First to Eals Holman my daughter I give my standing bedstedle wth all the bed[d]ing app[er]teining to the same as it is now furnished and my longe table wth the frame and forme appteining to the same and also my presse cubbord And also my best Chest that I have and also I give unto the said Eals another paire of sheets
Item I give unto my daughter Elizabeth the wife of John Buckherst of the p[ar]ish of Wingeham one boxe wth lock and key unto it And also I doe give her all the goods w[hi]ch she hath of mine in her Custodie and keepeing allready, except one gold ringe wch I lent unto her upon condition yt [that] she should restore it againe to the p[ar]tie wch I should give it unto And also I doe except out of this former gift one bedstedle wch my daughter Elizabeth hath in her keepeing
Item I doe give unto my daughter Sara Hills one truckle bedstedle and my long setle in the hall
Item I doe give unto my sonne Thomas Holman one bedstedle wch is at my daughter Elizabeth her house wch I lent her Allso I doe give unto the said Thomas my sonne halfe a dozen of smale [small] pewter and also I doe give unto him twenty shillings of Currant mony to be paid unto him by my daughter Eales Holman wthin one yeare after my decease being demanded
Item I give unto Stephen Holman my sonne one Chest and also I doe give unto him five and twenty shillings to be paid unto him by my daughter Eales Holman upon this Condicon that hee or some other p[er]son for him shall pr[e]sently upon receipt thereof repay the same unto a woolen draper of Canterbury whereas he doth owe the same wch if he will not doe, then my minde is that my daughter Eales shall pay the same debt and shee shall be discharged of the payment of the twenty five shillings aforesaid
Item I doe give unto my sonne William Holman the best Chest except one wch I have And also I doe give unto the said William Holman two great pewter platters and one gold ringe wch my daughter Elizabeth hath in her keepeing
Item all the rest of my goods not bequeathed after my legacies afore given be paid my Creditors satisfied and my funerall expences discharged, I will give and bequeath unto my daughter Eales Holman to her and her heries [heirs] forever
Witnesses hereof: John Smith; Thomas Smith; Richard Culling
Probatum fuit: 19th March 1630/31
Notes:
Elizabeth Holman, widow, was buried 1st February 160/31 at St. Andrew, Wickhambreaux, Kent.
Stephen Holman married Elsabethe Milles, 18th June 1599 at Wickhambreaux, Kent.
Stephen Holman, Husbandman was buried at Wickhambreaux on 29th June 1628.
Transcribed by Mrs. Shelagh Mason 29th March 2022
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