In the name of god amen at WEST CHILTINGTON the xxii th daye of Maye in ye yeare of our lord god 1588 I RICHARD HAMMOND of WEST CHILTINGTON aforesaid beinge sicke of bodye but whole of mynd p[er]fectttttt remembrance thanks be unto almighty god do ordayne and make this my last wyll and testament in manner and forme followinge First I bequeath my sowlr to almighty god my creator and maker and to Jesus Christ my savio[ur] and my body to the earthe
Item I give to the highe church of Chichester vid
Item I give to the reparac[i]on of my parishe church of CHILTINGTON xiid
Item I give to the poore people of my sayd parishe of WESTCHILTINGTON vs
Item I give to every one of my god children iiiid a peece
Item I give and bequeath to RICHARD my sonne fifty shillings of good and lawfull mony of England
Item I give and bequeath unto WILLIAM my sonne fifty shillings of the lyke mony
Item I give to JONE my daughter fifty shillings of lyke mony
Item I give to EMME my daughter fifty shillings of the lyke mony
Item I give to ANTHONY my sonne fifty shillings of the lyke mony
Item I give to ELIZABETH my daughter fifty shillings of the lyke mony
Item I will that my said children wh[ich] are now under age shall have theire legac[ie]s at th age of xxi yeares or at the day of theyre marriage at w[hi]ch of them shall happen firste And yf yt happen that any of my children w[hi]ch is now under th age of xxi years to dye before thay come to th age of xxi years or before the daye of theyre maryage that then my very will and meaning is that the legacy of him her or them so dep[ar]ted shall remayne to ALICE my wife whome I doe ordayne and make my sole executrix of this my last will & testament and she the sayd ALICE to see all my debts and legac[ie]s payed and this my last will and testament fulfilled and kepte and I doe ordayne and make OWEN ONELY of PULLBOROWGHE gentellman and JHON BROWKFEELD of PULBOROWGHE my overseers of this my last will and testament And I doe give my sayd overseers for thaye paynes taking xs a peece beside theyre costs and chargs borne thees being witnesses at the making of this present wyll and testament WILLIA[M] PAYNE RICHARD SMYTHE JHON BROWCKFEELD wrighter hereof
Proved 22 JUNE 1588 by ALICE HAMMOND.
WSRO – STCI/14 f 79
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