In the name of god Amen the vijth daye of Aprill ao Dm 1587 And in the Nyne and twentieth yere of the Raigne of or Sovaryne Lady Elizabeth by the grace of god quene of England France and Ireland Defender of the faith &c I William Sherrett thelder of Crastock in the Pishe of Wokinge in the Countye of Surr yoman sicke of body but neverthelesse of good and pfect mynde and memory thankes be geven to god  And Revokinge and utterly anulling all other Willes and testamentes heretofore by me made either by worde or writinge Doo make declare and ordeine this my last Will and testament in writinge aswell conserñge the disposicon of all my goodes Juelles plate money housholde stuffe and ymplemtes of housholde moveable and unmoveable of what sorte and kynde they or any of them be or wheresoev they be wthin the Realme of Englande &c also concerñge the disposicon of suche my landes tenem tes and hereditamentes whatsoev whereof I do entende to make & declare my last will in writinge in mann and forme folowinge  And first I bequeth my soul to allmightie god my makwer and creator And to his only sone or Lorde and savior Jesus Christ my only Redemer and savior by whose deathe merites and passion I hope assuredly to have remission of all my synnes and to be in the companie amongest his ellect and chosen for ev  And my body to be buried in xpian buriall accordinge to the discression of my executors and oversears undernamed  Item I geve will and bequeth towarde the repãcons of my Pishe Church of Wokinge vjs viijd Item I geve to the pore of the Pishe of Wokinge at my buriall xs And so yerely duringe the term of Fowre yeres from the daye of my buriall the yerely payment of xs tell fortie shillings be geven by my executors under named  Item I geve to margery allen iiijs and to mary Allen iiijs my god children And to any other of my god children ijs the pece  Item I geve will and bequeth unto John my sonne a fether bed a bolster blankettes coverlettes tester And all furniture thereunto belonginge standinge and beinge in the Chamber over the Plor  And the Some of one hundred Fower score and fyfty one poundes of lawfull money of England to paie unto one Richarde A Woodde of Cowfolde in the Countye of Sussex yoman for the purchase of the fourthe Pte of certene Landes tenementes and hereditamentes wth apprtenancees Lyinge and beinge in Asshe Chedingfolde Dunsfolde Goddalmynge and Hascombe and elles where in the Countye of Surr Wch he hathe in the right of margaret his Wyfe one of the Doughteres and Coheires of Steven Donhurst deceassed wch he died seased of Lyinge  and beinge in Surr to be paide by these men hereafter named That is to saye of James Bedell in my Capcace locked wch he hathe in custody of myne and in his kepinge the some of Fowerscore and Fower poundes of Lawfull money of England And fyftie shillinges wch he dothe owe unto me wch I lent hym And my loude and obligacon of Oath dated the last daye of Aprill last past before the date hereof wherein John Tewesley of Guldford in the Countye of Surr Dyer and Edwarde parkehurst of Sheire in the Countye aforesaide Clothiar do stand jointlie bounde unto me for the payment of one hundred pounds in the feaste of Thanunciacon of marye the Blessed vurgin then next ensuyinge and now last past  And my bonde and obligacon beringe date the xxiijth daie of october in the xxvijth yere of the Raigne of or said Sovraigne Lady quene Elizabeth wherein James Lander of lurgasale in the Countye of Sussex Assheburner and Robte Suenell of Chedingfolde in the county of Surr yoman dothe stande bounde in xll unto me for paymewnt of xxl uppon the xxxth daye of october 1586 last past at or in the howse of plillixe champion whereof I have receaved tenne pounds  And my mynde and intente ys that the said Richard A Woodde and margarett his wyfe shall convey and assure the same lands tenemtes and hereditamentes wt apprteñnces unto the said Jhon my sonne and to his heires and assignes for ever  And I geve and bequeth unto the said John my sonne all my bargaine and interest of in and unto the said Fowerth pte of the saide landes and pmisses aforesaide  Item I geve will and bequeth unto the said John my sonne all that my messuage or Tenemt landes medowes pastures and hereditamentes wt apprteñnces Situate lyinge and being in Ashe in the Countye of Surr wch I purchased and hadde to me and myne heires for ever of the gifte and grannte and by good