The last will and testament of Henry Kendall, the son an heir of George Kendall, was written on 14 September 1592 and gained probate on 3 November, of the same year. The executors are named as Henry Beaumont of Coleorton, Leicestershire and Alexander Reddish of Reddish, Lancaster. Henry also appoints a supervisor, named as Alexander Barlowe of Barlowe, Lancaster.
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[Margin] Henrie Kendall
[Line 1] In the name of god amen The fouerteenthe daie of September one thousande five
[Line 2] hundredth & ninetie twoe I Henrie Kendall of Snibston in the parishe of Packington in the countie
[Line 3] of leics esquire doe make and ordaine this my laste will and testamente in manner and forme following
[Line 4] viz ffirste I give and bequeathe my soule to god allmightie my creator assuminge my solfe to be saved
[Line 5) by his sonn Iesus Christe my Redemer and my bodie to be buried without anie pompe or solempnitie
[Line 6] in the parishe church of Smithbie in the countie of Derbie nexte unto the bodie of Elinoir my wiefe
[Line 7] latelie deceased by the discretcon of my Exequitors hereafter named. Also I give and bequeath
[Line 8] unto Henrie Kendall my sonn and to his heires for a thirde parte and more of all my landes tenemete
[Line 9] and heriditamentes whatsoever, my maner of Smithesbie in the said countie of derbie, And
[Line 10] all those my landes tenementes and hereditaments in norton by Twycros in the countie of –
[Line 11] Leics. Also I give and bequeathe all the reste of my landes tenementes rented & heriditamente
[Line 12] whatsoever Excepte my saide maner of Smithesbie and those my landes in norton aforesaide
[Line 13] unto my exequitors hereafter named towards the performance of this my last will and –
[Line 14] testemente and the educacon of my twoe younger children unto the full ende and forme of
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[Line 1] nineteene yeeres nexte after my decease And I committ my sonn Thomas Kendall and Katherine
[Line 2] kendall my daughter to the custodie and bringinge up of mine Exequetors hereafter expressed
[Line 3] to be broughte up in lerninge and godlie manners untill the ende and expiration of the saide
[Line 4] terme of nineteen yeares And then I will and bequeathe unto my saide sonn Thomas ann
[Line 5] annuitie of twentie pounds by the yeere of good and lawfull monies of Englande duringe his
[Line 6] naturall life issuing or gonige oute of my landes tenementes and hereditamets in –
[Line 7] Swithland in the said countie of Leics to be yeerelie paid of the feaste daies of St
[Line 8] Michael the archangel and the annunciacon of St Marie the virgin by even porcoune
[Line 9] Th aforsie paimente thereof to be made at suche of the said feastes as shall firste happen
[Line 10] after the expiracon of the said nineteene yeeres. Item I give and bequeathe unto my
[Line 11] saide daughter katherine the somme of one thousand marks of good and lawfull money
[Line 12] of Engelande to be paide unto her at suche time as she shall accomplishe the age of
[Line 13] twentie one yeeres or at the daie of her marriage wch shall firste happen aftery prime
[Line 14] Wheareof, I will my saide Exequitors shalbe noe further charged with theasaidinge And
[Line 15] if it happen my saide daughter katherine to decease before her saide age of twentie one –
[Line 16] years or the daie of her marriage ; Then I will that my exequitor shall paie one
[Line 17] hundred poundes of her saide porcon unto my said sonn Thomas within one month after
[Line 18] the expiracon of the saide terme of twentie one yeeres And the resideuoe of her saide
[Line 19] porcon to goe to the benefite of my saide sonn and hiere. Item I give and bequeathe unto
[Line 20] my saide sonn Thomas over and above the saide hundred poundes, one hundred poundes
[Line 21] more to be paide unto him within one monthe nexte after the expiration of the saide terme
[Line 22] of nineteene yeeres. Item I give and bequeathe unto my sonn and heire, all my plate and
[Line 23] household stuffe whatsoever. Item I give and bequeathe unto my said daughter katherine all suche
