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Will of John Hodges of Warnes in Dymock, Gloucestershire Proved 1659 |
In the name of God Amen
The sixteenth daie of November in ye yere of our Lord
one Thousand Six Hundred fiftie fower I John Hodges the elder
of Warnes within ye parish of Dymock and Countie of Gloucs
yeoman being of good and perfect mind and memorie (thanks
be given to Allmightie God) doe make ordeine and declare this my
present last will and testament in manner and forme following that
is to saie First and most principallie I Commend my Soule into ye
hands of God the Omnipotent Creator of all things from whom I received
the same into this my mortall Bodie in trueli and most undoubtablie hopeing
that through the death and bloodshedding of my blessed Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ, and for his merits Sake he will receive ye same into his blessed
Kingdome when soever he shall please to seperate it from my bodie truely
beleiving that at the Last daie they shalbe by the unspeakable power of God
againe united to Life forever in his heavenlie habitations to sing his praise ete-
nallie. My bodie I yeild to ye earth from whence it was taken As toucheing
my wordlie goods which God hath endowed me w[i]th I will dispose give
& bequeath as followeth First I give and bequeath unto the poore people of
the said parish of Dimock such as are old impotent lame blind & not able to worke
the Summe of two pounds current monie of England To be given and be distributed amongst
them by my executrix or overseers herein named within one moneth next after my decease
Likewise I give and bequeath unto my daughter Joane Hodges the Summe of five poundes
of Lawfull monie of England to be paid unto her by my executrix within three monethes
next after my decease. Likewise I give and bequeath unto Sarah Hodges my youngest
daughter the summe of Five pounds of Lawfull monie of England to be paid unto
her by my executrix within Three monethes next after my decease. Likewise I
give and bequeath unto my daughter Anne Hodges and my said daughter
Sarah Hodges all and everie such other my summe or Summes of monie as shalbe
in my custodie and keeping immediatelie before my decease and if such other
summes of monie as shalbe oweing unto me by anie person or persons whatsoever
either by specialtie or otherwise the same to be paid and also equallie parted and
divided betweene them portion and portion like by my executrix within three monethes
next after my decease. Likewise I give unto William Hodges my sonne and heir
apparent the Table bord and Frame standing in the parlor with the Formes
and Benches there ye which my will is should remaine as Standards in my
Howse at Warnes to him and his Heires forever. Likewise I doe give unto my
said sonne William One Bedstead being in the litle chamber over the parlor
& one litle Table board in the great Chamber. Likewise my will is that all ye rest
& residue of my goods Cattles Chattles and Howsehold stuffe as well moveable
as unmoveable of what kind nature or qualitie soever the same be or hereafter
shalbe my funerall expences discharged shalbe & remaine unto Anne Hodges my
now Wife for her owne necessarie use dureing her naturall life. And after her
decease to be equallie parted and divided amongst my said daughters vizt Joane
Hodges, Anne Hodges and Sarah Hodges by such of my overseers as shalbe
then living or by anie other freinds which my said daughters shall think fitt
Provided allwaies & it is my true intent will and meaning that if the said
Anne Hodges my now wife doe or shall at anie Time after my decease give over
howse keeping at Warnes & shall so write ordein her self either with her ... or
elsewhere then my will
is that the one half of all my aforesaid howsehold
goods which was to remaine to Anne my said wife in manner and forme afore-
said shall then presentlie Remaine and Come and by my Executrix or overseers
be equallie divided amongst my aforesaid daughters anie guift or devise to the
Contrarie in aniewise notwithstanding. And if it shall happen anie of my said
daughters to depart this life before she or they shall have received their said portions
either of goods or monie That then my will is that the portion or Portions part or
parts of them or either of them so dying both of monie and goods shall remaine
& come and be due and payable unto such of my said daughters before menconed
as shalbe then surviving equallie to be divided amongst them. And I doe con-
stitute ordaine & make ye said Anne Hodges my now wife sole executrix of this
my last will and testament & my trust is and loving freindes and Sonnes in Lawe
Richard Hill, John Cleline? and William Nelm overseers desireing them and
either of them in the name of God as much as in them lyeth to see this my
last will & testament duelie and ?olie in all & everie respect performed
according unto my true meaning and the trust in them reposed. And I doe hereby
give and bequeath onto each & everie of them the Summe of tenne Shillings
for theire paines and conscience to be susteyned. In witness whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and Seale even the daie and yere first above
written. John Hodges his marke. Sealed and published as my last will &
Testament in the presence of John Cam, John Cam the younger of the Farm,
Anne Cam her marke
This will was proved at London the
tenth daie of Februarie one thowsand six hundred fiftie eight before
the Judges for probate of wills and graunting administracons lawfullie
authorized By the oath of Anne Hodges the Relict and sole Executrix named
in the said will To whom was Committed administracon of all & singular
the goods chattles and debts of the said deceased she being first sworne by
Commission well and truelie to administer the same