| In the name of God Amen The Nineteenth day of December
Anno Domini One thousand six hundred and eighty foure Anno Domini Regis Caroli
secundi Tricesimo sexto I John Flock of Wightfield in the Parish of
Dearhurst in the County of Gloucester Yeoman considering and laying to heart
the fraile estate of man that though it be certain I must dye yet uncertaine
when and alsoe being desirouse to put my worldly estate in order whilst the
Lord affordeth health and memory for the avoiding of after trouble a thing
I principally aime at excepting mine owne pease Doeth resort at this time
before sicknesse and death take possession of me make and ordaine this my
last Will and Testament in manner and forme following Viz First I willingly
and with a free heart render and give againe into the hands of my Lord God
and Creator my soule which hee of his fatherly goodnesse gave unto me when
he first fastsoned me in my Mothers womb makeing me a living and reasonable
creature nothing doubting but for his infinite mercies set forth in the precious
blood of his beloved sonne Jesus Christ my only Saviour and Redeemer hee
will receive my soule unto his glory and place in the company of his heavenly
angells and blesses saints when hee shall dissolve it from this earthly tabernackle
of mine which earthly tabernacle I commend to the earth whereof it was made
nothing doubting but according to the article of my faith at the great day
of the resurrection shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God
not a corruptable mortall vile and weake body as it now it is now but an
incorruptable strong and perfect and for my worldly goods wherewith the Lord
of his meere mercy not my merrit hath endowed me my desire is to glory to
God in the bestowing of them and to benefitt others Item I give and bequeath
all those my closes or parcell of Meadow or Pasture ground with the appurtenances
thereunto belonging in Turly alias Trinley in the County of Gloucester unto
my Nephew William Francombe and his heires for ever who now holdeth
the same of me by the yearly Rent of tenne pounds per Annum Provided the
said William Francombe doe pay or cause to be paid to Arnold Aram
of the City of Gloucester Haberdasher and Elizabeth his Wife or to
one of them the summe of Fifty pounds of current money And my Neice Rebeccah
Digges the summe of Twenty pounds and to my Neice Jane Francombe
the summe of Thirty pounds of like current money within two yeares after my
decease and to pay or cause to be paid unto my Kinsmen Thomas Cox one
of the sonnes of Mary Cox of Newent the summe of Fifty pounds of like
current money when he shall attaine unto the age of twenty and one yeares
of age And if it shall happen that hee the said Thomas Cox shall depart
this life before hee shall accomplish the age of twenty and one yeares That
then my will is that the said Fifty pounds shall be paid unto John Cox
Brother of the said Thomas Cox when he shall attaine unto the age
of twenty and one yeares And if it shall happen that hee the said John
Cox doe depart this life before hee shall come to the age of twenty and
one yeares of age that then my will is that the said Fifty pounds soe given
shall remain to the use of him the said William Francombe But if the
said William Francombe shall make default neglect or refuse to pay
the four severall summes of fifty pounds twenty pounds thirty pounds and
fifty pounds according to the time hereby limitted for payment thereof Then
my will is that the said Arnold Aram Elizabeth his wife Rebeccah
Digges Jane Francombe and Thomas Cox or soe many of them
as shall be then living shall have full power by vertue hereof to make sale
of the said premises and to deduct or default out of the purchase or consideration
money for themselves and to whom it shall belong if otherwise disposed of
by the death of either of them the said parties that hath power to dispose
of the same the said four severall summes of fifty pounds twenty pounds thirty
pounds and fifty pounds and the charge and expense in sale thereof made and
returne the said William Francombe the overplus And if it shall happen
that the said Arnold Aram Elizabeth his wife Rebeccah Digges
Jane Francombe or either of them depart this life before the
said three summes of fifty pounds twenty pounds and thirty pounds become
due then it is my will that his or her summe shall come unto such person
or persons as hee shee or they shall dispose of at his her or their deaths
Item I give and bequeath unto all the children of the said William Francombe
and Mary his Wife the summe of twenty shillings apeice to be paid
them when they shall be respectively of the age of tenne yeares apeice Item
I give and bequeath unto Thomas Aram the sonne of the said Arnold
Aram the summe of twenty shillings to be paid when hee shall be of the
