Will
of Robert Darkenall of Withyham, 1592
In
the Name of God Amen
?
. pishe of Wythyham in the
countye of Sussex yeoman, beinge sicke in bodye but of good and pfecte
Remembrance thanks be given unto Allmightye God, doe ordayne and make this my
Testament and last will in manner and forme followinge ffirste I bequeathe my soule unto Allmightye God by whose
..ely death and bludsheddinge I truste to be saved. And my Bodye to be buryed
wthn the churcheyarde of Wythiham aforesaide. Item I geve to the poore people that shalbe at my buriall
xs to be distributed at the discretion of myne Overseers hereafter
named and by me appoynted. Alsoe I
will and desire that Mr Cackfield our parsondoe make one godlye
sermon to the Edifyinge of the people that shalbe at my buriall, and he to have
for his paynes vis viiid. Item
I will and bequeathe unto Johane Quayfe my daughter two keyne to be delivered
unto her ymediatlye after my decease at the discretion of of Issabell my wife. Item I will and geve unto Robte Quaife the
eldeste sonne of Johane my daughter my Cupboard and my table now standinge in my
Chamber wth the fr
forme and benches to the same table belonginge;
one joyned bedstedle; one little square table and a cheste now standinge in my
parlor prsentlie after the decease of Issabell my wife. Item I will and bequeathe unto Edwarde Quayfe
one other of the sonnes of the foresaid Johane my daughter, one other joyned
bedstedle and one joyned Cheste now standinge in my upper Chamber to be
delivered to him prsentlye after the decease of Issabell my wife. Alsoe I will and desire that Thomas Buckherst
of Cuckfeld (?) and Richard Pigott of Cowden shalbe my Overseers of this my
last will and testamente, unto whome I will and geve xs a peece over
and besides all Chardges that they shalbe
? in or concerninge this my last will and testament. All the Residue of moveable goods not
willed or bequeathed my Debts paid, my severall expenses dischardged & my
will pformed I will and bequeathe unto Issabell my wellbeloved
.
.. in
the said Countye of Sussex ffurther my
mynde and will is that Johane Quayfe my daughter shall have the occupation of
all those three peeces or pcells of land called the Upper Bakehouse fyeld, the
lower Bakehouse fyeld, and the Dubble? Crofte wth all thapprtenances
Conteyninge in the whole by estimation tenn acres lyinge and beinge in the said
pishe of Wythiham during all her naturall life, And after the decease of the
said Johane my daughter I will and geve all the said three peeces or pcells of
land soe to her devysed wth all thapprtenances to the foresaid
Robert Quayfe her sonne, to have and to hold to him the sayde Robert & to
his heires under such pvisoes Condicons lymitacons and payments as hereafter in
this my last will are conteyned and not otherwise. Alsoe I will that Issabell my wife shall have all that my
messuage or tenement wherin I now dwell called or known by the name or names of
Buckhornes or by whatsoever other name or names the same is called or known, wth
all the lands & apprtenences to the same belonginge now in my
occupation, other than such as before are willed and devised to Joane Quayfe my
daughter, to have and to hold all the same pmisses wth
thappurtenences soe laste above devysed to my wife to her and her assignes
during her naturall life, she keepinge and maynteyninge the repairs thereof
during the same terme. And after the
decease of the said Issabell my wife I will and geve all the said messuage or
tenement, lands and other the prmisses wth
thappurtenences in manner and forme aforesaid lymyted & appoynted to my
said wife, to the said Robert Quayfe, to have and to hold to him, the said
Robert and his heires
.. condicons & lymitacons
. to Issabell my wife,
as the same are hereafter lymited and appoynted That is to saye Item I bequeathe unto
Willyam Darkenall of Spelherste my brother three pounds viis viiid
And unto his ffower children ?xs a peece of lawfull oneye of England to be payd out of the
proffitts of the foresaid Tenement and land before appoynted unto Issabell my
wife wthn one yeare nexte after her decease upon Reasonable demand of them and
everye of them. And alsoe I
will and give unto Edwarde Darkenall of Pensherste my brother liiis
iiiid and unto everye of his two children vis viiid
of lawfull moneye of England to be payde unto them out of the foresayde
Tenement and lands nexte after the payments aforesaid as the yearelye Rente
Issues and proffitts thereof will amounte and aryse to levye and paye the same. Item I will and bequeathe unto
Andrewe Darkenall my brother xls of lawfull money of England to be
payde out of the said Tenement and lands in manner and forme as aforesaid next