assurance of and from George Russell To have and to holde the saide messuage or Tenemt and pmisses wt apprteñnces in Ashe aforesaid unto the said John Sherrett my sonne his heires and assignes for ever to the use of the saide John my sonne his heires and assignes for ever  To holde of the cheife lorde or lordes of the Fee thereof bt the Rentes and fines thereof due and of right accustomed  Item I geve will and bequeth unto the said John Sherrett my sonne all that my messuage or Tenemt landes medowes pastures comons woodes underwoodes and hereditamentes wt apprteñnces Scituatt Lyinge and being in Ashe aforesaid in the tithing of Normandy wch I hade and purchased to me and myne heires of one _______ Carpenter of Alton in the county of Hanthe To have and to holde the same  messuage or Tenemt landes and hereditamentes wth their apprteñnces unto the said John Sherrett my sonne his heires and assignes for ever to thonly use and behoufe of the saide John my sonne his heires and assignes for evermore Provyded allwaies And uppon this condicon folowinge That is to saie yf Joane my wyfe theldest daughter and one of the Fower daughters and coheires of the saide Steven Donhurst doo not after my death geve or Leave to distende unto William Sherrett my sonne and heire and to his heires after her deathe all suche landes Teenementes and hereditamentes wt apprteñnces wch she hathe by and after the deathe of the said Steven Donhurst her father  Then I will and my very mynde and intent is that this my gefte geven to the the said John my Sonne and his heires of the said landes and pmisses in Ashe afforesaide wch I purchased of ye said  _______ Carpenter shalbe utterly voide frustrate and of no effect And then I will the same shall holy Remaine to the said William Sherrett my sonne and his heires for ever  This my will or eny thinge herein contaeyned to the contrary not wtstandinge  Item I will that the hundred pounde wch the saide William my sonne is to paie by his bonde wch he stande bounde to me in shalbe paid unto Thomas hoke for the purchase of certaine landes late the coheires of William Chott lyinge in Crastock wch I purchased of him and wch hundred pounds I doo owe unto hym for the same purchase  And also I geve will and bequeth unto Joane my wyfe in consideracon of and for all suche interest and titell of Dower wch she hath and maie clayme of in and unto my landes tenementes and hereditamentes wch I have or have had duringe the mariage wt the said Jone yerely the some of thirtene poundes six shillinges and eight pence of lawful money of England yerely duringe her naturall lyfe to be paide out of all my landes and hereditamts whatsoev in the said Countye of Surr at the feastes of S.t John Baptist Saint michaell The Archangel Nativiti of or lorde god and Thanunciacon of blessed marye the virgin by even porcons to be paide xl out of my lande wch I have by discent and v markes out of the landes geven to John my sonne & I will she shall have her mete drinke housrome and abidinge in my house wherein I now dwell for and duringe the terme of her lyfe yf she lyve sole and unmaried  And beare the name of Johane Sherrett  Item I geve to eny one of my sṽntes that shalbe in my srṽce at the tyme of my death iijs iijd the pece  The residuwe of all my goods Juelles plate redye money corne corne in the fildes Debtes to me owinge housholde stuffe and ymplmtes of householde after my debtes paide my legacies and my Funerall don and pformed I geve them holie unto the said Johan my wyfe and William Sherrett my sonne whome I doo ordeine and make my executors of this my last will and testament  And yf my goodes will not dischardge and paie my debtes then I will that my executors shall take the yssues and proffites of my landes tenemetes and hereditamtes untill they shall have fully levied and paide all my debtes by me owinge to any man  And I ordeine constitute and make Anthony Bickerstaffe Thomas Cox and Henry ockley my oversears of this my last will and testament And I geve to eny one of them for their paines therein to be taken xxs  And thus the lorde have marci uppon me In witnes whereof to this my psent laste will I have Sette my Seale yeven the daie and yere first above writton in the psentes of those whose names be subscribed viz  John Derrick sen    George Ockley    Thomas Cox    William mabanke  and  Thomas Ragles

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