The Document Chest
1635 Will of Samuell Hardinge
Mercer
In the name of God Amen I
Samuell Hardinge
of Yevell in the
Countie of Som[er]set
Merchante beine
sicke and weake
of bodie but of
good memorie (I
thanke god) doe
make this my
last Will and
testament in
forme followinge
that is to saie
I com[m]end my
soule into the
hands of
Almightie God
that made it To
Christe my
Redeemer and
Saviour and to
the Holie Ghoste
that sanctified
it hopinge and
assuredly
beleevinge by
the meritts and
passion of my
said Redeemer to
obtaine
remission of all
my sinnes and to
enjoye
everlasting
happines Item I
give to the
Church of the p[ar]ish
of Yevell
thirteen
shillings foure
pence And to the
poore of the
said p[ar]ish
thirteen
shillings foure
pence Item I
give Unto my
sonne Samuell
Hardinge the
some of one
hundreth pounds
of lawfull money
of England to
bee paid unto
him at his age
of one and
twentie yeares
if hee bee then
living and not
otherwise And I
also give unto
my daughter Ann
Hardinge one
hundred pounds
more to be paid
to her at her
marriage or age
of one and
twentie yeares
w[hi]h shall
first happen and
not otherwise
and if either of
the said Samuell
or Ann die
before either of
the said ages or
times then his
or her percon
soe dyinge shall
accrue & come to
the survivor of
them And if both
the said Samuel
& Anne ye before
the said ages or
tymes then I
will that the
same two hundred
shall accrew to
my sonne John
Hardinge and the
executrix of
this my Will
equallie to be
devided between
them Alsoe I
will and devise
that my said
Executrix out of
the incombe
benifitt and
p[o]fitt of such
of my p[er]sonall
estate and
Chattles out of
w[hi]ch the same
severall porcons
shall arise
shall educate
and maynteyne my
said sonn
Samuell and Ann
my daughter
untill the said
all ages or
times in w[hi]ch
their same
sevrall porcons
are limitted to
be due by this
my Will Item my
will and meaning
is that if in
case my wief
shall hereafter
marrie or die
before the said
legacies be paid
to my said
Children that
then the same
legacies
w[i]thin Forty
dayes after the
said marriage or
death shalbe by
myne executrix
if she be
livinge or by
her executor or
administrator
delivered into
the hands and
Custodie of my
lovinge freinde
William Jennings
my brother in
law John Starr
Thomas (surname
illegible] and
Christopher
Alambridge and
of the survivors
and survivor of
them and his
assignes to bee
by them given
and disposed of
to my said
Children
according to the
true meaning of
this my last
will Item (in
case my sonne
John Hardinge
and his heires
and assignes
shall not convey
and assure unto
the heires and
assignes of
Giles Jennings
deceased
certaine arable
lands conteyning
seaven acres
more or lesse
lying in Yevell
or Pitney in the
East feild there
according to a
Proviso
contained in a
deed indented
made betweene
myselfe of th[e]one
p[ar]te
and the
said Giles
Jennings of th[e]other
p[ar]te bearinge
date the
twelveth daie of
June in the
Sixth yeare of
his Ma[jes]ties
Raigne (that now
is) Then I give
and devise my
house I now
dwell in w[i]th
[appreviation =
the
appurtenances]
and all other my
lands tenem[en]ts
and
hereditaments
wherof I am
seised of any
estate of
inheritance unto
my said Children
Samuell and Ann
and to the heirs
for ever It[e]m
I give unto my
said sonne one
beere bole of
silver and
twentie nobles
in money soas he
assure the said
lands aforesaid
Item all the
rest of my
goodsand
Chattles not
hereby formerlie
given I give to
my loving wief
Julian whome I
make sole
Executrix of
this my last
Will Also I make
my loving
freinds Mr
Doctor Seward
and my Cosen
William Starr Ov[er]seers
of this my will
desiring them to
be aiding and
helpfull to my
said Executrix
in the due p[er]formance
of this my will
In Wittnes
whereof I have
hereunto sett my
hande and seale
the xxxth daie
of November in
the Tenth yeare
of the Raigne
[1635] of o[ur]
sov[er]aigne
Lord Kinge
Charles over
England
Samuell Harding
Published sealed
and deliv[er]ed
in the pr[esen]ce
of
Samuel Seward
William
Starr
Gyles
Marchaunt
George
Moore
Proved at London in 1635
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
