Haversham & Little Linford Margaret Smyth 1588

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Margaret Smyth 1588

In ye name of God; amen. I Margaret Smyth of haversham in ye County of Bucks Widdowe do make this as follweth my Last Will and testament. first, my soule I commit into ye hands of God almighty, trusting to be saved, only by ye death and passion of Christ my saviour: my body I commit to ye earth to be buryed in ye parish church of haversham aforesaid, for which cause, I geve to ye said church vj^s 8^d Item I geve to ye poore of haversham xx^s to ye poore of Chichely xx^s, Item to my godsonne Jhon Smyth xx^s. Lawrence Wythers x^s. Thomas Chibnole x^s Susan Gothered x^s. Item to Jane Atterbury iij^s 4^d, to my sonne Maunsels servants vj^s 8^d to William and John herne x^s Item I geve to Samuell Glover a duble duble Ducket, to my sonne Raph Smyth xl^s, to Samuell Maunsell xl^s, to Jhon Maunsell xl^s, to Raphe Maunsell xl^s, to Tobiah Maunsell xl^s and a Duble soveraigne. Item I geve to my deare freind Mrs Nurse a kirchefe and an halfe angell, to my daughter Chibnoll a cherchefe, to my daughter Withers a cherchefe. Item to my sonne William Walker I geve xijl, and to my sonne Banard Walker xijl Also to my dawghter Maunsell I geve xijl, and to her husband Jhon Maunsell iiijl Item I geve to my dawghter Marthia Smyth xxl, and my bed furnished, and my gold ring. Item I geve to Robert Walker my sonne in Lawe xx^s. All ye rest of my goods what soever, I geve to my ij dawghters Dorothey Maunsell and Martha Smyth, equally to be devided betwixt them, and do make ye said Dorothey and Martha ye executors of this my last will and testament, requiring them to see all theis my legacies truly discharged, and my funeral cumely perfomed, theis being Witnesses to this my said Will, Jhon Maunsell, Agnes Spenser, Anne Atterbury, Jone Razey, Jhon Bird the xxv^th day of November 1587