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The will of William Howcotte of Coventry, made 1623
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Background No record of the burial of William
Howcott has been located. Text The 25th of Apryll
1623 I William Howcotte
of the Cetie of Coventrie
the elder my will and testament is that all things shoulde
be done and dessposed on as heare is sett downe in this my will as
is heare underwritten Firste my will is that my Sonne William
Howcotte shall have my howse
and back side and half the lease of the grounde whiche is newe taken Reservinge one Chamber for my sone
Richard so long as he shall keepe himselfe bacheler and my sone Richard the other halfe of
the lease of the grounde deivering
the lease and my daughter Margaret the house whearein
shee dwelleth to be redemed by my sonne William and
my sonne Robertte to have
fore poundes oute of the
lease betwixt William and Richard and to my daughter also 20s. and 20s. more which was borrowed of my sone
George Perkins and all the howsehoulde storse to be desposed on and on
my beriall as Frances Younge and my sonne George Perkins shall thinke
fiteste to be desposed on
by there desscresion and
all things to be done accordinge to the true meaning
hearof and this my will as shalbe
done by my sonne William Howcotte
and George Perkins whome I make my executors to performe this my will and my Cosen
Frances Younge and my sonne George Perkins to be
overseers to this my will which I geve a load of heaye to see it performed In witnes
whereof to this my will I have setto my hand the
day and yeare above written there are certayne things at pawne which my desier and will
is to be Redemed by my sonne
William Howcotte. The marke
of William Howcotte [his mark] Witnes: John Cripps Francis Younge Frances Marson
marke [M] George Perkins. Further details William Howcot
was sworn by Ro. Master. Transcribed by Francis
Howcutt from a photocopy of the original. |
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