Source: TNA, PROB 11/347
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I James Mudge of the Towne and County of Southampton Translator being sick and weake but in perfect sence and memory doe make this my last will and Testament in manner and forme as followeth Imprimis I bequeath my Soule to Almighty God which gave it And my Body to be interred according to the discretion of my Executrix hoping by the meritts of my blessed Saviour to be raised gaine at the last day Secondly I give all my worldly Goods and Chattells reall and personall to my loving wife Margery Mudge alias Trod to possesse and enioy if shee continue a Widdow But if shee marry Then I give to Elizabeth Hardham daughter of William Hardham Gardiner The sume of Six Pownds To be paid her before the marriage of my aforesaid wife Item I give to Richard Ring of the Towne and County of Southampton Clothier the sume of Fower Pownds to be disposed of as I have given him Instructions and be paid also at the aforesaid time Item I also give to Elizabeth Trod daughter of Thomas Trod late Carpenter the sume of Tenn Pownds And doe make my aforesaid wife Margery Mudge alias Trod Executrix of this my last Will and Testament and doe also appoint my loving freind Richard Ring overseer to see the performance hereof In Witnes hereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the Twelfth day of March In the yeare of our Lord One Thowsand Six Hundred Seaventy and Three James Mudge Sealed and declared to be his last Will and Testament in presence of George Targett Richard Hunt Quarto Die mensis Martii Anno Dni (stilo Anglia) Millesimo Sexcen:mo Sextuagesimo Quarto Probatum [this paragraph continues in latin and appears to grant admon to] Margeria Mudge alias Trod Relicta et Executricis
Source: TNA, PROB 11/345
In Dei Nonim Amen Anditis visis et intellectis at plenarie et mature disrussis per nos ?eolinum Jenkins miletem Legum Doctorum Curia Prarogativa Cantnariensis Magrum Custodem Sive Comissarium legtime Constitutum Mertis et C????statys Cu?usdam nogoty Testamentary ar Probatoms Testament at vlbim? voluntatis Jacobi Mudge imper de villa et Countatu Southamptoina defuncti Quod coramnobis in Judicio inter Mariain Mudge alias Trod Relictam et Executricem in cod?m Testamento nominatum partem dictum negotimen promoventem ex ??a et Thomam Powell proximum Consanguinium ??d Jacobi Mudge defuncti partem contra quam Dictum negotium promo- vetur partibus ex altera aliquandiu ?ertebatur et prudebat vertiturg? adhur et pendeet indetisum rite et Legitime procedentes Partibusq? p??ctis per earem respective procuratores Coram nobis in Judicio litime Com- parentibus Parteq? ?r??fat? Maria Mudge als Trod Executricis p?dicta Sententiam ferri et Justitiam fieri pro parte Sua Parte vero memorati Thoma Powell Justitiam etiam pro parte Sua respective et instanter postulante et petente Rimatoq? etiam primitus per nos toto et integro process? in ???nsmodi negotio coram nobis habito et facto ar dilige??ter recensito Servatisq? pernos de Jure in hatparte servandis Ad nostra on Sententia diffinitiva Sive nostri fuialis decreti prolationem in hujusmodi negotio ferenda) Six Duximus procedent fore et procedimus in hunc qui Sequitur modem Quia pe?? acta inactitata deducta allegata exhibita ppoita et probatu in hujusmodi negotio compe?imus Cuculenter et invenimus partem prad??a Maria Mudge als Trod intentionem Snom in quadam allegatione et Testamento originali dicti Jacobi Mudge als Coram nobis in hot negotio detis exhibitis et admissis et penes Registrum remaneid Deductam Sufficienter et ad plenum (quoad infernis pronunciand) fundasse pariter et Probasse Nikilq? effectuale ex parti an? per partem prafati Thoma Powell in hat parte exceptum deducum allegatum exhibitum propositum unt probatum finsse ant esse quod intentionem ejusdem Maria Mudge alias Trod in hat parte elideret seu quomodolibet enervaret I di???o nos Leolinus Joenkins Miles Comissarius et Judex antedictus Christi noie primitus invocato et ??sum Solum Demn octulis nostris par??po?entes et habente?? habentes Deq? et cum censilio Jurisperitum cum quib??s in hat parte Commicaviums mat?req? deliberav??ms pranominatum Jacobium Mudge Testamorem pradictum dumvixet mad?s Compotem et in sua sana et perfect memoria existentem Testamentum sumu in Scriptis et praf??tur exhibitum suam in se contmius ultimem voluntatem rite et Legitime ferisse condidisse et d???arasse prafatamq? Mariam Mudge als Trod ejus relictam vinam suam Executrcem nominasse et constituisee et voluisse dedisse et declarasse in omnibus et per on?ia pront in ?odem Testamento (ut prafertur) exhibito (quod pro hit lecto et inserto haben??s et haberi vo?mnus) cont?uctur pronuncianus determinus et declaramus Proq? viribus valore et validetate dicti Testamenti (ut prafertur) exhibiti et?am pronunciomus determinus et declaramus Dictnenq? Testamentum nomine dicta Maria Mudge als Trod ejus Executrcis in Commi farina Probandum et insimandum fore debere etiam pronunciamus decernimus et declarnnes per haut nostram Sententiam diffinitivam Sive hor nostrum finale decretum quam sive quod ferimus et promulgamus in h??s Scriptis Lecta Lata et promulgata fuit hat Sententia diffinitiva Secundo die Juridito past Festrum Sancti Andrea Apostoli Dei Mercury Secundo Die Mensis Decembris Anno Domini Millesimo Sexcentesimo Septuagesimo Quarto Per venerabilous et egregium virum Demim Leolimim Jenkins militem Legam Dcorem Curia Prarogativa Cantnariensis Magistrum Custodem Sive Commissarium legitime Constitutum In C???? Commi infra Hospitium Duorum Advecatorum De A??hubus London Ad pet?conem Magri Thoma Swallow Sen nory Pub? procures oriles Supranominata Maria Mudge als Trod et in prasentia Magistri Johannis Ro?k Nory Pub? procuris orilis Supranominat Thoma Powell Supercujus Sententia prolacone Dictus Swallow requisuit me Martum Cottle No??? Pub??? Dca Curia Reg??? ??? prasentem v??? velplura Instrumentum Sen Instrumenta exind? conficeri et Testes inferius nominat eorum Testimonium desuper perhibere Prasentibus ???? et ibidem Joanne Mylls Richardo Lloyd et Guihelme Trumbull Legum Respective Doctoribus ditta Curia Advocatis Nic non Magistrus Senmeli Francklyn Roberto Thompson et Thoma Swallow Sen Notarys Publicis Dicta Curia Procaribus Testibus xc
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