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The 1652 will of john Hayne
Linnen Draper
Memorandum That John
Hayne late of
Yeovill in the
Countie of
Somerset
Deceased Whiles
he lived and was
in perfect minde
and memorie [especizzally
?] upon or about
the eight day of
March in the
yeare of our
Lord one
thousand sixe
hundred fiftie
twoe with a
Serious purpose
to Settle and
Dispose of his
estate did make
and declare his
Last Will and
Testament [word
illegible] as
followeth viz I
give to my Wife
Dorathie my
house called
The Red Lyon
in Yeovill And
all my goodes
whatsoever. I
give to my sonne
John the Twenty
poundes w[hi]ch
is in my Brother
John Whidows
handes And the
residue of the
yeares in [Lewis
?] his house And
the mortgage of
John Cheneys
house To have
and enjoy the
same when he is
of the age of
one and twentie
yeares And if he
dye before then
to remaine to
his Mother And I
give to my
Brother Samuell
Hayne my
Wearinge
apparrell or the
said John Hayne
did declare his
Will
and minde in
wordes to the
like effect In
the presence of
Credible
Wittnesses
Ambrose Seaward
John
Wheadon
The twentith day of March
in the yeare of
our Lord God one
thousand sixe
hundred fiftie
fower there
issued forth
Letters of
administracon to
Mathewe Willes
the husband of
Dorothie Hayne
deceased [whilst
?] she lived the
Relict of the
said John Hayne
late of yeovill
in the Countie
of Somersett
Deceased To
administer all
and singular the
goodes Chattells
and debts of the
said Deceased
accordinge to
the [Tenor ?]
and effect of
the said [word
illegible] Will
for that the
said John Hayne
Deceased made
noe Executor in
the said Will He
the said
Matthewe beinge
first sworne
faithfully to
administer
Transcribed by Bob Osborn