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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 Westham 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 Charles
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 the like 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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last mentioned Legacies of One thousand pounds a peeces shall be paid unto the said
James, Anne, and Mary, within twelve monthes next after my decease

ITEM I
give and bequeath unto either of my two youngest daughters Elisabeth Corsellis
and hester Corsellis the summe of One Thousand pounds a peece of lawfull
money of England in full payment and satisfaction of their respective portions and
of the Legacies to them respectivelty bequeathed by the saud Charles Liebeart which
Legacies shall be paid unto my said daughters Elizabeth and hester respectively
at their respective dayes of marriage which (shall first happen) And my Will and
mind is and I doe hereby order and appoynt that if either of my said daughters
Elizabetha nd hester shall happen to depart this mortall life before the said
Age of One and twenty yeares attayne, and before marriage Then the Legacie
or Legacies herein bequeathed to such of them so deceasing shall be equally devided
amongst all my children that shall be then liveing part and part alike

ITEM
I give unto the poore of the Parish of Saint Buttolphs without Algate that live out of the
ffreedome of the Cittie of London ffive pounds a yeare for Tenn yeares next
dureing my decease

ITEM I give unto the poore of the duch Congregation in
London the summe of Twenty pounds

ITEM I give unto the poore of the Parish of
Saint Katherine neere the Tower of London the summe of ffive pounds and unto the
poore of the Parish of Saint Mary Matsellon alias Whitechappell in the County
of Middlesex the summe of ffive pounds, and unto the poore of Wapping in the
County of Middlesex the summe of ffive pounds

ITEM I give unto the poore of the
said Parish of Westham the summe of Tenn pounds

ITEM I give unto the poore
of the duch Congregation in Sandwich in the County of kent the summe of
Tenn pounds

And I will that the Legacies above herein by me bequeathed to the
poore of any Parishes or places (except to the duch Congregation) shall be distributed
amongst the poore of the said respective places or Parishes by my Executors and
the Overseer of this my Will and the Churchwardens or other Officers of
the said respective places or parishes

ITEM I give unto my Servants the Legacies
hereunder mentioned that is to say unto Richard davenp[?ont] (commonly called
the Brewer) the summe of Tenn pounds (if he shall serve out the full time of
his Apprenticeshippe) unto the miller fforty shillings unto the h[?orse]keeper
Twenty shillings unto William Stringer and Christopher howard five pounds
a peece, unto William hill fforty shillings, unto Peter descobecke fforty shillings
unto my Maid servant the summe of Twenty shillings, to my Servant James
Batt at Westham and to his wife Tenn shillings a peece and to all other my
Servants belongeing to my dwelling house in London or to my Brewhouse Tenn
shillings a peece

ITEM I give unto Joane Webb my late servant ffive pounds

ITEM
I give unto my wife and all my children and to my owne Brothers and their
Wives mourning apparrell to be worne in remembrance of me

The Rest and
residue of the moneys to be raysed by the sale of my ffreehold and Coppiehold
Lands tennements and hereditaments together with the rest and residue of all
and singular other m [XXods] Chattells houseoldstuffe m[XXXs] Jewells Plate
Leases debts and other Estate whatsoever not before in these presents given and be=
queathed I doe give and bequeath into my deare and loveing wife Ja[?cominia] Corsellis

And I doe make ordayne and appoynt my said Sonnes Charles Corsellis and
Abraham Corsellis Executors of this my present Testament and last will
And for their Care and paines to be taken in the Executing of this my Will I doe
give them ffifty pounds a peece over and above the respective Legacies before herein
to them bequeathed And I doe appoynt my Brother Nicholas Corsellis the Overseer
of this my Will intreating him to be aydeing and assisteing my saud Executors by his
best advise and Counsell in the Execution of this my will And I doe hereby utterly
Revoake

[the words 'make and' are in the LH margin, but it is not clear where they should be inserted]

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Revoake and ad[XXX]llate all former and other Wills Legacies and bequeasts by me
at anytime heretofore made and given And doe publish and declare this my present
Testament (conteyneing three sheetes of paer) to be my very last Will and [XXXX]
[XXXX] nor otherwise

IN WITNES whereof to the first two sheetes of these presents I the
said Abraham Corsellis the Testator have set my hand and to this third and last
sheet have sett both my hand and Seale: dated the day and yeare first above written

Abraham Corsellis [RH MARGIN]

[XX] That the words Westham Gunnells were Interlyned in the first sheete before
the Sealeing and then these presents were signed sealed published declared and
delivered by the said Abraham Corsellis the Testator as and for his last will and
Testament in the presence of us Joseph [?k]nightJohn Alsops Scriverner William Braxton
his Servant:

PROBATUM FUIT TESTAMENTUM
Suprascriptum apud London Coram v[XX] [XXXX] Gulielmo mericke
Leghum doctore et Comissario et cetera dec[XXXX] XXXXXXXXXXXX
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