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| Dean of Sarum's Peculiar Court. The will of John Brende of Highworth, proved 1607. |
| Brende. |
| In the name of God Amen the |
| second day of October Anno Dm 1606 |
| I John Brend of Westrop in the parish of |
| Highworth in the county of Wilts and |
| diocese of Sarum yeoman sick and weak of body |
| but of good and perfect rememberance (thanks be |
| unto Almighty God) do make & ordain my |
| testament concerning my last will, in manner & |
| form following, first I commend my soul |
| into the hands of Almighty God putting my |
| assured confidence in the merits of Christ's |
| death & passion & my body to be buried in the |
| churchyard of Highworth. Item I give to the |
| Church of Sarum 12d. Item I give to the [?] |
| Church of Highworth 2s. Item my will and |
| meaning is that my son John shall have & |
| enjoy all the rents, issues & profits of the |
| tenements & house now in the tenure hold |
| & occupation of Richard Straunge the elder for the |
| space of six years next after the day of |
| my decease |
| decease and that then it shall return again to |
| my heir. Item my will & meaning is that |
| my son Henry shall have & enjoy the rents |
issues & profits of the house or tenement in
South Marston now in the tenure occupation |
| or possession of one Thomas Lunte for the space |
| of six years next after >the day of< my decease & that then |
| it shall return again to my heir Item I give to |
| the said Henry my son a heifer of two years |
old. Item my will & meaning is that Thomas
my son & Elizabeth my daughter shall have & |
| enjoy all the rents & profits of my house after |
| the day of my decease, equally divided between |
| them, and then it shall return again to my |
| heir Item my will & meaning is that the lease |
demised & granted to my daughters Anne &
Margaret shall so remain to them their uses & |
| profit without any let or molestation of my heir |
| Executrix or any other, which lease is of the house |
| now in the tenure & occupation of one William |
Sodberye mercer. Item I give & bequeath to Wm (William)
my son & heir, a feather bed, a little silver cup |
| & two silver spoons Provided always & my will & |
| meaning is, that if my son & heir shall |
| dis-allow this my last will & testament, or any part or |
| clause thereof & shall not suffer his brothers & |
| sisters quietly to receive have & enjoy the said |
| legacies and bequests, to them by me given & bequeathed |
| in manner aforesaid, according to the true intent |
| & meaning of this my last will & testament that |
| then my land shall descend unto my next heir |
| All the rest of my goods movable & unmovable |
| cattle and chattels not given & bequeathed I give unto |
| Ursula my wife whom I make my sole executrix |
| of this my last will & testament. Finally I make |
| ordain constitute nominate & appoint my trusty |
& well beloved friends Jherom Coxe & Adam Blandy
to be my overseers of this my last will & testament |
| desiring them to see the same in all things performed |
| my debts and legacies paid & my funeral ((things |
| performed my debts & legacies paid & my funeral)) |
| expense in decent manner according to my degree |
| & calling |
| calling discharged. Item I give unto them 12d. Item |
| I give to every one of my godchildren 6d |
| apiece, witness hereunto |
| William Browke |
| Giles Diston clerk |
Alexander Duckett
the mark of John Brend.
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Margin: Inventory val |
£37 10s 4d
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