Jug In the name of god Amen the twelf [sic] day of Julye 1642 and in the yeare of the Raygne of o[ur] Soueraigne Lorde Charle... by the grace of god of Englande Scotland Fraunce and Ireland kinge defendo[ur] of the fayth etc the Eighteene [sic] I John Howsden the elder of Hinxston in the Countie of Cambridge yeoman the vnprofytable servant of god weake in bodye but of whole mynde and good and p[er]fytt [sic] memorye the lord be praysed doe make and ordayne this my last Will and Testament in Manner & forme followinge vtterlye revokinge all former Wills heretofore by me made whatsoeuer Fyrst and most princypallie I Com[m]mende my Soule into the handes of Almightye god my maker trusting most assuredlye In by and through the death and most bytter passyon of his Sonne my Savio[ur] Jesus Christe to haue full pardon even the Remyssyon of all my Sinnes and offences And I Com[m]ende my bodye to ye earth wherof yt is made And as Concernynge all my Landes and Tennements [sic] goodes and Chattles [sic] whatsoeuer wherof and wherwith yt hath pleased god to make me Steward of herein this lyfe and vale of myserye this is my mynde will and devise Fyrst I geive will and bequeath vnto Alice my beloved wife my three half acres of errable land more or les [sic] with thapp[ur]tnauncs which I late purchased of one Mathew Markeris lyeng in the Feilde of greate Chesterford in the Countye of Essex And alsoe Fower acres and two twentye foote of Meadowground lyenge in the South meadow late Raymond and one half acre of errable lande lyenge nere Wittelsford Closes late Vownhams with their app[ur]tnauncs sett and beinge in the p[ar]ish and Feildes of Hinxston aforesayd in the sayd Countye of Cambredge to holde the same to her the sayd Alice my wife her heyres and assignies for ever Item I alsoe geive and bequeath vnto the sayd Alice my wife all other my landes and Tennements both Free and Copye whatsoeuer I haue within the Towne p[ar]ish and Feildes of Hinxston aforesayd in the sayd Countye of Cambridg with all ther App[ur]tnauncs to holde to her and her assignies for and duringe the Terme of her naturall lyfe The Remaynder therof after her decease as here followeth Item I geive and bequeath vnto Edward Howsden my eldest Sonne Tweluepence Item I geive and bequeath vnto John Howsden my second Sonne Twelupence Item I geive and bequeath vnto Richard Houwsden my Third Sonne and to his heyres for ever after the decease of my wife The Messuage or Tenement wherin I nowe dwell withall the howses orchard Crofte adioynynge and other the app[ur]tnauncs belonginge to the same together alsoe with Tenn Acres more or less of Copyholde lande and Eightene Acres more or less of Freelande with ther App[ur]nauncs late purchased of John Howsden Sonne of Will'm Howsden deceased sett lyenge and beinge in the Towne p[ar]ish and Feilds of Hinxston aforesayd in the sayd Countye of Cambridge Item I geive will and bequeath vnto Will'm Howsden my youngest Sonne and to his heyres for ever after the decease of my wife One Messuage or Ten[n]ement called Scotts wherin one Lawrance Whiskyn nowe dwelleth with the howses orchard Croft adioynynge and alsoe one Acre & a halfe of errable lande more or less belonginge to the same withall & every their App[ur]tnauncs together alsoe with Three Acres and a Twenty foote of errable lande more or less with thapp[ur]tenauncs' late Raymonds And alsoe a halfe yarde land conteyninge fyftene acres more or less with thapp[ur]tnauncs called Sloowes late Edward Howsdens my fathers lyenge in the Towne p[ar]ish and boundes of Hinxston aforesayd in the sayd Countie of Cambredge Item wheras ther is a suite dependinge in Chauncerye betweene Richard Howsden and Thomas Ellis deceased my kynsmen and me, for certayne money due as appeareth by a decree in the Courtof request dated the twelf of November 1640 and other subsequent orders in that Court made All which money and all my right tytle and interest in ??ind to the sayd money