age of tenne yeares Item I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Aram the
daughter of the said Arnold Aram the summe of twenty shillings to
be paid when shee shall be of the age of tenne yeares Item I give and bequeath
unto my Nephew Jonathan Beale and Mary his Wife the summe of
twenty shillings to be paid within two yeares after my decease Item I give
and bequeath unto all the Children of the said Jonathan Beale and
Mary his Wife that are now borne the summe of tenne pounds apeice
to be paid when they shall come to the age of twenty and one yeares Item I
give and bequeath unto my Neice Mary Cox and to her son John Cox
the summe of twenty shillings to be paid within one yeare after my decease
Item I give and bequeath unto my Brother in Law John Digges and Jane
his Wife and to John and Christopher sonnes of the
said John Digges and Jane his Wife the summe of two shillings
and six pence apeice to be paid within two yeares after my decease they lawfully
demanding it and giving in a sufficient discharge for the same Item I give
and bequeath unto William Sevill of the parish of Bisley in the County
of Gloucester Clothier and unto my Neice Hannah his Wife the summe
of twenty shillings apeice to be paid within one yeare after my decease Item
I give and bequeath unto all the Children of the said William Sevill and
Hannah his Wife except John and Hannah the summe
of twenty shillings apeice to be paid them when they shall respectively attaine
to the age of tenne yeares apeice Item I give and bequeath unto John Sevill
one of the sonnes of the said William and Hannah his
Wife the summe of two hundred pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid
him when hee shall come to the age of one and twenty yeares and if the said
John Sevill shall happen to dye before the said two hundred
pounds become due Then I give and bequeath the said two hundred pounds unto
Edward Sevill another of the sonnes of the said William and
Hannah to be likewise paid him when hee shall attaine to the
age of one and twenty yeares and if it shall happen that the said Edward
Sevill shall dye before hee shall be of the age one and twenty yeares
Then I give and bequeath the said two hundred pounds unto Elizabeth and
Jane Sevill two of the Daughters of the said William Sevill
and Hannah his Wife to be equally divided between them and
to be paid when they shall respectively attaine to the age of one and twenty
yeares or upon their severall dayes of marriages which shall first happen
Item I give and bequeath unto Hannah Sevill one of the Daughters of
the said William Sevill and Hannah his wife the summe of Fifty
pounds of current money to be paid her paid her when shee shall attaine to
the age of one and twenty yeares or upon their day of her marriage which
shall first happen Item I give devise and bequeath all those my Freehold
Lands Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever lying in the severall parishes
of Trinly als Tirley Hasfield and Chasley alias Chatisley and alsoe all my
Freehold Lands Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever lying in the severall
parishes of Dearhurst Leigh and Bodington and alsoe all my Freehold Lands
Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever lying in the severall parishes of
Uckington Breedens Norton and Bricklehampton and every if them else where
in the Countys of Gloucester and Worcester unto Susannah my beloved
Wife for the terme of her naturall life And after the decease of her the
said Susannah my Wife I give devise and bequeath all the aforesaid
Lands Premises and Hereditaments in manner and forme as followeth that is
to say First I give devise and bequeath unto John Sevill one of the
sonnes of the said William Sevill and Hannah his wife all my
Freehold lands tenements and hereditaments whatsoever lying and being in
the severall parishes of Dearhurst Leigh and Bodington in the County of Gloucester
and in every of them for and during the terme of the naturall life of him
the said John Sevill and from and after his decease to the Heires
of the body of the said John Sevill lawfully to be begotten and for
want of such Issue I give devise and bequeath all and every the same Premises
to Sarah the Daughter of Arthur Tully of Apperly in the Parish
of Deerhurst and County of Glouc Gent and Sarah his wife for and during
the terme of her life and from and after her decease to the Heires of her
body lawfully to be begotten And for want of such Issue I give devise and
bequeath all the same premises unto Susannah another of the Daughters
of the said Arthur Tully and Sarah his Wife for and during
the terme of her naturall life And after her decease to the Heires of her
body lawfully to be begotten And for want of such Issue I give and bequeath
