In the name of god Amen I William Snellinge of Wokinge in the County of Surrey Blaksmith being sicke in body but sound in mind and of perfect remembrance for which I laud praise and magnifie almighty god my heavenly father do here the fourth day of December Anno doi 1639 make my last will and testament in manner and form as followeth  Imprs I give and bequeath my soule into the hands of almighty god my creator hopeing and trustinge to bee saved by a lively faith and true repentance throughh the mercyes and merritts of Christ Jesus my alone saviour and redeemer & my body to the earth to bee buryed in the Churchyard of Wokinge aforesayd  And my lands goodes and Chattells I give and bequeath as followeth  Imp: I give unto the poore of Woking three shilling fowre pence.  It I give and bequeath unto Joan Snellinge my loveinge and beloved wiffe my messuage or tenement with two acres of land thereunto adjoyninge more or lesse with all howsings gatrooms & appurtinances thereunto belonging called by the name of Foxcroft & lyinge in the Tithinge of Kinfeild in Wokinge aforsd dureinge the terme of thirtene years next after my decease fully to bee compleat and ended if the sayd Joan shall soe longe live.  It I give the sayd messuage and landes before named Called Fox-Croft after the expiracon of the sayd thirtene yeares or death of the sayd Joane my wiffe which shall first happen, with all howsings gardens gatroomes and appurtinances therunto belonginge unto John Snellinge and George Snellinge my sonnes and to their heirs for ever equally to bee divided betweene them; Provided always that if my sonne and heire William Snellinge shall die under age or without covaeyance of a certaine Messuage and landes lyinge in ye Tything of Shacelford on Woking aforesayd soe that the sayd messuage and landes before specified by estimacon ten acres more or lesse known by the name of Raynoldes shall by law descend unto my sonne John & his heirs as aforesayd, Then my will is that the messuage and landes above menconed with all appertinances therunto belonginge called Fox-Croft shall bee and remaine only unto my sonne George before named and his heires for ever.  It I give unto my sonne William all my working tooles iron and such thinges as belong unto my shoppe.  It I give unto the sayd William my sonne two standinge bedstedes with the bedes and all such furniture that usually have belonged unto them  which are standinge in that end of my howse wherein I now lie, which after my decease I give and bequeath (my debts first payd & my funerall expences discharged) unto Joane Snellinge my loveinge wiffe whom I make the full & sole executrix of this my last will and testament  And doe nominate and appoint my trusty and welbeloved friendes Richard Edmundes of Weybridg and John Davy sen of Wokinge aforesayd to bee my overseers to see the my last will and testament truly to bee executed and performed giving unto each of them for their paines three shillinges and fowre pence.  In Wittnesse whereof I have hereunto sett my hande and Seale the day and yeare first above written. 1639.  William Snelling
Signed and delivered in the presence of   Rob. Feild

Probatum fuit … secundo die mensis Aprilis Anno Dni 1640

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