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The will
of Maria Cusley In the name of God Amen the one and twentieth of May in the year of our Lord God according to the Computations
of the church of England One thousand six hundred fiftie and eight. I Mary Cusley daughter to Richard Cusley late of Cottingham in the Countie of Northampton clarke being weake in bodie but in perfect memorie prayse be given to God do make and declare this my last will and testament bearing date the sixth day
of November in the year of our Lord One Thousand six hundred fiftie and seven give and bequeath to me the aforesaid Mary Cusely all that one messuage and tenement in Brownesland with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wayes aperteining which were heretofore in the tenure or occupation of Thomas Anderton or Willm Anderton or one of them and by them sold unto Willm Malbone gentleman and his assignes commonly knowne and called by the name of Crow neaft which tenement was by the said William Malbone passed to Richard Malbone for five hundred years and afterwards was absolutely sold by the said William Malbone to the said Richard Malbone and his assigns for ever and by
the said Richard Malbone and his trustees sold unto the said Richard Cusley and his assigns for ever which said messuage and tenement with all houses edifices buildings orchards gardens lands meadows pastures feedinges wayes watercourses fishings woods underwoods commons profits previlidges and hereditaments what- soever to the said messuage or tenement in any wise belonging or appertaining was by the said will given and bequeathed unto me the said Mary Cusley my heirs executors and assignes for ever both the said lease of five hundred years and alsoe the fee simple for ever and by the said will there was likewise given unto me by my said father all his plate and all his linnen tablecloathes napkins cubboard cloathes sheetes pillowbeares and all his bedds and bedding and bedding cloathes with curtaines and vallance and also twentie poundes of money And after the payment of his debts and funerall expenses discharged did by the said will give the remainder of his estate to be equally devided betweene and my brother Sam Cusley paying to my brother John Cusley twelve pound for a legacie and of that his will did make me the said Mary Cusley his sole executrix by vertue and power wherereof I do disposed of the said estate in manner following And first my will and mind is that all my part of the debts owing by my said father Richard Cusley to anie person or persons whatsoever with a debt of thirtie pounds owing to Richard Willcoxon bee fourth of the said estate reall and personall first paid and discharged at the discretion of my executors hereafter named Item I give and bequeath to Mr Thomas Dawtie preacher at Medborne one gilded silver chair and five pounds in money for preaching my funerall sermon Item I give and bequeath unto my Ant Anne Borrow the sume of tenne pounds Item I give and bequeath unto Hannah Borrow her daughter the sum of five pounds Item I give and bequeath unto my Ant Elizabeth Haswell the sume of tenne pounds Item I give and bequeath unto my Ant Primrose the widdow of Willm Primrose the some of Item I give and bequeath unto my cozen Frances Wade wife of Zacary Wade the some of ten poundes Item I give and bequeath unto Mary Marson and Frances Wade her daughter either of them twentie shillings to buy them ringes Item
I give and bequeath unto my cozen James _____ and Allice his wife and Hanna Morgin twentie shillinges a piece to buy them ringes Item I give and bequeath unto my cozen Frances Willcoxen and Mary Willcoxon my bedde with all the commorities therein and my truncke of linnine to be equally devided betweene
them and I give unto the said Mary Willcoxon my _____ Item I give and bequeath unto my servant maide bed and beddinge wheron she lyeth Item I give unto Sarah ____ the sume of twentie shillinges Item my will and mind is that the legacies above mentioned my debts and funerall expences and my fathers debts be fully satisified and
discharged out of my estate reall and personall at the discretion of my Executor and afterward
I give and bequeath unto my brother Sam Cusely all that messuage and tenement with all the building thereon and lands therunto belonging with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging called by Crow Neast aforementioned to his one sole and proper use for ever he the said Sam paying out of the profitts thereof the sume of twentie poundes by five poundes a yeare unto John Cusley my brother which I give and bequeath unto him the said John Cusley as a legacie allwais provided and nevertheless it is my mind and will that if either said John Cusely or Sam Cusely or either of them shall at any time or times hereafter unjustly or rongfully sue arrest implead or trouble in sutes of law or other
wayes my executor hereafter named his debutie or his executor or administrators or assigns or any of them for my matter or thing whatsoever which he or they shall lawfully do in and about the pursuance and performance of the aforementioned will and testament of the aforesaid Richard Cusley or of this my will and testament that then and in each case my executor and his assigns or his executor or administrator may so often as he or they shall bee soe unjustly sued or
impleaded as aforesaid enter into the said messuage and tenement and all the buildings and lands thereunto belonging called the Crowneast aforesaid and to have and
to hold the same for during and until he or they soe unjustly sued or impleaded as aforesaid shall out of the cleare rent issues and profits thereof perceive receive and take all such sums or funds of money with all his other cost and damages whatesoever which he or they shall be occasioned to expend and suffer in the lawfull plaint and defense of him or themselves against the unjust suites and other unlawfull proceedings practised against him or them by the
said John Cusley or Sam.Cusley or any other person or persons acting by from or under them or either of them and from and after my said executor or his assignes or his executors or administrator or such of them as shall bee so
___ shall have had and received out of the lands or profitts aforesaid there full costes and damages as aforesaid that then he or they shall deliver upp the lands messuage and tenement lands and premises as aforesaid unto the said Sam.Cusley to posses and enjoy the same as in his former estate And lastly
I the said Mary Cusley doe constitute ordaine and make my wellbeloved kinsman Richard Willcoxon of Whenerham in the Countie of Chester gent my sole executor to execute and perform this my last will and testament and like- wise to execute and perform what is wanting by me in the execution of the said last will and testament of my said father Richard Cusley giving
and allowing unto my said executor and his assigns or to his executors or administrators full power to receive and take out of my estate aforesaid all such cost damages and expenses as he or they shall from time to time bee occasioned to expend
disburse and be rammified in the pursuance and execution of this my last will and testament of my father and likewise allowinge to my said executor all such
cost and damages as he shall lay out and sustaine in the pursuance of my affaires
and business during my life to be likewise taken by satisifyed unto him out of
my estate aforesaid In witnes whereof I the said Mary Cusley have hereunto sett my hand and seal the day and year first above written Sealed and delivered
in the presence of us Zacharie Wade Zacharie Wade jun William Wade Frances Wade Sarah Pope In the margin – Receaved the originall
will from Mr Hurt Will kindly transcribed by Barbara Harvey Original will copyright National Archives Prob 11/1299/23 |
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