Wills

In the name of God Amen I 

John Guy of Colebrooke in the countie of Bucks Chandler being 

weake and infirm in bodie but praised be God of sound and perfect 

Memorie and understanding doe make this my last will and testament

in manner and form following first and principally I commend my soul

to God Allmightie the father of Spirite that gave it to him Item I

give my body to the Earth of which it was made to be decentlie buries at the 

discretion of my dear wife Beatridge Guy whom I appoint sole Executrix of 

this my last will and Testament Item I give and bequeath unto my sonne

John Guy All those three tenements of cottages situate and being in the 

town of Uxbridge in the Countie of Middx with all and every of their 

Appurtenances I have and to hold unto him and his heirs forever Upon 

the condition that my said sone John Guy shall pay the summe of one hundred

pounds for the which I did mortgage my Messuage in Colebrook called the

Bell unto Mathew Smith of Langley And also shall pay and discharge the 

Interest of the said hundred pounds in such manner and form and at such

times as I have Covenanted and agreed to pay it in the said Mortgage And 

in case my said sone John Guy shall refuse or neglect to pay the said sum

of one hundred pounds with the interest thereof at the times according to

the Covenant and Agreement of the said deed of mortgage as aforesaid 

then my will is and I doe devise the said three tenements or cottages

unto my said wife Beatridge Guy and her heirs forever she paying the 

one hundred pounds with the interest according to the agreement as above said

And in Case my said son John Guy doth paid the said one hundred pounds

with the Interest as aforesaid that then they may goe to him and his heirs

forever as above said And upon this further Condition also that hee my sonn

John Guy shall yearie and every year pay unto my wife Beatridge Guy

and her assigns the summe of fortie shillings during the term of her

natural life at the four most usual feasts in the yeare that is to say

att the feast of the Nativity of out Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

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The Annunciation of the blessed virgin Mary the Nativity of St John

 the Baptist and at the feast of St Michael the Archangell by even 

and equall portions the first payment to begining the next feast day after

it please God to take me out of this mortal life And in Case the said 

fortie shillings shall be behind and unpayed by the space of fortie daies

next after and of the said feast daies on which it ought to be paid in 

part or in all that then it shall be lawfull for my said wife or her 

assigns to enter the said tenement or cottages or any of them and 

to distraine and the distresses soe taken to carried away and keepe until the 

said fortie shillings with the Damages for the detaining thereof

shall be satisfied and paid Item I give and bequeath into my dear wife 

Beatridge Guy and her heirs forever All that my Messuage or Tenement 

known by the name of the Bell situate in Colebrooke in the parish of 

Horton in the Countie of Bucks and also all that tenement there unto 

adjoyning lateie on the occupation of William Frances with their and all 

and everie of therie Rights Meembers?? and Appurtenances upon this

condition that she my said wife shall pay unto my son Thomas 

Guy and William Guy the summe of threescore pounds apeece wen

they shall come or attain unto thouse several ages of twenty and

five years And also unto my son James Guy the summe of three 

score pounds to be paied unto him att the age of twentie and five years 

And to my daughter Beatrix Guy the summe of three score and tenne 

pounds when she shall arraine unto the age of twentie and two years 

And my will id that if any of my said children Thomas William 

James or Beatrice shall die before they attaine to their several Ages

aforesaid that then their severall portions before and lymited to be 

paied shall be equallie divided between my wife Beatridge Guy and 

the survivors of them And further my will is that the Ages of my 

fower said children for the paying out of their portions shall be taken and

estimated to be according as I have sett  and written them down with my 

owne hand in my greate bible Which Bible I doe hereby give unto my 

sonne John Guy to be kept and preserved for the manifestacon of 

their said ages But in case my said wife shall refuse or neglect to 

pay unto my said sons Thomas William and James the sums of 

three score pounds apeece and unto my daughter Beatridge the some of

three score and ten pounds at their several ages as aforesaid then I 

give the said messuages and tenements thereunto adjoining unto my said

son Thomas Guy and his heires forever he paying unto his brothers 

Thomas and James the aforementioned summ of three score pounds apeece

and to his sister Beatrix the sume of three score and tenne pounds att

her respective Age before mentioned And if either of them die before 

theire several ages that his or her portion to be equallie divided 

between my wife Beatridge Guy and the survivors  Item I give unto my 

deare wife Beatridge Guy all my Money Goods Debts and Chattles

 whatsoever towards for the duration and bringing up of my said children 

Item I doe chose and nominate my dear and loving friend John 

Lane Gentleman Grocer and Citezen of London to be overseer of this

my last will and testament for his care and paines in it I give

him five shillings to bey him a paire of Gloved In witness whereof 

I have sett my hand and seale the either and twentieth day of 

March 1654  These words which are underlined that my sonne 

James portion to be paid him at the Age of twenty and five years

is my will And it was underlyned before the sealing hereof

John Guy the testator  This acknowledged to be my last will & testament

in the presence of Tho Burcombe  George Fellowes

Proved 5 Jul 1654 to Beatridge Guy 

The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 237  f178