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WILL OF AMY DRAKE of
Musbury, Devon
Dated 8 Oct 1577, Proved 9 Feb 1578/79
In the name of God Amen I Amye Drake
of Musberye in the Countie of Devon Widdowe the Eight daye of
October in the yeare of our lord god A Thousande fiue hundred
threscore and Seaventene doe make this my last will and
Testament in maner and forme followinge ffirst I giue and
bequeath my soule unto Almightie god the father of heaven of
whome I receyved it and Redemption of the same sole only by the
death and passion of his onlie sonne Jesus Christe sufferinge on
the Crosse death and passion, and there making his oblation once
for all by whose death and passion only and by no works,
merritts or meanes of my self or anie other I am made free and
[delivered] from sinne, the bondage of the devill and of ever?
lasting deathe / and this I profess to be my faith and the onlye
salvation of my soule / my bodie I will to be buried in the
parishe church of Musbery / Item I giue and bequeath unto my
eldest sonne Barnard Drake Esquier my best silver goblett
/ Item I giue and bequeath unto his eldest sonne John Drake
all the furniture in the brode chamber / I giue also unto the
saide John Drake one paire of my best Sheets, a paire of my best
pillowbers, one of my Dray bourde Cloathes, A Draper Towell, a
cupboarde cloath of Diaper and all such [furniture] as is in my
parlor at the time of my death / Also I giue him fiue [5] of my
greatest silver Spoones my litle silver Sanlt my greatest brason
cliock, one of my greatest broches, a paire of Andirons, twoe
iron Crocks one ffurnace and all the browninge vessels and fatte
belonginge to the same Item I giue and bequeath to Hugh
Drake one fetherbed holit performed / Item I giue and
bequeath unto Margarett Drake Three silver Spoons and one
brason Crock {Item I giue and bequeath vnto Ellen Drake
three silver spoones and one brason crock} And whereas I haue
put my Cosin Crokehorne in Finste for the receipte of Threscore
and Tenne poundes wch my sonne Richarde Drake
standeth bonnde vnto him for the payment thereof, my will is
that the saide somme of Threscore and Tenne pounds shall remaine
in the hands of my saide sonne Richarde Drake to be paide vnto
Marye Drake daughter of the fore saide Barnard Drake at
the daye of her marrage towardes her preferment in marriage
Provided allways yf it happen the saide marie Drake to die or
desease before her saide daye of marriage Then I will that her
saide legacie and porcion shall wholie remaine vnto my saide
sonne Richarde Drake The one moyetie or halfendeale of the
reasidue of all my goods, chattells and debts before not given
nor bequeathed, as well moueables as vnmoueables my Debtes and
legacies performed and paide I giue and bequeath vnto Robert
Drake my sonne to the use of Gartrnde Drake and
Barnarde Drake his children to be delivered vnto them at
the dayes of theire marriages or ells at theire severall ages of
Twentie years / But if it happen that they or eyther of them die
or decease before the saide Daye of theire marriages, or ells
they come to the age of Twentie yeares Then I will that the
legacie or portion of her or him so dienge shall holye remaine
vnto the rest of the children of the saide Robert Drake, equally
to be devided amongst them / The other moyetie or halfendeale of
all my goods, chattels, and Debtes before not given nor
bequeathed as well moveables as vnmoveables my debtes, and
legacies performed and paide I giue and bequeath vnto Richarde
Drake my sonne wch fore saide Robert Drake; and
Richarde Drake I make and ordaine my ordaine my only
Executors / And I desire my Cosin Richarde Tremaine
Treasurer of Exeter, and my Cosin John Tremaine gentleman
to see this my last will and Testament trulie performed and
executed / And I doe giue vnto eider of them for theire paines
one Angell of goulde / A. John Dassell Test / willyam parton
Probatum fuit hmod Testamentum Apud London
coram Magro Willimo Dawy? legum Corto?e ?? Prerogative Cantnaren
Domini Vario Conadie ?? Me ????? Anno Din millimo Quingentesimo
Septuagesimo ortano Juramento ?? ?? Gaye Notarij publici
proviratorio Nobe?ti et Nich Drake Executorum in henod
Testamento natator ?? comissa fuit Administraro Ec? Debene Ec?
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