In the name of God Amen I THOMAS NORMAN of WEST CHILTINGTON in the County of Sussex beinge weake in body but of sound judgem[en]t & p[er]fect memory doe make this my last Will & Testam[en]tas followeth hereby revokinge all form[e]r Wills Impr[im]is I bequeath my Soul into the hands of my God & Savio[ur] hopinge for salvac[i]on through his mercyes in Christ & my body to bee decently buried accordinge to the Will of my Ex[ecu]trix hereafter named
It[e]m I give & bequeath to ELIZABETH my loveinge wife in considerac[i]on of a house & Land w[hi]ch came by her w[hi]ch I sold my free Land lyinge in CHILTINGTON for the terme of her naturall Life & then after her decease to my heires by Law
It[e]m I give unto JOHN NORMAN & EDMOND NORMAN my Brothers ten shill[ing]s a piece
It[e]m I give to SUSAN the daughter of EDWARD BOWDEN five shill[ing]s & I give to EDWARD BOWDENs other three Children two shill[ing]s & six pence a piece
It[e]m I will that these above named Legacies bee payd by my Ex[ecu]trix here after named within halfe a year after my decease
It[e]m I doe hereby make constitute & ordaine ELIZABETH my lovinge Wife Ex[ecu]trix of this my last Will & Testam[en]t & I give unto her all my Goods & Chattells without & within payinge my debts & Legacies & funeral expences
It[e]m I doe desire EDMOND SAYRES of PULBOROUGH & HENRY HARWOOD of CHILTINGTON to bee Ov[er]seers of thismy last Will & Testam[en]t In Witness whereof I the said THOMAS NORMAN have hereunto set my hand & Seal this third day of August in the year of our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred & Seaventie Seaven /THOMAS NORMAN / Signed & Sealed in the p[rese]nce of WILLIAM JENDEN JOHN LEE his mark ELIZABETH LEE her mark
Proved 30 October 1677 by ELIZABETH NORMAN widow and relict of the deceased.
Archdeaconry Court of Chichester – STCI/26 f 141
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