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PROB 11/421/409 Will of John Turner, Merchant of London 05 October 1694
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Johannis Turner [LH Margin]

In the Name of God Amen
I John Turner the elder of London merchant being weake in body but
praisedly bee God of good minde and memory and being mindful of my
Mortallity doe publish and declare this my last Will and Testament as
followeth (vizt) ffirst and principally I remmand my Soule to God my
Creator . my body I commit to the Earth to bee decently interred att the
discretion of my Executors herein after named and as touching the
disposition of my worldly estate that noe contention may arise concerning
the same after my decease I give and dispose of the same as followeth
(vizt) Imprimis I give and bequeath unto the poore Inhabitants of the
Hamlett of Radcliffe in the parish of St. Dunstan Stepney in the County
of Middsx wherein I formerly dwelt the summe of twenty pounds to bee
distributed to and amongst such of them as my Executors shall thinke
fit Item I give and bequeath unto my sonn John Turner of London -
Merchant the summer of ffifty pounds for mourning Item I give and
bequeath unto my sonn William Turner the summe of twenty pounds
for mourning Item I and bequeath unto my sonn Elias Turner
the summer of two hundred pounds whereof fifty pounds for mourning
Item I give and bequeath unto my sonn Edward Turner his Executors
Administrators and Assignes All that my Lease Terme and Estate
of in and to my Warehouse situate and being in Suffolk Lane in
London which shall bee to rent at the time of my decease Item I
give and bequeath unto my sonn in Lawe Charles Atherstone the
summe of ffifty pounds for mourning and to his wife Mary Atherston

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the summe of two hundred pounds to and for her seperate
use and benefitt and to bee att her owne disposal and to bee paid unto
her within twelve months next after my decease Item I give and bequeath
unto my sonn in Lawe Captain Abraham Dawes Esq. the summe of ffifty
pounds for mourning and to his wife Elizabeth Dawes the summe of two
hundred pounds to and for her sole and seperate use and benefit and
to bee at her owne disposal and to bee paid unto her within twelve months
next after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto my said sonns John
Turner Elias Turner and Edward Turner and to the Survivors and Survivor
of them, and the Executors or Administrators of such Survivor the sume
of ffour hundred pounds upon trust and confidence that they or some of
them doe and shall well and truly pay the interest thereof att the rate
off five pounds for a hundred pounds yearly unto my said sonn William
Turner for and during his naturall life And further trust and -
confident that they or some of them after the decease of my said sonn
William doe and shall hold and keep the said ^ ffour hundred pounds att [RH margin "summe of^"]
interest at ffour pounds for a hundred pounds to and for the use of such
child or children as my said sonn William shall have and leave att the
time of his decease untill hee thee or they shall attaine the age of one and
twenty yeares and then doe and shall well and truely pay the same with
the interest thereof after the rate aforesaid unto such child or children as
my said sonn William shall get have and leave And my will and mind
is that if any of them happen to dye before theire attainment to the said
age of one and twenty yeares as aforesaid the parte and share of him
her or them soe dyeing shall goe to and bee paid to the Survivors
and Survivor of them Item I give devise and bequeath unto my said
sonn Edward Turner his heyres and Assignes for ever All that my -
Coppyhold or Customary ffarme with the Land Tenemts hereditaments
and appurtences whatsoever thereunto belonging now in the occupaton
of Thomas Pigg his Undertennants or Assignes which are situate and
being in Pristlewell in Milton in the County of Essex and the rents issues
and proffites thereof. Item I give devise and bequeath unto my said sonn
Edward Turner ^ of my Lands Messuages Tenements and Buildings in Hand [RH margin "all those rents issues and beneffits whatsoever ^"]
Alley ate Newstreete without Bishopsgate London which are not already
by mee settled by a Release and Conveyance thereof under my hand
and seale bearing date the twelfth day of June instant last past to the
severall uses therein mentioned To have and to hold the same unto my
said sonn Edward Turner and the heyres of his body lawfully begotten
or to bee begotten and for want of such issue to my said sonn sonn ^ William [RH margin "That Turner and the heires of
Turner and the heyres of his body lawfully begotten or to bee begotten [ his body lawfully begotten or to bee begotten and for want of such Issue to my said Son ^"]
and for want of of such issue to the right heyres of mee the said John
Turner the elder for ever Item I give devise and bequeath unto my said
sonns Elias Turner and Edward Turner theire Heyres and Assignes
for ever All those my Lands Messuages & Tenements and hereditamts
with the appurtences and the Rights Issues and proffitts thereof which
are situate and being in Chester ate Cheshant in the County of Hertford
which I purchased of George Snowden and Elizabeth his wife to the intents
and purposes following (vizt) That they the said Elias and Edward and
theire Heyres and Assignes doe and shall stand seized of one Moyety
or halfe parte of the said Lands Messuages Tenements and hereditamts
and the rents issues and proffitts thereof To and for the use of my said
sonn William Turner and - the heyres of his body lawfully begotten

