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Will detail

Will of William Bishop of Sedlescombe

Date signed: 16 Apr 1664, Probate date: 12 Dec 1664

In the Name of God Amen the sixteenth day of April in the year of our Lord God according to the computation of England one thousand six hundred sixty and four I William Bishopp of the parish of Seliscombe in the County of Sussex mindful of my mortality and departure out of this mortal life do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following and first and principally I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God hoping assuredly through the merits precious bloodshedding death and passion of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to be everlastingly saved and my body to the earth to be buried in the Christian burial where it shall please God to call me Item I give to the Minister there to preach at my burial twenty shillings to be paid at my burial by my Executor Item I give to the poor people of this parish where it shall please God to call me out of this mortal life forty shillings to be paid and distributed amongst them at my burial by my Executor Item I give will and bequeath unto my daughter in law Mrs Jane Moore twenty shillings of lawful English money to be paid her within three years after my decease if she so long lives Item I give will and bequeath unto my brother in law William Peckham forty shillings of current English money to be paid unto him his executors or assigns within one year after my decease by my Executor Item I give will and bequeath unto each of his children twenty shillings a piece to be paid to each of them within three years after my decease if he or she of them for so long lives Item I give will and bequeath unto my cousin John Smith my sisters son and to his now wife twenty shillings and to each of his children twenty shillings a piece all their legacies to be paid to them within three years after my decease if he or she of them so long lives Item I give will and bequeath to unto my cousin William Smith my sisters son twenty shillings of lawful English money to be paid to him within one year after my decease if he for so long lives Item I give will and bequeath unto my sisters daughter my cousin Stones wife twenty shillings of lawful English money to be paid her within three years after my decease Item I give will and bequeath unto my grandson Mr Nicholas Fowle forty shillings of lawful English money to be paid to him within three years after my decease if he so long lives Item I give will and bequeath unto Mary Birde daughter of my daughter Fowle twenty shillings to be paid her within three years after my decease if she so long lives Item I give will and bequeath unto my grandson William Fowle twenty shillings to be paid him within three years after my decease if he so long lives Item I give will and bequeath unto my grandson John Fowle twenty shillings to be paid within three years after my decease if he so long lives Item I give will and bequeath unto my grandchild Elizabeth Blackall one hundred pounds of lawful English money to be paid her at her full age of one and twenty years or day of marriage which shall first come if she so long lives by my executor Item I give will and bequeath unto my son in law Mr Nathaniell Mills four pounds of lawful English money to be paid within one year after my decease upon this condition following that is to say that if the said Nathaniell Mills have before that time paid unto me or my executor hereunder named the hundred three score and fifteen pounds which he oweth me upon two specialities of a hundred and threescore pounds a piece made sealed and delivered unto me as by the specialities more plainly appeareth and otherwise if he the said Nathaniell Mills have not within one year after my decease paid unto me or my executor hereunder named the said hundred threescore and fifteen pounds which he oweth me as before said that then the gift of four pounds aforesaid shall be void and of none effect and shall never be paid and then I give unto the said Nathaniel one shilling and no more Item I give grant will and bequeath unto my brother in law William Peckham of Franfield in the county of Sussex and my grandson Mr Nicholas Fowle of Wadhurst in the county of Sussex and for my loving cousins John Smith of Franfield aforesaid and George Peckham of Franfield aforesaid and their heirs and assigns for and during the life of my daughter Susanna Mills wife of the aforesaid Nathaniell Mills Citizen of London and no longer for and towards her own proper and personal livelihood and maintenance in such manner as is by me hereafter herein described one annuity or yearly rent charge of sixteen pounds per annum to be assuring out of all that my messuages lands and tenements in Seliscombe aforesaid commonly called Austford or by whatsoever other name or names the farms be commonly called or known with th (the?) appurtenants All which premises now are or later were in the tenure or occupation of Samuel Chester or his under tenants or assigns and sue? the said William Bishopp to be paid quarterly every year to the said William Peckham Nicholas Fowle John Smith and George Peckham their