The Document Chest
1624 will of William Bragge
Linen Draper
In the name of God Amen
the eight daie
of Novemb[e]r in
the yeare of the
Raigne of our
Soveraigne Lord
James by the
grace of God of
England France
and Ireland King
defender of the
faith [and ?]
the two &
twentith and of
Scotland the
eight and
Fiftith Anno
Domini 1624 I
William Bragge
of yevell in the
Countie of Som[er]sett
Lynen draper
being sicke of
body but of
perfect memory
(god bee
thanked) doe
make my last
will and
testament in
manner following
First I commend
my Soule into
the hands of
almightie god
hopinge by the
meritts of Jesus
Christ to bee
saved and my
bodie to bee
buried in
Christian
buryall Item I
give unto the p[ar]ish
Church of yevell
the some of
twenty shillings
Item to the
poore of the p[ar]ish
of yevell twenty
shillings to bee
devided amongst
them by the
discrecon of the
Overseers there
Item I give unto
the poore of
Chellington the
some of twenty
shillings to bee
alsoe devided
and distributed
amongst them at
and by the
discretion of
the Overseers of
the poore there
Item I give to
my Daughter Mary
my lease and all
the estate right
tythe & interest
w[hi]ch I have
or ought to have
of in and to all
those lands
meadowes &
pastures w[i]th
thapp[urtena]nces
scituate lyinge
and beinge
w[i]thin the p[ar]ish
of Hermitage
also Armitage in
the County of
Dorsett w[hi]ch
I bought of
Edward Fauconer
of Sarum in the
County of Wiltes
Item I give unto
my said Daughter
Mary the some of
three Score
pounds to bee
paid unto the
Overseers of
this my last
will & testament
at the end of
five yeres next
after my decease
And my will is
that if the said
Mary shall dye
before shee
shall attagne
unto the age of
eighteene yeares
or before shee
shall happen to
bee married That
then the one [halfendele
?] of the said
Lands meadowes
and pastures in
Hermitage als[o]
Armitage
aforesaid
dureing the
terme w[hi]ch
shalbe then to
come therein &
the benefitt &
profitt thereof
& the one [halfendele
?] of the said
some of three
Score pounds
shalbe and
remaine unto
Margarett my now
wife & unto the
Children of my
brother Roger
Bragge to bee
Equally devided
betwixt the said
Margarett & the
children of my
Said brother
Roger Bragge
Item my will is
that my said
Overseers upon
payment of the
said three score
pounds at the
five yeres end
as aforesaid
shall put the
same to interest
to and for the
best benefitt &
advantage of the
said Mary to
such
[abbreviation
illegible]
persons as my
said Overseers
shall thinke
fitt untill she
shall attayne
unto the age of
eighteen yeres
or happen to be
mattyed which of
them shall first
happen Item I
give unto my
said Daughter
Mary all
thestate right
tythe & terme or
yeres (if any
shalbe) of and
in the Burgage
or dwelling
house in yevell
aforesaid
wherein I now
inhabite To have
and to hold unto
the said Mary
from &
immediately
after the death
or decease of
mee & the said
Margarett my
wife and noe
otherwise Item I
give unto the
said Mary one
gold Ringe & two
gownes w[hi]ch
were her Mothers
Item I give to
my brother Roger
my best wearinge
suite and my
best Cloke and
my fouling peece
and my sword
Item I give unto
my Brother in
lawe Bennett
Barrowe forty
shillings Item I
give to my
Servant Robert
Westcraft forty
shillings and
all other my
wearing apparell
not formerly
devised Item I
give to my
Servant Johan
the Sume of
twenty shillings
All the rest of
my goods &
Chattles as well
moveable as
immoveableI give
unto the said
Margaret my wife
whom I make
whole Executr[ix]
of the my last
will and
testament And I
doe intreat and
appaynt for my
Overseers of
this my last
will my brother
Roger Bragge &
John Jacob of
Kingston iuxta
yevell aforesaid
and for theire
paynes doe give
them xijd [ie 12
pence] apeece In
witnes whereof I
have hereunto
sett my hand &
seale the daie
and yere first
above written
William Bragge
Signed sealed
and delivered in
the presence of
John Rock
John
Jacob
Roger
Bragge
Proved
at London, 1625
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
