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PROB 11/329/179 Will of Abraham Corsellis, of Saint Botolph without Aldgate 11 February 1669

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Abraham Corsellis [RH MARGIN]

In the name of God Amen The
Twelveth day of July Anno domini 166[?5] And in the thirteenth yeare of the raigne of
our Soveraigne Lord Charles the second by the grace of God king of England Scotland ffrance
and Ireland defender of the ffaith et cetera I Abraham Corsellis the elder of East Smithfeild
in the Parish of Saint Buttolph without Algate in the County of Middlesex Brewer being sickly
and weake in Body but of perfect mind and memory (praysed be God therefore) Con=
sidering the fraylety and uncertain[?t]y of this present life doe therefore make and [?ordayne]
this my present Testament conteyning therein my last Will) in manner and forme
ffollowing that is to say

first and principally I recommend my soule unto Almighty
God my maker and Creator hopeing and stedfastly beleeveing through his Grace and the
alone merritts of Jesus Christ my Blessed Saviour and Redeemer to receive full and
free parson and forgiveness of all my Sinns and life everlasting

My Body I committ to
the Earth from whence it came to be buried in the Parish Church of West ham in the
County of Essex which I will and order to be done in a private manner without excesse
in ffunerall Solemnity And I will that all such debts and duties as I shall may owe
unto any person or persons at the time of my decease shall be truly paid as soone
after my deease as may be conveniently

And as touching that Worldly Meanes
and Estate both Reall and personall that it hath pleased Almighty God of his
Mercy and goodness to bestowe upon me my debts by me owing and my funerall
charges being first paid or deducted out of the same) I doe give devise bequeath and
ispose thereof in manner and former ffollowing that is to say

first I give and
devise unto my Sonne Charles Corsellis and Abraham Corsellis and their heires and
Assignes [?forever] All my Lands Tennements and hereditaments as well ffreehold as
Coppyhold with their and every of their appurtenances scituate lyeing and being in the said
Parish of Westham and in the Mannors of Westham Eastwestham Wesham Burrells
and pla[?c]es in the county of Essex and in the County of Middlesex in any of the said
places Upon trust and confidence and to th[?is] intent and purpose that they the said
Charles and Abraham or their heires shall with all convenient speede make sale of the
same and of every of them for the best rates and prises that they can gett for the same
and that they shall apply the monies fto be raysed by sale of the premisses to the payment
of my debts by me oweing and to the satisfaction of the Legacies and bequests by me given
and bequeathed in and by this my last will and Testament which Coppyhold Lands amd
Tennaments I give and devise by Will for that I have su[?rrendered] the same [?to] such uses as
should lymitt declare and appoynt in and by my last Will and Testament

ITEM I give and
bewueath into my said Sonnes Charles Corsellis and Abraham Corsellis the respective
summes of Legacies of ffive pounds a peece of lawfull money of England as full payment
and satisfaction of all such parts and portions of my Estate and they or either of them
may Claime as being my Sonnes and also in full payment of the Legacies to
them respectively bequeathed and given by my Uncle Charles Lyebaert deceased
which Legacies of ffive pounds a peece by me hereby given to my said two Sonnes I will to be in
full satisfaction as aforesaid for that I have heretofore paid unto them their portions
and Legacies aforesaid

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my Sonne James Corsellis, the
summe of One thousand pounds of lawfull money of England in full satisfaction of
his portion and of the Legacie or Legacies to him bequeathed by my said Uncle Chalres
Liebaert deceased.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter Anne [?Bald] the widdow
of Abraham Ba[?lde] late of London Merchant deceased the summe of One thousand
pounds of like money in full satisfaction of her portion and of the Legacies to her bequea=
ted by the said Charles Liebaert

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my second daughter
Mary Corsellis th elike summe of One Thousand pounds of like money in full
satisfaction of the portion that shee may clayme out of my Estate and of the Legacie
or Legacies to bee given and bequeathed by the said Charles Liebaert Which three
last

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