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ST593
Title
Probate of will of Richard Gale of Clifton Reines, Buckinghamshire, yeoman
Date free text
Made 13 September 1636, proved 6 March 1636/7
Production date
From: 1636 To: 1637
Scope and Content
Free land to be divided equally between his six children, but if son Joseph will pay to his five daughters £40 each, then he can have all the lands wife Joyce to have benefit of Dovehouse for life, though son to have dung of pigeons, and son and wife to repair it between them His freeland to remain for six years in hands of wife and son to bring up children, and they are to take lease of farm if landlord willing Daughters Mary, Elizabeth, Thomazin, Hester and Hannah brother Matthew Cooper to have parcel of ground over against the house called the Well Yard for his life, with liberty for people in the house to fetch water wife and son joint executors, overseers Joseph Stubbs and brother in law Raphaell Grigges Proved 6 March 1636/7 Archdeaconry of Buckinghamshire
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