20 December 1668 Will of Haviland Hiley of Bloxworth (proved 3 November 1669)

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In the name of God Amen
The Twentieth day of December in the yeare of our Lord God one Thou-
sand six hundred sixtie eight and in the Twentieth yeare of the raigne
of our Soveraigne Lord Charles the second by the Grade of God of Eng-
land Scotland France and Ireland King defender of the faith &c I
Haviland Hiley of Marsh in the parish of Bloxworth in the County of 
Dorsett being in health of body and of good and perfect memorie 
Thankes be given unto Almighty God for it Doe therefore thinke fitt 
To make and declare this my last will and Testament in manner 
and forme following That is to say First and principally I com-
mend my soule to God that gave it mee, hopeing and assuredly beleeve-
ing That by and Through the only merritts of my Lord & Saviour 
Jesus Christ after this short life is ended to enioy everlasting life in
heaven And for my estate in this world I bequeath and dispose in man-
ner and forme following Imprimis I give and bequeath unto Ma-
ry my wife the somme of Tenne pounds of lawfull money of Eng-
land besides what she hath otherwayes accrewing to her by guift or
agreement Item I give and bequeath to my eldest sonne William
Hiley the somme of one Thousand pounds of lawfull money of England 
which said somme is in the hands of Sir John Rogers knight as by a 
??? mariage from him on a parcell of Land of his called the higher Farme
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of Langton Long Blanford in the County of Dorsett doth and may ap-
peare More I give and bequeath to him my sd eldest sonne those severall parcells
of land of myne That came and descended to me from and by the the guifte of my
Father William Hiley which lands are scituate in Poole Item I give & 
bequeve to my second sonne Peter Hiley Tenne pounds of lawfull 
money of Englnad Item I give and bequeve unto my grandchild Peter 
Hiley the yonger sonne and heire apparent unto my sonne Peter Hiley 
the elder All that my Farme called or knowne by the name of Marsh Farme
scituate in the parish of Bloxworth in the County of Dorsett Together with
all & singuler the appurtenances to the said Farme belonging or in any 
wise appertayning To have and to hold the said farme and premisses 
with all and every the appurtenances unto him the said Peter Hyley the 
yonger and to the use and behoofe of him the said Peter Hiley the 
yonger And to the heires of his body lawfully begotten and to be begotten for-
ever Item I give and bequeve unto my grandchild John Hiley second
sonne of my said sonne Peter Hiley the elder All that my Mansion house 
Brewhouse maulthouse Orchard garden and all the appurtenances there
unto belonging or in any wise appertayning which said mansion house 
Brewhouse and maulthouse orchard and garden is scituate & being 
in the Towne and County of Poole in the County of Dorsett And now
are in the Tenure and occupacon of him my said sonne Peter Hiley 
the elder To have and to hold the said Mansion house Brewhouse Mault-
house orchard and garden withall and every the appurtenances unto him
the said John Hiley and to the use and behoofe of him the said John Hiley 
and to the heires of his body lawfully begotten and to be begotten forever 
Item I give and bequeve unto my Grandchild Charles Hiley third sonne of my
said second sonne Peter Hiley the elder All that my house or Inne commonly 
called or knowne by the name of the Buls head Inne scituate in Poole aforesd
with all and every the appurtenances to the said house of Inne belonging 
or in any wise appertayning which said Inne is in the Tenure and occupacon
of John Huser or his assignes To have and to hold the said house &
Inne and premisses with all and every the appurtenances unto him
the said Charles Hiley And to the use and behoofe of him the said Charles 
Hiley and to the heires of his body lawfully begotten and to be begotten for-
ever Item I give and bequeve unto Mary Hiley eldest daughter of my sd 
second sonne Peter Hiley the somme of one hundred pounds of lawfull
money of England To be paid unto her the said Mary Hiley when and 
at such tyme as she shall come to and bee of the age of one and twenty 
yeares of her life or to bee lawfully married which of them shall first 
happen to bee Item I give and bequeave unto Haviland Cuthbert sonne of 
Robert Cuthbert of London Goldsmith and to Elnor his wife the somme of 
one hundred pounds of lawfull money of England To be paid unto him
the said Haviland Cuthbert when and at such tyme as he shall come to 
and be of the age of one and Twenty yeares of his life or to be lawfully 
married which of them shall first happen to bee Item I give and bequeave 
unto Rachell Hiley the now wife of my said second sonne Peeter Hiley of 
Poole The somme of twenty pounds of good English money to be paid her 
every yeare by my executors hereafter to be named which said payment of 
twenty pounds yerely is to beginne at the decease and death of her husband 
the said Peter Hiley And then and from thence forth to be duely paid her 
That is to say five pounds every quarter of a yeare and soe to continue 
during the tyme that she remaines a widow and unmarried Item I give
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bequeave unto the poore people of Poole Tenne pounds to be distributed a-
mongst them by my overseers hereafter to bee named And lastly I doe con-
stitute and appointe my three grandchildren before named That is to saye 
Peter Hiley the yonger John Hiley and Charles Hiley the three sonnes of my
second sonne Peeter Hiley to be the executors of this my last will and Testament 
unto whome I doe give and bequeave all the rest and remayning parte of my
estate to bee equally devided and parted betweene them whatsoever and where-
soever it bee All lands Leases Bonds bills Books debts housholdstuffe or money 
or any thing else whatsoever That may appear to be myne (That only 
excepted which I have herein before said given and bequeaved unto them
the said Peter Hiley John Hiley and Charles Hiley and their and every 
of their heires of their bodyes lawfully begotten and to be begotten forever And 
further my will and pleasure is That if either of my executors chance to 
dye without issue of his body lawfully begotten That then his parte soe 
deceasing of such my estate shalbe equally devided and parted to the survivor 
or survivors of them and of their heires forever And I doe inttreate and 
desire my good friends Edmond Butler of Aulmer Esquire Mr Andrewe 
Ettricke of Sturmister Mr Robert Pitt of Blanford merchant And Mr
Thomas Cox of Tomson Clerke To be the overseers of this my last will and 
Testament unto each of whome I doe give the somme of forty shillings to 
buy each of them a gold ring desiring them or some of them to take care 
of these poore children my executors untill they are able to take care for
themselves Haviland Hiley Signed Sealed declared and published to bee the 
last will and Testament of the above named Haviland Hiley by him the 
said Haviland in the presence of William Crosse Leonard Crosse

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