Will
of Lamuell Dartnall of Withyham, 1647
Memorandum That on or about the ffourth day of
Aprill Anno Domini one thousand six hundred ffortie seaven in the three and
Twentieth yeare of the raigne of our Soveraigne Loed Charles by the Grace of
God Kinge of England &c Lamuell Dartnall
of Wethiham in the Countie of Sussex yeoman being ill and sicke in bodie but of
verie perfecte and soun memorie did make his nuncupative will and testament in
the presence of John Medhurst William Dartnall and Joseph Dartnall in manner
and forme followinge, viz, That hee did put his two brothers William Dartnall
and Jospeh Dartnall in trust to sell and dispose of his goods and estate and to
paie his debts and all other Charges and expences whatsoever, and that they
should sell his goods to the best advantage they could, and when his debts and
all charges were paid the remainder of his estate hee willed should bee equallie
devided to and amongst his wife and all his children viz everie one of them to
have an equall share thereof &
his wife to have the use and profitt of his said estate towards the bringinge
up of his said children But if his wife should marrie again after his decease
Then his said wife was to have but the moyetie onelie of such parte as should
bee or remaine to her as aforesaid And the other moyetie of halfe of the said
parte should be and remaine to his sonne And hee did further will if anie of
his said children did die then the other of his said children to be the heires
to them soe dieinge And if all his children should die Then hee willed twentie
poundes of his estate to his said Brother Williams children and all the rest of
his estate to his said Brother Joseph his children This beinge declared by him
to be his will in the presence of of us John Medhurst Joseph Dartnall his mke
William Dartnall
Decimo
die memsis Junii Anno Domine millesimo quadragesimo septimo Emanavit
commissio Willimo Dartnall et Josepho Dartnall filiis
duti defuncti habentis bona jura? ….? credita in
diversis diocess sine jurisbus Ad administrand bona jura et credita duti defuncti
eo quod millum in eodem nominaverit executor De bene et fideliter administrand eadem Ad saneta dei Evangelia Vigore Commu…is?
Jurat / Extor