Curling Will 1616

Will of George Curling

of Wye, Kent

Source: Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral Archives PRC 17/60/344
Submitted by Margaret Glenn

In the name of God Amen theighth of November In the yeare of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christe 1615
I George Curling of the towne of Wye in the Countye of Kent doe make and ordeyne this my laste will and testament in manner and forme as here followeth
Firste and before all thinges I give and bequeath my soule to Almightye God my saviour maker and Creator And to Jesus Christe his sonne my merciful Saviour and redeemer and to the holye ghost my onlye Sanctifyer, three persons in trinitye, but one God in unitye and my bodye to be decentlye and orderlye buryed wthin the Churchyard of Wye aforesayd beside my wyffe there formerlye buryed

Item I will and gyve to the poore people of Wye tenn shillinges to be gyven and distributed to them where most need shalbe on the daye of my buryall by the discretion of my executrix hereafter named
Item I give and bequeath to my sonn William Curlinge the some of Forty shillinges and all my woollen wearinge apparrell belonginge to my bodye and two of my stock to be payd and delivred to him by my sayd executrix hereafter named wthin one moneth next after my decease (yf yt be lawfully demaunded)
Item I will and give to George Curlinge, to William Curlinge and to Johan Curlinge, my brother William Curlings Children to evrye one of them a vjs viijd [6s 8d] to be payd to them and evrye of them wthin one moneth next after my decease (yf yt be demaunded)

And all the residew of my goods aswell moveable as unmoveable not before in this my will willed gyven nor bequeathed, whatsoever yt be, my debts legacyes and funerall expences first satisfyed Contented and payd, I will and gyve them fullye and hollye to Elizabeth Curlinge my daughter
wch sayd Elizabeth Curlinge my daughter I doe make and appoynte to be my sole and onelye executrix of this my laste will and testament, prayeinge and desiringe Chardginge her to see my laste will to be performed, and fullfilled in all poynts as I truste she will doe

And I doe ordeyne and appoynt my neigbore John Dense of Wye to be the ovrseer of this my sayd laste will and testament, prayeinge and desireinge him to be astaye and helpe to my sayd executrix in the execucon of this my will, and at the tymes, and she to be .... by his sayd good advise and counsell as I truste she will be for her dealinges and affayres, and I gyve him my sayd ovrseer for his labour and paynes six shillings and eight pence and his chardges to be borne (as) my ovrseer he shall have overseen for abowt this my will, by my sayd executrix

And alsoe I will and gyve to the sayd Elizabeth Curlinge my daughter and executrix my messuage or tenement at Wye aforesayd, wth the orchard and gardens thereunto belonging wth all and singuler theire appurten[a]ncs To be had and holden to her the sayd Elizabeth Curlinge my daughter and to her heires in fee symple forevr

In wittnes whereof I have caused this my will to be written, and hereunto I have sett to my marke and seale, the daye and yeare above written
The marke of George Curlinge
Wittnesses present at the sealinge subscribing and alloweinge of this his laste will and testament
Richard Archolder by his marke; and of me John Dense the writer 1615.

Probatum fuit: 19th April 1616

Notes:
George Curling was buried at SS Gregory and Martin, Wye, Kent on 15th Dec 1615 (no entry in PR)
Ann Curling, wife of George, was buried there on 9th April 1599.
George Courlling had married Annes Soull on 17th Feb 1580 at Wye.
Daughter Elyzabeth Curling married Edward Walmsley on 5th May 1618 at Wye.

Transcribed by Mrs. Shelagh Mason 23rd January 2023

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