What did he leave her? (Part 1) COMPLETED, MANY THANKS

[Greensleeves]

I wonder if you could help me decipher the Will of my many-times great grandfather, please?  I have managed to get quite a bit myself, but if I could feed my queries to you all in bite-sized chunks, I have no doubt that you will be able to make out the writing far better than I.

The first bit where I am stuck is below; I can see he left Susan, his wife, the linens, woollens, and brass; but what else did he leave her?   Any suggestions  would be greatly appreciated.

[arabrab]

Pewter?

Barbara

[lizdb]

i dont think he leaves her anything - she just has use of it till she dies, then it is left to someone else!

This is my attempt:

Susan my wife and ...... ...... shal have the use and ........ of all my household stuff of what  ............ and quality the same ................ and bedding linen woolen pewter brass and the like for the time of her normal life and from and after her death I will ............. the same to be equally divided between Richard ........ and John ...........

[JenB]

Susan my wife and her assignees shall have the use and of all my household stuffe of what kinde and quality the same be of as beddinge,  lynnen, woollen, pewter, brasse, and the like for the terme of her normall life And from and after her death I Will the same to be equally divided between Richard ?Pearle and John ?Pearle.

So, as liz has said - in this part of the will he didn't actually leave her anything.

[arabrab]

I think the missing word might be occupation --not necessarily with that spelling!.

[Willison]

"i dont think he leaves her anything - she just has use of it till she dies, then it is left to someone else!"

Isn't that the same thing? 
 
 
 

[davidft]

"i dont think he leaves her anything - she just has use of it till she dies, then it is left to someone else!"

Isn't that the same thing? 
 

No. If you leave something to someone they can dispose of it how and when they like. If you give someone something for their lifetimes use and then detail who it is to go to after their death then they can not dispose of it at any time at all but must look after it.

[JenB]

I think the missing word might be occupation --not necessarily with that spelling!.

Yes it could possibly be - spelt occupacon !

[Lambendsor (aka IGS)]

Google the phrase "use and occupation" and you'll find that it is an oft used legal term.