| 0001: | In the Name of God Amen
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| 0002: | I Thomas Shippard of Henley upon Thames in the County of Oxon
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| 0003: | Boatm[an] being weake in Body but of a sound Mind and Memory
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| 0004: | Praised be God To avoid all disputes as farr as may be which
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| 0005: | may happen to arise concerning my Estate I shall leave behind
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| 0006: | me doe make and ordaine this my last Will and Testament
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| 0007: | in manner following revoking disanulling and making void
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| 0008: | all former Wills and Testaments by me at any time hereto=
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| 0009: | fore made First I commend my soul to God who gave it,
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| 0010: | And my Body to the Earth from whence it came to be de=
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| 0011: | cently buried as the discretion of my Executrix herein after
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| 0012: | named and for my Worldly Estate I dispose thereof as followes
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| 0013: | Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my son John Shippard
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| 0014: | One Shilling in full Barr of all other Clayms out of any part
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| 0015: | of my Personall Estate. Item I give and bequeath unto my
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| 0016: | loving daughter Ann Mylam now the Wife of John Mylam
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| 0017: | now living in my Dwelling house with me All and singular
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| 0018: | my Goods, Chattells, Plate, ready moneys, moneys oweing from
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| 0019: | any person or persons whatsoever and wheresoever, Brass Pewter,
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| 0020: | Beding Lynnen and Woollen and all other my utensills of house=
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| 0021: | hold whatsoever, whom I doe make and ordain full and sole
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| 0022: | Executrix of this my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof
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| 0023: | I the said Thomas Shippard to this my present last Will and
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| 0024: | Testament have put my hand and seale the ninth day of March
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| 0025: | In the Third year of the Reign of our Soveraigne Lady Ann by the
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| 0026: | Grace of God Queen of England Scotland France and Ireland
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| 0027: | Defender of the Faith etc Annoq[ue] Domini 1703
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| 0029: | Thomas Shefford
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| 0031: | Signed sealed published and declared by the said Thomas Shippard
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| 0032: | as his last Will and Testament in the presence of and attested
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| 0033: | alsoe in his presence by us
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| 0035: | John Green
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| 0036: | Tho[mas] Floyd |