Item I give and bequeath unto twenty poore aged people the sume of tenn shillings together to be distributed to and amongst them at the day and time of my buriall they being inhabitants of the said parish at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named.
Item I give and bequeath unto Edward Austen my Kinseman and Robert Hiwood my Kinseman All those severall messuages Lands and premisses lyeing and being in the parishes of Hetcorne [Headcorn] and Horsemanden in the said County of Kent to have and to hold to them and such their heires forever in such manner and forme, and according to the Contents purport and true intent and meaneing of a certaine fine I levied and heretofore acknowledged to them, or for their uses and behoofes and not otherwise, as relation and referrence had to the said Fine and indentures to leade the use of the same doth and may appeare
Item I give and bequeath, unto Henry Wen my Kinseman the sume of five shillings to be paid unto him by my Executors hereafter named within
one month next after my decease
Item I give and bequeath unto Henry Wenn Junr sonne of the foresaid Henry Wenn And to Jane Wenn daughter of the said Henry Wenn, and to
each of them the sume of two shillings and six pence to be paid unto them within one month next after my decease
Item I give and bequeath unto Mary Haynes my servant the sume of twenty shillings and my blacke scarfe and one lether chest now being and
remaineing in the hall Chamber and my redd petticoate to be paid unto her and delivered within one month next after my decease by my executors
hereafter named.
Item I give and bequeath unto Margarett the wife of Edward Worseden my Kinsewoman the sume of tenn shillings to be paid unto her within
one month next after my decease by my executors hereafter named
Item I give and bequeath unto Ann Bonnicke the wife of Richard Bonnicke the sume of tenn shillings to be paid unto her by my Executors
hereafter named within one month next after my decease
Item I give & bequeath unto Margarett Francis the wife of Lewknor Francis the sume of two shillings & six pence to be paid unto her
within one month next after my decease by my executors hereafter named
Item I give and bequeath unto my brother Barnard Meare and Ann his wife and to each of them the sume of five
shillings, to be paid unto him and her within one month next after my decease by my executors hereafter named.
Item I give and bequeath unto Edward Austen my Kinseman and Robert Hiwood my Kinseman, my debts funerall expences and legacies first paid and
discharged, all and singular my goods and chattells and howsholdstuffe whatsoever equally to be devided betweene them
which said Edward Austen and Robert Hiwood I hereby make and ordaine full and whole Executors of this my present last will and testamt hereby
utterly revokeing & disannulling all former and other Wills by me at any time heretofore made
In wittness whereof to this my present last will and testament conteyneing two sheetes of paper I have setto my marke to the first sheete thereof And to the last sheete thereof my marke and seale dated the day and yeare first before written Elizabeth Maschall her marke.
Sealed read subscribed published and declared as the last will and testament of the said Elizabeth Maschall in the presence of
John Austen - Judith Bright..... Johis Streater Script
This will was proved at London before Sr Nathaniel Brent Knight Doctor of Laws Master or Keeper of the Prerogative Court the sixteenth day of June in the yeare of our Lord god one thousand six hundred Fifty one by the oathes of Edward Austen and Robert Heywood executors named in the said will to whom was comitted Administration of all and singular the goods chattells and debts of the said deceased they being first legally sworne by Comission well and truely to administer the same.
Richard Mascall, widower, married Elizabeth Stephens, widow, by Licence 30 October 1620, Goudhurst.
Margaret Maskall married Lewkner Frauncis 17 January 1613/14, Goudhurst.
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