died 1654

Widow of Tottenham Middlesex

Created 22nd Feb 1653
Codicil 22nd Feb 1653
Codicil 5th May 1654
Proven 26th June 1654

In the Name of God Amen – the two and twentieth day of ffebruary In the yeare of Christ according to the Computation of the Church of England One thousand six hundred fifty and three I Dame Jane Barkham of Tottenham in the county of Middlesex Widdow being at the present of good and perfect understanding mynde and memory for which I praise the Almighty god well knowing the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time and hower thereof doe make and declare this my last will and testament in mannor and forme following

That is to say first and principally I commende my Soule into the hands of Almighty God my Creator hopeing and stedfastly beleiving to be saved by the alone most precious merritts death passion and resurrection of my most blessed Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ and thereby alone and by noe other way or meanes to enioy eternall blessednes in the Kingdome of heaven and my Body I committ to the earth to be buried in Christian Buriall in the Parish of South Acre in the County of Norfolke in the Tombe there where my late Husband Sir Edward Barkham leith buryed

Item I will that my just and true debts which I shall owe at the time of my decease shall be truly payed

Item I give to my eldest sonne Sir Edward Barkham Knight and Barronett and my daughter in law his Ladie two hundred pounds to be bestowed by him in mourning for them and such of theire children as I have not in particular in this my will given mourning unto And as further testamonie of my love and affection to him my said Eldest sonne Sir Edward Barkham I give and bequeath unto him my said sonne the summe of fifty pounds in gould And also my Border with Diamond Buttons

Item I give to my second sonne Sir Robert Barkham Knight the Summe of two hundred pounds to be bestowed by him in mourning for himselfe and his children And in further testamonies of my love and affection to him my second sonne the said Sir Roberte Barkham I give and bequeath to him my Border of Buttons of Gouldsmiths worke and beset with diamonds Rubies and Pearles and also all the bedding hangings and furniture in the chamber over the Parlour commonly called the Kings Chamber in my House in Tottenham

Item I give to my daughter Dame Jane Aldelmarye als Cesar and to my Grand children Henry Adelmarie alias Cesar and Charles Adelmarie alias Cesar the Summe of one hundred poundes to be bestowed by her in mourning for her and her fair(?) Sonnes

Item I give my sonne in law Robert Walpoole Esquire and to Edward Walpoole his sonne my grandchild fiftye pounds to be bestowed in mourning for them And I give no further Legacie in this my will to my said sonne in lawe Rober Walpoole because in my life time I have bin very beneficiall to him and his children

Item I give to him that shall be minister of the Parish church of Tottenham att the time of my decease for mourning five poundes and also I give to him that shall be clarke of the same parish att my decease for a mourning cloake the summe of three poundes six shillings and eight pence