heirs and assigns for and during the terms of the natural life of the said Susanna only as aforesaid at the four most usual feasts or terms m (letter” m” by itself) every year (that is to say) at the feast of the nativity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ at the feast of the Annunciation of our blessed Lady St Mary the virgin at the feast of St John the Baptist and at the feast of St Michael the Archangel by equal portions to have and to hold the said annuity or yearly rent of sixteen pounds to them the said William Peckham Nicholas Fowle John Smith and George Peckham their heirs and assigns for and during the term of the natural life of the said Susanna Mills and her sons as aforesaid the first payment thereof to be and begin at the first feast of the feasts aforesaid which shall first ensue after my decease and if it shall happen the said annuity or yearly rent of sixteen pounds or any part thereof to be behind or unpaid in part or in all by the space of one and twenty days over or after any of the feasts aforesaid in which as aforesaid it ought or is by omitted to be paid the same being first lawfully demanded at my now dwelling house situate in Seliscombe aforesaid in the said county of Sussex that then and thenceforth it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Susanna Mills and her assigns lawfully into the said messuage and premises to enter and distrain for the same and the distress and distresses there so had and taken from there lawfully to bear drive carry away impound detain and keep until such time as she the said Susanna or her assigns shall be of the said yearly rent of sixteen pounds and quarterly payments that shall be then behind and unpaid with all charges about distraining for it or otherwise be fully satisfied and paid them as aforesaid In trust and confident nevertheless and it is my will true intent and meaning And be it for hereby declared that they the said William Peckham Nicholas Fowle John Smith and George Peckham their heirs and assigns shall and will as soon as the said annuity or yearly rent and quarterly payments thereof shall be paid unto them or recovered by them or that they or any of them shall from time to time receive the same pay or cause the same or so much thereof as they shall receive to be paid unto the proper hands of the said Susanna Mills or to such other person or persons as the said Susanna Mills shall under her own proper handwriting from time to time appoint to receive the same upon her account? (a symbol like a small “o” adjoined to a long curving “C” followed by a full stop) their reasonable demand and request for her own personal livelihood and maintenance only and to no other intent or purpose whatsoever and that they shall not be compellable in law or equity otherwise or to any other intent or purpose to pay the same or any part thereof but only for the proper and personal benefit of the said Susanna Mills attending to this my present …. (will?) and the true intent and meaning thereof Item I give will and bequeath unto my cousin in law Mr Robert Brockelsby forty shillings of lawful English money to be paid unto him within three years after my decease if he for so long lives Item I give will and bequeath unto my cousin Mrs Ellen Ballard my sister’s daughter forty shillings of lawful English money to be paid unto her within three years after my decease if she for so long lives Item I give will and bequeath unto my cousin William Peckham’s widow of Franfield and to each of his children twenty shillings a piece to be paid to each of them within three years after my decease if he or she of them so long lives Item I give will and bequeath unto my cousin William Hawse twenty shillings of lawful English money to be paid unto him within three years after my decease if he so long lives Item I give unto my servant Elizabeth Cox twenty shillings of current English money to be paid her within one year after my decease Item I give unto such other of my household servants which shall be dwelling with or at my decease ten shillings apiece all my said household servants legacies to be paid unto them within one year after my decease all other my goods goods moveables chattels cattle corn? household and household stuff whatsoever (my debts and legacies herein dis…ed and satisfied and my funeral expenses being first deducted) I give will and bequeath unto my grandson William Bishopp whom I make sole executor of this my last will and testament and I make and ordain my brother William Peckham and my grandson Nicholas Fowle and my cousin John Smith and my cousin George Peckham overseers of this my last Will and Testament revoking dis..ling and utterly making void all other former wills and testaments by me heretofore made In witness whereof I have to the tie and fixing? band that tyeth together the five leaves or sheets of this my last Will set to my seal and subscribed my name to each several leaf or sheet of the four first leaves or sheets of this my last will written with my own hand and my hand and seal to the first and last leaf of them William Bishopp testator / These being witness thereunto Edmund Thorpe John Evernden William Henly Henry Henly His mark

