| 0001: | In the Name of God Amen
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| 0002: | I William Clowes of Henley upon Thames in the County of
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| 0003: | Oxford Surgeon and Apothecary being in good health of Body
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| 0004: | and of sound disposing mind memory and understanding
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| 0005: | do make and ordain my last Will and Testament in
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| 0006: | manner following (that is to say) First I commend my Soul
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| 0007: | into the hands of Almighty God who gave it and my
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| 0008: | Body I commit to the Earth to be decently Interred at
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| 0009: | the discretion of my Executrix herein after named and as
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| 0010: | to such Worldly Estate and effects wherewith it hath
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| 0011: | pleased God to bless me I dispose thereof as follows First
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| 0012: | I Give devise and Bequeath unto my beloved Wife
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| 0013: | Mary Clowes all and every my Messuages or Tenements
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| 0014: | Lands Hereditaments and Premises whatsoever and wheresoever
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| 0015: | whereof I am possessed or any ways intitled unto to hold the
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| 0016: | same and every part thereof unto and to the use of my
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| 0017: | said Wife Mary Clowes her Heirs and Assigns for ever
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| 0018: | To and for her and their own use and benefit also I
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| 0019: | Give and Bequeath unto [↑her] my said Wife Mary Clowes all
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| 0020: | my Ready Money securities for Money Bonds debts Government
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| 0021: | securities Plate Linen Wearing Apparel and all other my
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| 0022: | Personal Estate and Effects whatsoever and wheresoever and
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| 0023: | of what nature or kind soever To hold the same and every
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| 0024: | Part thereof unto and to the use of her my said Wife
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| 0025: | Mary Clowes her Executors Administrators and Assignees for
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| 0026: | ever To and for her and their own use and benefit and
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| 0027: | I do hereby make Ordain Constitute and Appoint her my
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| 0028: | said Wife Mary full and Sole Executrix of this my
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| 0029: | Will and Lastly I do hereby revoke and make void all
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| 0030: | former and other Will and Wills by me at any time
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| 0031: | heretofore made and I do declare this only to be my
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| 0032: | true last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I the
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| 0033: | said William Clowes the Testator have hereunto set my
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| 0034: | hand and Seal this twenty eighth day of August in the
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| 0035: | Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy
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| 0036: | six
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| 0037: |
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| 0038: | Will[ia]m Clowes [Seal]
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| 0039: |
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| 0040: | Signed sealed Published and declared by
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| 0041: | the said William Clowes the Testator as and for his his last
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| 0042: | Will and Testament in the Presence of us who in his Presence
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| 0043: | and at his request and in the Presence of each other
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| 0044: | have subscribed our names as Witnesses hereunto
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| 0045: |
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| 0046: | T Cooper
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| 0047: | J Owen
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| 0048: | Thomas Cooper Jun[io]r |