Item whereas my said sonne Sir Edward Barkham standeth bound to me in the summe of three thousand poundes of lawfull monie of England by one obligation bearing date the twentith day of June in the yeare of our Lord God One thousand Six hundred and fifty and two with condition of the saide obligation under written under the said obligation in these words (Indelicet) the Condition of this Obligation is such that if the above bound Sir Edward Barkham his heires Executors or Administrators doe well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the above named the Ladye Jane Barkham in her life time the full summe of Two thousand poundes of lawfull monie of England or Such part of the full Summe of Two thousand poundes of lawfull monie of England or such part of the full summe of Two thousand poundes of Lawful monie of England And att such time and times and place or places as the Saide Ladie Jane Barkham shall by writing under her hand and Seale appointe And give notice of the said Sir Edward Barkham his Heires Executors and Administrators for the payment of or within one month next after such time so to be appointed and shall also paie to the said Ladie Jane Barkham the summe of twenty and five pounds lawfull English money yearely upon every first day of March to the same Ladie Jane Barkham and if it shall happen that the said Two thousand pounds or such part of the summe of Two thousand pounds as aforesaid not to be paide in the life time of the said Ladie Jane Barkham then if the Said Sir Edward Barkham his heires Executors or Administrators pay or cause to be paid the full Summe of two Thousand poundes of good and lawfull mony of England or So much of the aforesaid parte of Two Thousand poundes so to be appointed as aforesaid as shall not be paid in the life time of the said Ladie Jane Barkham to such person or persons and att such time or times as the said Lady Jane Barkham shall by her last Will and Testament in writing appointe the same to be paid unto or att ffurthest within one moneth next after Such time of payment so to be appointed by the last Will and Testament of the said Ladie Jane Barkham att or in the now dwelling of the said Ladie Jane Barkham scituate in Tottenham high Crosse in the Countie of Middlesex as by the saide Bonde and Condition thereof more plainely appeareth I doe now hereby declare that neither the first mentioned Summe of two thousand poundes in the said condition mentioned nor any part thereof was paide by the said Edward Barkham to me the said Lady Jane Barkham in my life time And also that I did not since the said obligation entered into make any appointement of any part of the Summe of Two Thousand poundes secondly mentioned in the said Condition to be paide unto me the saide Ladie Jane Barkham or to any person or persons whatsoever And that as for and concerning the two Thousand poundes thirdly mentined in the said condition and in and by the said Condition to be paide to such person and persons and att such time and times as I the said Ladie Jane Barkham shall by my last Will and Testament appointe the same to be paide unto or within one moneth Next after Such time of Payment so to be appointed by my said last Will and att or in my now dwelling house in Tottenham Highcrosse

Now I the said Dame Jane Barkham doe in and by this my last Will and Testament will devise and appointe that if the said Sir Edward Barkham my eldest Sonne his Executors Administrators or Assignes shall within eight and twenty dayes next after my decease by sufficent Deed in writing to be made and by him sealed and delivered as his Act and Deed to my Executors hereafter named lawfully and Sufficiently discharge acquitt and release unto my said Executors his Executors and Administrators all and every such part and portion Sume or Summes of money and other thing what-soever as he the said Sir Edward Barkham his Executors Administrators or Assignes shall or may Clayme challenge or demand to have of my Executor his Executors and Administrators by the Custome of the Citty of London or by any other waies or meanes whatsoever other than by the guifts Legacies and bequests by me to him or his children given in or by this my last Will out of for or in respect of all and every the goods Chattles debts rights Credditts Mortgages and personall efface whatsoever as well which did belong or appertaine to Sir Edward Barkham Knight my late Husband deceased att the time of his decease or to any other in trust for him or to his use as also which shall be due oweing or appertaining to me att the time of my decease or to any other in trust for me or to my use And all mannor of Actions Suites Claymes and demanndes whatsoever for upon by or by reason of the same or any of them

Then and not otherwise I give and bequeath to Thomas William and John Barkham the sonnes of my eldest sonne Sir Edward Barkham and to Margarett Elizabeth Mary Anne Susan Lucie and Julian Barkham the daughters of my said Eldest sonne Sir Edward Barkham That is to say to each and every one of the said sonnes and daughters of my said sonne Sir Edward Barkham which shall be living att the time of my decease severally the somme of one hundred poundes a peece of lawfull money of England in parte of Satisfaction of the said two Thousand poundes thirdly mentioned in the said Condition All which said severall Summes of one hundred poundes apeece to the said sonnes and daughters of the said Sir Edward Barkham

I doe hereby will and appointe my said Sonne Sir Edward Barkham to paye or cause to be paide out of the saide Two Thousand poundes thirdly mentioned in the said Condition and due and payable by my said sonne Sir Edward Barkham by vertue of the said obligation and Condition thereof as aforesaid in manner and forme following (that is to say) to the said sonnes severally att theire Accomplishment of theire Severall ages of one and twenty yeares and to his saide daughters severally at the Accomplishment of theire severall ages of eighteen yeares or dayes of marriage which shall first happen and my Will is that the said severall summes of one hundred poundes a peece hereby bequeathed to the said Sonnes and Daughters of my Said Sonne Sir Edward Barkham being first well and truly paid unto them theire severall and respective acquittances or note of receipte thereof being delivered to my Executor hereafter named and to my eldest sonne Sir Edward Barkham severally shall be a Sufficient discharge to the said Sir Edward Barkham his Executors and assignes in that behalfe and my Will and meaning is and

