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1675 Will of Edward Penney
Gentleman
In the Name of God Amen
I Edward Penney
the younger of
Yeovell in the
Countie of
Somerset gent
being of sound
mynd and memorie
Praise be given
to God doe make
and ordaine this
my last Will and
Testament in
manner following
(that is to say)
First I commend
my Soule into
the hands of
Almightie God
trusting through
the merits Death
and passion of
my alone Saviour
Jesus Christ to
have full and
perfect
remission and
forgiveness of
all my Synns and
everlasting and
eternall life
that [inherit ?]
in heaven And my
Bodie I commit
to the Earth to
be buried and
layd by my
Executrix hereof
in the Parish
Church of
Bradford as
neare as
conveniently it
may to the Grave
of my deare
Mother And as
touching all
such temporall
Estate as it
hath pleased
Almightie God to
bestowe upon mee
I give and
dispose as
followeth First
I give and
bequeath unto my
deare wife Agnes
Penney my dear
Sister Edith
Manyford widdowe
my loving
Kinsman Francis
Coles the elder
of Downton in
the Countie of
Wilts gent my
loving Kinsman
Henry Lewen of
Wimborne in the
Countie of
Dorset gent and
my loving friend
Walter Foy of
Yeovell
aforesaid gent
and to the
Survivour and
Survivours of
them and the
Heires and
assignes of the
Survivour and
Survivours of
them All that my
third part (in
three parts to
be divided) of
and in the
Mannor or
Lordshipp of
Charlton
Marshall with
the
appurtenances in
the said Countie
of Dorset And
alsoe all that
my third part
(in three parts
to be divided)
of and in one
Messuage or
Farme with
severall Lands
Tenements and
hereditaments
thereunto
belonging
scituate lying
and being in
Charlton
Marshall
aforesaid And
above all that
my third part
(in three parts
to be divided)
of and in
Seveall
messuages
cottages Lands
tenements and
hereditaments
belonging to the
said Mannor
Lordshipp or
Farme to be Sold
and the money
thereby to be
raised by the
Sale thereof to
pay in the first
place unto my
said loving
Kinsman Francis
Coles all such
summe and summes
of money as
shall be owing
unto him at the
tyme of my death
upon a certaine
Mortgage which I
formerly made
unto him on
other my lands
and Tenements
lying and being
in the Parish of
Beere Hacket in
the Countie of
Dorset and in
the Parish of
Barwick and
Burrowe of
Stoford in the
Countie of
Somerset And
after their
satisfaction
thereof It is my
will that the
[surplus ?]
thereof shall
goe towards the
Payment of all
other my owne
just and proper
Debts (not those
for which I
Stand bound as
Securitie) as I
shall justly owe
unto any other
person or
persons
whatsoever at
the time of my
decease: Item I
give and
bequeath unto my
deare wife Agnes
Penney during
her life All
those my
messuages
Cottages Mills
Lands Tenements
and
hereditaments
whatsoever
Scituate lying
and being in the
Parish of
Barwick and
Burrowe of
Stoford in the
Countie of
Somerset And all
those my Lands
meadowes
pastures Commons
Copices tenem[en]ts
and hereditam[en]ts
whatsoever
Scituate lying
and being in the
Parishes
Villages Hamlets
Fields Mannor or
[precincts ?] of
Beere Hacket
Alcroft Beere-Hay
Kingston and
Lillington in
the said Countie
of Dorset And
from and
immediately
after the
decease of my
said wife that I
give and
bequeath the
same messuages
Cottages Mills
Lands meadowes
pastures Commons
Copices
tenements and
hereditaments
with
their and every
of their
appurtenances
unto my Sonne
Edward Penney
and the Heires
of his bodie
lawfully to be
begotten; And my
will and meaning
is that if my
Sonne Edward
shall happen to
dye before hee
shall attaine
the Age of one
and twentie
yeares and leave
noe issue
lawfully
begotten of his
Bodie I then
hereby give and
bequeath all
those the same
messuages
Cottages Mills
Lands meadowes
pastures Commons
Copices
tenements and
hereditaments
of what
kynd or nature
soever with
their and every
of their
appurtenances
unto my said
deare Sister
Edith Maniford
my kinsman
Francis Coles
and my friend
Walter Foy their
heires and
assigns forever
to be sould and
the monyes
thereby to be
raised to goe
towards the
payment of all
such of my owne
just and proper
Debts as shall
remaine unpaid
out of the
monyes that
shall be raised
by the Sale of
my Lands in
Charlton
aforesaid And
afterwards to
goe towards the
Payment of a
Debt or summe of
three hundred
pounds with
interest unto
Mrs Sarah Fitz
James for which
I stand bound
unto her And of
a Debt of fortie
Pounds unto
Thomas [Keate ?]
for which I
stand bound to
him And of the
Summe of One
hundred pounds
to my deare wife
And all the rest
and residue of
the monyes
thereby to be
raised I doe
hereby will and
appoint shall be
equally payd and
divided to and
amongst my
Brother Jonathan
Penney and my
Sisters Jane
Penney and
Abigail Penney
And I doe hereby
nominate and
appoint my
dearest and
loving wife
Agnes Penney to
be Executrix of
this my last
Will and
testament In
witness whereof
I have hereunto
set my Hand and
Seale this
eleaventh Day of
December in the
yeare of Our
Lord One
thousand six
hundred seventy
and five [a
short sentence
in Latin
pertaining to
the reign of
Charles II]
Edward Penney
jun[io]r
Signed sealed
published and
declared in the
presence of us (Editts
being first
interlyned)
George Moore
Senior
Ed[ward]
Jacob
Proved
in London 1676
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
