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The Will of Sir John Bromfield
In the
name of God, Amen. I, Sir JOHN
BROMFIELD of Suffolk place in
the parrish of Saint George
Martyr in Southwark in the
County of Surrey Being att being
att the present of good health
and perfect memory (blessed be
god for it) ~ do hereby declare
to all the world this to be my
last will and testament as
followeth First for my soule and
body I do surrender them into
the hands and disposall of god
Almighty master and preserver of
both when god shall so please to
take me out of this sinfull
world into his heavenly kingdom
which Jesus Christ my redeemer
purchased for me and I
confidently believe and am well
assured I shalbe partaker of
after this life is ended And as
to the disposall or interment of
my body to be buryed within
three days after my decease I
leave that to my executor with
the approbation of my dear wife
where they please so and it be
done in the stillest tyme of the
night by torchlight with the
least ostentation or charge that
may be And by the fewest of my
friends only of nearest relation
to accompany my corps to its
place of rest And concerning the
disposall of what possessions or
estate in lands which god hath
blessed me withall And of which
I am seized And at present am
and have a plenarie* power to
dispose of I do hereby declare
my mynd will and meaning for the
settlement thereof as hereafter
followeth, That is to say by
this my last will and testament
in this my own hand writing I do
hereby devise will and bequeath
unto my loveing and the oldest
of my sonnes EDWARD BROMFIELD
Esquire And to the ~ heirs males
of his body All those my lands
Tenements and hereditaments
whatsoever, called or knowne by
the name of Suffolk Place lying
and being in the parrish of
Saint Georges and County of
Surrey with all the rights
members and appurtenances
whatsoever to the same
belonging. Item I do further
hereby devise give will and
bequeath unto my Sonne EDW:
BROMFIELD all those my Mannors
Lordships Royalties Lands and
hereditaments whatsoever lying
and being in the Counties of
Hampshire and Wilts That is to
say the Lordships and Royalties
of the Pryory and Mannor of
Carisbrooke Godshill Freshwater
and ~ Wellow in the Isle of
Wight and Counties aforesaid,
withall their rights members and
appurtinances to any of them
belonging to my said sonne EDW:
BROMFIELD And the heirs males of
his body ~ excepting only out of
those Lands and hereditaments in
the said ~ Isle of Wight as by
deed before marriage were
heretofore settled on my deare
and much honored wife Dame ANNE
BROMFIELD and our sonne JOHN and
his heirs as by settlement
before marriage in the said deed
is approved(?). Item I do
likewise by this my said will
and testament hereby devise give
will and bequeath unto my said
sonne EDWARD BROMFIELD and the
heirs males of his body All that
my halfe parte or moyetie** of
the Mannor of Hayton & Koymer(?)
with all its rights, members and
appurtenances lying and being in
the County of Sussex And alsoe
all that my lands tene-ments and
hereditaments whatsoever lying
and being in the County of
Sussex And alsoe all that my
lands tenements and
hereditaments whatsoever lying
and being in the County of
Staffordshire called or knowne
by the name of the Mannor of
Blakenhall als Black- nall to
him and the heirs males of his
body, And for want of such issue
then to the right heirs of me
the said Sir JOHN BROMFIELD All
which said lands and
hereditaments herein above
mentioned I doe give and
bequeath unto my said Sonne
EDWARD BROMFIELD as above said
(with this provision And upon
this condition notwithstanding
my will and meaning is that my
sonne EDWARD BROMFIELD (within
one year after my decease) do
pay unto ELIZABETH BROMFIELD and
MARGARET BROMFIELD my daughters
and unto GEORGE BROMFIELD my
third sonne, the summe of
three(?) Thousand pounds That is
to say to each of my said
daughters one Thousand Pounds a
piece for each of them ??????
And untill payment through the
full (consideration?) thereof in
the (mean while?) for the same
for their present mayntenance
And in case any of my aforesaid
daughters should happen to dye
before the other and before the
said legacies given & paid then
the survivor of them to have the
five hundred pounds ?? going to
her that is ?? dead And the
other five hundred ~ pounds to
come unto my said sonne EDWARD
BROMFIELD or his assignes for
ever And whereas I doe hereby
will and enjoyne my sonne EDWARD
BROMFIELD to pay unto my sonne
GEORGE BROMFIELD the somme of
one Thousand pounds yet my
further will and meaning is That
whereas I have made a settlement
of certaine other lands in
Staffordshire that is to say, of
the Mannor of Barton and Barton
Park in Staffordshire upon my
sonne CHARLES BROMFIELD as by
the said deed of settlement I
doth approve yet Nevertheless in
case my sonne CHARLES should
happen to dye without issue ~
Male and my sonne GEORGE
BROMFIELD should be the next
heir to his brother CHARLES as
by that settlement it doth
appeare then my will & meaning
is that That my sonne GEORGE
BROMFIELD by the enjoyment of
Barton and Barton Parke do then
disclayme the Legacie of one
Thousand pounds if soe: and unto
him doe there up(?) repay unto
his brother EDWARD BROMFIELD and
his assignes The somme of one
Thousand Pounds. Item I do
hereby give will and bequeath
unto my dear wife Dame ANNE
BROMFIELD my Coach, horses and
paire of ~ harness As also All
the bed bedding furniture and
other the ornaments whatsoever
belonging and being in my own
bedchamber att Suffolk Place att
the tyme of my death for her use
only so long as she shall
remayne my widow and continue
there her abode and dwelling
there with my sonne EDWARD
BROMFIELD as is my desire and
may be for her comodmentie(?)
and to the content of them both
not doubting of my said sonne
his readiness and willing?? To
afford her that accomodation and
respect that is due to her as my
widdow untill shee shall marry
agayne And then I doe give the
aforesaid goods as alsoe all
other my personall estate
whatsoever in money Plate goods
and chattells I do hereby give
will and bequeath unto my
executor hereafter named for the
better and more perfect
p'formance of this my will and
for payment of all debts and
Legacies whatsoever due from me
which I hope my sonne will
satisfie as I desire Lastly I
doe hereby nominate and appoynt
my said Sonne EDWARD BROMFIELD
esquire to be the only Executor
of this my last will and
testament in confidence he will
fully and faithfully so perform
the same In witnesse whereof I
doe hereunto sett my hand this
Fyfteenth day of November in the
seventeenth year of his
Majesties Reigne King Charles
the second Anno Domini 1665.
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