Description: Will of Robert Fuller, Clothier of Coggeshall, Essex

Date [proved]: 03 June 1607

Catalogue reference: PROB 11/110

Dept: Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury

Series: Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers

Piece: Name of Register: Huddleston Quire Numbers: 48 - 99

Image contains 1 will of many for the catalogue reference

In the name of God Amen the sixtenth day of May in the ffiveth yere of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord James of England ffrance and Ireland, And of Scotland the ffortenth by the grace of god Kinge defender of the faithe &c Anno Domini 1607 I Roberte ffuller of Coggeshall in the Countie of Essex Clothier being sick and weake of body but of good memorie, thanks be unto god, doe make and ordaine this my present testament and last will in manner and forme following, That is to say ffirst and principally I commend my soule unto almightie god my creator and mercifull father Christ Jesus, by whose death and resurrection I doe hope and believe to be made partaker of everlastinge life, And I committ my bodie to the Earth whereof it is formed to be buried by the discretion of my Executors hereafter named, And as touching the disposinge of such worldly goods as it hath pleased god to bestowe uppon me in this life and to make me now the disposer thereof my will and mynde is to distribute and dispose of the same in manner and forme as followeth ffirst I give and bequeath unto my loving ffather Thomas ffuller the somme of Tenne pounds of Lawfull money of England, And unto Alice Clarke my sister the somme of three pounds of like English money, And to my sister Elizabeth wife of John Leswell, And to my sister Marie the wife of William Dyamonde each of them twenty shillings of like money,These Legacies to be paide within six monthes next after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto mr Stoughton fourtie shillings of Lawfull money of England Item I give and bequeath unto the poore people of Coggeshall aforesaid the somme of fortie shillings to be distributed at the tyme of my buriall by the discretion of myne Executors Item I give and bequeath unto every one of my workmen, both _____ and weavers, which nowe doe work with me, each of them _____ A pece excepte William Clark and John Leswell, unto whose wives I have given porcons before in this will Item I give and bequeath unto Sara my daughter, the somme of one hundred pounds of lawfull money of England to be payed unto her at her age of eightene years or day of marriage, which shall first happen, Item I give unto Thomas Cox my apprentice 20 shillings of Lawfull money, Item I give and bequeath to Anne my lovinge wife All and singuler my houshould stuff and ymplemence of houshould within the house. The rest and residue of all and singuler my goods wares _____ wooll yarne debts readie money and other things appleyinge to my stock or being parcell thereof these my legacies beinge dedicated my ffunerall expence being discharged and all manner of charges in any manner touching or concerning this my will and Testament yt is my wyll minde and meaning And I doe hereby devise give and dispose all the said residue or ovrplus to be devided unto three even and equall parts whereof. I doe will give and bequeath one of the said Third parte unto my said wife, And one other third parte thereof unto Robt fuller my older sonne, And likewise the other third parte thereof unto Thomas my sonne, to be paide unto either of them my said sonnes at their severall ages of one and twentie yeres, And further it is my will mynde and meaninge that if either of my said sonnes Robert and Thomas or the aforesaid Sara my daughter shall die and departe this life before their porcons shall be due unto them, That then the parte or porcon of him her or them soe deceasing shall remaine to the residue of them surviving to be equally devided parte and pte like, and I ordaine and appointe the saide Anne my wief and my brother William ffuller Executors of this my will and testament, desiringe them and either of them that the same may be duelie pformed accordinge to the truste I repose in them and either of them. In witnes whereof I have hereunto sett my hande and seale the day and yere first above written. the marke of the said Robert ffuller. These being witnesses Thomas Stoughton Nicholas Richold et moi Jo: Horner

[Note by compiler: The testator's daughter, Elizabeth Fuller, was born 19 January 1606/7, after this will was executed.]