John BROOKE [15895]

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The Will of John BROOKE. Ref: MF/R0325/4 folio 144 from Norfolk Record Office, March 2001
In the name of god Amen, this last day of January in the year of Our Lord Christ according to the customs of the Church of England one thousand six hundred and fifty four I John Brooke the Older of the City of Norwich, gent. Although being weak of body yet of sound and perfect memory, God be praised, therefore revoking all other and former wills and testaments I now make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following, that is to say first of all I willingly render and give into the hands of my Lord God my Creator my spirit who of his lasting goodness gave unto me not doubting but hoping assuredly of the only words of Jesus Christ my Savior ….. taker of life everlasting and my body to be returned unto the earth to be buried in the Parish Church of St Swithin in Norwich and elsewhere at the will of my Executor and as for the worldly …….. ……Almighty God ……………………unto me ….of it as follows
First I give and bequeath unto William Brooke my son all my goods, lands, tenements and hereditaments in (various place names) in the County of Norfolk or City of Norwich unto the said William Brooke the goods assigns for ever.
Item I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Sibball Brooke one hundred pounds to be paid unto her within one year after my death
Item I give unto my son John Brooke one hundred pounds to be paid within one year after my death
Item I give unto the same John Brooke my son twenty pounds a year during the term of his natural life to be paid five pounds a quarter and the first payment to begin 3 months after my death
Item I give unto Rose Brooke my grand child daughter of John Brooke my son fifty pounds to be paid unto her at the age one and twenty years
Item I give and bequeath unto my grand child John Brooke four hundreds to be paid unto him at the age of one and twenty years
Item I give and bequeath unto Jeremy Brooke three hundred pounds to be paid unto him at the age of one and twenty years.
Item I give and bequeath unto Sibball Brooke, Mary Brooke, Thomasine Brooke, Rose Brooke daughters of William Brooke my son fifty pounds apiece to be paid unto them at the age of one and twenty years apiece.
Item I give and bequeath unto Edward Norris my son-in-law twenty pounds
Item I give and bequeath unto Anne Norris, Thomasine Norris, John Norris, Jeremy Norris, Edward Norris my grand children fifty pounds apiece attaining the ages of one and twenty years apiece
Item I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Norris my grandchild fifty pounds at her age of fifteen years my will and my mind is that if Anne Norris, Thomasine Norris, John Norris, Jeremy Norris, Edward Norris or any of them shall depart this life before they shall attain to their several ages of one and twenty years apiece then I give the …….. all remain and ..unto….my executor or if the said Elizabeth Norris my grandchild depart this life before her age of fifteen years then my will and mind is that her portion given unto her shall belong ……….. unto my executor
Item I give and bequeath unto Susan Norris my daughter-in-law five pounds
Item I give unto Henry Brooke my brother and ...ly my sister three pounds apiece
Item I give unto Thomasine Dudley daughter of Alexander Dudley five pounds at the age of two and twenty years
Item I give and bequeath unto William Brooke my son all and singular …. my goods and chattels, mortgages leases bonds, bills, judgments, plate, ready money, and implements of …………….heretofore not bequeathed …said William Brooke my son I do ordain and make sole Executor of this my last will and testament and I ordain and make John Osbourne, Frank Norris my sons-in-law supervisors of this my last will and testament and I do give them five pounds apiece for their pains ……………………………this my will and ……………..being the residue of my last will and testament ……………..my hand and seal …………..your …….written in this my last will and testament. (Signed) John Brooke Sealed signed, published and delivered ………..of us Henry Norgott, John Brooke and John Turner This will was proved at London before the Judges five and twentieth day of April in the year of our Lord 1655 by the ……. William Brooke, John Osbourne and Frank Norris ……..
Transcribed by Susan Perrett 2001

John married Sibil SILVER [15896] [MRIN: 5682].