MRP: Francis Raworth will
Francis Raworth will
PROB 11/269 Ruthen 411 - 461 Will of Francis Raworth, Gentleman of Town and Port of Dover, Kent 27 October 1657
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, THE SIXT daie of February, in the yeare of our Lord Christ, one thousand, sixe hundred, ffiftie, and sixe, I FFRANCIS RAWORTH thelder, of the towne and port of Dover in the Countie of Kent gent, doe make and ordaine this to be my last will and testament in maner and forme followinge; The buryall of my bodie; I leave it to the discretion of my executrix hereafter named; And after my bodie buried, I will, that my funerall charge, and all debts oweing by me at the time of my decease, to any persons whatsoever, shall be well and truely paid by my Executrix; And as touching all such goods Chattells, householdstuffe, ready monyes, debts, and Leases, which shall properly belonge unto me at the time of my decease; I will and dispose of as followeth;
FFIRST I will and give unto ffrancis Raworth my eldest sonne, on whome I have setled a good part of my estate; all such Bookes, as he now hath of myne in his custodie, and my new cloth Gowne, and one halfe of the papers, and bookes, in my study And the other halfe to my sonne Thomas;
ITEM I will and devise unto Margarett Raworth my Daughter, one featherbedd, one fether boulster, one fether pillowe, one Coverlett, one blankett, Curtaines, and vallance, and the Bedstedle now standing and being in the Chamber called, the Blewe Chamber in my now Dwelling house; two paires of sheetes, two pillowbeeres, two tableclothes, and two dozen of napkins; To be delivered to her by my said Executrix, within sixe weekes next after my decease; such as Elizabeth my wife her mother shall thinke fitt to part with; All other my bookes whatsoever printed, written, or unwritten, I will and give unto Thomas Raworth my second sonne. Except the three volumes of the bookes of Martyrs, which I will and devise unto Robert Raworth, my youngest sonne;
ITEM I will and devise unto the said Margarett Raworth my said daughter, and to her Executors, Administrators, and Assignes, All those two tenements and grounds to the same belonginge scituate and being in ?Margate Streete in the said towne and port; which I hold by Indenture of Lease from the honoble warden, and assistance (sic) of the Harbor of Dover aforesaid, for diverse yeares yett to come, ánd unexpired, at the yearely Rent of eight shillings
Commentary
Francis Raworth was the elder brother of XXXX and Robert Raworth. At his death in 1657 he left a widow, Elizabeth Raworth, and two sons - Ffrancis and Thomas Raworth, together with an unmarried daughter, Margaret Raworth.
He was born in Dover, and was the son of Francis Raworth (b.?, d.?), who was the town clerk of Dover in the early seventeenth century, a post he inherited from his father.
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