In the
Name of God Amen
the Two and Twentieth day of
Ffebruary in the yeare of our
Lord God according to the
Computation of the Church of
England one Thousand six hundred
ffiftie and five I John Gotty of
Hartfield in the Countie of
Sussex yeoman being sick and
diseased in bodie but of good
and perfect remembrance Thanked
be given unto Almightie God I do
constitute appoint and make this
my last will and Testament in
manner and forme following
Ffirst I commit and commend my
soule into the hande of
Almightie God my creator
desiring and hoping for eternall
salvation in the ? of his onely
sonne Jesus Christ my onely
Saviour and Redeemer And my
bodie to be decently buried in
the Churchyard of the parish of
Hartfield aforesaid ? I give
unto the poore of the said
parish of Hartfield Twentie
Shillings To be paid within one
month after my decease and to be
divided and distributed amongst
them at the pleasure and
discretion of my executor
hereafter nominated and
appointed
Item I give and bequeath
unto Mary my welbeloved wife
Twentie Shillings to be paid
unto her within one month after
my decease and also the
featherbed whereon we usually
lye together with the boulster
pillowes curtains Stiddle?
Covering and Blanket thereunto
belonging
Item I give and bequeath
unto Elizabeth Gotty of
Hartfield aforesaid widowe my
mother one paire of ? one
fireshovell one paire of tongs
one livery Cupboard one little
Table and one finall iron pott
Item I give and bequeath
unto my sister Easter Gotty one
small black ?
Item I give and bequeath
unto the said Easter Gotty and
Stephen Jones (onely sonne of
Elizabeth Jones my eldest sister
deceased) All those three pieces
or parcelle of land within ? and
containing by ? and an halfe and
three and thirtie ? lying and
being within the parish of
Hartfield aforesaid boundring to
the lande now or late of Sir
Bowyer Morsley Knight also
Highfield towards the ? to a ?
land calle Pater noster Land
toward ? And to the lande of
Felsor? called Lisland?e towarde
the North and East as the ? and
bound? side thereof more ?
divide and show bring now in
lease for ? ? unto William Gotty
my brother or to the onely
proper use and beheafe of them
the said Easter Gotty and
Stephen Jones their heires and
assignes forever
Item I nominate appoint
and make my loving brother
William Gotty of Hartfield
aforesaid yeoman my whole and
sole executor of this my last
will and Testament To whom I
give and bequeath all and
singular the rest and residue of
my moveable goods Chattels and
personall estate whatsoever or
for witness whereof I have
hereunto set my seale and also
signed everie sheet hereof the
day and yeare first above
written
John Gotty Sealed and Signed in
the presence of Mary Awcocke?, John Awcocke? Catherine Billing
her marke
