Item I give and bequeath unto my four sons, John, Nicholas, William and Valentine Dilnott
all my lands and tenements lying and being in Ash next Sandwich in the County of Kent
equally to be divided amongst them
Item I give and bequeath unto my son John Dilnott my largest silver drinking cup and my great
Bible
Item I give and bequeath unto my son Nicholas Dilnott my goods, cattle and chattels
which shall be in my house or elsewhere at the time of my decease
Item I give and bequeath unto my two young grandchildren, daughters of my son William, viz,
Joyce and Martha Dilnott the sume of fifty shillings apiece, to be paid unto them at the
end of one yeare next after my decease by my executors hereafter named
Item I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth, daughter of my son John Dilnott the sume of fifty
shillings of the lawful monie of England to be paid her at the end of one yeare next after my
decease by my executors hereafter named
Item I give and bequeath unto John Dilnott, son of my son Valentine Dilnott, the sum of
five pounds of goode and lawful monie of England to be paid him at the end of one yeare next
after my decease by my executors hereafter named
Item I give unto my two sons John and Nicholas Dilnott all my debts which shall be owing unto me at the time of my decease, they paying my debts, legacies and Funeral expenses And I do hereby constitute and appoint my two sons joynt executors of this, my last Will and Testament and destroying and revoking all Wills by me formerly made. In witness whereof I now hereto set my hand and seale the twentieth day of July in the tenth yeare of the reigne of our Sovereign Lord Will. the Third, King of England, Anno Domini 1698. John Dilnott, Sealed, Published and Declared to be the last Will and Testament of the said John Dilnott in the presence of Amon Pickard, Richard Barbar, Rich,Heiid.
Probate in latin Nov 1703
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