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or to bee begotten and also doe and and shall stand seized of the other
Moyety or halfe parte thereof to and for the sole and separate use
of my said daughter Elizabeth Dawes for and during the terme of her
naturall life, and from and after her decease to and for the use and uses
maintenance educating and bringing upp of such ffemale child or children
as shee the said Elizabeth Dawes shall have and leave att the time of
her decease and to and for the use and uses of the heyres of such
ffemale child or children for ever But my will and minde is that my
said sonn Elias and Edward and their heyres and assignes doe and
shall yearly and every year reserve and deduct out of the rents and
proffits of the said estate att Cheshunt the summe of twenty shillings a
yeare [] for theire care and trouble concerning the said trust in them
reposed Item I give devise and bequeath unto my said sonn Edward -
Turner his heyres and Assignes for ever All those my seaven Messuages
or Tenements and Lands situate in Ratcliffe with their appurtences
and the rents issued and proffits of the same To have and to hold the
same immediately from and after my decease unto my said Edward
Turner his Heyres and Assignes for ever Item I give and bequeath unto
Thomas Hewett the Cooper the summe of ffive pounds Item I give and
bequeath towards the releife and comfort of the poore distressed ffrench
Protestants the summe of twenty pounds to bee paid to and amongst
such of them as my Executors shall thinke fitt Item all the rest residue
and remainder of my goods chattels wares merchandizes ready money
bonds specialties plate jewells rings household stuffe and all other my -
estate whatsoever after my debts legacies and funerall charges are
paid and defrayed I give devise and bequeath unto my said sonn
Edward Turner his Heyres Executors Administrators and Assignes
for ever And I doe make and ordain my said sonns John Turner
Elias Turner and Edward Turner Executors of this my last Will But
my further will and minde is that such of my said Legatees as shall
not hold him her them^ contended with theire respective legacies before [LH margin: "selves^"]
by mee given but contrary thereunto shall treate any suit trouble or
demand in Lawe of or for any other part of my estate goods and
chattells than according to the true meaning of this my will shall clearly
loose all such legacies and other benefitts as they or any of them
might or ought to have had by vertue of this my will which as to every such
of them shall be clearly void as if the same had never been except only
the summe of ffive pounds which I nevertheless give unto every of them
and will and appoint my Executors to pay the same but noe further
or other summe bequest devise or legacy whatsoever And lastly I revoke
all former wills In witness whereof I the said John Turner the elder
have to this my last Will and Testament contained in three whole -
sheets besides this sett my hand and seale to every one of the said sheets
and likewise to this the Eighteenth day of June Anno Domini 1694
And in the Sixth yeare of the Reigne of King William and Queene
Mary over England [] John Turner Sealed and delivered published
and declared by the said John Turner the elder as and for his last
Will and Testament in the presence of Robt Thompson George Campion
Eliezer Ashley Str.

Probatum apud London fuit [] Testamentum

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coram venabli vire Georgio Bramston legum doctore Surrogato -
venerabilis et Egregij [?veri] Ricardi Raines Militus legum etiam Diocis
Curia Prerogativa Cantuaruensis magri Custodio sive [] constitut Quinto
die mensis Ottobris Anno Dmni Millesimo Septenemo nonagenio Quarto
Juramento Johannis Turner Eliae Turner et Edwardi Turner ffiliorum dei
testi et Executorum in ditto testamento nominator Quibus commissa fuit
Administrato omnium et singulorum benorum jur et creditor dei dicti defuncti de bene et fideliter
Administrando eadem ad [] de Evangelia Jurat Ex.

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