I doe hereby appointe that if any of the said Children sonnes or Daughters of my said sonne Sir Edward Barkham shall happen to depart this mortall life before the said part or portion of him or her or them so deceasing shall be due and payable unto him her or them by vertue of this my last Will and testament or the true meaning thereof That then the said parte and portion of him her or them so deceasing shall goe remaine and be to the said Sir Edward Barkham my Sonne the ffather of the said children

And in case of my Said Sonne Sir Edward Barkhams decease before the death of any of his said Children my will and meaning is That the saide parte and portion of him her or them deceasing after the death of the said Sir Edward Barkham my sonne and before his her or theire parte and portion shall become due and payable as aforesaid Shall goe and be paide to the Survivours or Survivour of the said Children equally amongst them to be devided parte and part like to be paid respectively unto them all such time and times as the said Legacie or Legacies of one hundred poundes a peice of or to such survivours or survivour shall be due and payable by my true meaning aforesaid

Item I give to Edward Barkham Esquire Sonne of my said eldest sonne Sir Edward Barkham the summe of twenty poundes for mourning

Item I give to ffrances Daughter of my said Sonne Sir Edward Barkham now the wife of Collonell White the Summe of twenty poundes for mourning

Item I give to Jane Daughter of my said Sonne Sir Edward Barkham and now the wife of Anthony Deane Esquire the summe of Twenty poundes for mourning

Item if my said second sonne Sir Robert Barkham Knight within eight and twentye dayes next after my decease by Sufficient Deed in writing by him to be sealed and as his Act and Deede delivered unto my said Executor lawfully and Sufficiently discharge acquitt and release unto my Said Executor his Executors and Administrators all and every such part portion Summe and Summes of money And all other things whatsoever as the saide Sir Robert Barkham his Executors Administrators or Assignes such as may Clayme Challenge or demannde to have of my said Executor his Executors and dministrators by the Custome of the Cittye of London or by any other wayes or meanes whatsoever other then by the guifts legacies or bequests by me to him or his children given in or by this my last Will out of for or in respect of all and every the goods Chattells rights Creditts mortgages and personall estate whatsoever as well which did belong or appertaine to the aforesaid Sir Edward Barkham Knight my late husband deceased att the time of his decease or to any other in trust for him or to his use as also which shall be due oweing or appertaining to me att the time of my decease or to any other in trust for me or to my use and all and all manner of Actions suites Claymes and demanndes whatsoever for upon or by reason of the same or any of them and also if my said Sonne Sir Robert Barkham and all others clayming or to Clayme from by or under him or by reason of his Act Consent or procurement Doe and shall permitt and suffer my said Executor here after named and all others by him or by his appointment consente or procurement and permission to be used imployed or sett on worke in that behalfe to have free and quiett ingresse egresse and regresse att all and every fitting and convenient times for and during the time and space of forty dayes next after my decease for the haveing takeing removeing and carrying away out of and from the house wherein I now inhabite and Landes thereunto belonging scituate in Tottenham aforesaid and oute of and from all and every or any the outhouses buildings courts yards gardens orchards and other places parcell of or belonging to the saide house or any parte thereof of all and singular the goods cattles chattle and things and every parte thereof which shall be and remaine there att the time of my decease and shall not in any sort willingly interrupt molest hinder or disturbe my said Executor or any other to be by him or his appointment used imployed or sett on worke att any ffitting or Covenient time and times for and during the said tearme or space of forty dayes in for and aboute or Concerning the haveing takeing or removeing and carrying away of the same or any parte thereof ^out of^ and from the saide house wherein I now inhabitt and all and every or any of the saide outehouses buildings Courts yards Gardens Orchards and other places parcell of and belonging to the saide houses or any parte thereof and the Landes thereunto belonging then and not otherwise upon and after performance had and made of both the before mentioned Conditions

