Wills

In the name of God Amen the first day of November Anno Dim 1680

and in the five and thirty year of the reigne of our soveriegne 

Lord King Charles the second of England I Robert Biddle of Cole-

brooke in the p[ar]ish of Horton in the Countie of Buck Cooper doe make

this my last will and testament in manner and form following

First commytting my soule into the hands of Almightie God and my

body to the earth to be buries in Horton Church and against the north

east boundary of the Chancell and my will is that my coupse should be put

into a playne coffin Item I give and devise unto my loving wife

Susanna for and during the terme of her naturall life and after

her decease unto my sonne Thomas Beddle and to his heirs and 

assigns for ever All that my Messuage Cottage or Tenement w[it]h

the appurtenances situate being in Colebrook in the p[ari]sh of Horton

aforesaid commonly called or knowne by the name of the Maggpye 

Alsoe I give unto her for and during the terme of her naturall 

life the bed and bedsted with all furniture belonging to it wherein

I usuallie lodge, and four payed sheets two dozen napkins

four towells four pillow leers two table clothes, a payie coleirous

fire sgovell and longes apayir bellows one pott and pott hookes & pott

hanger one kittle one skillett on spitt six pewter dishes two pewter 

poringers two sawsers six spoons one chamber pott six stooles and 

chayres and constenient washing and brewing vessells and after her

decease I give the said goods to my executor Alsoe my will is that my 

executor shall at all tymes hereafter provide and fairly lend unto my said

wife Sussana a sufficient horse or mare to carry her first to market and 

far her kide to other places as often as she shall have occasion Item I 

give devise and bequeath unto my grandchild Thomas Biddle 

and his heirs and assigns for ever All that any freehold cottage or 

tenement and orchard there unto adjoyning and all the appertenances

there unto belonging situate lying and being in Sipson in the p[ar]ish of 

Harmondsworth in the countie of Middx Item I give and bequeath unto 

my sone in law Roger Liveing the summe of thirtie pounds lawful

money of England to be payd within six months next after my wifes decease

but if he shall hapen to dye of depart this life before my wife Susanna then

the said thirty pounds to be paid to the said Roger Living executors or 

administrators Item I give to my daughter Joane Living my trunke

marked S B and one payre of sheets, and to my daughter Ann

Richardson my trunke marked E B and one payre sheets and one of my

invet? tables Item all other my goods and chattells I give and bequeath

unto my son Thomas Biddle and doe hereby make him sole

executor to this my last will and testament In witness whereof  I hand

hereunto sett my hand and seale the day and year first above written

This I publish and declare to be my last will    Robert Biddle

and testament in the presence of 

Tho Burcombe

John Burcombe

John Roberts

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