Wills (ERO D/ACW6/98 Wm Prentice of Colne Engaine yeoman 1614)
3.9.1614
(Saturday 3 September 1614)
document 3501281
in the name of god amen the
3.9.1614
etc I
Wm Prentice
of Colne Engaine in the county of Essex yeoman being of perfect memory and good understanding thanks be given to almighty god therefore do ordain make and declare this my present last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say first of all and specially commending my soul into the hands of almighty god my creator with an assured hope of eternal life and salvation through the only merit of jesus christ my saviour and redeemer and my body to be decently buried in christian burial at the discretion of mine executors I give and bequeath to
Helen
my loving wife all that the messuage or tenement wherein I now dwell with all the houses edifices buildings yards and gardens with the croft of land there adjoining and one croft of free land called Redinge to the same tenement belonging
with the appurtenances and also all that close of customary land called
set lying and being in Colne Engaine aforesaid to have and to hold to her and assigns during the term of her natural life and after her decease to remain to
Wm Prentice
my son and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten and for want of such issue
and also all that croft of customary land called Churchfield and the forecrop
of 1a2r
and first share of 1a2r of meadow lying in the
common
meadow
of Colne Engaine
called Engaine Meadow
next towards the common meadow(inserted)
to have and to hold to her and her assigns for term of her natural life and after her decease to remain to
Wm Prentice
my son and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten and for want of such issue to remain to
Jn Prentice
my other son and his heirs forever item I will give and bequeath unto the said
Helen
my wife five loads of wood yearly and every year during the term of her natural life to be well and orderly made and sized according to the custom of the country upon my customary land called Engaine Land or some of them and my will and mind was that the said five loads of wood yearly as aforesaid shall be made carried and land at the yard of the tenement wherein I now dwell by the said
Wm Prentice
my son or his heirs or assigns at his or their own cost and charges to the use of my said wife or her assigns and if the said
Wm Prentice
my son or his heirs or assigns shall make default in making or delivering the said loads of wood yearly to my said wife or her assigns contrary to the form aforesaid and contrary to my true intent and meaning the I will give and devise to my said wife all that my free or croft of customary land commonly called late Digletts with the appurtenances containing by estimation 6a to have and to hold to her and her assigns immediately from and after such default made for and during the term of her natural life item I give and bequeath to
Jn Prentice
my son all that my tenement in Earls Colne now in the tenure of
Clem Turner
or his assigns with all barns houses edifices buildings yards gardens and orchards to the same belonging with the appurtenances called
Warkemans
or by whatsoever other name or names the same are called or known and also all those my lands meadows and pastures in Earls Colne aforesaid both free and copy called
Burrowes
Burrowes Meade
Nokes
or by whatsoever other name or names the same are called or known by which are now in the tenure or occupation of the said
Clem Turner
or his assigns to have and to hold to the said
Jn Prentice
my son and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten upon condition that he the said
Jn Prentice
or the heirs of his body lawfully begotten pay or cause to be paid to the said
Helen
my wife the sum of 40s of good lawful money of England yearly during the term of her natural life at my now dwelling house in Colne Engaine aforesaid at the feasts of annunciation and michaelmas or within sixteen days next after either of the said feasts by even and equal portions and if the said
Jn
my son shall die with no heirs of his body lawfully begotten then I will that the said lands tenements and hereditaments in Earls Colne aforesaid shall remain to the said
Wm Prentice
my son and his heirs forever upon condition that he the said
Wm
his heirs or assigns pay or cause to be paid to the said
Helen
my wife or her assigns the said sum of 40s a year in manner and form aforesaid and if the said
Wm
and his heirs and assigns shall make default in payment of the said sum of 40s by year contrary to the form aforesaid then I will give and bequeath the said tenement called
Warkemans
with barns houses edifices buildings yards gardens orchards and other appurtenances to the said
Helen
my wife and her assigns for and during the term of her natural life item I give and bequeath to
Wm Prentice
my son the sum of 30li of good lawful money of England to be paid to him by mine executor within six months next after my decease item I give and bequeath to the said
Wm Prentice
my son and his heirs all that my customary land and meadow called Engains Broome and Engains Meadow upon condition that the said
Wm Prentice
my son or his heirs or assigns pay or cause to be paid to
Helen Prentice
and
Eliz Prentice
my two daughters the sum of 40li of good lawful money of England at or in the south porch of the parish church of Colne Engaine aforesaid within two years and a half next after my decease viz to either of them 20li apiece or the survivor of them 40li if either of them fortune to die before the end of the said two years and a half and if the said
Wm
my son and his heirs and assigns shall make default in payment of the said sum of 40li or any part or parcel thereof the time and place aforesaid contrary to the form aforesaid then I give and bequeath the said land and meadow called Engains Broome and Engains Meaddow to the said
Helen
and
Eliz
my daughters and their heirs forever item I give to my said son
Wm Prentice
my bay gelding and I give to my son
Jn Prentice
my bay stoned horse and my sucking mare colt item I give to the said
Wm
and
Jn
my sons all my timber that is now in my yards ready hewn and also my boards and rails that are already sawn and all my lathes already riven to be equally parted and divided between them item I give to my said two daughters
Helen
and
Eliz
viz to either of them one cow item I give to the said
Helen
my daughter one cupboard standing in the parlour item I give to the said
Eliz
my daughter my posted bedstead item I give to the said
Helen
and
Eliz
my daughters viz to either of them one hutch or coffer and to either of them six pieces of pewter item I give to the said
Jn Prentice
my son six lambs item I give unto every one of my godchildren 12d apiece
witnesses
Nich Borley
Jn Crabbe
Robt Cobbe
Wm Prentice
item I give to the poor people of the parish of Colne Engaine aforesaid the sum of 20s to good lawful money of England to be distributed amongst the most needy poor people of the said parish by mine executrix with the advise of mr
Parkinson
the minister there and the overseers for the poor of the same parish within one month next after my decease item I give and bequeath to the poor people of Earls Colne the sum of 10s of good lawful money to England to be distributed amongst them by the overseers of the said parish within one month next after my decease item I give to
Wm Buntinge
my servant one lamb all the rest of my goods and chattels of what sort nature or kind soever the same be debts duties and personal rights whatsoever and howsoever due and owing unto me and herein now formerly given and bequeathed as I give and bequeath to the said
Helen
my wife whom I ordain and make sole executrix of this my present will and testament to see the same duly and justly executed and performed my debts and legacies paid my funeral charges defrayed and my body decently buried and I ordain and make my loving friend and cousin
Edw Prentice
of Colne Engaine aforesaid to be overseer of this my present will and testament praying him to be aiding and assisting to my said executrix in executing the same and I give unto him the sum of 6s8d of good lawful money of England for his pains about the same over and above all his charges and expenses in witness that is my last will and testament contained and written within three sheets of paper I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first above written in the presence of the witnesses whose names are hereunto subscribed
Wm Prentice