all the same Premises unto Arthur Tully sonne of the said Arthur
Tully and Sarah his Wife for and to his Heires for ever I give
devise and bequeath all my Freehold Lands Tenements and Hereditaments not
before bequeathed lying and being in the severall parishes of Hasfield and
Turley alias Trinly in the County of Gloucester and Chasley alias Chattisley
in the County of Worcester and in every of them unto Sarah Tully Daughter
of the said Arthur Tully and Sarah his Wife for and during the
terme of her naturall life And from and after her decease to the Heires of
her body lawfully to be begotten And for want of Heires of her the said Sarah
Tully I give and bequeath all the same premises unto the said Susannah
Tully Daughter of the said Arthur Tully and Sarah his Wife
for and during the terme of her naturall life And after her decease to the
Heires of her body lawfully to be begotten And for want of such Issue then
I give and bequeath all and every the same premises unto the said John
Sevill sonne of the said William Seville and Hannah his
Wife for and during the terme of his naturall life And after his decease
to the Heires of his body lawfully to be begotten And for want of such Issue
I give and bequeath the same premises unto Arthur Tully sonne of the
said Arthur Tully and Sarah life and to the Heires of him lawfully
to be begotten for ever Item give devise and bequeath all my Freehold Lands
Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever lying and being in the severall parishes
of Uckington Breedens Norton and Bricklehampton all in the County of Worcester
and in all and every of them unto the said Susannah Tully Daughter
of the said Arthur and Sarah his wife for and during the terme
of her naturall life and after her decease to the Heires of her body lawfully
to be begotten And for want of Heires of the body of her the said Susannah
I give and bequeath all the same premises unto the said John Sevill during
the terme of his naturall life and after his decease to his Heires lawfully
to be begotten And for want of such Issue I give and bequeath the same premises
unto Sarah Tully aforesaid Daughter of the said Arthur and
Sarah during the terme of her naturall life and after her decease
to the Heires of her body lawfully to be begotten And for want of such Issue
I give and bequeath the same premises unto said Arthur Tully sonne
of the said Arthur and Sarah his Wife and to the Heires of
him lawfully to be begotten for ever Item I give devise and bequeath all
my Leasehold Lands Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever lying and being
in the severall parishes of Deerhurst Turley alias Trinley Chalsley alias
Chatisley Norton and Bricklehampton and in all and every of them in the County
of Gloucester unto the said Susannah my Wife and during the terme
of her naturall life and after her decease I give and bequeath all the same
in manner and forme as followeth that is to say First I give and bequeath
all my Leasehold Lands Tenements and Hereditaments lying in the parish of
Dearehurst aforesaid in the said County of Glouc unto the said John Sevill
sonne of the said William Sevill and Hannah his Wife
during the full and whole terme of fifty yeares next after my wifes decease
fully to be compleate and ended if hee the said John Sevill shall
soe long live and after his decease I give and bequeath all the same Lands
and Premises to his Heires of his body lawfully to be begotten for and during
such and soe long time of the terme or interest that I have therein and for
want of Issue of him the said John Sevill I give and bequeath all
the same Lands and premises unto Sarah the Daughter of Arthur Tully
aforesaid and Sarah his Wife for and during the full and
whole terme of fifty yeares if shee shall soe long live And after her decease
I give and bequeath all the same Lands and premises to the Heires of her
the said Sarah lawfully to be begotten of her body for and during
all such and soe long time as I myself have therein and for want of Issue
I give and bequeath all the same Lands and Premises unto the said Susannah
Tully Daughter of Arthur Tully and Sarah his Wife for and
during the said terme of fifty yeares if shee shall soe long live and after
her decease to the Heires of her body lawfully to be begotten for and during
all such terme time or interest that I have therein and for want of such
I give all the same Lands and premises unto Arthur Tully aforesaid
sonne of the said Arthur and Sarah his Wife and to the Heires
of lawfully to be begotten for ever and during all such time that I my selfe
have therein Item I give and bequeath all my Leasehold Lands and Tenements
whatsoever lying in the parishes of Chasley alias Chatisley in the County