Probatum fuit testamentum suprascriptum apud London coram venerabili vero domino Giulielmo Menicke ? milite legum dotore curie prerogative Cant mag(ist)ro custodi siue commisario …. constituto duodecimo die mensis decembris anno domini millimo septeudecimo septuagesimo quarto iuramento Willimi Bishopp nepotis ex filis dicti defuncti et executoris in huius… test(ament)o …? cui commissa fuit administrato omnium et singulosi bonosi iurium et creditosi dicti defuncti de bene et fideliter administrando eadem ad sancta dei evangelia iurat. Ex(aminatur) Rough translation of “Probatum fuit etc…”:-

This above written will was proved at London before the true and revered Sir William M..? Doctor of laws Master or Keeper of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, lawfully constituted on the twelfth day of the month of December in the year of Our Lord one thousand six hundred and sixty four by the oath of William Bishop grandson of the said deceased and executor named in this will. To whom administration was granted of all and singular the goods, rights, and credits of the said deceased for well and faithfully administering the same having been sworn on the Holy Gospel of God. Examined.

Transcribed by:

Bob Trease.

Precis supplied by transcriber:

To the Minister presiding at my burial:-

20 shillings

To the poor of Sedlescombe:-

40 shillings

To Jane Moore, daughter in law:-

20 shillings payable in 3 years time

To William Peckham, brother in law:-

40 shillings payable in 1 year’s time

To John Smith (my sister’s son), his now wife, and each of his children:-

20 shillings each, payable in 3 years time

To William Smith (my sister’s son):-

20 shillings payable in 1 year’s time

To the wife of cousin Stone (my sister’s daughter):-

20 shillings payable in 3 year’s time

To grandson Nicholas Fowle:-

20 shillings payable in 3 year’s time

To granddaughter Mary Birde (daughter of my daughter Fowle):-

20 shillings payable in 3 year’s time

To grandson William Fowle:-

20 shillings payable in 3 year’s time

To grandson John Fowle:-

20 shillings payable in 3 year’s time

To grandchild Elizabeth Blackall:-

£100 payable when she becomes 21 or marries whichever is the earlier

To son-in-law Nathaniel Mills:-

£4 payable in 1 years time provided he repays the £160 I lent him otherwise one shilling

Appoints William Peckham, Nicholas Fowle, John Smith, George Peckham to administer a trust to pay Daughter Susanna Mills an annuity of £16 per year payable quarterly

To Robert Brockelsby:-

40 shillings payable in 3 years time

To sister’s daughter Ellen Ballard:-

40 shillings payable in 3 years time

To cousin William Peckham’s widow of Framfield and to each of his children:-

20 shillings each payable in 3 years time

To cousin William Hawse:-

20 shillings payable in 3 years time

To servant Elizabeth Cox

20 shillings payable in 1 year’s time

To other household servants in my employ when I die

10 shillings each payable in 1 year’s time

Notes about this will:

1. The will was transcribed from a scanned PCC copy by Bob Trease on 12 May 2006 using modern English spelling to aid comprehension. All names of villages and people retain the original spelling in the will.

2. An iron slab in St John the Baptist Church Sedlescombe church commemorates William Bishop as follows:-

HERE LYETH THE BODY OF WILLIAM SONN OF JOHN BISSHOPP GENT BURYED NOV THE 14 ANNO DOM 1664

ALSO ELIZABETH HIS WIFE DAVGHTER OF EDWARD HAVSE GENT BURYED MAY THE 21ST

AND SARAH THE DAVGHTER OF WILLIAM THEIR GRANDSONN BURYED DEC THE 20TH

Source:

Unknown.

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