orders and suites I geive and bequeath wholly vnto Christopher Emmerson my Sonne in lawe and his assignies to his and their disposinge Item I geive and bequeath vnto Ann Emmerson my dawghter my best Milch Cowe which she will Choose Item I geive vnto Marye Booth my goddaughter and to my Three Servants every of them Tenn shillinges a peice Item I geive and bequeath vnto Amye Twynn Six powndes of lawfull english money to be payd her vppon request within one yere next after my decease The Resydew of all other my moveable Goodes and Chattles whatsoeuer vnbequeathed my debts beinge payd Legacyes performed and funerall Charges borne I geive and bequeath them whollye vnto the sayd Alice my beloved wife whome I make name and appoynte sole Executrix of this my last will and Testament not doubtinge but she will see the same in althinges p[er]formed accordinglye In witnes wherof I the sayd John Howsden haue herevnto sett my hande and Seale the daye and yeare aboue written John Housden Theise being witnesses Thomas Coop[er] 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xijo die Nouemb ...644 To the righte honnorable the Erles of Kent and Bullingbrooke and others Commissioners for the Great Seale of England Hales Humbly complayning shewethe vnto your hon:es your Orators Christopher Emm... of London Merchant and Alice Housden widdowe Executrixe of the last will and Testament of John Housden deceased That ... in Easter Terme 1634 the sayd Richard Housden and Thomas Ellis exhibited another Bill of complaynt into this honnorable Court against the sayd John Housden ... as Administrators of the goods and chattels of the sayd Anne Housden ... ...And the sayd Arbitrators do also Award Order and Judge That the sayd Richard Housden and Thomas Ellis theire executors administrators or assignes shall well and truly pay or cause to be payd by the sayd John Housden his executors or assignes the summe of one hundred and forty p... e...ing at or in the porche of the sayd Parrishe Churche of Hinxton in full discharge of the summe of three hundred pounds intended and directed to be given and payd by the privat Nuncupative Will of Richard Housden deceased And vppon payment & receipt of the sayd hundred & Forty pounds the sayd John Housden or his Asignes ... and Thomas Ellis or one of them out of the sayd hundred and for...nds the summe of Twenty pounds in full discharge and satisfacc[i]on of an obligac[i]on dated the sixt [sic] day of December in the thirteenthe yeare of King James wherin the sayd John Housden and Edward Housden his Father deceased were bound to the sayd Anne Housden deceased ... to the sayd Richard Housden to be cancelled and no suyte to be p[ro]sequ... thervppon at any tyme here after. And the sayd Arbitrators do also Order and Award that the sayd John Housden his executors or assignes shall not at any tyme hereafter clayme or demand by any suyte at the common Lawe, or in any Ecclesiasticall Courte or Court of Equitie a...y p[ar]te ... by reason of his being of kinred [sic] to the sayd Anne, ... ...Another suyte in the sayd Court of whitehall brought by the sayd John Housden as Gardian [sic] to his daughter Margarett synce deceased and Richard Housden sonne of the sayd John Housden against ...yd...ard... And a Tenement and Garden claymed by the sayd John Housdens sonne Richard And other suyts brought by the sayd Richard Housden and Thomas Ellis in the sayd Court of Whitehall against the sayd John Housden & your Oratrixe Alice to discover whether the sayd fortie pounds was not the p[ro]per money of the sayd Ann... ...hitehall against the sayd John Housden and your sayd Oratrix Alice to discover howe the sayd Richard Housden brother of the sayd Anne made a Will and devised fiftie pounds apeece to sixe of the sayd John Housdens Children w[hi]ch afterwards was put out of the Will and payd in his life tyme ... And Edward Housden Clerke the defts brother ... ...Order of the 26th of June 17o R It was ordered that the sayd then Complt Richard Housden should then stand & be committed to the prison of the Fleet for ... sayd conte.. of the F...et to take him into custodie accordingly And afterwards by an order of the 5th of November ...the sayd Thomas Ellis was latelie dead, and that Anne his daughter and wife of William Frisney was heire & Executrix to the sayd Thomas Ellis ... but the sayd Richard Housden William Frisney & his wife not p[er]forming the sayd Order the sayd Richard Housden was thervppon app[re]hended by the warden of the Fleet