I give and bequeath to my saide seconde sonne Sir Robert Barkham the Summe of One hundred Poundes Also then and not otherwise

I give and bequeath to Edward and Robert Barkham the sonnes of my saide sonne Sir Robert Barkham and to Elizabeth the wife of James Huxley Esquire Mary Jane Alice and Dorcas the daughters of my said sonne Sir Robert Barkham That is to say to each and every one of them the said sonnes and Daughters of my saide second sonne Sir Robert Barkham which shall be liveing att the time of my decease the summe of one hundred Poundes a peece of lawfull money of England All which said severall summes of one hundred pounds a peece to the saide sonnes and Daughters of my said sonne Sonne Sir Robert Barkham and the summe of one hundred poundes to my said Sonne Sir Robert Barkham being together eigh(t?) hundred poundes after the performance of the conditions aforesaid and not otherwise

I doe hereby will and appointe my said eldest sonne Sir Edward Barkham to pay or cause to be paide to my saide sonne Sir Robert Barkham out of the saide Two housand poundes due and payable by my said sonne Sir Edward Barkham by vertue of the saide obligation and Condition as aforesaid in manner and forme following That is to say fower hundred poundes within six months next after my decease and the other fowre Hundred poundes within Twelve months next after my decease for the use of his saide Children And my Will and meaning is That my said sonne Sir Robert Barkham shall paie or cause to be paide the severall summes of one hundred pounds a peece hereby bequeathed to his said Sonnes severally after receipt thereof att the accomplishment of theire severall ages of one and twenty yeares and to his saide Daughters likewise after receipt thereof severally att the accomplishment of their severall ages of eighteene yeares or severall dayes of marriage which shall first happen and an acquittance or note of receipt from my said sonne Sir Robert Barkham of the said eight hundred poundes paide to him by my said eldest sonne Sir Edward Barkham delivered to my Executor hereafter named And to my said eldest sonne Sir Edward Barkham shall be a sufficient discharge in that behalfe and my Will and meaning is and I doe hereby appointe That if any of the said Children sonnes or Daughters of my saide sonne Sir Robert Barkeham shall departe this mortall life before the said parte and portion of him her or them by virtue of this my last Will and Testament or the true meaning thereof That then the saide parte and portion of him her or them deceasing shall goe to the saide Sir Robert Barkeham my sonne ffather of the said children And in case of my said Sonne Sir Robert Barkhams decease before the death of any of his said Children my Will and meaning is That the said parte and portion of him her or them deceasing after the death of the said Sir Robert Barkeham my sonne and and before his her and theire parte and portione shall become due and payable as afore-said shall goe and be paide to Survivours and Survivour of the said Children equally amongst them to be devided parte and parte like to be paide respectively unto them att such time and times as the said Legacie or Legacies of one hundred poundes a peece of or to such Survivours or Survivour shall be due and payable by my true meaning aforesaid The rest and residue of the said two thousand poundes in my eldest sonne Sir Edward Barkhams hands aforesaide due to me upon the afore recited Bond and Condition it being in all Two hundred poundes and not before disposed of by me I will and appointe my said sonne Sir Edward Barkham to pay the said two hundred poundes to my Executor hereafter named within six months after my decease which said two hundred poundes when received by my Executor I will be putt the Accompt(?) of my estate for the better enabling him to performe this my Will

And my Will and meaning is That upon my sonne Sir Edward Barkham his payment of the said Legacies intended to his said Children ^as^ aforesaid And also the payment of his said eight hundred pounds to my saide sonne Sir Robert Barkham and his Children and also his payment of the saide two hundred poundes to my Executor as aforesaid my Executor shall cancell make void and deliver upp the aforesaid bond of three thousand poundes conditioned for the payment of the said Two thousands poundes as a foresaid and my will and meaning is that if both or either of my said sonnes Sir Edward Barkham or Sir Robert Barkeham doe not first accomplish and performe the respective conditions in this my last Will and Testament as is before therein sett downe in that behalfe Then all the Legacies by me given or intended to them or either of them theire or either of theire Children and all Clauses in this my Will concerning the same shall be voide and of none effect to all intents and purposes whatsoever

and In default of performance of the said conditions I doe will and bequeath all the said legacies limited to be paid to my saide sonne or sonnes theire or any of their Children that shall refuse to performe the said respective condition or conditions in this my Will on his or theire parte and partes to be performed as aforesaid to my Executor hereafter named

