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Wills of Rochester Shipwrights 1652 - 1837
Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.) Wills (Pre 1858)
James ACTON
1665
IN THE NAME OF GOD
AMEN
The twentie one day of November One Thousand six hundred sixtie five
according to the Computation of the Church of England in the seventeenth
yeare of the raigne of our Soveraigne Lord King Charles the second I
JAMES ACTON of the Cittie of Rochester in the Countie of
Kent Shipwright by trade being in perfect memorie and remembrance
praised be to the Almighty God for it doe here make and ordaine this my
last Will and Testament in manner and form as followeth vide Imprimis
first I bequeath my Soule into the hands of Almighty God my Maker and
Redeemer hoping that trough the merits death and passion of Jesus
Christ my only Saviour and Redeemer to receive free pardon and
forgiveness of all my sinns and as for my bodie to be interred in
Christian buriall at the discretion of my wife and Executrix hereafter
nominated Item I give and bequeath
to ELIZABETH my wife all my worldlie Goods and free land? and
copiehold? to her and her heires for ever if she have issue by mee But
if she have noe issue then I give
and bequeath my free land? and Copiehold after her my said wife's death
to my Kinsman THOMAS TANDY and doe also give and bequeath
unto him Twentie pounds to be paid him by my Executrix six months after
my decease and also I give and
bequeath to my aforesaid Wife ELIZABETH all my writings and
everie other ? things as bills bonds
leases? or any writings whatsoever Then
I give and bequeath to all my Kindred that can claim any way to be
related to mee Twelve pence apeece And
also I do here ordaine my loveing friend RICHARD SMITH of
Deptford Shipwright my Overseer of this my last Will and Testament and I
do give and bequeath unto him fortie shillings to be paid him six weekes
after my decease And I do make and
ordaine ELIZABETH my Wife my Sole Executrix of this my last Will
and Testament revoking all other Wills and Testaments ?
? ? ? and noe other
shall stand In witness whereof I
putt my hand and Seale this Twentieth one day of November in the yeare
above said JAMES ACTON Signed and Sealed and
published in the presence of HENRY PALMER?
Phision ? the letters (mark) of ALICE WEASY
? LEWIS WALTON
Proved 28th November 1665
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