Will of Elizabeth Drury (Extract)

of Stalisfield, Kent

To the poor of Stalisfield, 50 shillings.
Item: to the children of my brother Edward Drewry 40 shillings a piece.
Item: to the children of my brother Jeffrey �5 a piece.
Item: to my cousin the Widow Watson �5 and to her son John Watson �10 and to her 3 daughters �5 a piece.
Item: to my cousin Elizabeth, wife of John Craft, 10 shillings and I forgive her husband what he owes me.

Item: to the children of my late brother William Drewry and his widow �10 to be divided between them within one year after my decease.
Item: to my cousin Elizabeth, the daughter of my brother Thomas, �10.
Item: to my cousin Sarah, the daughter of my brother Richard Drury �20
and to my cousin Robert and Elizabeth, son and granddaughter of my late brother Richard �5 a piece.

Item: to my cousin George, son of my late brother Richard 5 shillings.
Item: to Richard Drury son of my cousin William Drury and grandchild of my brother Richard Drury �30.
Item: to my cousin Jeffrey Drury son of my late brother Thomas Drury 10 shillings.
Item: to my Goddaughter Belting 40 shillings.
Item: to my other Godchildren 10 shillings.

Item: to William Cooke of Stalisfield 10 shillings.
Item: to my loving friend George Poole of Charing �3 and I give to him and his wife a gold ring a piece to wear at my funeral.
Item: to my sister in law, mother to my cousin William Drury 40 shillings each quarter by equal portions.
Item: to my cousin Richard Drury son of my late brother John Drury �50.
I give to Conway to preach at my funeral 10 shillings.
Item: to my executors to bury me in linen.

All the rest of my goods to be divided between my executors, my said cousins William and Richard Drury being the children of my late brothers Richard and John.

Witnessed by Thomas Bodle, Katherine Whitehead and Aphry Farley.

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