Will of Anthony Guest of Moreton-in-Marsh, written 1679, proven 1680

In the name of God Amen, the fourteenth of November 1679, I Anthony Guest of Morton in Marsh in ye County of Gloucester, cordwayner beinge of pfect mind and memory thanks be given to God doe make and ordaine this my last will and testament in manner and forme followinge that is to say ffirst I bequeath my soule into ye hands of God my maker hopinge through the meritts death and passion of Jesus Christ my Saviour to inheritte eternall life. And my body I comitte to the Earth to be decently buried And as touching the disposition of all such temporall estate as it hath pleased God to bestow upon me I give and bequeath as followeth,

Imprimis my will is that my debts, and fines all expenses be paid and discharged.
Item I give and bequeath unto my grandsonne Anthony Guest the new turner the marked AG and the shoomakers formes in a frame marked with ye foresd letters both which are now in my dwelling houses.

Item that whenvar my sonne Symon Guest upon ye marriage with Jane Widdowes his now wife and upon a settlement of a jointure out of my lands and tenements in Morton in Marsh aforesd upon ye sd Jane ye now wife of my sd sonne I reserved ten pounds out of the sd lands and tenements to be pd by my sd sonne to such use or to such psons or as I the sd Anthony Guest upon my last will and tenement shall direct comitt and appoint ye same. I give and bequeath unto Mary Guest daughter of my sd sonne Simon Guest five pounds ye one moiety of ye abovesd tenn pounds to be paid her by my sd sonne within one yeare next after my decease and ye other moiety of the sd ten pounds I give and bequeath unto Magdalon Guest my now wife to be pd her by my sd sonne Symon Guest within one moneth next after my decease.

Item I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Magdalon Guest my tenement called by the name of the Morse tenement and the close thereunto adjoining scituate in ye parish of Battisford duringe the tearme of her naturall live and a tenement scituate in Morton aforesd wherein ye widdow Hynes doth now inhabite and dwell together with ye barne backside and garden thereunto belonging and alsoe one burgage and or common for tew beasts in ye common heath of Morton aforsd with all pfitts commodities and advantages to ye sid burgage belonging or in anywise apptaininge more. I give and bequeath unto Magdalon my sd wife during her naturall life the new carte roome I lately built and the roome over itt and the barne too adjoyninge to the stable And after decease of my sd wife Magdalon I give and bequeath unto my grandsonne Richard Harris the sd two rooms the day house and piggstye and the ground to the stable wall and in case my sd grandsonne Richard Harris shall depart this life before he attaine to the age of one and twenty yeares then I give and bequeath to sd pmisses to my grandsonne Samuell Harris and upon the inivyment of the sd pmisses by my sd grandsonne Samuell Harris my will is that my sd grandson Samuell Harris shall pay unto my grandsonne John Harris his brother the sume of foure pounds of lawfull money of England within one month after my sd grandson Samuell Harris shall enjoy the sd pmisse and in case my sd two grandsonnes Samuell Harris and John Harris shall depart this life before they attaine to the age of one and twenty yeares then my will is that the foresd pmisses ensure and be to the use benefitt and behoofe of Jarvis Harris and his heires forever.

Item my will is that my now dwelling house with the shop the hall house the chamber over the hall the buttery and chamber over the buttery and stable and the apptences to the stable be fett for the raising the sume of tenn pounds which I give and bequeath unto my grandsonne Charles Lewis out of the sd house and after the sd sume of tenn pounds is soe raised for my sd grandsonne Charles Lewis I give and bequeath the sd tenement with ye apptenses to my loving wife Magdalen Guest duringe her naturall life and after the decease of my sd wife then to ye use benefit and behoofe of my daughter Anne Harris duringe the tearme of her naturall life And after the decease of my sd daughter Anne Harris then to the use benefit and behoofe of my grandsonne Jarvis Harris and his heires for ever he the sd Jarvis Harris paying to my grandsonne Anthony Harris foure pounds of lawfull money of England within three moneths after ye sd Jarvis Harris shall live upon and possese the sd pmises.

Item I give and bequeath unto my loving daughter Hester Lewis my best great kettle a feather bed and bolster after the decease of my now wife and in case my sd daughter Hester Lewis shall depart this life before mee then the great kettle feather bed and bolsor I give and bequeath unto Charles Lewis sonne of the sd Hester.

Item I give unto my sonne Symon Guest and Jane his wife one shilling a peace.

Item I will is that my grandsonne Jarvis Harris shall and pmitte and suffer Richard Harris his brother to have passage through his house and liberty to bringe in a load of fuell through his backside for his owne use and the use of the plumpe beinge at halfe the charge in keeping the plumpe in order and the plumpe and wainscott to be and remaine to my sd dwelling house.

Lastly all the rest of my goods cattles and chattels I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Magdalen Guest making my sd wife sole executrixe of this my last will and testament and I doe hereby revoke and disannul all former wills and testaments whatsoever in writtinge whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the day and yeare above sd.




Signed
Anthony Guest

Signed and sealed in the psence of Anthony Nicholls William Mayoh Judeth Nicholles


Magdalen died and was buried 23 January 1683 in Moreton-in-Marsh.