??? xiijo Maij 1634 To the right hoble Thomas Lord Coventry ...[next words hidden in crease] Humbly shew vnto your good lorp your orators Richard Housden of Hinxton ['68' written above line] in the county of Cambridge singleman and Thomas Ellys of the same towne and county yoman [sic] executors of the of the [sic] last will and testam' of Ann Howsden of Hinxton aforesaid spinster deceased That whereas the said Ann Howsden in her life time being possessed of seu[er]all peeces or p[ar]cells of old gold w[hi]ch neyther shee nor Richard Housden her brother form[er]ly deceased whose executrix shee was wold in in any sort depart withall in regard the same gold had ~~ continued a long time in their custody and of their parents And of one hundred pounds or thereabouts of other gold and of diuers spoones of siluer and of siluer and guilt plate lynnen bedding good timber and wood of good value and being a sole woman very aged and weak of body for the more safe keeping of the greatest and cheifest p[ar]t thereof did within about the space of fower or fiue yeres before her decease intrust John Howsden of Hinxton aforesaid theld[ur] and alice his wife being neighbors vnto her as also Edward Howsden theyr sonne Mary one of theyre (?) daughters and now wife of Richard Roberts And Ann Howsden one other of the daughters of the said John Howsden and Alice ... And that the said John Housden w[i]thin or about the time aforesaid receaued and borowed of the said testatrix twenty pounds or thereabouts of lawfull money of England And also receaued of or from the said testatrix one hundred and three skore pound or thereabouts of like money and diuers other seu[er]all soms of money And that the said Edward within or about the same time receaued forty pound or thereabouts of one El??? to or for her vse ...did your orators further shew that the said testatrix ~~ afterwards made her ast will & testam' and ordeined your orators executors thereof and died by and after whose death your orators haue taken vpon them the probate and execuc[i]on of the said will & testam' whereby your orators conceiue that the said old gold & other gold and monies deliu[er]ed receiued or borowed as aforesaid as also the said spoons plate lyn[n]en bedding goods timber wood & troughs doe of right belong vnto your orators But soe yt ys may yt please your good Lor'p that the said John Howsden and Alice Edward Richard Robtes Mary and Anne the daughter ... do giue out in speeches that the said testatrix did giue vnto them or som[m]e of them all that the said gold moneys and plate and spoones And also all such lynnen bedding goods woods tymber & troughs w[hi]ch were the said testatrix and w[hi]ch were deliu[er]ed vnto any of them or left in any of their possession or custody howbeit the said John Howsden for some ~~ p[ar]te of the said money shold haue surrendered all or the greatest p[ar]te of his custumary lands holden of he manor of Hinxton aforesaid to the vse of the said testatrix and of her heyres vpon condicon for paym' ql (?) of a yerely som[m]e of money to hee the said testatrix her heyers executors adm'?ss or assignes and yet made noe surrender thereof or if any such surrend[er] were made the same (?) was suppressed to bee of noe effect by the meanes of the said John to thend as your orators conceiue yt might bee thought that the said hundred and three skore pounds was giuen vnto him or that your orator