Jn Teboll
by me
Wm Stamer
in the name of god amen I
Wm Stamer
of Earls Colne in the county of Essex yeoman being sick in body by of perfect remembrance thanks be unto almighty god therefore do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say I bequeath my soul and body into the hands of jesus christ my saviour and redeemer and my body to be buried in the churchyard of Earls Colne aforesaid item I give and bequeath to
Mary
my wife all that my land in Retyngdone by what name or names soever they be called until such time that my son
Wm
cometh to the age of 21yr provided that if my son be not living at the age of 21yr that then my wife shall have all that land during her natural life and after their decease I will that land to be delivered to my brother
Edm Stamer
my daughter
Mary
and my sisters
Joan
Sarah
and
Judith
item I bequeath to
Mary
my wife my two tenements in Woodam Ferys with a land marsh and the salt coats and the salt bynds one in Chellmsford one in Beleryeka and one in Burntwood to the end of seventeen years upon condition that she shall pay unto my daughter
Mary
140li of current money of England at the age of eighteen years and if my son
Wm
be not then living at the end of 17yr then I will that my wife shall have that land in Woodham Ferys during her life and after her decease I will that it shall remain to my daughter
Mary
and to the heirs of her body lawfully begotten and if she shall happen to die without issue of her body lawfully begotten then I will that it shall be equally divided to my brother
Edm Stamer
and my sisters
Joan
Sarah
and
Judith
and if it happen that my daughter
Mary
depart this life before she come to the age of 18yr my will is that my son
Wm
shall have out of that 140li 80li at the age of 21yr and I will that my brother
Edm Stamer
shall have out of that 140li 20li and to my sister
Sarah Halle
20li and my sister
Joan Bundocke
20li item I give and bequeath to my son
Wm
my tenement in Hocklye with the lands thereunto belonging called by the name of Nychalles to him and his heirs forever upon condition that he shall pay unto his sister
Mary
40li and if my son refuse to pay this 40li at the age of 18yr then it shall be lawful for my daughter
Mary
to enter unto that land till such time as she shall be satisfied the sum of 40li I will that my wife shall be guardian to my children upon condition that she shall put in sufficient surety to perform this my will and if she cannot put in surety then I will that my overseers shall take them in their custody and put in sufficient surety to
Mary
my wife to perform this will and here I make and ordain
Mary
my wife my sole executrix giving unto her all my goods and movables whatsoever provided always that if my wife be now with child that then she shall give it 100li of current money of England to be paid to it at the age of 21yr item I give unto
Thos Radlye
40li to be paid unto him at the age of 21yr item I bequeath unto
Jn Teboll
50s item I bequeath unto
Jn Champne
50s to be paid unto them at
michaelmas .next
after my decease item I give unto my brother
Edm Stamer
5li to be paid unto him within two years next after my decease item I give unto the poor of Retyngdon 20s item I give unto the poor of Hocklye 20s to be paid them within 1yr next after my decease item I give unto the poor of Earls Colne 20s and four sermons two to be preached by mr
Howlte
and two by mr
Foster
and for their pains 20s apiece item I give to
Geo Andrews
my servant 13s4d item I give unto
Rose Lambard
my servant 13s4d item I give unto
Ellen Skott
my servant 13s4d to be paid them within 1yr next after my decease item I give unto the parish of Hocklye towards their suits in law 20s to be paid within two years next after my decease and here I make and ordain my brother
Jeff Lyngwood
and my brother
Jn Boondocke
my overseers to this my last will and testament and their charges to be born at all times in these my affairs and for their pains I do give unto them 20s apiece item I give unto my brother
Edm Stamer
20bushels of wheat and 20bushels of malt to be paid him between this and midsummer next to this my last will and testament I have set to my hand the
20.2.1589
in the presence of
Gabriel Holt
Jn Warde
Thos Vykers
Jeff Lyngwood
Jn Teboll
by me
Wm Stamer