| 0001: | In the Name of God Amen
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| 0002: | I James White of Henley upon Thames in the County of Oxford
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| 0003: | Carpenter being of sound mind memory and understanding do
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| 0004: | make publish and declare this my last Will and Testament in
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| 0005: | manner and form following (that is to say) First I give and
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| 0006: | bequeath unto my Son Featherstone White his Executors
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| 0007: | Administrators and Assigns all my Leasehold Messuage or
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| 0008: | Tenement with all and singular the Appurtenances thereto
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| 0009: | belonging situate in the Parish of Henley aforesaid in the
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| 0010: | Manor of Rotherfield Grayes held by Lease of the Lord of the
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| 0011: | said Manor To hold to the said Featherstone White his Ex[ecut]ors
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| 0012: | Administrators and Assigns for and during all the remaindeer of
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| 0013: | Term and Interest I have therein charged and chargeable
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| 0014: | nevertheless and I do hereby expressly charge the same with
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| 0015: | and to the payment of the sum of thirty pounds a piece to my
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| 0016: | Children James White Mary Bermight and Elizabeth Hall
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| 0017: | which I do hereby give and bequeath to them respectively
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| 0018: | payable out of the said Messuage and premises Whereas I
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| 0019: | now have some Money placed out upon Government Securities
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| 0020: | in the Stocks Now I do hereby dispose thereof as followeth (that
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| 0021: | is to say) I give and bequeath unto my said Son James White
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| 0022: | the sum of forty pounds part thereof to my Son Featherstone
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| 0023: | White fifty pounds part thereof and to my Daughters Mary
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| 0024: | and Elizabeth the sum of ten pounds a piece and after payment
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| 0025: | of the said several Legacies I give and bequeath the Remainder
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| 0026: | of the said Monies in the Stocks unto my said Children James
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| 0027: | Featherstone Mary and Elizabeth to be equally divided between
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| 0028: | them share and share alike And all the rest and residue of my
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| 0029: | Estate whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature or kind
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| 0030: | soever both real and personal I give devise and bequeath the
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| 0031: | same unto my said Son Featherstone White to hold to him his
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| 0032: | Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns for ever for his and
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| 0033: | their own use and benefit And I hereby nominate and
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| 0034: | appoint the said Featherstone White Sole Executor of this my
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| 0035: | Will hereby revoking and declaring void all former Will and
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| 0036: | Wills by me made and do declare this only to be my true last
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| 0037: | Will In Witness whereof I the said James White have hereunto
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| 0038: | set my hand and seal this twenty seventh day of September
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| 0039: | in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and
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| 0040: | seventy nine
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| 0041: | The Marks or Letters J W of James White the Testator [Seal]
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| 0043: | Signed Sealed Published and declared by
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| 0044: | the said James White the Testator as and for his last Will
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| 0045: | and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence
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| 0046: | at his request and in the presence of each other have
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| 0047: | subscribed our names as Witnesses thereunto the Words
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| 0048: | "Bermight" and "Hall" being first Interlined
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| 0049: |
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| 0050: | Waters Powney
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| 0051: | William Lanchbery
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| 0052: | Geo[rge] Robinson
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