Item whereas Sir Charles Adelmary als Cesar Knight late Master of the Rolls and late husband of my aforesaid Daughter the Lady Jane Adelmarie alias Cesar did att the time of his Decease owe unto me the Summe of one thousand poundes of Lawfull money of England principall debts with some interest behinde for the same which saide summe of one thousand poundes of lawfull money of England I lente unto him in his lifetime and tooke or had an obligation or bond penale from him for the repayment thereof with reasonable Interest att a day long since past and whereas heretofore it appeared unto me That the said Sir Charles Adelmarie alias Cesar did not att tyme of his death leave such provision or meanes for the paying or satisfying of my saide principall debts of one Thousand poundes with interest (as I expected he would have done whereupon and by reason and in consideration of my naturale love and affection to my said Daughter and for the better supporte of her and her youngest sonne Charles Adelmarie alias Casar I did wholly remitt and forgive unto her being then and yet the Administratrix of the goods and Chattells of her said late husband the said debte and have cancelled the aforesaid obligation or Bond for the same I doe now herein and by this my last Will ratify and confirme my saide remiseing releasing or dischargeing of the saide debte and all Acts and things which I have done concerning the same and in further Testamonye of my naturall love and affection to my saide Daughter and her aforesaide children That is to saie Henry Adelmarie alias Cesar and Charles Adelmarie alias Casare

I doe give and bequeath to my saide Daughter the Ladye Jane Adelmarie alias Casar my best Jewell and to the said Henry Adelmarie alias Casar the Summe of one hundred pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid unto him within six months next after my decease

Item I give unto the said Charles Adelmarie alias Casar the Summe of one hundred poundes of Lawfull monie of England to be paide unto him att the accomplishment of his full age of one and twenty yeares and my Will and meaning is That if the said Charles Adelmarie alias Casar shall depart this mortall life before such time as the said Legacie by me hereby given to him shall be to him due and payable as aforesaid That then the Legacie to him limited(?) shall be paide to his Mother the said Jane Adelmary alias Casar

Item I give to my Grandchild Edward Wallpoole sonne of my said sonne in lawe Robert Walpoole the summe of one hundred poundes of Lawfull money of England to be paide within six monthes next after my decease

Item my Will and meaning is That my Executor hereafter named shall continue housekeepeing in the house I now inhabit the space of fower weekes next after my decease And towards the maintenance and support thereof and for funerall charges except mourning I haveing given in this my Will perticular summes of money to such of my Kindred freindes and Servants as I entend should have mourning at my funerall

I give and bequeath to my Executor hereafter named the summe of Two hundred poundes of lawfull money of England and all the provision for housekeeping that shall be in my said house att the time of my decease and so much of the Wood That att the time of my decease shall be in and aboute the saide house and yard and so much of the Hay as shall be in the Barnes as my Executrix hereafter named shall use and imploy for the occasion aforesaide during the tearme of fower Weekes next after my decease and if the said summe of two hundred poundes and Provision aforesaid shall not be enough to beare the Charges aforesaide in a decent competent and fitting manner my Will and meaning is the same shall be supplyed by my Executor out of rest of my personall Estate And whatsoever furtheirs (further) moneys my Executor hereafter named shall so disburse and shall have disbursed for the occasione aforesaid shall be allowed and deducted out of the remainder of personall Estate

