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| + | IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I Edward Kelke of Grayes Inne in the Countie of Midds Esquire being of sound and perfect mind, memorie and understanding though at present sicke and weake of bodie, knowing the certaintie of death and incertaintie of the time thereof doo this sixth day of December one Thousand sixe hundred ffiftie eight make and declare my last will and testament in writing in manner and forme following, | ||
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| + | FFIRST and principally I recommend my soule into the hands of God that gave it, My bodie I leave to the earth from whence it came To be buried in the parish Church of Saint Mary in Sandwich in the Countie of Kent In which towne of Sandwich I was borne | ||
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| + | ITEM I give the summe of Twentie pounds to be disposed of for the benefit of the poore of the said parrish as a standing gift of mine | ||
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| + | ITEM I give to the poore of the towne of Sandwich aforesaid thirtie pounds to be distributed among them at the discretion of my executrix hereafter named | ||
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| + | ITEM I will and appoint That there shalbe bestowed the summe of three hundred pounds for my ffunerall expence in such manner as my executrix shall thibke fit. | ||
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| + | ITEM I give and bequeath to my worthie friends M:r George Coke and his wife one hundred pounds a peece To M:r George Oxinden thirtie pounds To M:r Christopher Oxinden twentie pounds To Mr ffrancis Raworth one hundred pounds To Robert Raworth Esquire and Catharine his wife twentie pounds a peece To my Cosin Skepper<ref>John Skepper (alt. Skipper), of St. Miachel's, Cornhill, London, tallowchandler, who married Elizabeth Kelke of St. Michael's, Cornhill, London, in 1657. See Joseph Lemuel Chester (ed.), ''The parish registers of St. Michael Cornhill'' (London, 1882), p. 37</ref> fortie pounds and to his wife tenne pounds To M:r Kelke a Brasier and his wife five pounds a peece To M:r Tobyell Aylmer Twentie pounds To M:rs ?Pewgh tenne pounds. To M:rs Grigg sixe pounds To: M:rs Roberts twentie pounds ober and besides the thirtie pounds I owe her, To Sarah Waynmann five and twentie pounds; To Maximilian Dalyson Esquire one hundred pounds. And in case my worthy friend M.r Richard Oxinden shall not marrie but dye without issue Then I give to the said Maximilian Two hundred pounds more To be paid after such death of the said Richard, And I give to the said Maximilian fiftie pounds more in satisfaction of a horse I had of him | ||
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| + | ITEM I give to Frances | ||
Revision as of 11:28, October 4, 2011
Edward Kelke (junior)
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I Edward Kelke of Grayes Inne in the Countie of Midds Esquire being of sound and perfect mind, memorie and understanding though at present sicke and weake of bodie, knowing the certaintie of death and incertaintie of the time thereof doo this sixth day of December one Thousand sixe hundred ffiftie eight make and declare my last will and testament in writing in manner and forme following,
FFIRST and principally I recommend my soule into the hands of God that gave it, My bodie I leave to the earth from whence it came To be buried in the parish Church of Saint Mary in Sandwich in the Countie of Kent In which towne of Sandwich I was borne
ITEM I give the summe of Twentie pounds to be disposed of for the benefit of the poore of the said parrish as a standing gift of mine
ITEM I give to the poore of the towne of Sandwich aforesaid thirtie pounds to be distributed among them at the discretion of my executrix hereafter named
ITEM I will and appoint That there shalbe bestowed the summe of three hundred pounds for my ffunerall expence in such manner as my executrix shall thibke fit.
ITEM I give and bequeath to my worthie friends M:r George Coke and his wife one hundred pounds a peece To M:r George Oxinden thirtie pounds To M:r Christopher Oxinden twentie pounds To Mr ffrancis Raworth one hundred pounds To Robert Raworth Esquire and Catharine his wife twentie pounds a peece To my Cosin Skepper[1] fortie pounds and to his wife tenne pounds To M:r Kelke a Brasier and his wife five pounds a peece To M:r Tobyell Aylmer Twentie pounds To M:rs ?Pewgh tenne pounds. To M:rs Grigg sixe pounds To: M:rs Roberts twentie pounds ober and besides the thirtie pounds I owe her, To Sarah Waynmann five and twentie pounds; To Maximilian Dalyson Esquire one hundred pounds. And in case my worthy friend M.r Richard Oxinden shall not marrie but dye without issue Then I give to the said Maximilian Two hundred pounds more To be paid after such death of the said Richard, And I give to the said Maximilian fiftie pounds more in satisfaction of a horse I had of him
ITEM I give to Frances
Commentary
- ↑ John Skepper (alt. Skipper), of St. Miachel's, Cornhill, London, tallowchandler, who married Elizabeth Kelke of St. Michael's, Cornhill, London, in 1657. See Joseph Lemuel Chester (ed.), The parish registers of St. Michael Cornhill (London, 1882), p. 37
