Office copy, Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Kent Archives Service, reference PRC/17/70/419b
In dei noie~ Amen I Michaell Fynch of the p~ish of Milstead gent the third day of May in the yeare of our Lord 1638 being sicke in body but sound in minde doe make this my last will & Testamte as followeth vizt I giue my soule vnto Jesus Christ my Saviour willing my body to bee buried decently by myne executor Itim I giue my bed & bedstead wtt the furniture therunto belonginge to my daughter Briget It~ I giue vnto my sonn Thomas all my lands called Hoppins crofts Childerums & milstead Woods & Garrets conteineinge by estimacon~ nine Acres Abuttinge vpon the kings high way towards the North vpon the lands of the heires of Willm~ Guilford towards the East to the wood of the widdow Seston towards the South & to the lands of Thomas Furbrus & the heires of Willm~ Allen West & North, all her aforsaid lands lying & beeinge in the p_ish of Milstead aforesaid To haue & to hold all the said lands vnto my sonn Thomas & to the heires of his body lawfully begotten, & for default of such issue then to my sonn Richard & his heires for ever Prouided neuerthelesse my will & meaninge is that my sonn Henry shall haue the profets of the aforesaid woodlands exceptinge the timber for & durinnge the space of two yeares after my decease It~ I giue to my sonn Richard one p_cell of woodlands called Ashton Springe lyinge in Milstead aforesaid conteininge by estimacon~ eight Acres, & a buttinge to the lands of Willm~ Rainer & Thomas Furbrus towards the North to the lands of Sir John Thornehill knight towards the West to the lands of John Allen South & East to haue & to hould the aforesaid p_cell of woodlands to my sonn Richard & his heires for euer It~ I giue to my sonn Henry the Moitie or one halfe of my now dwelling house, & alsoe the Moitie of the barne Stable closse & Orchard there unto belonginge, & allsoe the Moietie of three p_cells of land called the Janes adioyneinge to the aforesaid Orchard, & of one other p_call of lands calles Robes wth a shaue of Woodland therevnto belonginge, conteinenige in all by estimacon~ Fourtene Acres & lyinge in Milstead aforesaid To haue & to hold the Moitie of the house & lands aforesaid vnto my sonn Henry & to his heires for euer, under this condition followinge viz: that he shall pay unto my daughter Briget the summ of Thirteene pounds for the paymt wherof I stand bound by Obligacon~ Likewise that hee shall pay vnto the wife of Thomas Waters the sum of tenn pounds for ye paymt wherof I stand bound by Obligacon~ Alsoe that hee shall pay unto my sonn Richard the sum~ of Ten pounds wth in the space of one yeare after my decease & Tenn pounds more of lawfull money wth in two yeares after my decease Lastly I giue unto the poore of Milstead aforesaid Tenn Shillings And I make my sonn Henry sole executor of this my last will & testament In wittnesse wherof I haue Sett to my hand & Seule the day & yeare first a boue written Sealed & deliu~ed in the p~sence of Richard Tilden Richard Finch Robte~ Clayton Michaell Finch
| Probatum fuit hmoi~ suprascript~ Testamentu~ Michis~ Finch nup_ dum vixit gool de Milsted Arch~ Cantuar~ defuncti decimo quinto die mensis Junij Anno Dni~ 1638 Coram venli viro Dno~ Edwarde Aldey facroe Theologia professor Surto ltimo~ venli et egregij viri Willimi Stede legu~ Dcor~ venli viri Dni~ Archinat~ Cant~ offilis vite et ltime~ deputat~ Juramto Henrici Finch filij dn~ defunct~ et exvis in eod~ testamto noiat Ac inde approbatu~ &c Omis[us] execonis~ eiusd~ testamenti Commiss fuit dict~ execut~ prius iurat ad Tca~ &c saluo iure &c dat Cant &c | Probate was given as in the abovewritten Testament of Michael Finch gentleman of Milsted Archdeaconry of Canterbury deceased 15th day of the month of June AD 1638 Before the venerable Doctor Edward Aldey professor in the faculty of Theology legal Surrogate of the venerable and illustrious William Stede doctor of law official and legal deputy of the venerable and illustrious Archdeacon of Canterbury on the oath of Henry Finch son of the deceased and executor named in the same testament And then was approved &c execution of all and singular the testament commission was given he first being sworn well and faithfully to administer &c power reserved &c given at Canterbury &c |
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Transcribed and translated by Peter Alefounder April-May 2023 |
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