of Worcester aforesaid unto the aforesaid Sarah Tully Daughter of Arthur
and Sarah his wife for and during the full and whole terme
of fifty yeares after the decease of the said Susannah my wife if
shee the said Sarah Tully shall soe long live and after her decease
to the Heires of her body lawfully to be begotten for and during such and
soe long time of the terme or interest that I have therein And for want of
issue of her the said Sarah then I give all the same Lands and premises
unto the said Susannah Tully for and during the whole terme of fifty
yeares as is aforesaid if shee shall soe long live and after her decease
to her Heires lawfully to be begotten of her body for and soe long time or
terme of yeares as I have therein and for want of such Issue I give the same
Lands and premises unto the said John Sevill for and during the said
terme of fifty yeares as is before mentioned if hee shall soe long live and
after his decease to the Heires of his body lawfully to be begotten for and
during soe long time or terme of yeares that I have therein And for want
of Heires of him the said John Sevill I give all the same Lands and
Premises unto the said Arthur Tully sonne of the said Arthur Tully
and Sarah his Wife and to his Heires during all such and
soe long terme or time that I have therein Item I give and bequeath all my
Leasehold Lands and Tenements whatsoever lying in the Parishes of Brickehampton
and Norton both in the County of Worcester unto the said Susannah Tully
Daughter of the said Arthur and Sarah his wife for
and during the whole terme of fifty yeares after the decease of the said
Susannah my wife if shee the said Susannah shall soe
long live And after her decease I give all the same Lands and premises to
the Heires of her body lawfully to be begotten for and during all the whole
terme or terme that I have therein And for want of issue of her I give and
bequeath all the same Lands and Premises unto the said John Sevill during
the fifty yeares in manner as aforesaid if hee shall soe long live and after
his decease to the lawfull Heires of his body during the whole terme of time
that I have therein And for want of such Issue I give and bequeath all the
same Lands and Tenements said Sarah Tully the Daughter of the said
Arthur Tully and Sarah his Wife during the whole terme
of fifty yeares arrising as is before mentioned if shee shall soe long live
and after her decease to the lawfull Heires of her body for and during all
the whole time or terme that I have therein and for want of such Issue I
give and bequeath all the same Lands and premises unto the said Arthur
Tully sonne of the said Arthur and Sarah his Wife and to
his lawfull Heires during all the whole time or terme that I have therein
Item my will is that the said Susannah my wife shall put or cause
to be put the said John Sevills life into my copyhold estate wherein
I doe now dwell And if she shall refuse or neglect the doeing of the same
the I give and bequeath unto the said John Sevill all my Mortgage
that I have of John Haines estate of Dearehurst and all the money
hee oweth me Item I give unto the said Sevill my six great Bookes
which his Uncle Edward Staunton gave unto me Item I give unto the
said Sarah Tully my sett of Virginalls and if shee dye without Issue
then I give them to her sister Susannah Item I give and bequeath unto
Arthur Tully and Sarah his wife the summe of twenty shillings
a peice in gold Item I give unto Arthur Tully the sonne of the said
Arthur Tully and Sarah his wife the summe of five pounds
in gold Item my will is that the said Susannah my wife shall sufficiently
keepe and maintaine the said John Sevill with meat drink washing and
lodging and all sorts of apparell whatsoever and schooling and all other
necessarys whatsoever for and during soo long time as the said Susannah
my wife shall live and if it shall happen that they doe diagree in their
living together then my will is that the said John Sevill shall have
duly paid to him the summe of tenne pounds a yeare of lawfull money by the
said Susannah my wife during the terme of her naturall life for the
maintenance of him in another place Item all the rest and residue of my goods
chattells and cattle whatsoever I give and bequeath unto the said Susannah
my Wife shee paying all my Debts Legacies and funerall expenses And I doe
hereby nominate constitute and appoint her my said Wife sole Executrix of
this my last Will and Testament revoking all Wills by me formerly made In
witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seale the day and yeare first
above written - John Flocke - Sealed signed and published in the presence
of John Eagles - John Flucke junior - Will Flock
Probate granted at London 6 March 8WIII (1696) |
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