John Broxon

Prerogative Court of Canterbury will made: 19th September 1653
Probate Date: 30th March 1654
Proved by Mary Day, widow of the testator
National Archive Catalogue reference: PROB 11/236

The original document is in the custody of the National Archives

Transcript

In the name of God Amen The Nyneteenth day of September in the yeare of our Lord god one thousand six hundred Fifty and three I John Broxon the elder of Heath and Rach in the parish of Laighton Bussard in the County of Bedford yeoman beinge Sicke and weake of of body but of good and perfect memory praise be to Allmighty god And knoweing the uncertenty of death and the incertainety of the time doe make and ordaine this my present last will and Testament in manner and forme Followinge That is too Saye First and principally I bequeath my Soule into the hands of Allmighty god my Creato[r] and of his Sonn Jesus Christ my blessed Redeemer Trustinge only through the merritts of his pretious death and passion to obtaine life eternall And my body to the Earth from whence it was taken to bee buried at the discretion of my Executrix hereafternamed And Concerninge that Small Temporall Estate wherewith god hath blessed mee I bequeath and bestowe as Followeth Inprimis I give unto John Broxon my Eldest Sonne That Part of my Freehold Cottage or Tennement with the backside and Appurten[a]nces to the Same belonginge now in the Tenure or occupation of my Sayd Sonne John To hold to him and his assignes dureinge the Terme of his naturall life Provided allwaies that my Sayde John Shall dureinge his life allowe John Bloxon the youngest my grandchild Sonne of the Sayd John my Sonne quietly to inhabite with him dureinge the Terme And in Case the Sayd John my Sonne Shall refuse to Suffer the Sayd John my Grandchild to inhabite with him or if the Sayd John my grandchild Shalbee minded to departe from his Sayd Father Then my Will and meaninge is that the Sayd John my Sonne Shall pay yearely dureinge his life the Somme of Fifteene Shillings of Currant English money at two equall Termes in the yeare The first payment to begin within three moneths after my decease if hee Shall not abide with his father as aforesayd And if my Sayde Sonne John Shall refuse to pay the Sayde Annuity of Fifteene Shillings to my Sayd grandchild Then I give and bequeath the Sayd part of my Cottage or Tenement before mentioned unto the Sayd John my grandchild dureinge the life of his Sayd Father the Sayd Annuity or yearely Somme of Fifteene Shillings beinge payd by my grandchild out of the premisses unto his Sayd Father dureinge his life at Such dayes and times as aforesayd Provided further that my Sayd Sonne John or John my grand Child their assigne or assignes or any of them doe \not/ Committ uppon the p[re]mises anie manner of Wast or Spoyle dureinge the Sayd Terme Item I give and bequeath unto the Sayde John my grandchild the Reversion and reversions of the Sayd part of my Cottage or Tenement with the Appurten[a]nces after the death or decease of John my Sonne To hold to him and the heires of his body lawfully to bee begotten And for want of Such issue to my grandhild Second Sonne of my Sayd Sonne John and to the heires of his body lawfully to bee begotten And for want of Such issue To the right heires of my Sonne John Broxon forever Item I give and bequeath unto William Broxon my Second Sonne That other part of my Freehold Cottage or Tennement with the backside and Appurten[a]ncs to the Same belonginge now in the occupation of the Sayd William my Sonne To hold to him dureinge the Terme of his naturall life hee not Committinge anie manner of wast or Spoyle And after the decease of my Sayd Sonne William I give and bequeath the Sayd part of my Cottage or Tennem[en]t unto William Broxon my grandchilde Sonne of the Saide William my Sonne and to the heires of his body lawfully to bee begotten And for want of Such issue to the Second Sonne of my Sayd Sonne William Broxon and to the heires of his body lawfully to bee begotten And for want of Such issue I bequeath the Sayd premises to the Third Sonne of the Sayd William my Sonne and to the heires of his body lawfully to bee begotten And for want of Such issue to the right heires of William Broxon my Sonne Forever. Item I give and bequeath unto Judith Brinkloe my daughter the some of one Shillinge. Item I give and bequeath unto Charles Brinkloe Elizabeth Brinkloe Margarett Brinkloe and Joane Brinkloe my grandchildren Sonne and daughters of my Sayde daughter Judith to each of them the Somme of Fifty Shillings a peece of Currant English monie to bee payd them by my Executrix within three moneths after my decease And in Case anie of my Sayde grandchildren Shall happen to depart this life before their Sayde Legacies Shall become due Then I give the Same Legacies of Such of my grandchildren deceased unto the Survivor or Survivors of them equally to bee devided Item I give and bequeath unto Jane Felce my daughter the Somme of one Shillinge. Item I give and bequeath unto John Felce George Felce Anne Felce and Elizabeth Felce my grand Children Sonns and daughters of my Sayd daughter Jane to each of them Fifty Shillings a peece of Currant English monie to bee payd to them by my Executrix within three moneths after my decease And in the Case anie of my Sayd grandchildren Shall happen to depart this life before the Sayd Legacies Shall become due Then I give the Same Legacies of Such my grandchildren deceased unto the Survivor or Survivors of them equally to bee devided Item I give and bequeath unto Mary my welbeloved wife and yoake Followe[ing?] the Lopp of all my Trees Consistinge of Oake ash or Elme now Standinge or beinge uppon the ground belongeing to my Sayd Freehold Cottage or Tenement in the occupation of my Sayd Sonns John and William or uppon anie part thereof with free liberty for my Sayde wife her Executors or assignes att any tyme within Six moneths after my decease to Lopp Cutt fetch and Carry way the Same at her and their owne Free will and pleasure. Item my will and meaninge is And I doe hereby grant ordaine and bequeath that in case my Sayde wife Mary Shall at anie tyme after my decease demarnd and recover of in and out of my Sayde Freehold Cottage or Tenement in the occupation of the Sayd John and William my Sonnes or their Severall heires then Surviveinge the Somme of Thirteene pounds Six Shillings and eight pence of Currant English monie That is to Say to each of them Six pounds thirteene Shillings and foure pence a peece to bee payde to them by my Executrix within one moneth next after the Claime or recovery of Such Thirds All the Rest of my goods Chattles Cattell howsehold Stuffe Implements of howsehold and moveables whatsoever not herein before bequeathed I doe give and bequeath unto Mary my Sayde wife whom I make Sole Executrix of this my present Testament to See my debts payde my Legacies and Funerall Expences discharged And my body decently brought to the Earth In Witnes whereof I the Sayd John Broxon have hereunto Sett my hand and Seale The day and yeare above written And declared this to bee my last will and Testament: The marke of John Broxon. In the presence of Thomas Taylor the marke of Thomas Chadde