The Will of Charles Leeds
 

The eleventh day of October 1667 the last will and testament of Charles Leeds of the city of Canterbury, Gent, made and published the day & year aforesaid. Imprimis I the said Charles Leeds do make my last will & testament as followeth. First I make & ordain my brother Mr. William Perkes executor whom I desire to be careful to pay all my debts whatsoever & in the first place the debt of two hundred thirty five pounds I owe my nieces children for which I have given a bond unto John Rolfe and to enable him so to do I give and desire unto him in fee simple all my messuage land tenements and heriditaments whatsoever in Tenterden & Benenden or elsewhere to hold to him & his heirs upon especial trust on condition that the premises & every part thereof shall be by him sold and money there of coming after my debts leagacies & funeral expences discharged shall be equally divided to and amongst all & every my children. Item my will & meaning as my wife shall have & enjoy all such goods & household stuff as was hers before our intermarriage. Item I give to my daughter Elizabeth two silver dishes and the rest of my plate to be divided amongst my children. The residue of my personal estate I give to my executor for the purposes in this my will mentioned within for payment of my debts & raising portions for my children of the surplus. Sealed published and declared in the presence of Tho. Violett        John Fry     Proved  22 October 1668       (Executor spelled Pix in the Probatum but at the end an inventory he signs his own name as Perkes))   PRC16/281   View Inventory of Charles Leeds