Will of William Kendall of Brynton/Brinton, Norfolk

Date: 1637 to 1638
Location: [unknown]
Surname/tag: Kendall

Will of William Kendall 1638

This is a transcription of the register office copy of the will^[1] of William Kendall (1576-1638), written on the 6 February 1637 and proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Norwich on 3rd May 1638 by Elizabeth Kendall his relict.

Transcription conventions used in this text:
Spelling, punctuation and line breaks are as per the original document.
Crossings through have been included struck out
The text was originally in one block of text. Paragraph breaks at change of bequest ("Item"), and bold text for names have been added for ease of reading.
Where present, the obsolete letter Thorn has been rendered as th, and ff has been rendered as F
Abbreviations and breviographs have been expanded in [square brackets]
The image quality was average but there was some bleed through of ink but the writing where no bleed through was legible. Non standard spelling as per usual for this time period, which has been transcribed verbatim.

Persons mentioned

• William Kendall testator
• Richard Kendall oldest son of testator
• Elizabeth Kendall wife of testator, executrix of the will
• Bridgett Kendall daughter of testator
• William Kendall son of testator
• Thomas kendall son of testator
• Rachell Kendall daughter of testator
• Ann Kendall daughter of testator
• Tho. Catilin, Armiger Playford, Robt Rogers witnesses to will

[folie 8 verso]

In the name of God Amen
I William Kendall of Brynton
in the County of Norf[olk] husbandman beinge
weake in body but in p[er]fect memory thankes
be unto the Almighty therefore doe ordaine
& make this my last will & Testament in man[n]or
& forme followinge

First I bequeath my soule
into the hands of God my Creat[or] hopinge
to be saved through the meritts of my Lord
& Savio[r] Jesus Christ & my body to be buried
in the churchyeard at the discrec[i]on of my
wife & as concerninge yt & porcion of
Coppyhold Lands & Tenem[ents] w[hic]h God hath
lent me lyinge in Brynton & Thornage
& Skitts ? those excepted my will & mynde is
yt Richard Kendall my oldest son shall
have & inioy them by & after the decease
of Elizabeth Kendall my wife to him * his
heires & uppon condic[i]on notw[i]thstandinge
yt he the s[ai]d Richard shall pay or cause
to be paid unto his Brothers & Sisters
Hereunder mencondd the inst sum[m]e of

[page 2 folio 8 recto]

Twooscore &^fift teen pounds of currant English
money un manner & forme followinge yt
is to say w[i]thin one yeare after the decease
of Elizabeth Kendall my wyfe unto Brid
=get Kendall his sister ten pounds of
currant English money in the South
porch of the p[ar]ish church of Brynton
aforesaid & unto William Kendall his
Brother ten pounds more of like cur
=rant money in the said place two
yeares after my said wyfes decease
& unto Thomas Kendall his other brother
[illegible due to bleed through] like currant money
[illegible due to bleed through] after
my said wyfes decease & unto Rachell
Kendall his Sister ten pounds more of
like currant mony in the same place
within four yeares after my wives decease
& then againe unto bridget his said Sister
five yeares after my said wives death
in the s[ai]d South porch of the p[ar]ish church
of Brynton ten pounds more of like
currant money & also unto his said
Brother Will[ia]m Kendall ten poundes
more of like currant money inthe said
place within six yeares after my wives
decease & unto Thomas Kendall his othe
Brother five pounds of like currant
money in the said place sevean yeares
after my said wives decease & lastly
unto Rachell his Sister ten poundes
more of like currant money Eight
yeares after my said wives decease

[page 3 folio 9 verso]

in the said porch & if it shall happen my s[ai]d
Son Richard Kendall shall make default by
not payinge any of the said sum[m]es of mony
in p[ar]t or in whole on the said dayes & places
in w[hi]ch they ought to have been paid Then my
mynde & will is yt Will[ia]m my s[ai]d Son shall enter
uppon my s[ai]d Lands & Tenem[en]ts & have & inioy
them to him & his heyres p[er]forming the same
condicions yt his Brother Richard ought to
have p[er]formed & if he my s[ai]d Son Will[ia]m shall
make default in p[ar]te or in whole of any of the
s[ai]d paym[ents] which were not p[er]formed by his
'Brother Richard in man[n]or & forme aforesaid
Then my will & meaninge is yt Thomas Kendall
my Son shall have & inioy my s[ai]d Lands &
Tenem[en]ts [illegible due to bleed through] p[er]forminge the
same paym[en]ts which his Brothers left unpaid
& if hee my s[ai]d Son Thomas shall refuse to p[er]=
=forme the same condic[i]ons which are how
required by him then my will& minde is
yt all my s[ai]d Land & Tenem[en]ts formerly be=
=queathed shall be equallu distributed &
devided amongst my three Daughters
Bridgett Kendall Ann Kendall & Rachell Ken
=dall & to their heyres for ever & I have
given ....... of those my Lands & Tenem[en]ts
to the use of this my last will And further
as concerninge my houshold stuff & all
other my moveable goods whatsoever my
mynde & will is yt Elizabeth Kendall my
wyfe shall have them to dispose of att
her pleasure payinge my debts & seeinge
my body decently brought to the ground
& buried & I have made my said wyfe

[page 4 folio 9 recto]

Elizabeth Kendall Executrix of this my last
will & Testam[en]t
In witness whereof I have
hereunto sett my hand & seale this Sixe
day of February in the Thirteenth year
of the Reigne of o[ur] Sov[er]ane Lord King
Charles by the Grace of God of England
Scotland France & Ireland Kinge De
=fender of the Fayth etc Anno Domini
1637
Witnes this Tho. Catilin, Armiger'
Playford, Robt Rogers

William Kendal

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C39Z-YPRQ?i=27&cat=504379