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Will of John Brent, dated 30 March 1678
In the name of God Amen. I John Brent of Kellibre within the p’ish of
Stoke Climsland in the County of Cornwall, yeoman, being infirm of body
but p’fect of memory tahks be to God doe make and ordayne this my last
will and test’ment in manner following.
Revoking all former wills an testments by me made. And first I commend
my soule into ye hands of Almighty God my only hope…..for Salvation
through the meritte of Jesus Christ my Redeemer. And my body I submit to
Christian burial. Item I give to the poore people of ye p’ish of Stoke
Climsland Forty shillings. Item I give and bequeath to Sampson Jefferys
three children twenty shillings a peece to be paid when they shall
respectively accomplish the age of one and twenty years. Item I give
unto Mary the wife of Richard Harty of Southill ten shillings. Item I
give unto and bequeath unto Elizabeth the wife of John Hoskin of
Southill fifteen pounds in satisfaction of all those somes and somes of
money by me p’mised to be paid to her or the aforesaid John Hoskyn her
husband in or upon their intermarriage. Item I give and bequeath unto
Thomas Brent son of William Brent my kinsman deceased seavon pounds and
ten shillings. Item I give and bequeath to Nicholas Brent and George
Brent two mor of the sonnes of the aforesaid William Brent deceased five
pounds a [eece/ And my will and meanings is that the aforesaid legacies
as being of fifteen pounds formly given to the forsaid Elizabeth wife of
John Hoskyn shalbe paid out of or such money as shall be due and payable
to my estyet by one obligation to me formerly given by the said William
Brent my kinsman since deceased and Johan Jane afterward his wife in the
sum of fifty pounds conditioned for payment of Five and twenty pounds in
the one year and halfe after my death. The same legacie to be soe paid
assoone as conveniently maybe after the Re….ix to foresaid monyes. And
my will and meaning also is that the said sevrall legacies given as
aforesaid to the said Thomas Brent, Nicholas Brent and George Brent
shall be paid out of and with such monyes as shall be due and payable to
my exrt by our bonde or obligation to me here before given by the said
William Brent and Johan Jane in the sum of five and thirty pounes,
condicioned for the paymt of seavonteene pounds and ten shillings in
three yeares after my death. The said sevrall legacies to be paid
assoone as conveniently may be after the …..of the said monyes. Item I
give unto Willian Brent son of the aforesaid William Brent deceased
twenty shillings. Also I give unto Richard Harty and Mary Harty children
of the aforesaid Mary Harty twenty shillings a peece and to my three God
Children [if living at the time of my death] two shillings and six pence
a peece. And to Christian the wife of Tristram Clarke tenn shillings and
to Grace Pawlyn a servant in the house where I now live tenn shillings.
All the rest of my goods and chattelles not formerly given or bequeathed
I give and bequeath unto Margaret Brent the daughter of my brother
William Brent deceased. Wche said Margaret I doe herby make and ordayne
my sole exec’x of this my last will and testamt, and her I enjoyne to
pay my debits and legacies and to discharge my Final expense, in witness
hereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the thirtieth day of March
in the thirtieth yeare of the raigne of our Sovraigne Lord Charles ye
second by the grace of God of England and Scotland France and Ireland
King defender of the Faith etc. Anno domini 1678.
Sealed signed & published
Declared in the p’sence of |
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Edm Phillips
George Matthew |
signd ped
John Brent |
Sign of Johan Brent widd.
Stoke Climsland
6th Jan’y 1681
Testatum nd Jured
Conor d reinth
John Brent probat
In comm.. forma.
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