The following transcription is based on
several contributions that I’ve received from lots of different people – I
hereby thank you all so very much for responding to my cry for help.
The ????
represent areas that still remain a mystery.
All I
have to do now is find the connection between this Thomas and
William
HANNISS who married Elizabeth NEVE in Basingstoke (Hampshire) in 1697?
THE LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF
THOMAS HENNIS OF WICKHAM – WHO DIED IN
1664
1.
In the name
of God amen, the 16th day of March Ann Dom. 1663
2.
I Thomas
Henis of Wickham parish in the county of South (?southampton) ?????
3.
beinge sick
in bodie, but sound of memorie, thanks be to god
4.
doe make and
ordaine this my last will and testament, in
5.
manner and
forme followinge (that is to say) first I committ
6.
my soule into
the hands of almightie god who gave it to me, and
7.
of Christ
Jesus my only Lord and Saviour, by whome I hoape
8.
for the full
forgiveness of all my sinns, and everlasting salvation
9.
And my bodie
I bequeath unto the earth from whence it came
10. and to be buried in decent and
Christianlike manner, in the parish
11. Church of Wickham aforesaid. Item I give
& bequeath to the
12. poor of the parish of Wickham fortie
shillings to be paid as soone
13. as monie shall come in and distributed by
the distcretion of the
14. minister & churchwardens. Item I give
to Allice B??ham
15. and her children 40 pounds of lawfull
monie of England
16. to be paid & divided by equal portions
between them by my
17. executor, soe soone as monie coms in as it
is due.
18. (WHOLE LINE WRITTEN & THEN CROSSED
OUT)
19. Item I give unto my wor (?work or
?worshipfull) master ??ise my tryming case
20. and furniture therto belonging. Item I
give & bequeath to Mr
21. Humfry (& his wife) Neale five pounds.
It (item) I give to Ann Jenkins (?Jackin) 5 shillings
22. to Edward Adis -5 shillings -to Mr Floyd
(?Lloyd) -5 shillings - to Mr Herrington -5 shillings
23. to Martin Ch?????ly -5 shillings. Sara the
wash maid -5 shillings - to old
24. William Bunn (?burn ?buin) - 12 shillings
To old Richard ?Challaway 12 shillings - to Ann
25. the wife of Richard Challow ???? 15
shillings - & 5 shillings to ?how ?hie, bound to buy
26. him a pr of gloves, to Mr Jonathan Clarke
20 shillings to ??
27. Francis Webb (wibb) 20 shillings - to Mr.
Webbs wife - 20 shillings - for ?Maior Clarke
28. 20 shillings - to Mr ?Hawkins (?Perkins) -
10 shillings - to Thomas Cl???ly his wife and his
29. daugher and two boyes - five pounds - all
these legacies to be paid
30. by my executor within twelve months after
my ?departure
31. Item I give to John Brinsfed (?berisford)
???master (???post ???school) of Wickham - 10 shillings to
32. be paid him by my executor. It(em)I give & bequeath all the rest of
33. of my goods + my debts legacies &
funeral charges being paid &
34. discharged into my loving friend Thomas
Cl??ly of Wickham
35. whome I do make my whole executor
?intreating him in
36. the ?name & ?feared of god to perform
this my last will & testament,
37. I ?entreat my loveing friends Henry Lun
& Thomas Flitt to be over
38. sears of this my last will & testament
& I will them forty ???? praying
39. herein - 20 shillings - a pound, to be
paid from them by my paid executor,
40. in wittness hereunto my hand & ???? the day of november sixty ?????
written
wittnes
herunto
Humphry Neale Thomas
John Binsted
ison Henniss
(henness)