Inprimis I will give and bequeath unto Marie my loveinge wife the use of all my goods,
cattells, chattells, plates and readie moneyes for and dureinge the terme of her naturall life,
and unto her I give the rents and profitts of all my houses and lands within or neere the Cittie of
Canterburie for the like terme, and her the said Marie I make Executrix of this my last will and testament
And after the decease of the said Marie my wife I make and ordaine John Mannake my eldest Sonne Executor, or guardian unto my two youngest children, if they shall then be under age
Item I give and bequeath unto the said John Mannake, and Samuell Mannake my two eldest
Sonnes all that my house & garden Wherein I nowe live with tha’ppurtennces Scituate and beinge in the parishe of St. Alphage aforesaid
with the tenements thereunto belonginge to be had and holden to the said John and Samuell, and to their heires for ever equallie to
be devided betweene them
And if it happen that either of my sonnes die or departe this life without
issue of his bodie lawfully begotten then I will that the moietie or parte in my said house of
him soe dieinge shalbe devided amongst all the rest of my children then surviveinge to be had
and holden to them and theire heires for ever, parte and parte alike, by equall division amongst them
Item I give and bequeath unto the said John my Sonne desireinge him to be aydeing and assistinge to his said mother in the execution of this my will, one Annuitie or rent charge of fourtie shillings Per Annum issueinge and goeinge out of the house; with the appurtenances wherein my brother in Lawe Edward Le Keux nowe dwelleth scituate in the parishe of St. Alphage aforesaid to be had and holden to my said sonne John and his heires forever
Item I will give and bequeath unto Leah my daugher nowe wife of Abraham Didier, and James
Mannake one other of my Sonnes All those my two houses with the appurtenances nowe in the
severall occupacons of John Giles, Nicholas Homle?, Roberte Milles, Widdowe Percivall,
Widdowe Churchman and Widdowe Knowles or some or one of them scituate and being in the
parishe of St. Marie Northgate in Canterburie without the gate there to be had and holden to the
said Leah and James for and dureinge the terme of their naturall lives equallie to be devided betweene them
And after the death of the said Leah I give her moitie or parte of the said two houses to the childe or
children of her bodie lawfully begotten to be had and holden to him, her or them; and their heires for ever
And if it happen the said Leah and James fortune to die without issue of their severall bodies lawfully begotten, that then his
or her parte or moitie in the said two houses of him or her soe deceasinge to descend and come to the rest of my children then
surviveinge to be had and holden to them and their heires for ever in equall parts to be devided betweene them
Provided notwithstanding I hereby declare my will and meaninge to bee; that if the said Leah my
daughter die and departe this life before her said husband Abraham Didier, that then hee the said
Abraham shall have and enjoye the rents and profitts of the said moitie given unto his said
wife for and dureinge the terme of his naturall life and afterwards the same to descend and goe to the
children of the said Leah as is above willed and bequeathed
And my will and meaneinge is likewise, that in case anie of my said Sonnes departe this life before their wives that then his or their
surviveing wife shall have and enjoye the parte and parts of their husband or husbands deceased, for and dureinge her or their life or
lives
Item I give and bequeth unto Phillipp my Sonne all that my house or tenement with the garden and
appurtenances nowe in the occupacon of one Holydaie Scituate and being in the parishe of St. Alphage aforesaid and
one stable with a garden and the appurtenances thereunto belonginge nowe in the occupacon of Francis Knight scituate and being in
Broadstreete in the parishe of St. Marie Northgate aforesaid
and all my interest or terme of yeares in one house or messuage scituate and beinge in the parishe of
St. Peters in Canterbury nowe in the occupacon of widdowe Phillipps and one annuitie or annuall
rent of fourtie shillings Per Annum to be issueinge goeing and taken out of the two houses before given to my said daughter Leah and
James my Son To be had and holden to the said Phillipp my Sonne and the heires of his bodie lawfully begotten for ever
And if it shall happen to the said Phillipp my Sonne to die without heires of his bodie lawfullie begotten then I give all the said house, stable, garden and premisses to him before given to the rest of my childe or children survivieinge to be had and holden to them, and their heires equally to be devided amongst them
And if it shall happen that my said Sonne Phillipps parte in the house and premisses upon a just value and estimacon in the opinion of anie indifferent men shall not be deemed to be equall in value with the parts and porcons of the rest of his brothers and sisters before menconed; that then his parte and porcon to be made equall wth theirs out of my goods and chattells
And all the rest of my goods and chattells after the decease of my said wife I will shalbe
equallie devided amongst all my said children
Saveinge I will and bequeath to the poore of the Wallon Congregacon [Walloon Congregation] of Canterbury whereof I am a member the
some of tenn poundes
And last of all I hereby declare my will and meaneinge to be that none of the my said sonnes or daughters shall take or receive anie of the profitts or rents of anie of my houses or Landes before menconed dureinge the life of there said mother whoe I desire more quietlie enjoye the same without anie lette or disturbance
And further I will give and bequeath unto James and Phillipp my two youngest sonnes the sume of Fiftie poundes a peece to be paid unto either of them on their respective daies of marriage with an equall allowance of such other marriage Chargds as their other brothers and Sister had over and above their severall shares and proporcons in the residue of my goods before menconed
In Wittnes whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the thirteenth daie of November Anno Domini one thousand six hundred Fiftie
John Mannake
Signed sealed published and declared to be the last will and testament of the said John Manneke
after all the razures and interlineacons therein before menconed In the presence of
Peter Le Noble - Jeane Despaigne - Edward Le Keux - Le: Bronnd?
Probatum at London 29th January 1650/1.
Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 14th September 2020
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