Merry Will 1654

Will of Anthony Merry

of Cranbrook, Kent

Source: Prerogative Court of Canterbury PROB 11/233/273
Transcribed by Dianne Bowles, 26 January 2022.

In the Name of God Amen the two and twentith Daye of February in the yeare of our Lord fifty and three
I Anthony Merry of Cranbrook in the County of Kent Clothier being sick and weake of body but of good and perfect memorie thankes be unto almighty God Calling to Remembrance the uncertaine estate of this transitory life and not all Flesh must yeeld unto death when it shall please God to call (Doe make and declare this my last will and testamt in manner and forme following) Revoaking and disannulling all and every Testament and Will by me heretofore either by woord or writing I made or declared
First I bequeath and Committ my Soule unto Almighty God trusting assuredlie in and by the merritts of Jesus Christ my Saviour and blessed Redeemer to have full remission of all my sinnes and my body to be decently buried att the discretion of my Executrix hereafter named and now for the selling and disposing of that Estate which it hath bin pleased God to give and bestowe upon me I doe order give and dispose as followeth

First I give and bequeath unto Henry my Sonne One hundred and twenty poundes which is to be paide into the hands of my brother William Sharpe of Sandeherst within Six moneths next after my decease to be putt out on good Security The Interest or proffitt goeing towardes the education of him I doe further more desire that the said William Sharpe do take and keep the aforesaid Henry Schoole untill he shall attaine the age of seaventeene yeares and then to take in twenty poundes of the said one hundred and twenty and to putt him onto to be an apprentice
And the other hundred poundes with the proffitt of itt if any shall be due he shall receive att the age of one and twenty yeares Also I doe give unto him my said Sonne Henry my Silver salt and my silver Cupp which is double guilted

Also I give unto John Merry and Anthony my Sonnes the Summe of fifty poundes a peice to be paid by my Executrix unto them att the ages of one and twenty yeares respectively
Also I give unto my aforesaid Sonne John my Silver Cupp
Also I give unto the Child which my Wife is now great of the Summe of one hundred poundes to be paid unto it when it shall attaine unto the age of one and twenty yeares and is to be paid by my Executrix
my Will is further That if any my foresaid Children shall dye before they attaine the ages of one and twenty yeares then theie portions shall be equally devided betweene my Surviveing Children

Also I give unto my brother Robert Harley the Summe of forty shillings
Also I give unto Caleb Spice Forty Shillings to be paid unto him within a moneth next after my decease
Also I give unto all my household Servants ten shillings a piece to be paid within a month after my decease
Also I give unto my Brother William Sharpe and Laurence Foster of Cranbrooke the Summes of three poundes a peice
which sayd William Sharpe and Laurence Foster with John Rolfe I doe desire to be Overseers To this my last Will Also my minde is That they and either of them shall be paid their resonable Charges and expenses which they shall be att (about the performance of this my Will) by my Executrix afternamed

Also I give unto my Loveing Wife Marcy whome I make and ordaine of this my last Will and Testament my full and sole Executrix of all my goods Chattells houshold stuffe and moveables whatsoever she paying all and every my said Legacies and debts

In witnesse whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and Seale the day and yeare above written Anthony Merry
Read Sealed and published in the presence of
John Relfe - Abraham Bassuck his marke - Sarah Bassock

This Will was proved att Westminster the fourteenth day of June in the year of our Lord god One thousand six hundred fifty and fowre before the Judges for probate of Wills and granting Administrations lawfully authorised by the oath of Mercy Merry the Relict and Sole Executrix named in the above written Will To whome Administration of all and Singular the goods Chattells and debts of the said deceased was Committed she being first legally Sworne by vertue of a Commission truly and faithfully to administer the same.

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