I give unto Thomas Cook of Hope my brother the within said Thomas Cooke I doe make and ordaine sole and whole executor of this my last will and Testament The which I doe will the said Thomas shall paie and discharge these my legacies and Funerall expences And to see my bodie decently buried And my will is that the Remainder of my goodes hee shall have for his paynes
This is the last will of me Frances Cooke dated the daye and yeare first above written.
Frances Cooke his marke
Read Sealed and delivered in the presence of George Carter - John Terry
Probatum fuit: vltiing? day May 1626
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