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accomplished their age of twenty and four years or shall have fullyserved and ended their apprenticeships or other service. To Henry my eldest son, at age of twenty four or when he shall have fullyserved out his ap- prenticeship, the sum of two hundred pounds. To eldest daughter Kather- in two hundred pounds at twenty one or withinsix months after her day of marriage. To every of my younger daughters one hundred pounds (as above). The residue to all my said daughters. Ido make and appoint executors of this my last willand testament my well beloved brothers Thomas Whitfield of Morteloke in the County of Surrey Esq., Emanuel Badde of Farehame in the County of South: Esq. and Edward Haydon of Bradley in Wilts gentleman. And Idesire Mr. Doctor Edwardes Chan- cellor of the City of London, Mr.Doctor James and Mr. Doctor Burde to be overseers. Henry Whitfeld and WilliamJefferaie were witnesses. Lawe, 99. John Morse of Aylesford, Kent, gen*, 24 April 1615. Wife Joane. My four daughters Anne, Dorothy, Mary and Elizabeth Morse. Sister Mary Clampard. Father in law Mr. Henry Barnewell. Brother inlaw Edward Mannyng gen*, and brother Matthew Morse to be executors. Mr. George Barnewell. Probate not given in Register. Rochester Wills, Vol.XIX.(1597-1614), Part I.fol.537. Henry Manninge of St. Mary Craye in the County of Kent, gen*., 18 July 1610, proved 8 November 1620. To be buried in the church of St. Mary Cray. Mydaughter Margaret Manninge at day of marriage or full age of twenty and one years. My two sons Edward and Jeremy Man- ninge. To son John Manning allmy books and twenty pounds to be paid him at his full age of twenty one. To my brother Hughe Manninge of Foots Cray in Kent, gentleman, twenty shillings to make him a ring of gold to wear in remembrance of me. The residue of my goods to my son v Mat hew Manninge whom Imake full and sole executor. And Imake my very good friends the said Hughe Manninge and Henry Kightley (of Or- pington, Kent, yeoman) overseers. To my said son Matthew my mes- suages &c. where Inow dwell,called Waldens, in St. Mary Craye and Orpington, and a messuage now in the tenure or occupation of Thomas Standley, in St. MaryCraye, and my messuage, tenement or inn called the Black Boy, now in the occupation of Sibbell Eaton, widow, situate in the said parish. Lands in Becksley, Kent, to Matthew and to daughter Mar- garet. To son Edward a messuage in Eltham, Kent (and other real estate there), and a messuage called Copthall in St. Mary Craye. To son Jeremy certain real estate in Becksley and Suttou at Hone in Kent. To son John a messuage at Keveingetowue, in said parishes of St. Mary Cray and Or- pington, and all those my messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments in the County of Northampton which Ihave now in possession and which hereafter of right shall come to me by reversion after the decease of Mat- thew Manninge of in the County of Northampton, gentleman, and of now his son. To son Matthew two pieces of woodland in Chis- elhurst, Kent. Soame, 97. John Webbe of East Wickham in the County of Kent, yeoman, 29 April 1624, proved 1 February 1625. To Dorothy my wife my house at Welling wherein now George Hampe dwelleth, during her natural life; and after the decease of the said Dorothy Igive the same to my two young-

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