CCE VC 31:65, Copied from
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In
the name of God Amen the third day of January in the year of our Lord God One
thousand six hundred sixty seven I Roger Chambers of Swaffham Prior in the
county of Cambridge and dyocese of Ely yeoman being sick in body but of perfect
minde and remembrance thanks be given to God therefore, do make constitute and
appoint this my last will and testament in manner and forme following Ffirst I
bequeath my soule unto the hands of almighty God my maker hoping through the
meritts of Jesus Christ to receive free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins
and my body I comitt it to the earth to be buried in the church yard of Swaffham
Prior in right decent and Christian buriall And all my worldly goods ? and
chattles I give and bequeath as followeth IMPRIMUS I give and bequeath unto
Margarett my beloved wife my three messuages and tenement in which I dwell with
all and singular thapytenures thereunto belonging for during the terme of her
naturall life and my three acres and one road of ffree land which I bought of
Robert Chambers for and during her naturall life And after her deafe I give my
said messuages and tenement and my three acres and one road of ffree to my sonne
William Chambers for and during the terme of his naturall life and after his
deafe to William Chambers my grandsonne and his heirs for ever. ITEM I give and
bequeath unto my daughter Margarett Rolfe one acres of ffree land bought of
William Cambridge for and during the terme of her naturall life nd after her
deafe to Nicholas Rolfe my grandsonne and his heirs for ever ITEM I give unto
Margarett Rolfe my grand daughter two acres of coppyhold land belonging to the
Hall Mannor one acre abut the ditch neere Burwell way. And halfe an acre throu
two furlonge in the middle ffield in the Red Land a butte on the last two, the
north road abutt Ditchwrong. ITEM I give and bequeath unto Jane Rolfe my grand
daughter three acres of copyhold land belonging to the Hall Mannor One acre in
the middle field between Bulkes neere Souben ffurlong neere one Houdland Road
upon the Chokoir and one Road between the land of Mr Stolten in the same
ffurlongs One halfe acre in the bottom of the sond ffield by one acre of Mr
Stoffond in Ditchfield halfe an acre West Road abutt Maulden way by ffowow ?
land One road lyeth long way by bason by half acre of Roger Rant esq - And our
road ? abutting ? Doroheuso Close a buttwe on the last side. ITEM I give unto
Mary Chambers my grand daughter my coppyhold tenement belonging to the Hall
mannor and to her heirs forever. ITEM I give and bequeath unto my daughter
Margarett Rolfe and her heirs all my copyhold land belonging to the mannor of
Shadworth (that is to say) halfe an acre long way by bason by three acres balfo
of srall land east halfe a Road by Portstoolo halfe an acre abut the ditch neere
cheeves path one Road on Gallow Hill by three halfe acres of William Sparman,
halfe an acre over Mourfett way and halfe an acre a furlonge of the south by a
road of Ffrancis Waters. In middle ffield halfe an acre upon Stony Hill and
halfe an acre in the next ffurlonge to that which go over Marlett Way and halfe
an acre over marlett Way by ? an acre of Thomas Miller on the west and ffive
roads between bulbos in the mill furlonge abutt the bartside In the Dale ffield
halfe a road abutt Dove House close by halfe a road of Mr Stotton halfe an acre
abutt the Dale, halfe an acre of Cambridge Way and one road abutt Swaffham
Bulbeck field by a throu Road of Mary Ffuller north. ITEM I give unto my grand
children William Chambers and Mary Chambers and Sarah Chambers and John Rolfe
and Nicholas Rolfe and Margarett Rolfe and Jane Rolfe tenn pounds a yeare to be
paid when they shall attaine to their fewall age of one and twenty years. All
the rest of my goods cattles and chattles not bequeathed I give and bequeath
unto Margarett Chambers my beloved wife whom I make sole executrix of this my
last will and tenement paying my debts and funerall charges. In wittness where
of I have here unto sett my hand and seale the day and yeare first above
written. Roger Chambers his mark. Road sealed and acknowledged in the ? of us
William Cooke, Thomas Barbor.
paulmchambers@paulmchambers.co.uk