Item whereas the house wherein I now live is to come to my saide second sonne Sir Robert Barkham after my decease my Will and meaning is That my said Second sonne shall have all the wood that is or att the time of my decease shall be felled which shall be in and aboute the yarde of the same house and all the hay which shall be in the Barnes belonging to the said house which shall be left att the ende of the said fowre weekes next after my decease and not spent or imployed towardes the house keeping afore-said

Item I give to the poore of the Parish of Tottenham five poundes to be distributed att the discretion of my two Sonnes Sir Edward and Sir Robert Barkeham

Item I give to ffower score poore widdowers and other poore Woeme(?) of the said Parish of Tottenham Tenne Shillings a peece to be distributed att the discretion of my saide two sonnes Sir Edward and Sir Robert Barkham and my said Executor hereafter named

Item I give to him that shall be parson of the Parish Church of South Acre in the county of Norfolke att the time of my decease for mourning the summe of five poundes

Item I give to my Cousin Mary Beadle Widdowe the summe of five poundes for a mourning and more as for a further Legacie the Summe of Twenty Poundes

Item I give to my Cousin John Lecroft the summe of three poundes for mourning and for a further Legacie the Summe of Twenty Poundes to be paide to his Uncle Master John Crouch of Alswicke Hall in the County of Harford within six months next after my decease And the receipt of the said John Crouch to be a sufficient discharge to my Executor thereof

Item I give to the Chapline that shall be att my house att the time of my decease the summe of five poundes for mourning and for a futher Legacie the summe of five poundes

Item I give to Phillip Crompton and Anis Mary his wife if they shall continue in my service att the time of my decease fifteene poundes for mourning And as a further Legacie the summe of tenne poundes between them

Item I give to my Servant Henry Mallott if he shall continue in my service att the time of my decease for mourning six poundes And as a further Legacie the summe of five poundes

Item I give to my Servant John Pickering if he shall continue in my service att the time of my decease for mourning eight poundes and for a further Legacie five Poundes

Item I give to Thomas Lincolne and ffrancis Wife the husbandman of my saide house if they shall continue in my saide service at the time of my decease for mourning the summe of fower poundes a peece and for a further Legacie the summe of forty Shillings a peece

Item I give to so many maide Servants as shall be living with me at the time of my decease for mourning three poundes a peece and for a further Legacie the summe of forty shillings a peece

And likewise I will that my Executor shall pay to all my servants as well men as maide servants that Quarters wages which shall be due unto every one of them the Quarter Day next after my decease

Item I give and bequeath the summe of one hundred poundes to be layed out by my Executor in Lande or in a Rente Charge The rent of which I appointe to be paid forever to the Schoole Master of the Grammer Schole in the County of Hertford for the Teaching of five children Three whereof I will shall be nominated by the owner of Cornybury and the other two by the Owner of Alswick Hall in the Parish of Layston in the County of Hertford under theire handes And in case the School Master shall refuse to teach the children so nominated Then I will That during the time of such refusall the rente of the saide Lands Shall be paide into the handes of the Overseere for the poore of the Parish of Layston aforesaide to be distributed amongst such poore People of That parish as they shall thinke fitt and in case that Schoole Shall not continue but be altered and putt to some other use Then I will the said yearely Rente of the Land aforesaid shall for ever be paide to the use of the Poore of the aforesaid Parish of Layston and I will my Executor to pay for the use aforesaid the summe of five poundes a yeare till he shall lay out the one hundred poundes before mentioned in Lande And I will that the Charge of drawing upp the conveyance for that Lande and selling the same according to the uses aforesaid shall be defrayed by my Executor so that it exceed not in all the sume of Three poundes

All the rest of my goods cattle chattles Plate iewells houshold stuffe ready money Corne debts rights Credditts and personall Estate whatsoever which shall be mine or belong or appertaine unto me att the time of my decease after my debts and Legacies paid and discharged and all other necessary and Convenient expences of my Executor in and about the performance of this buisines and execution of the trust I trust I repose in him by reason of this Executorshipp being deducted and allowed to him I doe give devise and bequeath Sir Edward Barkham Barkham Esquire eldest sonne of my said eldest sonne Sir Edward Barkham to my said sonne Sir Robert Barkham and to my said daughter Dame Jane Adelmarie als Cesar to be equally devided amongst them share and share like And in case the said Edward Barkham my Grandsonne or the saide Sir Robert Barkham my sonne or the said Lady Jane Adelmarie alias Cesar my daughter shall not be liveing att the time of my decease Then I doe give and bequeath that parte of the remainder of my goods and Chattells hereby given to him her or them that shall be deade to the children of him her or them so deceasing to be equally devided amoungst them

