4 April 1622 Will of William Williams of Poole (proved 29 June 1622)

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In the name of God Amen:  I William Williams
thelder of the towne and Countie of Poole being sicke in bodye but of good and PERfect
remembrance thanckes be given unto Almightie god Doe make & ordaine this to be 
my last will and testament in manner and forme followeinge First I comend my
soule into the handes of Almightie god my onely saviour and Redeemer hopeinge 
to be saved by the death and passion of Jesue Christe my Lorde and onely saviour 
and Redeemer, and to have a resurrection both of bodye and sowle in the kingdome 
of heaven this is my hope laide upp in my harte my bodye I commit unto the earth 
wherof it is framed to be buried in discretion of myne overseers and freinds when 
soever it call please God to call me out of this mortall lyfe and as concerninge 
such worldlie goods and thinges which it hath pleased god to lend and bestowe on me 
I doe give graunte will and bequeathe in such PARticular mannr as hereafter in theis 


pnts itt is sett downe and declared, That is to saie First I doe give and bequeath 
to the PARishe Church of Sainct James in Poole ten shillings currant money of 
England more I give unto the poore people of the towne of Poole the some 
of ten shillings of like money to be distributed to and emonge them in discretion 
of myne Overseers Itm I doe give graunte will and bequeathe unto my sonne 
William Williams and his heires for ever those two Messuages or tenementes
wth the owtehowses gardens and appurtenances unto evrie of them belonginge 
lyeing in the towne of Poole one of the same Messages I nowe dwell in being 
in Thames streete and thother Tente lieth in Pillorie streete in the same
towne and is now in teanure of widow Roberts and her assignes And I doe 
give and bequeathe unto my said sonne Willm Williams the one Moyetie 
and iust halfe parte of my Barke called the George of Poole with the 
moietie of all the rigging, mastes, sailes, roapes tackle furniture and ap-
parrell unto her belonging, more I give and bequeath unto my said sonne
William Williams Fortie poundes of currant money of England Item I 
doe give and bequeathe to my lovinge wief Alice and unto William Dennis 
her sonne the moietie or iust halfe parte of that Barke called the Alice 
and the moetie and haulfe parte of the tackle furniture and apPARell now unto
her belonging equallie to be parted betweene them And I doe give unto my 
my saied wief the use and benifitt of Fortye pounds lawfull money of En-
gland for and duringe her naturall life And from and after her decease 
I doe give will and devise the some of Fortie pownds vizt the same Forty
pownds unto the nowe three Children of William Dennis equallie to be 
parted betweene them and the survivor and survivours of them And I 
doe give graunte and dispose unto Anne Dennis my daughter and unto
Mary Pynnell my daughter during their naturall lives equallie to be 
devided betweene them that some of Fiftie pownds currant money of 
England which will growe due and paieable unto me from one William Lockier 
of kinson, uppon and for the redemption of those lands and tenents being 
in the high streete in Poole by him and his sonne sould and mortgaged 
to me and the same money being so paied and receyved, then alsoe I doe 
give graunte and dispose the same Fiftie pownds after the decease of 
my said two daughters to and emong the now Children of the said Anne and 
Marie equallie to be parted and divided betweene them and the surivors 
of them And in case the said lands mortgaged to me by the said William
Lockier and his sonne shall happen to beome forfaited, Then I doe in such
case and condicon give graunte and dispose all the same fower messuags 
or Tents with the Gardens and appurtinancs thereunto belonging so
sould uppon Condicon to me by the said Wm Lockier and his sonne unto
my said daughters Anne Dennis and Marie Pinell for and during their naturall
lives equallie to be devided betweene them And after their decease I doe give
graunte Will and bequeathe all the same fower Messuages and Tents Gardens 
and appurtinances unto the nowe Children of my said daughters Anne Dennis 
and Marie Pynnell and their heires for ever equallie and proportionablie
to be parted and divided to and emong the same my twoe daughters chil-
dren & their heires for ever with the writing therof and the benifitt of
the said mortgage Item I doe give will and dispose unto my said two daugh-
ters Ann & Marie for and duringe their naturall lives the some of Thi-
tie powndes currant money of England which one Henrie Lockier and others 
doe owe unto me by bond as principall money the same money to be paied 
them as it shalbe paied in and recorded from my said debtors And after the 
decease of my said daughters I doe give and bequeathe the same thirtie pounds 


to and emong the Children of my said two daughters Anne and Marie equallie
to be parted emong them and the survivors of them Item I doe give unto Elizabeth
Williams daughter of George Williams my brother the some of Five pounds 
which money shalbe paid unto her so soone as my speciall debtes may be 
had in and paied And I doe give graunte and bequeathe unto my brother 
Thomas Williams one Chamber in my now dwelling howse in Poole 
wherin he how lodgeth with ingresse egresse and regresse through 
the entrie of my saye howse therunto for and during his naturall life 
and I doe alsoe will give and dispose unto my said brother Thoms Will-
iams the some of Fortie shillinges PER ann yeerelie for and duringe his 
naturall life to be paied him by myne Executors quarterly att fower 
feasts in the yeare by even porcons Item I doe give unto John Dennis 
the sonne of William Dennis one quarter parte of that barcke called 
the Anne and the one quarter parte of the Tackle furniture and apparrell 
unto her apperteyninge And I doe give unto Anne Williams the daugh-
ter of my sonne William Williams one other quarter parte of the 
said Barcke called the Anne and the one quarter parte of all the tackle 
furniture and apparrell unto the same barcke now belonging And I doe 
give and bqueathe unto my wief Alice all such goods houshould stuffe 
ymplements and thinges which shee brought unto me in mariage and the 
which I hadd with my saied wife when I married her All the rest of 
my goods and chattells debts money plate apparrell and all other thinges
of mine whatsoever my debtes being paied my legacies PERformed and fune-
rall expences discharged I doe fullie and whollie give graunte will and 
dispose unto Alice my wief William Williams my sonne Anne Dennis 
and Marie Pynnell my daughters equallie and rateablie to be parted 
and divided betweene them which said Alice my wief William Willi-
ams, Anne Dennis and Marie Pynnell I doe nominate constitute and
make executors of this my last will and testament And I doe intreate 
nominate and appointe my welbeloved freinds William Scott and John
Dibbs to be the overseers of this my last will and testament to see the 
same PERformed and I give to them five shillings starling a piece Item
itt is my will true intent and meaninge and so I doe will determine and 
appointe that Alice my wief and mine executors shall give and make 
good and sufficient securitie by discretion of mine overseers for the annswe-
ringe and satisfyeinge of all the legacies given and bequeathed unto my
Graundchildren accordinge to the true meaninge of this my last will In
wittnes wherof I the said William Williams thelder have hereunto
put my hand and seale yeoven the Fowerth Daie of Aprill Anno Dni
1622 Anno regni Dn ?? Jacobo Regis ?? Anglia &c Decimo Nono
Scocia vero Quinquagesimo quinto William Williams the elder 
Sealed subscribed and affirmed in the prsence of us Richard Mayor 
Thomas Smith, Roberte R G Grundie 

Probatum fuit testamentum suprascriptum apud London ...
vicesimo nono die mensis Junii Anno Domini Millesimo sexcentesimo vice-
simo secundo Juaramento Willm Williams filii naturalis et legitimi dicti
defuncti et ...

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