John Porter of Harby 1592 Will

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/I/213/87

In the name of god Amen The xxith daye of June in the yere of our lord 1592 & in the yere of the raigne of our Soveraigne Ladye Elizabeth by the grace of god Queene of England France & Ireland defender of the fayth &c I John Porter of Harbie in the countye of Leicester husbandman beinge sicke in boodye but of good & perfect remembrance thanks be to god, remembringe the uncertayne houre of death do ordayne constitute & make this my last will & testament in manner & forme followinge

First I bequeath my soule to Almightie god, & my bodie to be buryed in the churchyard of Harbie aforesaid

Itm I geve & bequeath to Richard Porter my Sonne xxvis viiid of good & lawfull money of England

Itm I give & bequeath to Rebecca Porter my Eldest Daughter xxvis viiid

Itm I geve & bequeath to Elizabeth Porter my youngest Daughter xxvis viiiid

And I will that they all of them be payd the same at the adge of xxi yeers if it shall please god that they live so longe & if it shall please god to call any of them to his mercy before they shall accomplishe the aforesayd adge then I will the reste beinge alive shall have there parte or partes to remayne to ther use or uses

All the residue of my goods & cattells moveable or Immoveable remayninge or beinge in Harbie aforesaid or elsewhere I give & bequeath to Prudence my wife, to bringe upp my children withall, whom allso I do make my full executrix of this my last will & testament, shee payinge my debts & discharginge my legacies & bringinge my boodye honestlye to the ground

Allso I do make James Hubbard & Richard Spicke the supervisers of the premisses to see this my last will & testament performed & kepte, & they to have for there paynes eche of them iid

Witnesse of the premisses

James Hubbard Henrye Cam Richard Wright John Harrison

Probate 28 September 1592

Detts oweinge by the testator
Imprimis to Thomas Porter	vi li
Itm to John Hawtoft	viis
Itm to Alice Hubbard	iiiis
Itm to his sister Alice Porter	vis xd

Itm whereas the sayd testator did owe … to the sayd Alice his syster foure pounds, he acknowledged in the presence of Edmund Wood & John Harrison that he the sayd testator delivered … … … to his naturall brother Willm Porter in the behalfe of his sayd sister & likewise that he delivered the xxxs remayninge his brother in lawe Richard Spicke of Eastwell for the use & behoofe of his sayd sister