Francis Foskett

Prerogative Court of Canterbury will made: 19th August 1657
Probate Date: 21st November 1657
Proved by John Foskett brother of the testator
National Archive Catalogue reference: PROB 11/270

The original document is in the custody of the National Archives

Transcript

August the 19th 1657.
In the name of God Amen I Francis Foskett of Laighton Buzard in the Countie of Bedford being sick in body but p[er]fect in memory do make my last will and Testament in the presence of these witneses viz. Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my sister Elizabeth Foskett fifty pounds one twenty pound I left in my sister Mary Walters hand for the use of Will[iam] Beadles of Showford in the said County of Bedford also other Twenty pounds in my Brother Raiph Dogatts hand the bond is w[i]thin my deske in my trunk and ten pound w[i]thin my deske to make up Fifty pounds for her ./ Item I give unto the three daughters of John Stap which he had by my sister Martha Five pound each one of them ten pound of it is in my Cozen John Brickhils hand of great Harwood in the Countye of Buck[ingham] the other Five pound is in John Meads hand of Stutelay in the said Countye Item I give unto Quarter M[aste]r Johnson and his wife twentye shillings to buy either of them a pair of gloves Iten I give unto my Brother Thomas Foskett ten pound out of my trunk with what he hath allreadie Iten I give unto my Brother John Foskett all the remainder of the silver in my trunke or deske Iten I give unto my sister Mary Walters one two and twenty shillings peece of gold Iten I give unto my sister Ann Dogatt one two and twenty shillings peece of gold Item I give unto my brother John Foskett his wife one peece of gold Item I give unto my brother Thomas Foskett his wife one peece of gold Iten I give unto my brother Raiph Dogatt and John Walters one peece of gold betwixt them Iten I give unto Will[iam] Beadles and his wife one peece of gold betwixt them Iten I give unto my sister Elizabeth Foskett one great brasse pott Item I give unto my Cousen John Walters one pair of gold weights Item I give unto my sister Walters one mufe w[hi]ch is in my Trunke Iten I give unto my sister Dogatt my litle deske w[i]thin trunke Iten I give unto my Cousen Francis Foskett five pound and my Bible out of that moneys that his Father is to receive and the moneys to put forth for his use till he shall come at lawfull years of discretion Iten I give unto my brother John Foskett all the moneys that is dew to me in Thomas Bingham his hands of Ouborne in the County of Bedford likewise Forty shillings in Daniell Parish his hand in the parish of Winslay And I do make my Brother John Foskett my sole Executor. Item I give unto Henry Fothergaill the choyce of my tucks and one pockitt pistle Item I give unto Richard Batterby five pound sterling three pound of it is in Henry Fothergails hand and the other Forty shillings out of my arrears and I give him all my livings and my portmantle w[i]th all things in it I do give unto Thomas Bland all my woolling cloaths. Item I give for the bringing of me forth Eight pounds. Item I give to my Brother John Foskett two p[ar]tes and my Brother Thomas Foskett one p[ar]te of my arrears and what is made of my horse and Arms And I leave Quarter M[aste]r Johnson to see this my will discharged here in Scotland and to have the disposeing of what I have here And then to surrender it up to my Executor in England This is my sole will and desire and that the same may effectually be p[er]formed witnes my hand and seale .///. Francis Foskett ///. Sealed signed and deliv[er]ed in the p[re]sence of these witneses .///. Ge[orge] Johnson ///. Henry Fothergaill .///. vera copia p[er] me .///. PR .///.