Will of Elizabeth Martyn, Widow of Parkepale, Dorset 1588

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Surname/tag: Martin, Martyn, Gerrard

National Archives Will of Elizabeth Martyn, Widow of Parkepale, Dorset

PROB 11/72/81 Date: 27 January 1588

Indexed on Ancestry as Elizabeth Martyn 27 Jan 1587/8 Parkepalœ (sic), Dorset, England

Transcribed by Helen Ford

Elizabeth Martyn

In the name of God amen The thirtith daye of December in the thirty yeare of the Reigne of our Soveraigne Ladye Elizabeth by the grace of god Queen of England, France and Ireland, defender of the faith , the yeare of our Lorde god one thousand five hundred foure score and seaven.

I Elizabeth Martyn of Parke Pale in the County of Dorset widowe being wholle of mnde and of good and perfect remembrance lawde and praise be given to Th’almightie god doe make and ordayne this my present testament and last will in manner and forme following

First I give and bequeathe my sowle to Almighty fod my Creator and to Jesus Christ myRedemer and to the holye ghoste my comforter, three persons and one very god And my bodye to be buryed in the church or churchyarde of Puddletowne.

First I give and bequeathe to the said church towards the reparing thereof three shillings and foure pence.

Item I give and bequeathe to Margaret Martyn my eldest daughter at the time she shall accomplish the full age of twenty yeares fifty pounds of currant English money

Item I give and bequeath into Cicill Martyn my second daughter at the time of she shall lykewise accomplish the full age of twenty yeares, fifty poundes of currant money

Item I give and bequeathe to Katherine Martyn my youngest daughter at the time she shall lykewse accomplish the full age of twenty yeares fifty poundes of lawfull money of England

And further my will is that if it shall happen that any of my daughters doe decease before they or any of them shall accomplish the full age of twenty yeares then my wll is that these two which shalbe then living to have the port[i]on of her which shall so decease to be equally devided betwixte them And if it shall happen that any of my daughter two of them doe decease then my will is that the third benig then living to enioy the wholle port[i]ons .And if it so happen that they all doe decease before they doe accomplish the full age of twenty yeares then my will is that John Martyn my second sonne shall have fifty pounds of their port[i]ons, and the rest of theire said port[i]ons benig one hundred pounds to remaine and equally, to be devided to Franncis Martyn, William Martyn and Nicholas Martyn my sonnes.

Item I give and bequeathe to Franncis Martyn my eldest sonne thirty pounds of Lawful money of England to be paid within one wholle yeare after my decease.

Item I give and bequeathe to William Martyn my third sonne thirty pounds of currant money lykewise to be paid within one wholle yeare after my decease.

Item I give and bequeathe to Nicholas Martyn,my youngest sonne thirty pounds of currant English money to be paide within the compasse of one wholle yeare next after my decease And further my will is that if any of my saide sonnes shall happen fo decease before suche time as their port[i]on shall growe due unto them that then those two whiche shalbe living to devide the port[i]on equally betwixte them And if it shall so happen that two of them shall lykewise dease then my will is the third sonne benig living to enioye the whole port[i]on And if it so happen that the saide sonnes Franncis Martyn, William Martyn and Nicholas Marty to decease before suche time as theire port[i]ons shall growe due and payable unto them, Then my will is that theire said port[i]ons whollye to remaine to suche of my daughters as shalbe then living.

The rest of my goods and chattalls whatsoever not givern nor bequeathed after my funerall expenses discharged and my debts paide as particularly appeareth by a schedule hereunto annexed I give and bequeathe to John Martyn my second sonne whom I make my sole executor so see this my present testament and Last will performed provided allwayes and neverthelesse my will is that John Martyn my sonne whome I make my full and wholle executor shall by this will paye or cause to be paide to every one of my foresaide daughters yearely five pounds for theire maintenance during such time as these legacies are to remaine in his hands in consideration for the use and benefite thereof And further also my will is that if any of my saide daughters happen to marrye within theire ages before limitted then uppon one yeares warning thereof given unto my saide executor he is to paye or cause to be paide to every one of my saide daughters that so shall dispose herselfe in mariage the foresaide some of fifty pounds in full contentation and payment of their foresaide legacies according to the effecte and meaning of these presents. I doe also ordayne and appointe to be my overseers to see this my will truly and faithfully performed by my executor, James Jerrard of Trent gent and Robert Gifford of Burleston yeoman. And for theire paynes therein taken I give to every one of them apeece twenty shillings to be paide by my executor.

In witness whereof to this my present will I the saide Elizabeth Martyn have hereunto sett my hand and seale the daye moneth and yeare above written E __ne Sealed and delivered by the within named Elizabeth Martyn as her owne proper deede to John Martyn her sonne in the presence of those whose names be hereunto written

James Gerrard, (signum) Robti Gifford Thomas Adams [Teshe??m’ } Rich’d Morris

Debtes owing by Elizabeth Martyn widowe as followeth the Anno Dmn 1587

Imprimis to Mr Hussey of Shapwick to be paide at our Ladye daye in Lent next coming five pounds

Item to Mr James Compton five pounds

Item to Mr Kellett of Almer due the third daye of Maye next five pounds

Item to my Aunte Fauntleroyes at the purification of our Ladye five pounds

Item to James Jerrard tenne pounds

Itm to Thomas Lauye of Southover at Michaelmas next five pounds

Item at Blanford three pounds thirtene shillings

Item to Richard Tillye of Wolbridge twenty shillings

Item to Thomas James of Cliffe at our Ladye daye in Lent next fiftye shillings

To Jone Andres? Forty shillings

To Robert Bechamp thirtene shillings foure pence

To Eve Graye nyne pounds foure shillinges and five pence.

Item to my brother Robert Martyn for my fyne thirty five pounds

Item to Dorothy Hebeche forty shillings

Item to Thomas George nowe due fourtene shillings tenne pence

Item to George Gibbes six shillings eighte pence

Item to Elizabeth Ear____ seaventene shillings

Item to Peter Browne abowte Candlemas next eight shillings foure pence

Item to Nicholas Woode seaven shillings six pence

Item to Thomas Gibbes five shillings tenne pence

Item for my parte towards a Robbery comitted sixtene shillinges

(transcribers note, the total of these debts amounts to £58-16-11d Probate granted to John Martyn executor