William Wigg

Prerogative Court of Canterbury will made: 6th May 1657
Probate Date: 16th December 1658
Proved by Mary Wigg, widow of the testator
National Archive Catalogue reference: PROB 11/285

The original document is in the custody of the National Archives

Transcript

In the name of God Amen the sixt day of May in the yeare of our lord god according to the Computation of the Church of England one Thousand six hundred Fifty and seaven I William Wigg of Standbridge in the p[ar]ish of Leighton Buzard in the County of Bed[for]d yeoman being weake in body but of sound perfect memory thankes bee given to Allmighty God theirfore and knowing the certaynty of death and the uncertaynty of the time when itt shall please God of his mercy to call mee thence and for the better setling of that talent which Almighty God in his mercy hath lent mee in this world doe make and ordayne this my present Testament declaring itt to bee my last will in manner and forme followinge that is to say First and principally I bequeath my soule into the hands of Almighty God my maker and of his sonne Jesus Christ my blessed Saviour and redeemer trusting only through his precious death and merritts to obtayne life eternall and my body to the earth wherof itt was made to be decently buryed att the discretion of my executrix hearafter named Item I give to the poore of Standbridge thirty shillings to be disposed of att the discretion of my Executrix within one month after my decease Item I give to William my sonne my Messuage wherin I now dwell in Standbridge and all my Lands Tenements and hereditaments freehold and leasehold whatsoever lying and being in Standbridge Billinton and Egginton in the p[ar]ish of Leighton Buzard aforesayd in the County of Bed[for]d aforesayd to hold to him and his heires for ever after hee shall attayne to the age of one and twenty yeares and untill hee shall attayne to the sayd age I will and devise that my Executrix shall have and enjoy the sayd Messuage land and Tenements before mentioned and to receive the issues and proffits theirof Provided that my sayd somme Willia[m] shall pay unto Mary my daughter the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds of good and lawfull mony of England when shee shall attayne to the age of eighteene yeares and for default of payment shee to enter upon the East end Close and the two Fishwells or Fishwares to hold to shee and her heires for ever and likewise to pay to Adria my daughter the like sume of one hundred and fifty pounds of good and lawfull money of England when shee shall attayne to the age of eighteene yeares and for default of payment shee to enter upon the three halfe yards in Billinton meade and the tenn Acres of land in Standbridg feilds being purchased of Mr Chester to shee & her heires for ever Ite[m] I give to Mary my loving wife my twenty Acres of land In the feilds of Eaton and Tatterhoe in the County of Bed[for]d aforsayd during the tearme of her naturall life and after her decease to William my sonne and his heires for ever I likewise give to him my Furnace and brewine vessell the table in my hall and Cubboard and the Fowerth part of my houshold goods and plate to bee equaly devided when hee shall attayne to the age of one and twenty yeares Item I give unto Mary my daughter Fifty pounds of lawfull mony of England to bee payd to her by my executrix hearafter named within one yeare after my decease and then to bee imployed for the best use and benifite for her And likewise I give unto her a fowerth part of my houshold goods and plate to bee devyded as beforesayd Item I give unto Adria my daughter the like some of Fifty pounds to bee payd to her by my executrix hearafter named within one yeare after my decease to bee Imployed for the best use and benifite of her and likewise I give unto her a fowerth part of my houshold goods and plate to bee devided as beeforesayd Ite[m] my will is that if either of my daughters shall depart this life before they shall attayne to the age of eightene yeares that then the Survivor of them shall have the others legacie only my sonne Willia[m] shall pay but two hundred & Fifty pounds to the survivor of them All the rest of my goods Chattell and Cattell undisposed I give unto Mary my loving wife for the better bringup of my Children and for the paying of my debts and legacies and discharging of my Funerall rites whom I make my sole executrix of this my last will and Testament And I desire my loving Thomas Wigg of Mentmore and my Cozen Thomas Wigg his sonne to bee overseers of this my will and for their Care and paines theirin I give to either of them a payre of gloves In witnes wherof I have sett to my hand and seale the day and yeare above written .///. William Wigg .///. signed sealed and published in the presence of .///. Tho[mas] Wigg .///. The marke of Agnis Grover .///.