Gillingwater's History of Lowestoft: a reprint: with a chapter of more recent eventsGillingwater, Edmund
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Gillingwater's History of Lowestoft: a reprint: with a chapter of more recent events
Gillingwater, Edmund
Lothingland (England); Lowestoft (England)
to the several persons above mentioned, be fully paid and satisfied,
such overplus, if any should be, or whatever it be, I give and devise
the same, for such charitable purposes and uses as the Minister and
Churchwardens of Lowestoft aforesaid, for the time being, shall think
proper to distribute, so as such overplus, if any there be, or
whatever it be, shall be distributed every year.
Will of Mr. John Hayward, of Lowestoft, to whom some of the poor were
indebted for weekly donation of bread:
In the name of God, Amen. I, John Hayward, of Lowestoft, in the
county of Suffolk, mariner, being of sound and perfect mind and
memory, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner
and form following: First. I commit my soul into the hands of
Almighty God, etc., and for settling my goods and temporal estate, I
do give and dispose of the same as followeth: I give and bequeath all
my messuages or tenements unto Mary, my loving wife, during the time
of her natural life. I give and bequeath (after my said wife’s
decease) unto my son, Robert Hayward, all my houses, out-houses,
fish-houses, lands and appurtenances whatsoever, to hold to him for
and during the term of his natural life, and after his decease to the
heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten. And for want of such
heirs, give all the same lands and premises to and amongst all my
daughters that shall then be living. To hold them jointly, and to
their heirs for ever, so as, and upon condition, that my said son
Robert, or his heirs, or my daughters, or such person or persons as
shall enjoy my said messuages, lands, and tenements, shall pay or
cause to be paid unto my grandson, Samuel Mariner, the sum of fifty
pounds, of lawful money of Great Britain, at the age of one and
twenty years. And also shall pay yearly, and every year, into the
hands of the churchwardens of the parish of Lowestoft, and their
successors, for ever, the sum of two and fifty shillings. The first
payment within twelve months next after the decease of my said wife,
and so to be received yearly by the churchwardens, and employed and
laid out twelve pence weekly, and every week in the year, for
fourteen loaves of bread, to be by them given every Sunday, or Lord’s
day, throughout the year, for ever, after divine service in the
afternoon, at the parish church of Lowestoft aforesaid, to fourteen
such poor people as they shall think fit. Which said sums of fifty
pounds, payable to my grandson, Samuel Mariner, and two and fifty
shillings, given payable yearly for ever, for bread for the poor, my
will is, shall be paid out of the estate wherein I now dwell. And I
do make all the same estate liable and subject to the payment of the
same, as fully and amply as may or can be. And my will is, that the
same may so continue for ever.
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