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In the name of God Amen. The eleventh day
of November in the xxxvith year of our Sovereign Lady Elizabeth
the Queen’s grace? She that now is ? and in the year of our
Saviour Jesus Christ 1594. I Thomas Hemingway of Mirfield within
the Diocese of York sick in body but yet of good and perfect
remembrance praised by God for the same, do ordain constitute
and make this my last will and testament in manner and form as
followeth. First I bequeath my soul into the hands of Almighty
God hoping by the death and merits of Jesus Christ to have free
remission of all my sins and to merit eternal life. And my body
to be buried in the church or churchyard of Mirfield aforesaide,
or again the churchyard of that parish where it shall please god
to call me forth of this miserable and transitory world. And for
the disposing of such worldly goods as god hath endowed me my
will is that the same shall first stand and be to the paying and
discharging of all my debts and bringing forth and funeral
expenses. Item, my will is that of all the residue Elizabeth now
my wife shall have the full third part thereof according to the
laws and customs of our country in consideration and
satisfaction of her dowry. All the residue of my said goods I
give and bequeath wholly unto my six children; John Hemmingway,
James Hemmingway, Jonas Hemmingway, Isaac Hemmingway, Margaret
Hemmingway and Sarah Hemmingway to be equally divided amongst
them And the said Elizabeth my wife shall have the tuition of
all my said six children, for and during their minority. Also I
do ordain and make the said Elizabeth my wife; John Hemmingway,
James Hemmingway, Jonas Hemmingway, Isaac Hemmingway, Margaret
Hemmingway and Sarah Hemmingway executors of this my last will
and testament. I do appoint John Midgeley my father in law and
my ????wife’s?? brother Richard Mitchell, the supervisors of
this my last will trusting they will see the same truly executed
according to the true effects and simple meaning hereof.
Witnesses
John Crossfield
John Midgeley
Michael Mawde
Gilbert Holdsworth |
