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The 1658 will of Morgan Hayne
Gentleman
In the name of God Amen
I Morgan Hayne
of Yeovill in
the County of
Somersett gent:
The fifteenth
day of July in
the yeare of our
Lord accordinge
to the accompt
now used in
England one
Thousand six
hundred Fiftie
and eight Beinge
sick and weake
of body but of
sound and
perfect minde
and memory (Praysed
be God for the
same) doe make
and ordaine this
my last will and
testament in
manner and forme
followinge And
first of all I
recommend my
soule into the
handes of
Allmighty God
the Father
beinge verily
confident that
thrugh the
merritts and
mediacon of his
sonne Jesus
Christ the
righteous I
shall partake of
those
inestimable
joyes which are
prepared for the
[word illegible]
in the world to
come And I
returne my body
to the earth
from whence it
was taken to be
decently
interred at
Yeovill
aforesaid there
to remaine
untill the
resurrection of
body and soule
And as touchinge
my worldly
estate I give
devise limitt
and bequeath
amongst my
friends and
kindred in the
world as
followeth First
as touchinge my
Severall
Leasehold
estates which I
latelie
exchanged and
purchased from
William Windham
esquire I give
and bequeath
them unto the
several persons
as they are
directed
mentioned and
declared in one
Deed of Uses
bearinge the
Twelveth day of
July present And
made betweene
mee the said
Morgan Hayne of
the one parte
and Giles Hayne
and Giles [Bawes
?] both of
Yeovill
aforesaid of the
other parte
Alsoe I give
unto John Hayne
the sonne of
Giles Hayne all
my table boards
bedsteeds
stooles formes
Cupboards
waynescott
chaires barrells
benches and all
other the
woodden vessell
and lumber now
in or belonginge
to the house
wherein I now
live to be
delivered and
left unto him
imediately after
the decease of
Jane my now wife
who is to enjoy
the sole use
thereof duringe
all her life
tyme And also
the great [Gurner
?] the
Mowstathell and
a Sider wringe
is to be and
remayne unto the
said John Hayne
as aforesaid
(Two halfe
hogsheads only
excepted) for
the said Jane;
Alsoe I give
Forty shillings
to forty poore
people to be
paid at the
discrecon of my
overseers within
one month next
after my decease
Alsoe I give
tenn shillings
to the Church at
Yeovill
aforesaid to be
laid out in
repairinge of
the glasse
windowes of the
Said Church
Alsoe I give
unto each of my
godchildren and
to every of them
the Summe of
twelve pence
Alsoe my will
and meaninge is
that my Said
wife shall have
the custody and
keepeinge of my
brother Thomas
Hayne soe longe
as shee shall
remaine a
widdowe And to
receive all the
rents and
profitts of a
Tenement called
Higdons Tenement
and all other
the parcells of
Land meadow and
pasture which
are menconed to
be granted to
mee by William
Windham esquire
and by mee
disposed of in
the said Deed of
Uses for his
life; shee
allowinge unto
the said Thomas
Hayne twenty
pence by the
weeke in meate
and bread cheese
drinke milke and
cloathes And
twoe shillings
and six pence by
the quarter in
money as nowe
hee is allowed
And in case my
said wife shall
happen either to
dye or marry
duringe the life
tyme of my said
brother Then my
will and
meaninge is that
my [word
illegible] shall
have the custody
of him and
receive the
profitts of the
said estate and
make him the
same allowance
as aforesaid
Alsoe my further
meaninge is that
if Joseph Hacker
shall attaine
tyme duringe ye
life time of my
said brother and
wife departe
from my said
wife to live in
[word illegible]
other place Then
shee is to
allowe him out
of my said
brothers estate
foure pounds by
the year towards
his maintenance
Alsoe I give
unto my kinsman
Samuel Hayne the
Summe of five
poundes to be
paid in twelve
months next
after my decease
Alsoe I give
unto George
Hayne sonne of
John Hayne five
pounds to be
paid unto him
when his Father
or anie other
shall purchase
his life in the
Copyhold which
the said John
Hayne now lives
in Alsoe I give
unto Thomas
Hacker the summe
of fower poundes
to be paid
within twelve
months next
after my decease
Alsoe I give
unto Elizabeth
Durant the wife
of James Durant
the like summe
of fower poundes
to be paid unto
her within
twelve months
after my decease
Alsoe I give
unto John Hayne
and Robert Hayne
Sonnes of Giles
Hayne and to
each of them
foure lambes To
Joseph Hacker
foure lambes And
to [Susan ?]
Cuffe my
Servantmayde
five lambes
Alsoe I give
unto Morgan
Durant the sonn
of William
Durant the Summe
of Five poundes
to be paid when
his life is
bought into the
Livinge at
Stourton [Cantle
?] which [Beddingunn
?] Durant now
lives in Alsoe I
give unto
Susanna Trent
the daughter of
Jared Trent the
Summe of [five
?] shillings to
buy her a lambe
And all the rest
and residue of
my estate goods
& Chattles And
in and by the
Said Deede of
Uses left unto
the lymittacon
of this my last
will moveable
and unmoveable
not herein or
hereby given or
bequeathed I
give devise &
bequeath unto my
beloved wife
Jane Hayne whom
I make and
ordaine my whole
& sole Executrix
to put this my
will in due
execucon
accordinge to
the true intent
and meaninge
hereof And I
desire my
beloved freinds
Giles Hayne
Giles [Rawes ?]
and Valentine
Jacobb to be my
overseers and to
be aydeinge and
assisting unto
my said
Executrix in the
performance of
this my said
will And for
their soe doinge
I give unto each
of them six
shillings and
eight pence In
Testimony
whereof I have
hereunto sett my
hand and seale
The day and
yeare first
above written
Morgan Hayne
The Twentie
eight day of
July 1658
Alsoe my will is
that if the
Bargaine that is
nowe [word
illegible] on
betweene [Mr ?]
Windham esquire
and my Selfe be
not fully
performed and
ended that then
my wife Jane
Hayne is to pay
none of the
beforemenconed
legacies herein
[word illegible]
except that
which I have
given to the
Church and poore
Morgan Hayne
In the presence
of
John Brayne
the marke
of Edward Wills
Signed Sealed
and published
after the words
{barrells; if
paid Thomas and
[Cleacke ? and
illegible word]
were interlyned
in the presence
of us And alsoe
after the words
in the first
line of this
sheete were
written And it
was alsoe
declared before
[Stalinge ?]
publishing [word
illegible] That
it was his
intent and
meaning that if
John Hayne the
Sonne of Giles
Hayne shall dye
before the said
Jane the
Executrix Then
the goods within
bequeathed to
the said John
shall remaine
and come unto
the said Giles
Hayne his Father
or his assignes
And then Signed
and Sealed and
published by the
said Morgan
Hayne as his
last will and
Testament
Revokeing all
former wills in
the presence of
Tho[mas] Heline
Giles
Jennings
John Cary
John
Bradly
John
Hayne
Giles
Hayne
This will was proved at London the
Eighth day of
the month of
February in the
yeare of our
Lord God
accordinge to
the computacon
of the Church of
England one
Thousand six
hundred Fifty
and eight before
the Judges for
probat of wills
and granting
administrations
Lawfully author
ized by the oath
of Jeane Hayne
the relict of
the said
deceased and
Sole Executrix
named in the
said will To
whom was [word
illegible]
administration
of all and
Singular the
goods Chattles
and debtes of
the said
deceased Shee
the said Joane
Hayne beinge
first sworne in
due forme of
lawe by vertue
of a Commission
well and truly
to ad[mini]ster
the same
Transcribed by Bob Osborn