Wills

In the name of god Amen the eigth daye of June in the yeare of our Lord god 1607 And in the fythe

yeare of the reigne of our Sovereigne Lord James be the grace of god of England Scotland France

and Ireland Kinge &tc. I Margarett Boorde of the towne of Colbroke in the parish of Langley Marish

in the Countye of Bucks wyddow being of whole mynde & in good and p[er]fect rememberance

lawile? and prayse beyeth yo god make and ordayne this my laste will and testament in 

ma[n]ner and forme followyng that is to say first I com[m]end my soule unto the almightye god

my maker redeemer And my bodye to be buryed in the Churche yarde of Langleye aforesaid

Item I will that all suche debts & dewes w[ith] I & my late husband Thomas Boode dye & doe

one of ryht or of consience of ante p[er]son be will & trnlye contents & payde by my

executrix hereafter named Item my will is that my executors of this my last will & testament

Shall asbe demande & also devise of John Urben of Thurnye Myle in the parish of Iver in the

County of Buck aforesaide the summe of twenty pounds of lawfull monye of England w[i]th

xx l of mony was due to my & my late husband Thomas Boorde for Iten lande solde

by my husban & I the said Margaret And left tin the hands of the aforesaide John Urben 

for a yearlye rent of xi l a yeare to be payde to us w[i]th xx l of money as summe as my 

executors shall receve into their hands then my will is that they bouthe to yethe do paye

my debts being first of all payde w[hi]ch shalbe as mayne as canne rememainder be sett downe here

under ptyenlerlye Impress I geve & bequeath to my eldeste syster Jone Merett iiij lItwm I

give & bequeath to my younger syster Isabell Merralt ? xx l Item I give to my brother

Walter Mefett fortye shyllens Item I geve & bequeath to my Unkle Francice Meraett

forty shyllens Item I geve to Elizabeth Mrttryy my unkels da[ugh]ter  forty shyllens

Item I geve to Sara Merrett my Unkell Frannis da[ugh]ter forty shyllens I geve

to Jane Northe Dorrothye Northe da[ugh]ter xv s And of this my p[re]sent last will & 

Testament I make and appoint the two men France Merrett my Unkell And 

Will Lake my executors And I bequethe to them for their labors x s apece And for

makynge of this my will iijs iiid And further be it knowne that this aforesaide

summe of xx l w[hi]ch John Urben hathe remaynynge in his hand of mynd was left in the 

said John Urben hande by me Margarett Boule & my husbande being debt it

as my owne goode to bestow & geve to whome it shall please me And si I so

geven it as is abobe wrytten In witnes whereof to this my last will & testament 

I have set my hand the daye & yeare above wrytten I in the p[r]ensence of those p[res]ent

heave under wrytten

Will Lake

Jone Seth?

Will rylasten

& his wyfe

dorothye Northe 

Isaake Feald

These are the debts of Thomas Boorde & Margaett

Boorde confessed by her in her death bed

I owe to Rycharde Comb[er]           xl s

To Will ylasten                                   xxxl  s

goodwyfe Bedbell                             iij s

Edward        pype                               ij s

goodwyfe muddgeave xvi d

george hankenson xxij d

will lake iiij s

Slocombe viij d

Isacke Feald x d

goodwyfe Browne of Laberem xiiij d

Will  ???

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