| 0001: | In the Name of God Amen
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| 0002: | I Jonah Norcott of Henley upon Thames in the County
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| 0003: | of Oxford Gentleman being of sound mind memory and
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| 0004: | understanding praised be Almighty God for the same
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| 0005: | do make publish and declare this my last Will and
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| 0006: | Testament in manner following (that is to say) First
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| 0007: | I desire that all my Just Debts be paid and discharged
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| 0008: | I give and bequeath unto my Son John Norcott All
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| 0009: | that my Leasehold Messuage or Tenement with its
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| 0010: | Appurtenances situate and being in Upper Grosvenor
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| 0011: | Street in the Parish of Saint George Westminster now
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| 0012: | in the tenure or occupation of Lord Cardigan his
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| 0013: | undertenant or undertenants And also all that my
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| 0014: | other Leasehold Messuage or Tenement with its
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| 0015: | Appurtenances situate and being in Johns Street
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| 0016: | near Berkley Square in the said parish of Saint
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| 0017: | George now in the tenure or occupation of Mr
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| 0018: | Seckham his Undertenant or Undertenants To hold the
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| 0019: | same unto and to the use benefit and behoof of my said
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| 0020: | Son John Norcott his Executors Administrators and
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| 0021: | Assigns for and during all the remainder of my Estate
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| 0022: | Terms and Interest therein respectively now to come
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| 0023: | and unexpired Subject nevertheless and charged and
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| 0024: | chargeable with the payment of the Sum of Three
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| 0025: | hundred Pounds of lawful money of Great Britain to
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| 0026: | my Daughter Hannah Norcott which I do give and
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| 0027: | bequeath to her accordingly and direct the same to be paid
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| 0028: | unto her within twelve calendar months next after my
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| 0029: | decease And also subject to and charged and chargeable
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| 0030: | with the payment of One Annuity or yearly Sum of Ten
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| 0031: | pounds of lawful money of Great Britain unto my Wife
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| 0032: | Margaret and her Assigns from the time of my decease
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| 0033: | for and during the term of her natural life clear of all
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| 0034: | taxes and deductions whatsoever and payable at the
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| 0035: | Feasts of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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| 0036: | Saint John the Baptist Saint Michael the Archangel and
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| 0037: | Saint Thomas the Apostle in every year by equal portions
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| 0038: | The first payment in respect thereof to be made upon
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| 0039: | such of the said Feasts which shall first happen after my
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| 0040: | decease and in Case the said Annuity or any part thereof
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| 0041: | shall be unpaid by the space of Twenty one days next
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| 0042: | after either of the said Feasts or days of payment whereon
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| 0043: | the same ought to be paid as aforesaid being lawfully
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| 0044: | demanded that then and so often it shall be lawful for
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| 0045: | my said Wife and her assigns into the said Messuages
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| 0046: | or Tenements and premises so charged as aforesaid or
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| 0047: | any part thereof to enter and distrain for the same
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| 0048: | and the distress and distresses then and there found to lead
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| 0049: | drive carry away and keep or otherwise to dispose of
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| 0050: | according to Law until the said Annuity or yearly
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| 0051: | Sum or Ten pounds and all arrearages thereof and
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| 0052: | all Costs and Expences to be occasioned by the
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| 0053: | non payment thereof shall be fully paid As to all the
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| 0054: | rest and residue of my personal Estate whatsoever (after
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| 0055: | payment of my Just Debts Legacies Funeral and
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| 0056: | Testamentary expences) I give and bequeath the same
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| 0057: | unto and to the use and benefit of my said Son John
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| 0058: | Norcott his Executors Administrators and Assigns And
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| 0059: | I do hereby make the appoint him my said Son John
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| 0060: | Norcott Sole Executor of this my last Will and
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| 0061: | Testament and hereby revoking all former and other
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| 0062: | Wills by me at any time heretofore made I do
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| 0063: | declare this to be my only last Will and Testament In
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| 0064: | Witness whereof I have to this my last Will and Testament
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| 0065: | set my hand and seal this twenty eighth day of Nov[embe]r
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| 0066: | in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and
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| 0067: | ninety three
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| 0068: |
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| 0069: | Jonah Norcott [Seal]
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| 0070: |
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| 0071: | Signed Sealed
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| 0072: | published and declared by the said Jonah Norcott the
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| 0073: | Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the
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| 0074: | presence of us who have at his request [↑and] in his presence
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| 0075: | and in the presence of each other of us subscribed our
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| 0076: | names as Witnesses thereto
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| 0077: |
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| 0078: | John Markler
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| 0079: | C Allnatt |