The Will of John Love

In the name of God Amen The nynth Day of March in the yeare of our Lord God according to the English Computation one thousand six hundred fifty and three I John Love the elder of the parish of St Olave in Southwarke in the County of Surrey Cittizen and Marchantaylor of London being sick and weake in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory praise be given to Almighty God for it Doe make and ordaine this my present Testament declaring herein my last Will in manner and forme following That is to say ffirst and principally I comend my Soule into the hands of Almighty God my maker and creatour and of his sonne Jesus Christ my only Saviour and Redeemer by the merrits of whose most precious blood death and passion I stedfastly hope to be saved My body I comitt to the Earth from whence it came to be decently and Christian like brought to the ground and buried at the discretion of my Executrix hereafter named And I doe make and ordaine Suzan my welbeloved wife full and sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament Item whereas I am seized in ffee and in one ffreehold Tenement now in the tenure of Thomas Remnant sittuate and being in the parishe of Godalming in the County of Surrey And whereas I am possessed and interested of and in three Leases Viz one lease of the house wherein I dwell and certaine other houses and Tenements neare thereunto in the parish of St Olave aforesayd holden of the Colledge of St Mary Magdalene Oxford One other Lease granted by William Copley Esq of certeine tenements sittuated at or neare Battlebridge in the sayd parish of St Olave And one other lease granted unto mee by one Richard Terrey of twoe tenements and a Garden on the northsyde of horseydowne in the sayd parish of St Olave And whereas my eldest Sonne John Love by one Bond or Obligation bearing Date the Day before the Date hereof is and standeth bound unto mee in the Sume of one hundred pounds for Payment of threescore pounds therein is mentioned to and for the use of Joseph Love my younger sonne Now concerning the sayd ffreehold Tenement and Lease aforesaid and all other my Estate whatsoever And alsoe concerning the said bond soe made to mee by my sayd sonne John as aforesayd my mind and will is And first I doe hereby declare that the sayd Bond or Obligation soe made is and was by speciall Agreement betweene mee and my sayd Sonne John and that the threescore pounds payable upon the same is my free gift to my sonne Joseph for his portion and Advancement and for recompense thereof my Sonne John as alsoe for his owne portion and Advancement out of my Estate I doe first give and bequeath to the sayd John all the dyeing kettles and all other the Utensills and Yimplements used in the trade of dyeing remayning and being in and about the Dyehouse and tenement which the sayd John holdeth of mee behind my dwelling house aforesayd And alsoe my leaden Cistern and all other my household Stuffe and Goods whatsoever now in the possession of the sayd John and remaining and being in and about the Tenement and Dyehouse which he holdeth of mee as aforesaid And I doe also will that my sayd Sonne shall hold and enjoy all that the said Tenement and Dyehouse and the Yard Backside Shedds dyeing houses Warehouses and other Comodities thereunto belonging and now in his Occupation francke and free without payeing any rent for the same from and after my decease for and during the life of the sayd Suzann my wife Item I doe will that my sayd wife shall hold and enjoy as well my sayd Freehold Tenement as alsoe all and singular the tenements holden by my sayd Lease other than what is allotted to my sonne John aforesayd And the Rents and profitts to receave and take to her owne use for and during the tearme of her naturall life And shee to pay the Rents payable to my Landlord out of the same And from and after his decease I doe give and devise my sayd lease which I hold of the Colledge of St Mary Magdalen aforesaid And all the Tenements and premises thereby demised and all my Estate Title and Interest of in and to the same unto my Sonne John Love to hold to him his Executors and Assignes for and during all the tearme and time then to Come in the sayd Leases And my sayd other Leases granted by the said William Copley and Richard Sorrey and the severall Tenements and premises thereby holden from and after the decease of my sayd wife I doe give and bequeath to my sayd Sonne Joseph his Executors and Assignes to hold during the severall termes then to come of the said Leases Item I doe give and devise to my said Sonne Joseph my said ffreehold tenement with the Appurtenances in the parish of Godalming aforesayd to hold to him the sayd Joseph his heires and Assignes from and after the decease of my sayd wife provided alwayes and my will is that my sayd Wife and sonne shall permitt and Suffer Elizabeth Trim my Wive's sister to have possesse and enjoye the Roome now in her possession and free way and passage to and from the same during her naturall life without payeing any Rent or other thing for the same And I doe further declare my mind and will to be that the severall Legacies hereby given to my sayd Sonnes John and Joseph shall be for and in full satisfaction of all such Share part and portion of my Estate as they or either of them shall or may Claime or Challenge by the custome of London or otherwise enjoyning them my said Sonnes to be well contented therewith and as soone as conveniently may be either of them to give their mother a release of all part share and claime of in and concerning Estate other than what is hereby willed or bequeathed unto them And that they live loveingly and peaceably with her as in dutey they ought to doe and that they be alwaies ayding and assisting unto her in what they may And loveing and helpfull one towards the other which my earnest desire is that they wilbe carefull to doe and performe accordingly The Rest & residue of all my goods household stuffe plate readye money Credits Chattels & Estate whatsoever after my Debts payed my funerall expences discharged and the legacies in this my Will performed I doe wholly give and bequeath unto the said Suzann my Wife whome I make my Executrix aqs aforesayd And I doe nominate and appoint my loving freinds Mathew Hopkins of the Burrough of Southwarke Dyer and Richard Paxton of the same Scrivener Overseers of this my Will heartily desiring their best care and assistance to my sayd Wife and Children for which and in remembrance of my love unto them I doe give unto them my sayd Overseers twenty shillings a peece Vizt to each of them the sume of twenty shillings And lastly I revoke all former Wills by mee made and none of them to stand in force but this my will only In witnesse whereof to this my last Will and Testament conteining three sheets of Paper I have sett my hand and Seale the Day and yeare first above written John Love
 
Read signed sealed published and delivered in the presence of mee Richard Paxton Scr: Mathew Hopkins marke Thomas Hyndson servant to the sayd Scrivener
 
Proved: 31st March 1654
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