In the name of God Amen I William Salter at this tyme Consall for the English Marchante trading the Lavant, being in perfect health and memory considering the frailty of man have thought good to write with my owne hand this my will and testament in manner and forme following In the first place bequeathing my soule to God my Creator hopeing by the blood of Jesus Christ my Saviour and by his meritte to obtaine the remission of all my sinnes Next I doe ordaine and appoint my brother in law Mr William Clarke Cittizen and Marchant of London to bee my lawfull executor Item I do bequeath to my said brother in Law Mr Mr William Clarke for a legacie the some of fiftie pounds stirling Item I give and doe bequeath to my most deare and lovinge mother Mrs Elizabeth Barnes the some of one hundred pounds stirling and more for a remembrance of my dutie I give her my great diamond Ring which cost mee here three hundred dollers Item I give and bequeath to my father in law Mr Frances Barnes for a legacie the some of twentie pounds Item I give my sister in law Mrs Margarett Salter for a legacie the some of one hundred pounds Item I give and bequeath to every child of my brother Clarkes that shall be living when this my will cones in execution the some of thirtie pounds apeece Allwaies provided they be the Children born of my late deceased sister Mrs Mary Clarke Item I give and bequeath to Elizabeth Salter the daughter of my brother Thomas Salter the some of five hundreth pounds more I give and bequeath to Anne Salter the daughter of my said Brother Thomas Salter the some of five hundreth pounds stirling Now for the manadyinge of this thousand pounds thuse given to both my brother Thomas his daughters my desire is till such tyme they come to the age of twentie years or till they bee married to theire friends good likeing that the money bee putt into the Chamber of London by the hands of my brother in lawe Mr William Clarke, and there to bee keept till they come to the age aforesaid of be married And for what yearely benefitt the Chamber shall allowe for the use of this money my will is should bee paid unto my brother Thomas Salter or unto his wife Margarett Salter for the maintayning the two children before said Elizabeth and Anne Salter It is asloe my will and earnest desire That if either Elizabeth Salter of Anne Salter should die before they come of age or other wise before they be married That then the money aforesaid shalbe due to the longest liver bee it Elizabeth or Anne and the to enjoye it in the manner and forme aforesaid But if it should please god to call them both to his mercy before their comeing to the age of twentie yeares of being married Then my will is that the thousand pounds bee paid unto my brother Thomas Salter theire father and he freely enjoye it for his use without and hinderance whatsoever Item I give and bequeath unto Mary Wincloe now servant to my Sister Mrs Margarett Salter the some of ten pounds for a legacie Item I give unto my Cosien Philepe Wincloe the wife of Cutbarte Winclow dwellin in Colbrooke for a legacie the some of ten pounds Item I give to other poor kindred where my mother pleaseth to bestowe it a legacie the some of twentie pounds Item I give to the poore of the parish where I was borne the sum of ten pounds Item if give to the poore in the parish of St Dunstan in the East the some of ten pounds Item I give to the poore of the parish of Westham in Essex the sone of five pounds Item I give unto Mr William Holbroke Minister in the parish of Westham in Essex the some of ten pounds Item I give and bequeath unto the servant of my Mother Mrs Elizabeth Barnes the some of five pounds Item I give into the servants appertaiyning to my brother Mr William Clark fower pounds more to his man servant apart I gave the some of six pounds Item I give and bequeath to my Andrewe Wade for a legace the some of fifty pounds Item I give to my servant William Deverall for a ledacie the some of twentie pounds And for what estate of mine shalbe found to advance over and above those legacies my debts and funerall charges satisfied my will and define is that my brother Thomas Salter shall enjoy all together with my apparrell household stuffe, plate and all other things whatsoever only my will is that my brother clark over and above the former legaices of fiftie pounds should have my Ruby Ring for a remembrance And in witnes of this my will and testament displacing all others which have beene formerly made my desire in that this may stand in full force without any contradiction whatsoever And in acknowledgement that this is my hartie and earnest requirement to have all things truly performed according to the tenor above said I have hereunto sett my hand and seal, and dated in Smirne this one and twentieth day of April And in the yeare of our lord Anno One thousand six hundred twenty nine Per Willm Salter The will and testament of William Salter made in my perfect health and memory in Smirne this one and tewentieth day of Aprill Anno One thousand six hundred twenty nine P William Salter
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Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 158 f 311