‘In a letter to Mrs Maton dated 9 Dec 1896, Ri. Grosvenor Bartlett says he thinks Henry Carslake ‘was son of Richard Carslake who was living at Sidbury in 1643302 & grandson of John Carslake of Sidmouth 1623’’10,303; this Richard Carslake may have been the Richard Carslake whose ‘house .. at Buckley in Sidsbury (sic) was licensed as a meeting-place for Presbyterians’ on 13 Apr 1672?304 ‘Died 15 March 1670’10
WILL of HENRY CARSLAKE Dated 23 Feby 1670 [1671]
Extracted from the District & Registry attached to the Probate Division of Her Majesty’s High Court of Justice at Exeter. In the Principal Registry of the Bishop of Exeter.
In the name of God, Amen, I Henery Carslake of Sidbery in the County of Devon within the Diesses of Exon being weke of bodey butt of perfit memory thanks be to God doe heere make my last Will and Testament --- First I give and bequeath my Soul to God that gave itt and my Bodey to a Cristean Beureall when and where it shal plese God to take mee out of this mortal lif and for my wordly Goods as follows:-
I give and bequeath unto my too Sonns John Carslake and Henry Carslake One thousand pound to be equaly devided betwext them and if my Executor and overseers doe bestow the sayd money in mens or any part therof then thay both or Ether of them shal take itt in leue of the sayde money or in any part therof so bestoed and after seven years if nott befor to goe to theare best benefit but that neither of them shal have the command or dispoes of it or any part thereof befor thay accomplish the age of twenty four years without my Executor and Overseers consent provided that if ether of them hapen to dye under the age of twenty one years the survivor to injoy the hole. I give and bequeath unto my three Dafters Mary Prudence and Sarey Tweef hundred pound to be devided amonge the three according to my Executor and Overseers descretion ether the wone more or the other lees as they may think fitt after seven years to goe to there best benefet if not befor to be payde up when my overseers see cause, provided if ther be any lose Considerabel my Sons & Dafters to baer it proportionabell I give unto the pore – Five pound to be desposed by my Executor Al the rest of my Goods & Chettels not formerly given I give unto my wif whom I make my hole and sole Executor – I doe desire Jerem Clape, Wiill Clape, Necles Whetten and Abraham Carslake to be my overseers and to assist my wife herein
Febrarey 23, 1670 – Henry Carslake
Signed in the presence of
Abraham Carslake
: The mark of Robert X Winsoom
11 March 1671 – This Will was proved by Grace Carslake the sole Executor10,175
On a separate sheet O-lan has sent a photocopy of a typed Abstract of this Will, with ‘[Exeter, P.R.]’ beneath it. It includes the following Inventory:
Inventory 23 March 1670/1 by Abraham Carslake, Nicholas ‘Wetton’,
Jerome Clapp & William Clapp £2214:2:4: (Apparel £8, Cattle &c.
Paid Mr. Walter Harlowin for ground 6 years yet to come £120.
do. to Thomas Gregg 1 &three-quarter years to come £17:10:0;
Moneys laid out Robert Winsam for one piece of ground £60. Money out to William Cox on ground £70. One chattle bought of Mr John Boyer £21. One chattle bought of Steven Stocker £27. . One small ship or bark called the Elizabeth, 35 tons or thereabouts with her tackling &c £400. Moneys due from John Martin ¢12. On bills, bonds, & in moneys £1265:16:0:)10