Jane Halke is a 10 x great grandmother of mine.
Line breaks are as in the register copy, not indicated by ‘/’ which are as in the document.
Draft transcription – not checked for typos and other errors – and not yet linked to tree
In the name of god Amen,
the fourtenth day of October in the yeares of the
reigne of or sov[er]eigne Lord James by the grace
of God kinge of England, France, and Ireland
defendr. of the fayth &c the thirteenth and of Sc=
=otland the nyne and fortith I Jane Halke
of the p[ar]ishe of Bircholt in the County of Kent
widdowe beinge of good and p[er]fect remembrance
I prayse god therfore doe make this my last will
and testament in manner and ^ {forme} following, First
I Comend my sowle unto Allmightie god my only
savior and redeemer, my body to be buryed after
the manner of Christians in such sorte and place
as to my executor shalbe thought meete, Touching
the disposicon of all my moveable goods, Chattels
and money, whatsoevr, Firste I doe give unto my
sonne William Halke the some of ten pounds
of lawfull money of England he to staye the same
out of that money wch is remayinge in his hands
and hereafter is expressed Item I further give
unto the said William Halke one Little table
my gould ringe, and ten shillings in money more
in respecte he shall putt this and his ri^{n}ge wch
he now weareth in one ringe, Item I doe give
to Elizabeth Halke his now wyfe the some of
ten shillings of Like money, Item I doe give
to Elizabeth Halke, Jane Halke and Agnes Halke
daughters of my said sonne William Halke
to each of them the some of twenty shillings
of like money to be payd to them wthin six weeks
next after my decease Item I doe give unto
my daughter Alice Smyth als Browne one
livery Cubbard and my best gowne;
[p.2]
Item I doe give to my dayghter Jane Morrice
the wyfe of Richard Morrice my beesteddle
one fetherbed one fether boulster one flockbed
one pare of pillowes, three blanketts wherof two
of them ar white, the other red, one payer of Cur=
=taynes and one Coverlett, Item I give to Gedyon
Osborne and [blank space] Osborne sister of the said
Gedyon children of he daughter of Elizabeth
Gray my sister these p[ar]cells followinge, vizt to
Gedyon Osborne the some of twenty shillings of
like ^ {lawfull} money and to [blank space] Osborne his sister my
stuffe gowne and my best petycote. Item I doe
give unto ev[er]y one of the daughters of Alice
Smyth als Browne my said daughter the
some of twenty ^ {three} shillings and fower pence of like
money, And to all the Children of my daughter
Jane Morrice to each of them the some of twenty
shillings of like money to be putt forth by my
executor for ther best advantages and the same
to be payd to them and either of them at ther
severall ages of xxitie yeares or dayes of ther
marryages, Item I doe give to the poore of the
p[ar]ishes of Braborne and Bircholt the some of
ten shillings in money Item I doe ^ {further} give to my
said sonne William Halke the some of three
pounds of like money in respect that he shall
see my body buryed and my fuenerall expences
discharged. The residue of my moveable goods
Chattles and money whatsoever not before given
or bequeathed I give unto the said Alice Smyth
als Browne, and Jane Morrice my daughters
to be equally shifted and devided betweene
them, and for asmuch as ther is more remayning
in the hands of my said sonne William Halke
the some of one hundred pounds in money my
meaninge is that the said William Halke
shall pay wthin six weeks next after my decease
[p.3]
unto the said Richard Morrice above expressed
the some of thirtie pounds of lawfull money of
England and the residue remayinge to be
payd unto him the said Richard Morrice yearly
by twenty pounds by the yeare untill the remainder
be fully payd And I doe appoynt the said
Richard Morrice to pay the some yearly to my
said daughters Alice Smyth als Browne
and Jane Morrice equally betweene them and
if the said Alice Smyth als Browne doe
happen to decease this mortall lyfe before
the money be all payd and satisfyed wch is
or shalbe due to her for her portion by this
my will willed and bequeathed, then I will
and my meaninge is that such money goods and
Chattles whatsoever to her before in this my
will willed or bequeathed shalbe equally devided
betwene the daughters of the said Alice Smyth
als Browne the saide to be payd to them and
either of them at such tyme or tymes as ther
sev[er]all legacies in this my will ar expressed
to be payd Item I doe make ?? app=
oynte and ordeine the before named Richard
Morrice my sonne in Lawe my sole executor
of this my last will and testament he paying
and discharginge the sev[er]all legacies and be=
queathes in this my will expressed and sett downe
Item my will is that my executor shalbestowe
at my buryall a sermon In witnes herof I
the said Jane Halke to this my p[re]sent writing
my marke and seale have sett to dated the day
and yeare before expressed; The marke of
Jane Halke; Witnesses at the readinge
and publishinge of this will these underwritten
Boys Ower The marke of Edmond Ellis
The marke of Jane Cheeseman ./.
[p.4]
Probatum fuit … [3 July 1618]
The will was proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury and is viewable on microfilm at the CCA or CKS.
CCA ref: PRC/17/56/57 (more details about source will be on Jane’s page)
The original will also survives (CCA ref: PRC/16/162 H/8); I have not yet viewed this.
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