In the name of God Amen I MARY FORMAN of WEST CHILTINGTON in the county of Sussex Widdow] beinge sicke & weak of body but in sound & p[er]fect und[er]standinge & memory thanks bee to God consideringe the frailite & moratality of humane nature I doe make constitute and appoint this my last Will and Testament the Thirtieth day of July 1673 in manner & forme followinge that is to say I will that my body bee buried accordinge as my Ex[ecu]tor hereafter named shall thinke fitt
It[e]m I give and bequeath unto the poor widows of the p[ar]ish aforesaid twenty shill[ing]s
It[e]m I give & bequeath unto my son SAMUELL CHRISTOPHER the sum[m]of five ounds to bee paid within one year after my decease & the bed that the boy lyeth on in my Chamber and all thereunto belonging
It[e]m I give and bequeath unto my Son in Law ALEXANDER LUDGATER the sum of five pounds to bee paid within one year after my decease and the bed which I lyeth one & all thereunto belonginge & alsoe I give unto my daughter MARY LUDGATER all my wearing Apparall
It[e]m I give & bequeath unto my Son-in-law RICHARD CHRISTOPHER the sum[m] of five shill[ing]s to bee paid within one year after my decease
It[e]m I give & bequeath unto my Daughter in Law MARY CHRISTOPHER the sum[m] of five shill[ing]s to bee paid within one year after my decease
It[e]m I give and bequeath unto my daughter in Law ELIZABETH PALMER five shill[ing]s to bee paid within one year after my decease
It[e]m I give & bequeath unto my Daughter in Law ANNE FORMAN one twenty shillinge piece of Gold alsoe my Will is that if any of the p[er]sons above named should die before the time menc[i]oned for paym[en]t of their Legacies that then it remaine to my Executor hereafter named
It[e]m I make & appoint my loveinge Son JOHN FORMAN to bee my whole and Sole Ex[ecu]tor of this my last Will & Testament and I give and bequeath unto him all the rest of my goods & Chattells not formerly bequeathed by this my Will
It[e]m I revoke all former Wills and Testaments & publish and appoint this to bee my last Will & Testament In witnesse whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seale the day & year first abovewritten MARY FORMAN her marke Published Sealed & Signed in the p[rese]nce of BRIDGETT COMPER her m[ar]k JOHN LEE
Proved 16 March 1767 by JOHN FORMAN son of the deceased.
Archdeaconry Court of Chichester – STCI/26 f 121
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