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Will of Elizabeth Winckles
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Source: The National Archives,
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In the name of God Amen I Elizabeth Winckles of Hanslop in the Countie of Bucks Widowe being weake and aged in bodie but of sound and perfect memorie Thankes be given to God for the same doe make and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and forme following ffirst I doe commend my soule unto Allmighty God my Creator and to Jesus Christ his onlie sonne my blessed Lord and Saviour And I desire my bodie maie be decently buried and interred in the Parish Church of Hanslop aforesaid neer to the bodie of my welbeloved husband Christopher Winckles gent deceased Item I doe give to Joseph Wilkinson my Grandchild the summe of Twentie pounds And to Christopher Wilkinson my Grandchild the summe of Ten pounds The said severall summes of monie to be paid unto them when they have attayned to their severall and respective age of one and Twentie yeares Item I doe give unto Elizabeth Wilkinson my Grandchild the summe of Twentie pounds The same to paid unto her when she shall attaine unto the age of Eighteene yeares And if my said Grandchildren or anie of them shall depart this life before they shall attayne their severall and respective yeares as aforesaid my will and meaning is That the said severall Legacies given unto them and before menconed shall goe to my Executor hereafter named Item I give unto my said Grandchild Elizabeth Wilkinson two paire of flaxen sheetes, One tablecloth and one dozen of Napkins to be delivered unto her by my Execiutor at her daie of Marriage and not before Item I doe give to my Loving kinsman ffrancis Dodesworth gent the summe of Twentie shillings and to my Loveing sonne in Lawe John Wilkinson gent Twenty shillings to buy them Rings to weare in token of my Love unto them Item I give unto my Loveing Cosen Henrie Winckles the summe of Ten pounds according to the direction and appointment of my said Late husband deceased Item I doe give to my Cosen Richard Winckles now servant to Mr William Ea the summe of ffortie shillings Item I give unto my servants who shalbe in service with me at my death Twenty shillings a peece Item I doe give to the poore people of the Parish of Hanslope aforesaid the summe of Three poundes to be distributed unto them within three monethes after my death by the handes of my Executor hereafter named in the Parish Church of Hanslopp aforesaid And all the rest of my goods and Chatteles of what nature or qualitie whatsoever hereby undisposed of I doe give and bequeath unto John Wilkinson my Grandchild whom I doe hereby make my full and sole Executor and doe charge him to performe this my last will and Testament to the untmost of his power And I doe desire my said Loveing Kinsman ffrancis Dodesworth gent to be ayding and Assisttent unto my said Grandchild John Wilkinson in the performance of this my Last will And for that purpose I doe nominate and appoint him the said ffrancis Overseer thereof And I doe hereby revoke and renounce all other willes formerlie made by me whatsoever In witnes whereof I have set my hand to this my Last will contayninge two Sheetes of Paper and to the last sheete have sett both hand and seale This present daie being the Twentie fivth daie of Januarie in the yeare of our Lord God one Thousand Six hundred ffiftie and five The marke of Elizabeth Winckles Sealed and signed by me Elizabeth Winckles and also published and declared to be my Last will and Testament in the presence of W Lane John fforster Henrie Rawlins Proved 21st May 1656 |
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