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The 1643 will of Thomas Lane
Tailor
In the name of God Amen
the the Fowerth daye of marche In the yeare of the raigne or our Sowaigne
Lord Charles By
the grace of God
Kinge of England
Scotland Fraunce
and Ireland
defender of the
faithe & the
xixth [19th]
An[n]o D[om]in[i]
1643. I Thomas
Lane of Evill in
the Countye of
Som[er]s[e]tt
Tailor being
sicke in bodie
but of Perfect
mynde and
memorie (thankes
be Unto
Almightie God)
Doe make and
ordayne this my
laste will and
testament in
manner and forme
followinge (That
is to saie)
Firste I
bequeath my Sole
into thands of
Almightie God my
onely maker and
redeemer and my
bodie to be
buried in the
Churchyarde of
the P[ar]ishe
Church of Evill
aforesaid Item I
give & bequeath
unto ye P[ar]ishe
Church of Evill
aforesaid xs [10
shillings] Item
I give and
bequeath unto
the poore people
of the p[ar]ishe
of Evill
aforesaid xs [10
shillings]
It[e]m my will
is that Alise my
wife shall hold
& enjoy my
Messuage or
Burgage w[i]th
thappurtenances
scituate in
Evill aforesaid
wherein I now
dwell for soe
manie of the
number of yeares
menconed in the
lease thereof as
hall run out and
expire duringe
her naturall
life and noe
longer Under the
accustomed Rent
and Keepinge the
same in good
repa[ra]cons And
if my said wife
shall happen to
dy before the
full terme of
the said yeares
be expired I doe
absolutely give
and bequeath the
said Messuage or
Burgage w[i]th
thappurtenances
Unto Thomas
Atkins and
Ursula Atkins my
Cosens (and
Sonne and
Daughter unto
Ralphe Atkins)
theire Executors
Adm[inistrator]s
& Assignes for
and duringe All
the rest and
residue of the
said terme of
yeares w[hi]ch
shalbe then to
come unexpired
and fully to be
Compleate &
ended Item I
give and
bequeath unto my
eldest brother
William Lane the
some of Fower
pounds in money
my Graie cloth
coate and Cloth
sute Item I give
& bequeath unto
Joane Barrett my
Sister the some
of Fower pounds
Item I give &
bequeath unto
Marye Atkins my
Sister the some
of Fyve pounds
Item I give &
bequeath unto my
Cosen Marie
Whittinoll the
Some of Fyve
pounds Item I
give & bequeath
unto my brother
in Lawe Ralph
Atkins my best
close cloake my
best blacke
suite and a
Freese coate
Item my will is
that the sewell
somes of monie
before given &
bequeathed
shalbe payd by
my Executrix
w[i]thin one
yeare & a daye
next after my
decease Item all
the residue of
my goods and
Chattles
moveable and
unmoveable (not
before given nor
bequeathed) my
debts & legacyes
payd & funerall
expence
discharged I
give & bequeath
Unto my said
Wife whome I doe
make & ordaine
my full & whole
Executrix of
this my last
will & testament
And I desire and
doe make
Christopher
Allambridge &
Thomas Brooke to
be my overseers
to see this my
last will &
testament proved
& performed In
witness whereof
I have hereunto
sett my hand &
Seale [Yeoben ?]
the daie & yeare
above written
Thomas Lane
Wittness hereunto
Tho: Brooke
John Cary
[Petter
?] Templeman
The eigth day of october In the yeare of our Lord God accordinge to the Computation of
the Church of
England one
thousand Sixe
hundred Fifty
and eight [word
illegible] forth
a Commission to
John Cary the
nephew and sole
executor of
Alice Lane who
(whilst shee
lived) was the
relict and sole
Executrix of
Thomas Lane
deceased To
administer the
goods Chattles
and debts of the
said Deceased
according to the
tenor of the
said will For
that the said
Executrix Dyed
before shee
tooke upon her
the execution of
the said Will
Hee the said
John Cary
beeinge first
sworne by
Commission
trulye to
Administer the
same
Transcribed by Bob Osborn