[Line 24] Jewells and ornamentes of pearle or goldsmithed worke as are mine or weart my wives
[Line 25] at the time of her decease. Item I will that my exequitors shall tenure the esfate of –
[Line 26] the tenementes of those landes wch I have or had of the dimense of Thomas Lillie linuge
[Line 27] in Smithebeie aforesaide for a reasonable time, to be asseased at the discrecon of mine
[Line 28] exequitors to have and to holde to them untill suche time as my sonn and heire shall
[Line 29] accomplishe his full age of twentie one yeeres excepte suche of those landes as are
[Line 30] in the tenure or occupacon of one George Peares or of his assigne or assigned by
[Line 31] saide laste menconed landes so excepted I will and Bequeathe unto my servannte ffrancis
[Line 32] Thorpe to have and to hold immediatelie from and after the expiracon of suche terme
[Line 33] or ritereste as the said George Peares or his assignes have of and in the same wutie
[Line 34] suche time as my saide sonn and heire shall accomplishe the age of twentie one yeeres, paienge
[Line 35] suche accustaned rente as the saide George Peares now paiethe or aughte to paie
[Line35] for the same. Item I give and bequeathe unto my servant George Lyill the summ of
[Line 36] five poundes. Item I give and bequeathe unto my brother William Kendall, all that my
[Line 37] farme in twycros in the said countie of Leics now in the occupation of him or of his assignes
[Line 38] for the terme of twentie and one yeeres to begin from and immediatelie after my decease
[Line 39] paienge yeerlie thearafre the somm of fouer pounds thirteene shilliniges fouer pence at the
[Line 40] feaste of St Michaell tharchangell and the annunciacon of the belessed virgin St Marie by
[Line 41] even parcons. Item I give and bequeathe unto my saide brother the somm of fortie pounds –
[Line 42] of good and lawfull monies of England fouer of my milche kine, my greie cackinge mare
[Line 43] my furth best bed with the furniture and the one halfe of all my sheepe. Item I give-
[Line 44] and bequeathe to my sister margarett kendall the somm of fortie poundes of good & lawfull
[Line 45] monies of Englande in full paimente and satisfaccon of all debtes and legacies whatsoever
[Line 46] wch shee maie claime in anie manaer of wife of me or mine heires wch debtes & legacies
[Line 47] doe amonute onlie to the somm of twentie marks or theareabouts as I take ye the saide –
[Line 48] Magarett making unto mine exequitors a general acquittance uppon the paimente-
[Line 49] Theareof. Item I bequeathe unto my saide sister fauer of my milche kine, and the other
[Line 50] halfe of all my sheepe. Item I give and bequeathe unto Ellin Grundey my servannte the
[Line 51] somm of fortie shillinges over and above the wages oue unto her. Item I give & bequeathe
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[Line 1] to everie one of my servanntes not before rembred in this my will one halfe yeeres wages in wedie
[Line 2] moneie over and besides all suche wages as shalbe due unto them at the time of my decease. Item
[Line 3] I give and bequeathe unto Margaret Eliott widowe the som of twentie five shillinges eighte pence
[Line 4] to be yeerelie paide unto her duringe her naturall liefe and to be founde and pepte duringe thesaide
[Line 5] time by mine exequitors And the resideuoe of all my goodes and chattells not before bequeathed
[Line 6] in this my will I give and bequeathe unto Henrie Beamonte of coldorton in the saide countie
[Line 7] of Leic esquire and Alexander Raddishe of Raddishe in the countie of Lancasher esquire to the
[Line 8] performance of this my laste will and testamente wch saide Henrie Beamonte and Alexander
[Line 9] Radishe I make my full and lawfull exequitors of this my laste will and testemente. Item I make
[Line 10] and ordanie Alexander Barlowe of Barlowe in the saide countie lancaster esquire super
[Line 11] visor and werseer of this my laste will and testamente. In vitues wheareof I have hereunto –
[Line 12] pret my hande and seale the daie and yeere firste about written. Henrie Kendall. Read, Sealed
[Line 13] and subscribed in the puce of Henrie Duporte, Willim Barwell, William Kendall, ffrancis
[Line 14] Cave.