The Document Chest
1612 will of Anne Exall
Widow
In the name of God amen
I Anne Exall of
Yevill in the
Countie of
Sommerset Widowe
beying of
perfect health
and memorye
(blessed be god
for yt) Do make
this my last
will and
testament in
manner and forme
following First
I bequeathe my
Soule into the
handes of
Almightie god
and my bodye in
the grave Item I
give to the
churche of
yevill fyve
shillinges Item
I give to the
poor of yevill
tenn shillinges
Item I give to
Paule Exall my
Sonne thirtie
poundes of
lawfull english
money Item I
give to Richard
Exall my Sonne
thirtie poundes
Item I give to
Jesper Exall my
Sonne thirtie
poundes Item I
give to John
Exall my Sonne
fortie poundes
Item I give to
Katherine Brayne
my Daughter
fiftie poundes
Item I give to
Mr Thomas Hill
my sonne in lawe
tenn poundes
Item I give to [Bersabe?]
Trent my
Daughter three
score poundes
Item I give to
[word illegible]
Exall fortie
shillinges Item
I give to Paule
Exall the
Younger fortie
shillinges Item
I give to John
Exall the
Younger fortie
shillinges Item
I give to
Katherine Exall
twentie
shillinges Item
I give to Sibill
Exall twentie
shillinges Item
I give to
Frauncis Exall
twentie
shillinges Item
I give to
William Exall
twentie
shillinges Item
I give to
Katherine Brayne
the Younger
fortie
shillinges Item
I give to Mary
Brayne fortie
shillinges Item
I give to Thomas
Brayne fortie
shillinges Item
I give to
Stephen Trent
fortie
shillinges Item
I give to Anne
Trent fortie
shillinges Item
I give to
Thomasine Trent
fortie
shillinges Item
I give to the
daughter of John
Oxall fortie
shillinges The
Rest of my goods
and chattells
moveable and
unmoveable I
give & bequeath
Robert Brayne
and William
Trent my sonnes
in Lawe whome I
do constitute
and appointe to
be my lawfull
executors of
this my last
will and
Testament Allsoe
I doe intreate
and appoynte my
welbeloved
freindes Charles
Stourton [word
illegible] John
Phelpes the
sonne of John
Phelpes
Overseers of
this my last
will and
Testament Item
my will is that
yf all my goods
and chattells
which I shall
leave at the
tyme of my Death
will not be
sufficient to
paye and
dischardge all
the Legacies
aforenamed Then
my meaning and
intention as
that my
overseers
aforenamed shall
and may deduct
out of all or
any the
aforesayed
Legacies suche
somme or sommes
of money as they
shall thincke
fitt and
convenyant in
their
consideration
and conscience
And yf any of my
children unto
whome these
Legaceys are
given shall
seeme contrarye
or repugnant
unto the true
meaning of this
article and
condition last
expressed Then
my will is that
they shalbe
excluded from
haveing or
receyving any
benefitt or
commoditie of
any of my goodes
or Chattells
Given under my
hand and seal
the nyne and
twentith Daye of
Septemb[e]r one
thousand sixe
hundred and
twelve
The signe of
Anne Exall
Signed sealed
and Delivered in
the presence of
Charles Stourton
Robert
Brayne
Leonard
Gildon
Proved at London in 1614
Transcribed by Bob Osborn