Richard Impee

Prerogative Court of Canterbury will made: 17th September 1643
Probate Date: 7th January 1647/8
Proved by Alice Impee, wife of the testator
National Archive Catalogue reference: PROB 11/203

The original document is in the custody of the National Archives

Transcript

Anno D[o]m[ini] 1643 September the 17th
In the name of God Amen I Richard Impee of Stanbridge in the parish of Leighton Bussard in the county of Bedford weaver being sicke in body but thankes bee \un/to god in good and perfect remembrance doe make and ordeyne this my last will and testament in manner and forme as followeth First I give and bequeath my soule into the handes of Almighty god my maker trustinge in and through the death and meritts of my blessed saviour the Lord Jesus Christ my onely Saviour and redeemer to have eternall and everlasting life And my body I commit \un/to earth from whence it came And as for my temporall estate \which/ it hath pleased god to blesse me as as followeth \that is to say/ First I give to Alice my wellbeloved wife my house and my five acres of land with all and singuler their appertenances profits comons and commodities whatsoever belonging or in any wise appertaininge for and dureinge the terme of naturall life And after the decease of my said wife I give my aforesaid house and ground and my aforesaid five acres of land with all and singular their and every of their appertenances and profitts whatsoever belonginge, to my sonne Richard Impee and to his heires and assignes for ever upon this condition that hee shall pay such legacies unto his brothers and sisters as shall bee hereafter expressed that is to say first my will is that my \said/ sonne Richard Impee shall pay unto my sonne John Impee five shillinges a yeare at two dayes or payments in the yeare that is to say upon the five and twentieth day of march and the nine and twentieth day of September by even and equall portions the first payment to be \paid/ within \one/ halfe a yeare after my wifes decease and soe my will is that my said sonne Richard his heirs and assignes shall pay my sonne John the said five shillings a yeare upon the dayes aforesaid for and dureinge the terme of his naturall life Item my will is that my sonne Richard Impee shall pay unto my sone William Impee six pounds thirteene shillings and foure pence to be paid unto him within one yeare after my \wifes/ decease Item my will is that my said sonne Richard shall pay unto my sonne Thomas six pound thirteene shillinges and foure pence to bee paid within two yeares after my decease. Item my will is that my sonne Richard shall pay unto my sonne Andrew six pounds thirteene shillings and foure pence to bee paid within three yeares after my wifes decease: Item my will is that my said sonne Richard shall pay unto my daughter Joane Impee six poundes thirteene shillings and foure pence to bee payd unto her within halfe a yeare after my wifes decease. Item my will is that my said sonne Richard Impee shall pay unto my daughter Elizabeth Impee six pounde thirteene shillings and foure pence to bee paid to her within a yeare and a halfe after my wifes decease Item my will is that my said sonne Richard Impee shall pay unto my daughter Anne Impee six pounds thirteene shillings and foure pence to bee paid her within a yeare and a halfe after my wifes decease Item my will is that my said sonne Richard Impee shall pay unto my daughter Susanna Impee six poundes thirteene shillings and foure pence to bee paid to her within a yeare and a halfe after my wifes decease And further my will is that if my said sonne Richard Impee shall refuse to pay all or any of the aforesaid legacies then my will is and I doe give unto my said sonne William Impee his heires and assignes for ever \All/ the aforesaid house and ground and five acres of land he payeinge the aforesaid Legacies at the times before expressed unto his brothers and sisters and payeinge six pound thirteen shillinges and foure pence within one yeare after my wifes decease All the rest of my goods unbequeathed my body beinge decently buried and my debts paid I give unto Alice my well beloved wife whom I doe make and ordeyne my Executrix of this my last will and testament In witnes whereof I hereunto sett my hand and seale the day and yeare above written Richard Impee his marke Published and declared in the presence of Edward Noxell William Wigg John Tearle /