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In
the name of God Amen, I
John Leede person of E.
Guildford in the County
of Sussex, the 10th
day of October in the
year of our Lord God
1581 in the reign of
Regina Elizabeth the 23rd
being sick in body but
of good and perfect mind
and memory thanks be to
God do make & ordain
this my last will and
testament in manner &
form following. Imprimis
I will & bequeath my
soul to Almighty God my
heavenly father & my
body to the earth from
whence it came.
Item I will & bequeath
unto Mr. Henry Guildford
30 ewes & 2 lambs to be
delivered immediately
after my decease by my
executors.
Item I will & bequeath
unto James Persall of
Rye merchant and his
wife 20s of lawful money
of England to be
likewise paid by my
executors out of five
pounds which I lent unto
Dr Giles Fletcher which
I delivered to Stephen
French.
Item I give & bequeath
to Mr. Wm Appleton
recorder of Rye & Ann
his wife 20s of like
money to be paid by my
executors immediately
after my decease.
Item I will & bequeath
unto John Leeds my
brothers son out of the
foresaid sum of five
pounds which the said Mr
Doctor Giles Fletcher
oweth me three pounds
toward the keeping of
him schooling.
Item I give & bequeath
unto William Leede my
brother my grey mare & I
will unto Thomas Leed of
Cranbrook my mare if she
be to be found.
Item I give unto the
said Thomas Leede a
young cow bull.
Item I give & bequeath
all my household stuff
unbequeathed and
delivered in my lifetime
unto Richard &
Christopher Leede sons
of Walter Leede of
Benenden deceased.
I
will & bequeath unto
Christopher Leede the
son of Gregory Leede of
Benenden in the County
of Kent my great sow
great with farrows.
Item I will & bequeath
unto Stephen Leede the
son of the said Gregory
Leede one stud mare colt
of half year old.
Item I will & bequeath
unto the poor people of
the parish of
E.Guildford aforesaid
40s of lawful money of
England to be paid at my
burial.
Item I will & bequeath
unto the poor people of
the parish of Playdon to
be paid likewise at the
day of my burial 20s of
like money.
Item divers pieces of my
goods & chattels I have
given & delivered to
divers persons in my
life time and finally
the rest of any goods &
chattels unbequeathed
and given not &
delivered with mine own
hand in my lifetime my
debts being paid and my
funeral expenses
discharged I will and
bequeath unto John Watte
and Thomas Bett of East
Guildford aforesaid whom
I make & ordain my
executors of this my
last will & testament.
In witness whereof I the
aforesaid John Leede to
this my present last
will & testament I have
set my hand & seal in
the presence of these
whose names are
hereunder written the
day & year first above
written.
Gabriel Hall Robert
Sanders & mof me John
Leede
Proved 1581 |
