| 0001: | In The Name of God Amen I Henry Garter of Henley upon Thames in the County of Oxford
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| 0002: | Barber being Sick and weak but of Sound and disposing mind memory and Understanding
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| 0003: | (thanks be Given to Almighty God for the Same) Do make publish and declare this my Last will
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| 0004: | And Testament in manner and forme following (that is to Say) First and principally I
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| 0005: | Comend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God my Creator hoping thro' the meritts and
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| 0006: | Mediation of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to have Remission of all my Sins and to be
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| 0007: | Made partaker of Everlasting life and my Body I Comitt to the Earth to be decently buryed at
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| 0008: | the discretion of my Executor herein after named And as to my wordly Estate which the Lord
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| 0009: | out of his mercy hath bestowed upon me I give and dispose thereof as followeth; I Give devise
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| 0010: | And bequeath unto my Good friend and Neighbour Cornelius Bland of Henley aforesaid
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| 0011: | Butcher All those my two Messuages or tenements and premises Scituate and being
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| 0012: | in Belstreet in Henley upon Thames aforesaid now in the Occupation of William
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| 0013: | Grimshiere and Bartholomew Andrews the Elder together with all Rights members
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| 0014: | And Appurtenances whatsoever to the Same belonging To Hold to the said Cornelius
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| 0015: | Bland his Heires and Assignes for ever upon the Trusts and to and for the Severall
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| 0016: | Uses intents and purposes herein after mentioned (that is to Say) upon Trust that
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| 0017: | he or they do and shall as soon as Conveniently may be after my decease make
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| 0018: | sale of the same for the best price that xxxxx can be getten for the same and by and out of
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| 0019: | the moneys arrising by Such sale In the First place Satisfy and pay my debts and
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| 0020: | funerall Expences and Also his own Charges and Expences in and about the same and [↑divide the]
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| 0021: | Residue Equally amongst my Sons and Daughters at the times hereinafter mentioned
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| 0022: | (that is to Say) The shares of my Sons at their respective ages of Twenty one Years and
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| 0023: | the Shares of my Daughters at their ages of Eighteen Years or days of marriage which
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| 0024: | shall first happen; I also give to the said Cornelius Bland all other my Estate or Estates
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| 0025: | whatsoever & wheresoever In Trust that he sell and dispose of the same and divide the
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| 0026: | Moneys arrising by such sale amongst my Children at their respective ages or times above
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| 0027: | mentioned and in the meane time my will is that he shall place out the share or shares of
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| 0028: | Such of my Children as shall not be Intituled to receive the Same upon securitys for the
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| 0029: | best interest he can get and pay the interest thereof Equally amongst them towards their
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| 0030: | Support and maintenance; My wills is also that the said Cornelius Bland shall not be
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| 0031: | Answerable for any moneys that may happen to be Lost on any Securitys but that my
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| 0032: | Children shall Equally bear such [↑Loss] and that he shall also reimburse himselfe all Expences
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| 0033: | and for his trouble in the Execution of this my will; Lastly I hereby Constitute and
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| 0034: | Appoint the said Cornelius Bland full and sole Executor of this my will and do declare
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| 0035: | this to be my Last will and Testament only and In Testimony that this writing is and contains
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| 0036: | my Last will and Testament I the said Henry Garter have hereunto Sett my Hand and Seale
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| 0037: | this Sixth day of Aprill in the Year of our Lord One Thousand and Seven hundred and Forty
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| 0038: | Henry Garter
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| 0039: | Signed Sealed published and declared by the said Testator Henry Garter
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| 0040: | As and for his Last will and Testament in the presence of us who at
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| 0041: | his request and in his presence have Subscribed our names as witnesses
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| 0042: | Hereto (the words "divide the" being first interlined between the nineteenth and
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| 0043: | Twentyeth lines)
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| 0044: | John Fowller
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| 0045: | Benj[ami]n Mason
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| 0046: | Tho:[mas] Newell
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