12 March 1673 Will of James Mudge of Southampton, translator (proved 04 March 1674)

The original will can be obtained online from The National Archives.

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


There is also a sentence, dated 02 December 1674, that appears to refer to a close relative ("proximum Consanguinium") named Thomas Powell.

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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