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In
the name of God Amen.The
two and twentieth day of
May in the year of our
Lord God One thousand
six hundred & seventeen
I Richard Leed of the
parish of Cranbrook in
the county of Kent,
husbandman, sick of body
but of good and perfect
memory praise be to God
do ordain and make this
my last will and
testament in manner and
form following First and
principally I give and
bequeath my soul to God
that gave it and my body
to be buried at the
discretion of my
executrix. Imprimis I
give and bequeath all my
movable goods & chattels
whatsoever unto my
loving wife Mary, she
paying my debts,
legacies and funeral
expenses and her I make
my whole & sole
executrix of this my
last will and testament.
This is the last will
and testament of me the
said Richard Leed
concerning my lands &
tenements whatsoever
lying and being in the
parishes of Cranbrook &
Biddenden or elsewhere.
Imprimis I give and
bequeath my said lands &
tenement before
specified unto my wife
Mary and to her heirs
forever. Item I give &
bequeath unto my
daughter Susan three
score pounds of good and
lawful money of England
to be paid unto her when
she shall accomplish the
age of twenty years by
mine executrix & her
executors or assigns. If
mine executrix happen to
marry before my said
daughter accomplish the
age of twenty years than
my will and mind is that
except her husband who
shall intend to take do
before the solemonizing
of the marriage give
good & sufficient land
unto Walter Chauntler
his heirs or assigns for
the payment of the said
three score pounds unto
my said daughter at her
age of twenty years,
then I will & bequeath
the said three score
pounds shall be paid
unto my wife’s father
Walter Chauntler he
giving his own land for
the payment thereof unto
my said daughter when
she shall accomplish her
age of twenty years as
aforesaid. Now for the
payment of this legacy
of three score pounds
before given to my
daughter my will & mind
is mine executrix her
heirs or assigns shall
sell the said land &
tenement within four
years next after my
decease & out of the
same money shall pay the
said legacy of three
score ponds but if my
executrix happen not to
sell the said land &
tenement within the term
of four years as
aforesaid my will and
mind is that my said
executrix her executors
or assigns shall pay &
discharge the said three
score pounds unto my
said daughter Susan
according to the true
intent and meaning of my
will and in
consideration of these
my legacys unto my wife
given I will & my mind
is that my wife shall
educate & bring up my
said daughter in the
fear of God as I hope
she will & all the
residue of the money of
the lands and tenement
and all the residue of
my goods & chattels
whatsoever my debts
legacys & funeral
expenses discharged I
have given & bequeathed
to my wife Mary my wife
whole & sole executrix
of this my last will &
testament in witness
whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & seal the
day and year abovesaid.
X The
mark of Richard Leed
Witnesses at the sealing
& confirming of this
testament
John Barson
John Stow
Proved 22 July 1617
In
an additional document,
the following are
mentioned: Thomas
Chittenden,dec’d, Walter
Chautler and Suzann Leed
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