The Will of Michael Jeall

In the Name of God Amen I Michael Jeall of the parish of Dorking in the County of Surrey yeoman being but weake of body but in good and perfect memory, blessed be the name of the Lord for it, doe make constitute And ordayne this to be my last will and Testament Revoking all former Wills by me made Spoken or Done Now in manner and forme followinge ffirst I commit my Soule into the hands of the Lord my most faithfull Creator and mercifull preserver hopeing only to be saved by the merritts and mediation of the Lord Jesus Christ my mercifull Redeemer And my Body I committ to the earth from whence it came to be buryed in the parish Churchyard of Dorking at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named ; And those worldly Goods which it hath pleased the Lord to endow mee wthall I give and bequeath as followeth; Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my wellbeloved wife Elizabeth Jeall all my goods in the parlar Chamber as it is ready furnished with Beding Linen and other moveables invit to her for ever And alsoe the use of the prlor Chamber Dureing my now Lease of Land plate ffarme wth free egress and regress for her own own use of any firewood for the said Chamber shee payinge for taking of the said wood as shee useth their Alsoe I give unto my wife one halfe of all the Lynnen in my howse as namely Sheete Table Clothes and Napkins and all other necessary Linnen belonging to the howse to be at her owne disposinge The other halfe of my Lynen I give and bequeath unto my eldest sonne William Jeall and my sonne Michaell to them and their heires for ever; Item I give unto my youngest sonn William Jeall the sume of Tenn pounds of good and lawfull money of England to be paid within six moneths after my decease; Item I give unto my Daughter Rebecca Jeall the Sume of ffowrescore pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid within six moneths after my decease; Item I give unto my Daughter Sarah Jeall the Sume of ffowrescore pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid within six moneths after my decease; Item I give unto my Daughter Abigail Jeall the Sume of ffowrescore pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid within six moneths after my decease; And further my will is that the aforesaid portions of ffowrescore pounds apeece given to my three Daughters Rebecca Sarah and Abigail shalbe soe paid that my welbeloved Wife shall have the benifitt of imploying the said portions duringe the tyme of my said Daughters liveinge with her as are any wages chargeable to her before the tyme of their marriage; and my will is that if any of my three Daughters Doe depart this life before they marry that then the portion of such Daughter Deceased bee equally Devided to the two liveinge Daughters whichsoever it be of three as Rebecca sarah and Abigail and not any other wayse; Item I give and bequeath unto my ffowre Grandchildren borne of Elizabeth my Daughter now wife of William Tudham of Dorking Butcher as namely William Tudham John Tudham Michaell Tudham and Elizabeth Tudham the Sume of fforty shillings apeece of lawfull money of England to be paid for the use of the said Children to each child the Sume of ffourty Shillings to be paid withn Six moneths after my Decease; Item I give and bequeath unto my Grandchild borne of my Daughter Mary nowe wife of Nicholas Constable of the of Cappell in the County of Surrey the Sume of fforty shillings to0 be paid in Six moneths after my Decease for the use of the said Mary my Grandchild And further my will is That if my said Daughter Mary the wife of Nicholas Constable shall have another Child borne within twelve moneths after my Decease be it a Sonne or a Daughter I then give unto ffourty Shillings to be paid for the use of the said Child within six moneths after the Birth of the said Child; Item I give unto my naturall brother Richard Jeall the Sume of Ten Shillings a yeare dureing his naturall life to be paid duly to him by my Executors hereafter named; I give unto William Jeallmy oldest Sone the Some of ffifty pounds to be paid within six monehts after my decease; All the rest of my goods and Chattells, Bills, Bonds, Debts amd moneye, my Lease of Land plate ffarme Stocks Corne and Cattell Sheepe or any Goods whatsoever not formerly given in this my Will payinge my Debts and Legacyes before given my ffunerall Charge and my eldest Sonne William Jeall haveinge the ffifty pounds of good and lawfull money of England duely paid to him as I have before in this my will given to him; I give all the Rest of my goods and Chattells as I say before unto my eldest Sonne William Jeall and unto my Sonne Michaell Jeall to them and their heires forever, whom I doe make my whole and sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament equally Executors one with the otherof all goods and Chattells whatsoever; And lastly I Doe intreate my loveinge Brother in Law Gilbert Bustone of Dorkinge yeoman my loveinge Cozen Overington Jeall of Ewhurst and my loveinge ffriend William Bothell of Dorking Chandler to be my Overseers of this my last Will and Testament and Doe give unto every of them the Sume of Tenn Shillings apeece to be helpfull unto my two Executors William Jeall and Michaell Jeall in fulfillinge and performance of this my last Will and Testament conteyninge two sheets of paper the said Michaell Jeall have here written sett my hand and seale this ffower and Twenty day of Aprill in the yeare of our Lord God One Thowsand Six Hundred and Sixty Michaell Jeall
the marke of John Ede William Bothell

Proved 2nd May 1662 PCC
Prob11/309