Daughter or Granddaughter wife of Edward Hales my
grandsonne and only sonne of Sr John Hales Knight my sonne deceased by
Dame Christian his wife one of the foure daughters and coheires of Sr
James Cromer late of Tunstall aforesaid Knight deceased being one of the
foure daughters and coheires of Thomas Lord Wotton Baron of Marley
deceased by Dame Mary his wife one of the foure daughters and coheires
of Sir Arthur Throckmorton late of Paulesperry in the Countie of
Northampton Knight deceased my best jewell at her choyce my cheine of
pearles and all other the pearles which are in her or the said Edward
Hales her husband his custodye by the delivery of Mary Mabb late the
wife of George Hyndly deceased and now the wife of John Roberts the
number whereof are specified in a paper under my handwriteing kept with
them. Item I will and give to Edward Hales my grandsonne alsoe and sonne
of my sonne Samuell Hales deceased by Martha his wife sole daughter and
heire of Stephen Heronden late of Staple Inne in the County of Middlesex
Esqe deceased being otherwise well provided for from mee (if he be well
dealt withall and a just account made him by his Guardian in Soccage) an
hundred pounds at his age of foure and twenty years to be bestowed in
plate and then to be delivered vnto him as a further remembrance from
me. Item I will and give unto Christian and Deborah my grandchildren and
daughters of my said sonne Samuell Hales the sume of Five hundred pounds
apeece (if in my lifetime I shall not have given or secured to be given
the like su'me or more to the said Christian and Deborah or either of
them) that then the legacie now hereby |
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intended to be given to such of
them to cease and be voide at the severall daies of theire marryage or
at their severall ages of two and twentie yeares which shall first
happen respectively (theire said marryages being with the full consent
and likeinge of my Executor my very loving friend and kindman John
Austen of Bexley Esqre hereafter named And the said Edward Hales theire
brother And the survivors or survivor of them Provided alwaies that
before any payment or delivery of the said hundred pounds in plate to
the said Edward Hales and payment of the said Five hundred pounds apeece
to the said Christian and Deborah or either of them as aforesaid my said
Executor be firstfully discharged and released of and from any Bond or
Bonds or other securitie which I the said Sr Edward Hales and the said
Sir John Hales my sonne or either of vs ioyntly or severallie have
formerlie entred into in the Ecclesiasticall Court at Canterburie
together wth theire Mother or as suretie for her or on her behalfe or at
her request or otherwise vpon her takeing Letters of Administrac'on of
the goods and chattels of the said Samuell Hales her late husband my
sonne deceased and for truly administring and payment of theire portions
allotted by the said Court (which are six hundred and thirty pounds
apeece to the said Christian and Deborah and either of them and twenty
pounds to the said Edward Hales theire brother out of the goods and
chatels of the said Samuell Hales theire Father) as by the Records of
the said Court may more plainlie appeare And further Provided alsoe that
my said Executor be like- |