Robert Baldrick

Prerogative Court of Canterbury will made: 26th February 1639
Probate Date: 28th April 1642
Proved by Andrew Baldrick and William Baldrick
National Archive Catalogue reference: PROB 11/189

The original document is in the custody of the National Archives

Transcript

Anno D[omi]ni 1639 March the xxvj
In the name of God Amen; I Robert Baldrick of Egginton in the parish of Laighton Busard in the County of Bedford yeoman being in good health and perfect remembrance thankes be unto almighty god for it doe make and ordaine this my last will and testam[en]t in manner and forme followeing That is to saye First I give and bequeath my soule into the handes of allmighty god my maker trusting in and through the death and merrites of the lord Jesus Christ my only Saviour and Redeemer to have eternall and everlasting life and my body I commit unto the earth from whence it came And for my temporall estate w[hi]ch it hath pleased god to blesse me w[i]th all as shalbe hereafter expressed First I give unto my godson Robert Baldrick my brother Andrewe Baldrick his second sonne, all that Cottage or tenement wherein my Brother Andrew \now/ dwelleth with the Close adioyning unto Jordanes land and abutting uppon the said house and yard. And alsoe a little orchard adioyning to the said land and the said orchard for to come from the Corner of the stable and Cowhouse that John Garner doth now hould; And soe to come upp to the well and soe to goe up straight to the hedge that goeth upp betweene the two Closes Alsoe I give unto my said Godson Robert Baldrick three half acres and all rood of arrable land lyeing and being in the fields of Stanbridge as shalbe hereafter menc[i]oned that is to saye one half acres of land be it more or lesse lyeing in the Furlong called great Deinge the land of William Ellingham lyeing on the West side and the land of Pearson on the East side Alsoe I give unto my said Godson Robert Baldrick my land in Lange furlong and my lande and woodes lyeing on meadway Furlong together and abutting into meadway all w[hi]ch aforesaid Cottage yard Close orchard w[i]th the aforesaid three half acres and one roode of arrable land w[i]th all and singuler their apurtenances I give and bequeath unto my foresaid Godsonne Robert Baldrick the sonne of my brother Andrewe his heires and assignes forever And my will is that my brother Andrewe Baldrick shall have hould and enioy all the aforesaid Cottage close orchard and the three half acres and one roode of arrable lande w[i]th all and singuler the appurtenances for and dureing the terme of his n[atu]rall life paying \.../ to his sonne Robert twenty shillinges a yeare and after his decease unto the aforesaid Robert Baldrick his heires and assignes forever as aforesaid. Item I give unto Richard Baldrick the sonne of my brother Wiliam Baldricke and to his heires and assignes forever all that cottage or tenement wherein John Gurnee now dwelleth w[i]th all the groundes about the said Cottage and w[i]th all the landes arrable and unarrable that I have w[i]thin the towne and feilds of Stanbridge except that w[hi]ch above menc[i]oned and unbequeathed and given unto my aforesaid godson Robert Baldrick And I give the aforesaid Cottage and land unto the aforesaid Richard Baldrick uppon theis Condic[i]ons that he shall pay such legacies as shalbe hereafter expressed, First my will is that the aforesaid Richard Baldrick shall pay unto my brother Andrewe Baldrick twenty poundes w[i]thin one yeare after my decease Alsoe my will is he the said Richard Baldrick shall pay unto Jane the nowe wife of my brother Andrew Baldrick Fortie shillings w[i]thin one yeare after my decease. And further my will is that the said Richard shall pay unto my brother Wiilia[m] Baldrick and his wiffe Forty shillinges a peece w[i]thin one yeare after my decease Item my will is that the aforesaid Richard Baldrick shall pay unto my sister Jane Purtunn and her Children twenty shillinges a peece w[i]thin one yeare after my decease Item my will is that the said Richard Baldrick shall pay unto Elizabeth daughter of my brother William Baldrick five poundes unto her daughter Elizabeth forty shillinges w[i]thin one yeare after my decease. Item my will is that the sayd Richard Baldrick shall pay unto all \the/ other of my brother Will[ia]m Baldrick his daughters five poundes amongst them to be equally devided w[i]thin one yeare as aforesaid Item my will is that the aforesaid Richard Baldrick shall pay unto my aforesaid Godsonne Robert Baldrick tenn poundes w[i]thin one yeare after my decease Alsoe my will is that the aforesaid Richard Baldrick shall pay unto my brother Andrewe Baldrick his other five Children Twenty shillings a peece w[i]thin one yeare after my decease Item my will is that the said Richard Baldrick shall pay unto my sister Jane Purtonn twenty shillinges a yeare dureing her life yf she be a widdowe or els not Item my will is that my Godson Robert Baldrick shall paye five shillinges unto the poore of Stanbridge and five shillinges to mende the Churchway and five shillinges to the poore of Egginton and five shillinges to the Ringers. Item I give unto my godson Robert Baldrick one Trunk All the rest of my goodes unbequeathed my legacies discharged my body decently buried and my debtes discharged I give unto my brother William Baldrick and my brother Andrew Baldrick to be equally devided betweene them And I doe make and ordaine my aforesaid brother Willia[m] Baldrick and Andrew Baldrick my executors of this my last will and Testament And I doe give unto my brother Andrew Baldrick all my wearing apparrell And further my will is that yf either of my aforesaid brothers shall refuse to be my executor iontly w[i]th the other then my will is that the other w[hi]ch doth not refuse the executorshipp shalbe my wholle executor of this my last will and Testament In wittnes whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & seale in the p[re]sence of those whose named are hereunder written Robert Baldrick his marke Edward Snoxell Gabriell Ellingham John Gurnie his marke.