{"id":2738,"date":"2015-08-14T17:30:55","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T16:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/?page_id=2738"},"modified":"2015-12-18T11:27:18","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T11:27:18","slug":"william-halke-c1565-1615","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teresa-goatham.me.uk\/genealogy\/wills-about\/kent\/halke\/william-halke-c1565-1615\/","title":{"rendered":"The will of the Rev. William Halke (c.1565-1615)"},"content":{"rendered":"

William Halke<\/a> is, I think, a 1st cousin 11 x removed of mine.<\/p>\n

Line breaks are as in the register copy, not indicated by ‘\/’ which are as in the document.<\/p>\n

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Draft transcription – and not yet linked to tree<\/p>\n

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In the name of God amen<\/b> The foureth Daye of Aprill in the<\/p>\n

yere of the Raigne of oure Soveraigne Lord James by the grace of god kynge<\/p>\n

[p.2]<\/p>\n

of England France and Ireland Defender of the faithe &c that is to saie of England France<\/p>\n

and Ireland the thriteenth and of Scotland the Eight and fortith I William Halke of<\/p>\n

Upminster in the Countie of Essex Clerke beyng of good and sound memorye make and ordayne<\/p>\n

my last will and testament in manner and forme folowinge First I Committ my Soule to<\/p>\n

Almightie god and my bodye to be buryed in the Channcell of the parishe churche of Upminster<\/p>\n

aforesayed. Item I give to the poore of Upminster fortie shillinges Item I give to the<\/p>\n

poore of Hastinglighe in Kent twntie shillinges Item I give ot my loving nephewes<\/p>\n

Daniel Harvey Eliab Harvye Mathewe Harvye Michael Harvye and to my loving<\/p>\n

Neice Amy Harvye to either of them a silver spoone worthe tenne shillinges. Item I give to<\/p>\n

my loving brother Richard Halke To my loving Brother in Lawe Thomas Harvey gent<\/p>\n

To my loving Nephues William Harvey John Harvey and Thomas Harvey to every of<\/p>\n

them a peece of plate worthe fortie shillinges in parte of recompence for theire paynes<\/p>\n

and Care for the advanncement of my Wife and children according to the truste hereafter<\/p>\n

mentioned. And desyring all my saied Brothers neiphewes and Neece to shewe kyndnes<\/p>\n

to my children as occasion shalbe offred as I confidentlie hope they Will : And my<\/p>\n

Will and mynde ys that yf at any tyme hereafter my Nephewes John Beane sonne<\/p>\n

of John Beane of Eleham in the Countie of Kent and John Martyn sonne of Elias<\/p>\n

Martyn late of the Citie of Canterburye deceased shalbe contented to acknowledge a fyne or make<\/p>\n

suche releasse as they shalbe by my executrix hereafter named required unto of all theire rights<\/p>\n

and Title to sixteene acres of Land more or lesse lying at Headhill in the parish of Reculver<\/p>\n

in the Countie of Kent and of all former Covennts by me heretofore made concerning the<\/p>\n

same. Then my Will is that my saied executrix paye unto the said John Martyn tenne poundes<\/p>\n

And to the saied John Beane fyve poundes or suche other somme as they the saied John Martyn<\/p>\n

and John Beane and my saied executrix shall agree uppon And I desire my sayed Brother<\/p>\n

Richard Halke and my saied nephue John Harvey to be helpfull to my saied executrix for the<\/p>\n

accomplishment hereof The Residue of all my goodes and Chattells my Funeralls beyng<\/p>\n

Dischardged I give to Elizabeth my Welbeloved wife whom I make sole executrix of this<\/p>\n

my Will And touching my Landes tenements and hereditaments in the parishes of Wye<\/p>\n

Newchurche Mersham and Reculver in the Countie of Kent My Will and mynde ys that<\/p>\n

after my decease my saied Brothers Thomas Harvie and Richard Halke and my sayed<\/p>\n

Nephues William Harvye John Harvey and Thomas Harvye or the greatest nomber<\/p>\n

of them have full power and lawfull aucthoritie by force of this my Will to sell all the<\/p>\n

same Landes tenements and hereditaments or any parte thereof for the best price. The<\/p>\n

same aucthoritie to contynewe for the space of tenne whole yeres next after my Decease<\/p>\n

And the money comming of the same sale to be ymployed as foloweth : vizt : That one<\/p>\n

of the same my debts be first payed and the Residue thereof to be put out for suche and<\/p>\n

soe muche profitt and benefitt as the same maye reasonablie and lawfullie yeald at the<\/p>\n

Discretion of my saied Brothers and neiphewes or the most parte of them. And then that<\/p>\n

fortie poundes a yere of the same profittes be for the mayntennce of my said Wife and<\/p>\n

suche of my children ^ {as} beyng younge shall require the Mothers contynewall hand The<\/p>\n

same fortie poundes a yere to contynewe during the naturall life of my saied Wife<\/p>\n

Neverthelesse with this condition that my saied wife make a lawfull release of a<\/p>\n

