Firste my will is that my Tente I nowe dwell in at Margate withe all the houses & landes therunto belonginge shalbe sowlde for the paymente of
my debts :
Item my will is that my landes called by the name of Stongate, Saunders & Bishops lyinge within the p[ar]ishe of Minster & in the tenure &
occupacon of Jerman Binge shalbe alsoe soulde for the payment of my debtes
Item I will that my p[ar]cell of lande by estimaccon three acres more or lesse within the pishe of Ickham within the sayde countie shalbe soulde
for the paymente of my debtes
The sale of all w[hi]ch tents & houses & landes I wil be made by John Spacklinge my brother, my cozen Adam Spracklinge & my cousen Esay
Spracklinge within three yeares after my decease
Out of the residue of my landes I geve to Joseph Younge my daughters sonne xli [£10] yearlie duringe his life halfe yearelie to be
payde
Item I geve to Richard Younge his brother xli yearlie duringe his life halfe yearelie to be payde
Item I give to my daughter Sugden xxli yearelie duringe her life halfe yearelie to be payde
Item I geve to William Sugden the sonne of John Sugden my sonne vli [£5] yearlie duringe his life halfe yearelie to be payde
And if anye of the sayde annuyties be unpayde by the space of xxtie [20] dayes after any fe[a]ste that is oure Ladyes annunciacon & St. Michaell usuall termes then to be payde That then it shalbe lawfull for all & evry of the sayde p[ar]ties or there assignes to entr & distrayne & the distresse or distresses so beinge taken to leade, drive & carrie away & the same to withoulde & keepe untill suche time as all & evrye the sayde annuitye or annuityes be fullie satisfied, contented & payde
My ten'te at Houses ende withe all the houses & landes remayninge & belonginge thereunto now in the tenure & occupaon of Jarman Binge aforesayde I geve to my cozen Esary Spracklinge & to his heyres for evr
This is the laste will and testamente of me Luke Spracklinge aforesayde of all my goodes & chatles within the Isle of Thanet & countye of Kente
or else where
The whiche my sayde goods & chattels shalbe soulde by my Brother John Spracklinge, my cozen Adam Spracklinge & my
cozen Esay Spracklinge for the payment of my debtes & legacies within three yeares after my decease
Alsoe my will is that all suche debtes as are owinge unto me & all the rents of my landes ovr and
above the annuyties aforesayde shalbe employed for the paymente of my debtes & legasies
Item my will is that Josephe Younge & Richarde Younge my daughters sonnes shall have eyther of them at there severall ages of xviij yeares xxivli [£24] a peece the whiche money shalbe put oute to there uses for there better maintenance and educacon untill they shall accomplyshe & growe up to there sevrall ages of xviij yeares aforesayde And wch money shalbe payde ovr for there sayde ages educacon & maintenance within three yeares after my decease
Item I geve to my daughter Sugden my seale ringe & a peece of goulde of xxxs
Item I geve to my cozen Esay Spracklings wife my ringe withe the greate turkie
Item I geve to Hestar xxs
Item I give to An Bigs xs
Item I geve to my cosen Esay Spracklings daughters xxs a peece
Item I geve to An Pick xs
Item I give to An Jones xs
Item I give to James Hall xxs
Item my will is that after my debts & legacies (are) fullie satisfied & payde the ovrplus of money remaining of all the prmisses before appoynted to be soulde shall remayne to the use of my executor or his assignes: But if the sayde landes, goodes & cha[t]lles before set downe to be soulde will not sufficientlie discharge my sayde debtes & legasies, That then my will is there shalbe so muche more lande sowlde belinginge to my sayde tente at Houes ende as shall sufficientlie pforurme the full satisfaction & paymente of all my sayde debts & legasies
Item I make & ordayne of truste to be my executor my cozen Esary Spracklinge
Provided that if my cozen Esary Spracklinge will not consente to the sale of soe muche more lande from the sayde tente of
Houes ende as shall sufficientlye discharge my sayde debts and legasies that then he shalbe voyde of the benefit of this my will and testamente
Witnesses to the last will & testat. John Filkes; John Baldenne;
Luke Spracklinge
Probatum fuit: 1591 (no exact date given)
Note: Mr. Luke Spracklinge was buried 18th April 1591 at St. John in Thanet (Margate), Kent.
Transcribed by Shelagh Mason 7th October 2022
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