Richard Howsden who is cozen and next heyer of the said testatrix ad one of her executors shold take noe benefit thereby nor haue any knowledge to what vse the same lands were surrendred [sic] or vpon what condic[i]on as whither the same condicon [sic] bee p[er]formed by the paym't of the monies therein menconed at and according to the tiiiiis therein limited ... ... Rob iiifeiii? The Joint seu[er]all Answere of John Hoiseden & Alice his wife Edward ...seden Richard Roberts & Mary ... & Anne Houseden Deffendts to ye Bill of Complaynt of Richard Houseden & Thomas Ellice Com... 68 The sayd deffs now & at all tymes hereafter sauing vnto hemselues all advantages of Exception to ye inc[er]tainty & other insufficiency of ye sayd Bill of Complayn... exhibited against hem ye sayd Deffs vnto his most honorable Court ... yt... rather of malice & evill will Conceived against ye sayd John Houseden and of hese Deffs to ye intent hereby to vex & molset him (being an old & lame man) & his sayd wife & Children ... But ... ye sayd Anne deceased in her life tyme did freely giue and deliver to ye sayd Anne and of ye Deffs (being goddaughter to ye sayd Ann now deceased) some silver spoones, & some mony [sic] in a purse ... And his Deff John Houseden further acknowledgeth & Confesseth yt about j yeare since hee received of he sayd Anne or by her appoitnmt ye sum[m]e of One | hundred & Three scoore pounds of lawfull English money whereof One h...dred & xx was payed deliu[er]ed to him his Def from & for her ye Sayd Anne, by ye sayd Thomas Ellice one of ye Compl'ts, & by ye appointmt of ye sayd Anne And hother 40 li was payd by one ...ling from & for ye sayd Ann & by her appoyn...t to Edward Howsden one of his Deffs Sonnes, soe was payed to his Deff by his sayd sonne, but hee his Deff otherwise never received any money of ye sayd Elling (?) to or for ye vse of he sayd Anne, And his Deff further sayth, hat his sum[m] of One hundred & Three scoore pounds so paied to him this Deff was p[ar]t of y mony given or intended or Charged to be given to his Deff by ye sayd Richard Houseden deceas...d & p[ar]t of hat w[hi]ch shee ye sayd Anne was wont vsu...y to say to be p[art]t of ye private will w[hi]ch shee was trusted ...all & Charged by ye sayd Richard Housden to pay to his Def ... [some words hidden in crease]...imselfe his Children And yet for yt ye sayd Ann would have ye vse or benefite hereof arising to be & goe to her ye sayd Ann H...den (now deceased) during her life, & after to ...mayne to him his Deff & his Children, herefore by ye ag?ee... of ye sayd ... of him his Deff & for her better security for ye true paym't of ye vse of ye sayd 160li to her ye sayd Ann, hee his Deffs did make ...nder in writing (about one yeare bef... ye Death of ye sayd Ann & about ye tyme yt ye same sum[m] of 160li was all p...ayed vnto ... of his Coppihold or Customary lands holden of ye manno[ur] of Hinxton, into ye hands ... ye hen Lord of ye same Manno[ur] by ye han... of Thomas Coop Edward Houseden two C...stomary Tenants of ye same manno[ur] according to y... ... same manno\ur] to ye vse of her y [sic] sayd Anne for ye Terme of her life onely & not of ... her heyres as in ye Bill is sugg...d And vpon Co... ye paymt of ye sum of xij (?) li & xvj ? yearely to ye sayd Ann during her life onelie (?) ... And ye ...d Alice an other of hese Deffs sayth yt shee never borrowed any mony of ye sayd Anne deceased Nor eu[er] received any mony of any other p[er]son for her But shee Confesseth hat Two Featherbedds & b...lsters, one Chest of Lynnen, wherein here ... about 20 payre of sheets, and about 4 or 5 loades of Timber & Wood were sent to her howse by or from ye sayd Ann deceased in her life tyme And yt ye same after ye death of ye sayd Anne was all fetched or Carried away againe from her house by ... now Compl'ts ... did freely ... ye sayd ...er pinne ... p[ro]per vse in ye p[re]sence of one Marrion Twinn widdow being hen in ye Chomber (?) ...