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Issabella Lanston

Prerogative Court of Canterbury will made: 7th January 1659/60
Probate Date: 6th August 1660
Proved by Marke Wilkes and James Leach
National Archive Catalogue reference: PROB 11/301

The original document is in the custody of the National Archives

Transcript

In the Name of God Amen The seaventh day of January in the yeare of our Lord according to the Accompt now used in England One thousand six hundred fifty and nine I Issabella Lanston of Laighton Bussard in the County of Bed[for]d widow the relict of George Lanston late of the same Towne and County deceased Being aged and something weake in body But of perfect sence memory and understanding praised bee Allmighty God therefore And considering the incertainty of this life doe make and ordaine this my last Will and Testament in manner following That is to say First and principally above all other things I yeild upp & resigne my soule into the hands of Allmighty God hopeing to obtaine Salvac[i]on by the only merritts of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ And my body to bee decently Interred att the discrec[i]on of my Executors hereafter named, And concerninge my worldly estate I dispose of as followeth I give & bequeath to Joane the now wife of Adam Quarry of Laighton Bussard aforesaid Twenty shillings of lawfull money to bee paid unto her within six monethes next after my decease I give and bequeath to John Taylor and Anne Taylor the late children of Nicholas Taylor deceased the sume of Twenty shillings a peece to bee paid unto them within six monethes next after my decease I give and bequeath to Edward Lanston my Grandsonne the late sonne of my Sonne Edward Lanston deceased the sume of five pounds of like money to bee paid unto him within six monethes next after my decease I give & bequeath unto the two daughters of Thomas Lanston my late sonne deceased twenty shillings a peece of like money To bee paid unto them within six monethes next after my decease I give and bequeath unto Mary Lanston & Elizabeth Lanston the Children of my sonne George Lanston the sume of twenty shillings a peece to bee paid unto them within six monethes next after my decease I give and bequeath to Mary Hebbs my Grandchild the now wife of Walter Hebbs the sume of twenty shillings of like money to bee paid unto her within six monethes next after my decease I alsoe give and bequeath unto the said Mary Hebbs one halfe part of my Wearing Apparrell And I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Bulfield my servant (if shee shall live in the house with mee untill and att the tyme of my decease) the other halfe part of my Wearing Apparrell I give and bequeath to my sonne George Lanston twelve pence of like money to bee paid unto him within six Monethes next after my decease All of the rest of my goods and chattells together with all all my lands and Tenements herein not given nor bequeathed my debts Legacies and funerall expences beinge paid satisfied and discharged I give and bequeath unto my loving friends Marke Wilkes of Laighton Bussard aforesaid Gent[leman] and to James Leach of the same towne yeoman and to their heires and assignes forever, And I doe make and ordaine them the said Marke Wilkes and James Leach my full and sole Executors of this my last will to see the same performed accordinge to the true Intent and meaning, thereof, And I doe hereby Renounce and make voyde all former Wills by mee made and doe publish and declare this to bee my last will and testam[en]t In wittnes whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the day & yeare first before written, The marke of Issabella Lanston / Signed sealed published and declared by the before named Issabella Lanston to bee her last Will and Testament in the presence of John Marshe The marke of John Harte./

Whereas I have willed to Joane the \now/ wife of Adam Quarry, to John Tayler and Anne Tayler the children of Nicholas Tayler of the Rach deceased the sume of twenty shillings a peece ...on? better Considerac[i]on I hereby doe revoake and recall the said three legacies only And doe give and bequeath the said three pounds unto my sonne George Lanston to bee paid to him by my Executors within named within six monethes next after my decease All the rest of my will in written last will and testament I doe hereby farther ratify and confirme Wittnes my hand and seale the Eighteenth day of Frebruary One thousand six hundred fifty and nyne The marke of Issabella Lanston widd[ow] In the presence of M Sayre, Fra[nces or ncis] White.

 
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