0001: | In the Name of God Amen
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0002: | I Ralph Randall of the parish of Henley upon Thames in
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0003: | the County of Oxon yeoman being of sound mind and
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0004: | disposing memory thanks be given to God therefore and
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0005: | calling to mind the certainty of Death and uncertainty of
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0006: | the time when and to avoid all Disputes as far as in me lyes
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0007: | which may happen after my decease do make and ordaine this
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0008: | my last Will and Testament in manner following that is to say
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0009: | Imprimis I recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God
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0010: | who gave it trusting to obtaine Salvation through the merits Death and
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0011: | Passion of Jesus Christ my ever blessed Saviour and Redeemer
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0012: | and my body to the Earth from whence it came to be decently buried
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0013: | at the Discretion of my Executrix hereafter named and as for that
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0014: | Worldly Estate which God in his mercy hath bestowed on me I
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0015: | dispose thereof as followeth Item I give devise and bequeath all
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0016: | my Estate whatsoever and wheresoever both real and personall
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0017: | unto my dear and loving Wife Elizabeth Randall To hold to her
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0018: | her heirs Executors and Administrators for ever and I do
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0019: | hereby make ordaine constitute and appoint my said dear and loving
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0020: | Elizabeth Randall the full and sole Executrix of this my last Will
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0021: | and Testament and I do hereby revoke all former Wills by me at
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0022: | any time heretofore made and do publish and declare this to be my
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0023: | last Will and Testament and no other In Witness whereof I have
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0024: | hereunto set my hand and Seal this twentyeth day of June in the fourth
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0025: | year of the Reign of our Soveraign Lord George by the Grace of God
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0026: | of Great Britaine France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith
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0027: | etc Annoq[ue] D[omi]ni 1718
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0028: |
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0029: | the mark of Ralph Randall
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0030: |
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0031: | Signed Sealed
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0032: | published declared and delivered by the said Ralph Randall the Testator
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0033: | as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of and then attested
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0034: | in his presence by us
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0035: |
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0036: | Tho[mas] Stevens
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0037: | Hen[ry] Stevens
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0038: | William Williams
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0039: |
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0040: | I give to my Neices Anne Mattingley and Frances Randall the sume
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0041: | of five pounds apeice to be paid them within six months next after
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0042: | my decease by my Executrix above named in Testimony of this being my
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0043: | Intent and desire I have hereto made my mark the day and year above
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0044: | written
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0045: |
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0046: | the mark of Ralph Randall
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0047: |
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0048: | witness hereto
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0049: |
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0050: | Tho[mas] Stevens
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0051: | Hen[ry] Stevens
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0052: | William Williams |