Joyncture of sixteene poundes a yere to be yssuing and goyng out of a howse and<\/p>\n

certaine Land in Wye aforesayed and of all suche righte of Dower as she mighte<\/p>\n

Challenge out of all other my Landes Tenements ^ {& hereditaments} And after the Decease of my sayed<\/p>\n

Wife the saied Annuitie of fortie poundes a yere ceasing my Will ys that all the residue<\/p>\n

of the money comming of the saied Sale be Devided into soe many portions and parts<\/p>\n

as I shall have sonnes and Daughters then living in suche sorte that every of my<\/p>\n

sayed Sonnes have a double parte thereof and every of my saied Daughters a single<\/p>\n

parte thereof. Nevertheles to be payed in manner and forme folowing vizt<\/sup> : To my<\/p>\n

sayed Sonnes at theire severall, ages of fower and twentie yeres (yf they severally<\/p>\n

live so longe) And yf one or more of them dye before that age Then the parte or<\/p>\n

[p.3]<\/p>\n

partes of hym or them soe Dying to come to hym or them that shall survive after the proportion afore=<\/p>\n

saied And the portions of my saied Daughters to be paide to them at theire severall Dayes of<\/p>\n

marriage or at theire severall ages of one and twentie yeres which shall first happen (yf they<\/p>\n

live to either of the saied tymes yf either of them dye before the same tymes Then the parte of her soe<\/p>\n

Dying to remayne to her that shall survive And till the tymes prefixed the profitts of the saied money<\/p>\n

or sonne parte thereof to be ymployed at the Discretion of the saied Thomas Harvye Richard<\/p>\n

Halke William Harvye John Harvey and Thomas Harvey or the greatest nomber of them for the<\/p>\n

benefitt of some of my children : And yf bothe my saied Daughters dye before the tymes prescribed<\/p>\n

for them to receyve theire portions (Then theire parts to remayne to my Sonnes surviving equallie<\/p>\n

yf all my sonnes dye before the tymes prescribed for them to receyve theire saied portions leaving noe<\/p>\n

yssue of them or of any of theire bodies lawfullie begotten Then my Will is that all theire sayed<\/p>\n

portions remayne equallie to the children of my saied Daughters or Daughter yf they have<\/p>\n

many children And yf there be but onlie one or twoe children to my saied Daughter or daughters<\/p>\n

Then to remayne to that one or twoe children and to all the nowe Sonnes of my saied brother<\/p>\n

in Lawe Thomas Harvye and to all the sonnes and Daughters which are or hereafter shalbe<\/p>\n

to my saied Brother Richard Halke in manner and forme folowing vizt<\/sup>. That my saied<\/p>\n

Neiphue William Harvey and the sonne or sonnes of my saied Brother Richard Halke (yf<\/p>\n

he shall have any) and that saied one or twoe children of my saied Daughters or Daughter<\/p>\n

have either of them a duble parte thereof and all the Residue single partes. And yf my saied<\/p>\n

Landes Tenements and hereditaments shall not be sould as aforesaied in parte or in all<\/p>\n

within the tymes before limited Then the same remayning unsould to be Devided alletted(?)<\/p>\n

and assigned to my saied sonnes or sonne of them in equall or unequall partes by the saied Thoms<\/p>\n

Harvey Richard Halke William Harvye John Harvye and Thomas Harvye or the greatest<\/p>\n

nomber of them according to theire Discretion having respect to theire Towardues and<\/p>\n

other preferments And the same Division alotment and assignation beyng expressed<\/p>\n

in Wrighting to be effectuall in lawe to binde all and every of my saied sonnes And my<\/p>\n

Will is that the profittes and revenewes of my saied Landes Tenements and hereditamts<\/sup><\/p>\n

be taken up and ymployed by the saied Thomas Harvey Richard Halke William Harvye and<\/span><\/p>\n

John Harvye and Thomas Harvye or some one of them aswell before the Sale thereof (yf any<\/p>\n

be as after suche alottment and assignation as aforesayed untill my saied Sonnes shall<\/p>\n

accomplishe theire severall ages of fower and Twentie yeres for the benefitt of my saied children<\/p>\n

or some of them at the Discretion of the saied Thomas Harvey Richard Halke William<\/p>\n

Harvye John Harvye and Thomas Harvey or of the greatest nomber of them. In Witnesse<\/p>\n

that I would have the same to stand for my Will: I have written th[a]t<\/sup> with my hand signed th[a]t<\/sup><\/p>\n

with my name and sealed th[a]t with my seale William Halke : Read and published in the<\/p>\n

presence of John Belling senr<\/sup> The marke of John Belling Junr<\/sup><\/p>\n

Probatum<\/b> fuit Testamentum suprascriptum apud London coram …<\/p>\n

vicesimo tertio die Mensis Augusti Anno Dm millesimo Sexpcentesimo Decimo quinto<\/p>\n

Juramento …<\/p>\n

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Proved at the PCC<\/a>, to be found at TNA<\/a>, ref. PROB 11\/126\/123<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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