after them before written. Item I will
and bequeathe unto my sister Pilgrem xls and unto every of her
children vis viiid of lawfull money of England to be
paide out of the foresaid Tenement and lands as the same shall or maye convenientlye
arise or growe out of the Issues and proffitts thereof next after the full
satisfaction of all the payments and bequeathes aforesaide. Item I will and bequeathe unto my
sister Shubridge xls and unto every of her children vis
viiis of lawfull money of England to be payde out of the foresaid
Tenement and lands the
same shall
? arise or growe out of the
.. proffitts thereof next after the full
.? of all the payments and bequeathes
? Item I will and bequeathe unto
. And the payments aforesaid. Item I will and bequeathe unto my sister Anne
xls of lawfull money of England to be paid out of the foresaid
Tenement and land as the same shall or maye convenientlye arise or growe out of
the proffitts thereof next after the full satisfaction of all the payments
aforesaid. Alsoe I will and bequeathe unto Ann Medherste my
servaunte xxs of lawfull money of England to be paid out of the
foresaid Tenement and land as the same shall or maye convenientlye arise or
growe out of the proffitts thereof next after the full satisfaction of all the
payments aforesayde. Provided
always that if anye the payments aforesaid shalbe behind and unpayde contrarye
to the true and playne meaninge of this my last will, That then my mynde and
will is that it shall and maye be lawfull to suche psone and psons to whome any
such defaulte of payment as aforesaid shalbe made to enter into all the said Tenement
land and prmisses wth thappurtenences and the Rents and
proffitts thereof to take and receive untill he or they be fullye satisfyed and
contented there severall legacies and bequeathes soe then behind and unpayde
contrarye to my true and playne meaninge anye thinge herein before mencioned to
the contrarye in anye wise notwthstandinge. Item I will that John Quayfe my sonne in law his Executors and
assignes shall have the occupation of that my house or cottage wherein he now dwellethe
situate and being Wythiham aforesayde wth all the lands thereunto
now belonginge and now being in the occupation of the foresaid Joh Quayfe
conteyninge in the
..? estimation ffower acres be it
more or lesse
? and continuinge all the terme of the naturall life of Johane
Quayfe my daughter And
after the decease of Johane Quayfe my daughter then I will and give all the
foresaid house or cottage
? ffower acres of land
aforesayde wth all thappurtenances thereunto belonginge
.
.. to be of the full
age of xxv yeares then my will and trus meaninge is that my
Overseers or the survivor of them shall have full power and authoritye by
vertue of this my last will and testament to lett and ..tt?
? the foresayde house or cottage wth the foure acres of land
aforesaid wth there appurtenances at & by there discretion to
the most advantage of myne heire And
when myne heire shalbe of the full age of xxv yeares aforesayde then
my foresaid Overseers heires Executors or Assignes to Reander and yield up a
true accompte and to make payment thereof unto myne heire all such moneys as
they shall have Receyved for the farme of the house or cottage & foure
acres of land aforesayde. And if it shall fortune anye of the foresayde Robert Quayfe or
Edward Quayfe to departe out of this worlde before they shalbe of lawfull age
then I will that the Overlyver shall have all his pte and porcon that soe is
departed out of this psent worlde yeldinge and payinge unto everye pson all
such somes of money as before is appoynted to be payde and accordinge to this
my true meaninge here in this my last will written And if it shall fortune that Issabell my wife
shall departe out of this worlde at anye tyme wthin the terme and
space of ffyve yeares next after my decease Then my will is that if John Quayfe
my sonne in lawe will enter into Bond wth one sufficient suretye to
be bound by obligation sufficient upon such resonable covenants as shalbe
thoughte moste by the discretion of my Overseers And to paye truly sixe pounds of lawfull money of England
yearely at two t..mes? in the
yeare by them appoynted, then the foresayd John Quayfe to have the occupation of
the
..? tenement and lands before willed and given
unto his sonne Roberte untill the said Roberte shall
. he soe longe had
lyved accomplyshed the full age of xxv yeares afore written, and not
.
Read and sealed in
the presents of John Draner?, Richarde Morse?, And
Henry Pigott wth others
Probatum fuit
..
xi die mensis
Januarii ano dom 1592
Issabella relict
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