And I doe hereby constitue and appointe my Cousin Thomas Crouch of Cambridg Gentleman to be my full and sole Executor of this my last Will and testament earnestly entreating him to see the same performed in all things according to my true meaning herein expressed And in testimony of my Love and gratitude to my said Cousin Thomas Crouch for his paines in the Execution of this my Will I give and bequeath to him my said Cousin the Summe of fiftye poundes And I doe hereby utterly revoake make void and frustrate all other Wills Legacies bequests and Executors by me in any wise herto fore made had named willed or bequeathed

And I will that theise presents shall stande and remaine as my only last Will and Testament In witnesse whereof to this my present last Will and Testament containing in all Seaventeene Sheetes of Paper with this present sheete I the saide Dame Jane Barkham have putt my hand and Seale The day and yeare first above written Jane Barkham Subscribed Sealed and published by the said Dame Jane Barkham as her last Will and Testament the day and yeare first above written in the presence of William Clagett Margarett Nodes ffrances Owen Edward Godfrey

I Dame Jane Barkham of Tottenham High Crosse Widdow doe give and bequeath to my Coz Mary Beadly one ffeather bedd one Boulster two pillowes three Blanketts a Rugg with a Bedstead Matt and Corde and ffurniture for the bedd That is in her chamber where she lies in my house Also two payre of sheetes and two paire of pillowbeares and two Table cloaths Two douzen of Napkins fowre Towells and Two Cuppboard Cloaths

I give and bequeath to Mary Crompton Wife of Phillip Crompton if she continue in my service att the time of my decease One ffeather bedd and Boulster Two pillows three Blanketts a Rugg a bedstead with the ffurniture propperly belonging to the chamber she lodgeth in my house Also two Tablecloaths Two douzen of Napkins ffower Towells and two cuppboard Cloaths Two Payre of sheetes and two payre of Blanketts

Also I give and bequeath all my wearing Apparrell whatsoever to my said Coz Mary Bradley and the said Mary Compton willing them to give some of my worse sort of Cloacks to Jane Cozins if she continue in my service att the time of my decease and to Mary Greenwich widdowe such as they shall thinke fitt and suitable for theire use

Also I give to the said Mary Greenwich three poundes for mourning and as a further Legacie forty shillings

In witnesse hereunto I have sett my hand and seale The two and twentith day of ffebruary One Thousand Six hundred fifty three ^Jane Barkham^ Subscribed sealed and published as part of my last will in the presence of us William Clayett ffrances Owen

I give to my Grand childe Westwood Twenty poundes for mourning.

Whereas I Dame Jane Barkham by my last will and Testament bearing Date the Two and twentith Day of ffebruary in the yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred fifty and three Containing in all seaventeene sheets of paper in the fourteenth sheete thereof have given to my cousin Mary Beadle as a further Legacie the Summe of Twenty Poundes I doe hereby revoake that parte of my Will and the said Legacie and doe by theise present ratifye and confirme my said last will in all things save only with this alteration Date fifth of May one thousand Six hundred fifty fower Jane Barkham Signed Sealed and published in presence of us Edward Barkham John Ward

This will with the two written codicills annexed were proved att Westminster the Twenty Sixth day of June in the yeare of our Lord God One thousand six hundred fifty and fower before the Judges for probate of Wills and granting Administrations lawfully authorised by the oath of Thomas Crouch the sole Executor To whome administration of all and singular the goods Chattells and debts of the saide Deceased was committed he being first legally sworne truly and faythfully to administer the same

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