Will of John Savage

of Maidstone, Kent

Item I will and bequey [bequeath] unto my Sune John Savedg twelupence to be paied to him bey my eactars [executors] twelumonth and a day aftar my deses [decease]
Item I will and be que to my ssune Jemes Savedg tweue pence of good and lafull money of eingland for to be paied to him bey my eacsaters a twelmonth and a day aftar my deses
Item I will and be queth unto my ssune William Savdige and his haiars [heirs] for ever the hows that my Brother Robart now lives in

Item I will and be queth the ne(w) bult hous that Goodman Churche did dwell in to my three daughtars Elizabeth Savidg and Seucesan Savedg and Ellen Savedg each equalley to be devided betwen them
Item I will and be queth to my daughter Elizabeth Savedg my tenn silvar spones and my silvar bowll and my litell wood that I bought of Mr. Eingelish

Item I will and be que to my three daughtars Elizabeth Savidg and Sewesan Savedg and Ellen Savedg all my stocke and moveabells with out doars and with in and all bills and bundes [bonds] and all Leases and inplements and hopes [hops] and evarey thing that is mine to be eaqualley to be devided betwen them three

Liekewies I doe nomanat[e] and apoyent [appoint] my three daughtars Elizabeth Savidg and Susen Savedg and Ellen Savedg for to be my holl eacsatars [whole executors] and to pay my detes and to burey mee
Liquies [likewise] I nomenat and apoyent my sune in law George Smith and my sune Jeams Savedg for to be the ovarserrs [overseers] of this my will to be parformed

In witnes heare of I have set my hand and seall John Sav....
This is the + marke of Steven Smith and George Smith witeneses to this will

Probatum fuit: 22nd April 1675

An Inventory of the Goods & Chattells of John Savage of Maidstone in the County of Kent, Carpenter, late deceased Aprill 19th 1675

													£.	s.	d.
Imprimis	His purse, Girdle & wearinge aparrell, Linnen & wollen					08	00	00
	Item	his bible & other books									01	00	00
	Item	One silver Bowl & tenn spoones								02	10	00
		In the Hall
	Item	one little Table, one forme, one Dresser						02	00	00
	Item	one Cubboard, one benche, two shelves, one screene & seven Chairs & two 
Cushines [cushions] 											01	05	00
	Item	one Jacke, one backe, three kittle?, two dripinge panns, one platter, one Summ?, 
two Cob Irons, one payer of pothangers, fire pann & tongs & bellows					01	17	00
	Item	fourteen peices of pewter smalle & ?, & five candlestickes, three pewter potts, 
one Chamber pott & three salts										02	00	00
		In the Chamber over the Hall
	Item	One Table, six Joynt stooles, 4 Cushen? Chaires, one Joint Cubberd, two Chests, 
one payer of hand Irons, tongs, fire Shovell & bellows							02	10	00
	Item	One Fether bed & bed stedle & Curtaines & Linen & all things there unto belonginge	10	00	00
		In the Little Chamber
	Item	One bed stedle, one flocke bed with Coverlett & blanketts & other things belonging	02	00	00
	Item	in another Chamber one high bedsted & Truckle bed with other things there unto 
belonging & two Chaires & two Chests									02	10	00
		In the Garett
	Item	two halfe fealed? bedstedles, one Flocke bed, boulster & blanketts & one Chest		01	00	00
		In the Brewhouse
	Item	One Copper, one butkin? Furnace, one Mealt tunn & other tubbs				02	00	00
		In the Milkhouse
	Item	One Cubbod, two powdering tubbs, one table & shelves, & Milke vessells			01	00	00
		In the Celler	
	Item	Five kilderkines? & two smale base vessells						00	10	00
		In the Oast house
	Item	Eight bags of tares & two Oast hawes?							25	00	00
		In the buttery
	Item	One Iron pott, two kettles, three skilletts, one warminge pan & other things		01	00	00
		In the Chamber
	Item	two seames of wheat									05	00	00
	Item	Foure bushells of Oats & six fleeces of woole						00	10	00
	Item	One timber Tache?, one Iron, one Timber Tith?						00	10	00
		In the Stable
	Item	Three horse harnes, Puffinge? top? & hars?						01	00	00
	Item	One .. arson?, one Court, one Plow, Four harrows					05	00	00

	Item	two horses										07	00	00
	Item	three Cows										10	00	00
	Item	one score of sheepe									05	00	00
	Item	one hogge										00	15	00
	Item	uppon the Grownd Five Acres of wheat							10	00	00
	Item	three Acres of Oats									03	00	00
	Item	Foure Acres of Peasce									04	00 	00
	Item	For the stock of hop .... [equipment]?							06	00	00
	Item	For Leeses? in hand									05	00	00
	Item	for Lumber & things forgotten								02	00	00

												Som	£130	02	00

Notes:
John Savage senior was buried at All Saints, Maidstone, Kent on 9 Apr 1675.
John Savage was baptised at All Saints, Maidstone on 1 Mar 1601, s. of Robert Savage and Ann ?
He married Hellen Wattle on 13 Feb 1625 at All Saints, Maidstone.
The Appraisers John Savage and James Savage were two of his sons.

Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 26th October 2023

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