| 0001: | I Thomas Harris
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| 0002: | of Henley upon Thames in the County of Oxford
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| 0003: | Coal Merchant being sick and weak in Body but of
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| 0004: | sound and disposing Mind Memory and Understanding
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| 0005: | Do make publish and declare this to be my last
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| 0006: | Will and Testament in manner and form following
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| 0007: | (that is to say) I give and devise all those two
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| 0008: | Freehold Messuages or Tenements Gardens Hereditaments
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| 0009: | and Appurtenances thereunto belonging situate lying
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| 0010: | and being on the North side of New Street in Henley
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| 0011: | upon Thames aforesaid and now in the Occupation of
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| 0012: | my-self and Mr Giles and also all other my Freehold
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| 0013: | Estates that I may die possessed of unto my Dear Wife
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| 0014: | Elizabeth Harris her Heirs and Assigns for ever Also I
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| 0015: | give and bequeath unto John Deane of New Street in
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| 0016: | Henley upon Thames aforesaid the Sum of Four Shillings
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| 0017: | a Week of lawful Money of Great Britain to be paid
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| 0018: | him every Saturday by my Executrix herein after named
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| 0019: | out of my Personal Estate for and during the term
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| 0020: | of his natural life the first payment to be made
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| 0021: | and begin on the first Saturday next after my
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| 0022: | decease And I give and bequeath all the rest residue
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| 0023: | and remainder of my Money in the Funds Securities
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| 0024: | for Money Book Debts Household Furniture Linen Plate
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| 0025: | China Stock in Trade and all other my Personal Estate
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| 0026: | and Effects of what nature or kind soever the same
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| 0027: | may consist and whatsoever and wheresoever the
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| 0028: | same may be (after payment of my just Debts Funeral
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| 0029: | and Testamentary Expences and the above Weekly
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| 0030: | Sum bequeathed to John Deane as aforesaid) unto
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| 0031: | my said dear Wife Elizabeth Harris to and for her
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| 0032: | own use and benefit absolutely for ever And Lastly
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| 0033: | I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said
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| 0034: | dear wife Elizabeth Harris full and sole Executrix
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| 0035: | of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking
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| 0036: | and making void all former and other Will and
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| 0037: | Wills by me heretofore made declaring this to be
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| 0038: | my true last Will and Testament In Witness whereof
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| 0039: | I the said Thomas Harris the Testator have to
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| 0040: | this my last Will and Testament contained in one
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| 0041: | Sheet of Paper set my Hand and Seal this twelfth
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| 0042: | day of May in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand
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| 0043: | seven hundred and ninety four.
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| 0044: |
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| 0045: | Tho[ma]s Harris [Seal]
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| 0046: | Signed Sealed Published and declared by the said
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| 0047: | Thomas Harris the Testator as and for his last
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| 0048: | Will and Testament in the presence of us who in
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| 0049: | his presence and at his request and in the
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| 0050: | presence of each other have Subscribed our Names
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| 0051: | as Witnesses thereto
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| 0052: | John Shaw
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| 0053: | John Bacon
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| 0054: | Henry Allnutt, Att[orne]y Henley Oxon |