In the Name of God Amen. Accordinge to
the Verified Computation of the Church of England One Thousand Six hundred
Fifty and Seven. Believing that Nothing is more certaine than Death and nothinge
more certaine than the houre
thereof therefore I Michaell
Hemingway of Claiton Sicke
of body but of sound and Disposing memory Doo make and ordaine
this my last will and Testament in manner and forme followinge; First and primarily I [ ] and Commend into the
hands of Almighty God my Creator my
Soule assuredly trusteing [ ] and faithfully believing
by the [ ] Death and blessed ascending of my one Blessed Saviour and Redeemer
Jesus Christ the second person on Trinity To have full and free forgiveness of
all my Sinnes and everlastinge
life amongst the blessed Saints of God in the Kingdom of Heaven. And my bodie I commit to the Earth from
whence the same did originally come And the same to be buryed
in Christian buryall; Now as touching my temperall goods my will and minde
is to dispose of them as followeth, And first my will
and minde is That all my true and Lawfull
Debts and Funerall expenses be paid and Discharged out
of any whole goods; Item my will and minde is that
Martha my wife shall have the whole benefitt of all
my lands so longe as she shall live if she shall keepe unmarryed and continue my
wife. And if itt shall
fortune that she shall marry again Then to have her Lawfull
third part according [ ] hath provided. Item my will and minde
is that Michaell Hemingway my oldest sonne shall have the house and two Closes called Spouting
and Houghfeilde. Item I give unto Daniell Hemingway my Sonne one
house wherein Hugh Milner now Dwelleth; And two feildes called Abraham Ing and
the Croft on the Eastside of Michaell house and one
Stable on the East end of Michaell house Item I give
unto Edward Hemingway one house wherein one Abraham Pater now Dwelleth and two feildes called [
] Item my will and minde is that Michaell
Hemingway my sonne shall pay forty pounds and Daniell Hemingway my sonne shall
pay the sume of Twentie
pounds within three years after they shall enter into the said houses and lands
equally And the said sumes of Threescore pounds to be
att the disposing of Martha my wife when it shall
please God to call her And to dispose it amongst my Five Daughters or so many
of them as shall then be alive: Item all the rest of my goods I give unto
Martha my wife And I ordaine and make Martha my wife
Executrix of this my last will and Testament
In witness whereof I have here unto sett my hand and seale
this nynteenth day of July in the year above expressed.
Also I appoint [ ] Hemingway and John Cooper [ ] of
this my last will and Testament.
The mark of Michaell Hemingway signed
and published to be the last will and Testament of Michaell
Hemingway the testator in the presence of us John Armitage
Edward Akeroyd John Cooper Abraham Pater [ ] Hemingway