Alton, I have only had time to look at the first 25 lines and would offer up the following corrections ...... 2. yeares not "and" at the end .... this is just an "infill" mark 3. Soveraigne kinge 8. p[er]fect (to indicate the expansion of the contraction) 9. memory, I comma after "same" 10. certeinty of death, uncerteinty of this 11. comma after "chatles" 12. possessed 13. comma after "make" Testament 14. "give" not "quit" bequeathe 15. thand[es] Allmighty comma after "maker" 16. commas after "Christ" and "Redeemer" holey 17. sanctifier hopeinge merit[es] 18. commas after "him" and "meanes" 20. com[m]end (omission mark above the "m") w[i]thowte 22. "Item" not "then" meaneinge 23. "truly" not "fully" "such" n ot "just" 24. w[i]thowte 25. unnecessary delaye. Item I hope that is of assistance. I'll have a look at the remainder whn I get a bit more time. All the best, Martyn Loveys 2009/4/5 Alton Gilbert <alton_gilbert@hotmail.com> > With the kind assistance of Judith Werner the first page of the will of Sir > Richard Lechford has been posted at > http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~oel/unsolved48.html<http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Eoel/unsolved48.html>, > the rest to be > posted shortly. Over the past two decades I've worked off and on > attempting > to transcribe it, and have made a little progress but there are many gaps > in > my efforts. The images of the will are somewhat fuzzy, but I guess you live > with what you can get - it's the best I have. The will is of direct > interest > to the Tillinghast descendants in America, of which I am one, since he was > the grandfather of the original Tillinghast immigrant, Pardon Elisha > Tillinghast of Providence, RI. I'd appreciate any help offered on filling > in the gaps. My modest efforts at transcription appear below. > > > > Alton L. Gilbert > > > > > > > > > > In the name of God Amen. The sixeteenth daye of March 1610 and in the yeare > of the raigne of our most gratious and soveraigne Lord James by the grace > of > God of England France and Ireland Kinge defender of the faithe etc. the > eight and of Scotland foure & fortith. > > > > I Richard Lechford of Shelwood in the county of Surrey knight beinge weake > in body but of good & perfect memory & praise God for the same calling to > mind the certainty of deathe and the uncertainty of the time when beinge > willing to dispose of those goodes and chatles ready money plate and > moveables whereof I am nowe possessor doe make ordaine and declare my last > will and testament in maner and forme following. First I doe quit & > bequeath > my soule into hands of Almightyye God my maker and to Jesus Christ my > Redeemer and to the Holy Ghost my fortifier hopinge to be saved by the > merite of Jesus Christ and faith in Him and by no other meanes and that > through his blood sheddinge all my sinnes shall be clearely washed awaye. > And I comend my body to the earthe to be buried in christian buriall > withowte pompe at the discretion of my Executrix hereafter named. Then my > will and meaning is that my Executrix shall well and fully paye all just > debts as I owe in lawe or equity in convenient time [? ?] delay or > protraction. [?] I give, will and bequeath unto the poore of the [?] of > Leigh [?] eight poundes of lawfull money of England and to the poore of > Charlewood forty shillings of like money, the sum to be paid and > distributed > to and amongest them in a maner and forme as aforesaide at the time of my > buriall. [?] I give and bequeathe to Elizabeth Lechford one of the > daughters > of Henry Lechford my late sonne [?] one hundred marks of lawfull money of > England to be paid to her imediately after the death of Dame Elinor my > wife. > I will [? ?] bond to saide Elizabeth for paiment [? ? ? ?] of all and [?] > my > goods chatles [?] plate jewells, debts to me owing, ready money, benefits > of > household whatsoever, not already bequethed, my debts, charities and > funerall charges being paide. [?] according to this my last will I give, > will and bequeath to William Lechford my sonne after the death of the saide > Dame Elinor my wife, [?] my will is [?] give [? ? ?] and shall retain in > her > family and [?] the saide one hundred marks given and bequeath to the saide > Elizabeth Lechford as aforesaide during the natural life of the saide Dame > Elinor. [?] I make and ordain the saide Dame Elinor my wife the Executrix > of > this my last will and testament, [?] my [? ?] brother in lawe [? ? ? ? ?] > John [?] Esq. [?] of [?], and I give to [?] of [?] for a remembrance and in > token of my love one golde ringe of the [?] of twenty shillings, and if it > please God [?] duringe the minority of my heire or heires, my will, desire > and most humble [?] is that my [?] and affirmed fiends John [?] of [?] in > the saide [?] of [? ?], Richard Iallender of [? ? ?], and William [?] and > Robert Lyatton both of the middle temple London [?] or the survivors or > survivor of them shall and may [? ? ?]for the wardshipp wardshipps of the > said heire or heires, and for lease of his and their landes during their > minorities and shall take the assurance and assurances of his and their > wardsipp, wardshippes, and of the [?] of his and their lande as aforesaid, > either in their owne names or in the name or names of any or either of > them, > or of any other [?] or [?], [?] or the survivors or survivor of them shall > think fitt, and if any profit or [?] shall arize or be made by disposing my > grandson Richard Lechford in marriage or by his landes over and above [?] > as > shall or will give and make full satisfaction and paiement to the said John > [?], Richard Iallender, William [?] and Robert Lyatton and [?] of them of > and for all reasonable charges and disbursments to be [?] and layed out by > them or any or either of them [?] the [?], my will is the same [?] shall be > [?] disposed to and [?] the brothers and sisters of the said Richard my > grandchild by sure parte and portione, and in such maner and forme as the > said John [?], Richard Iallender, William [?] and Robert Lyatton or the > survivors or survivor of them shall thinke fitt. And in case the saide > Richard Lechford my grandchild shall die, my will is that my saide frends > shall in like sort be in [?] hereby for the next heire to [?] and dispose > as > with for the wardsip and marriage as of the [?] of the profits of the > landes > in forme aforesaid. {?] I renounce and revoke all former wills whatsoever > by > me made or published by words or writings, and in witnes that this is my > last will and testament I gave [?] to fix my hand and seale the daye and > yeare first above written. RICHARD LECHFORD. Sealed, subscribed and [?] the > last will and testament of the saide Richard Lechford, published in the > presence of the [? ?] named and underwritten. 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