| 0001: | In the Name of God Amen
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| 0002: | I John Hucks of Henley upon Thames in the County of
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| 0003: | Oxford Baker being willing to settle my affairs do make
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| 0004: | publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament
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| 0005: | in manner and form following (that is to say) all that my
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| 0006: | Messuage or Tenement with the Appurtenances situate - - -
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| 0007: | - - - in Friday Street in Henley upon Thames aforesaid in
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| 0008: | my own Occupation I Give and devise unto my wife for
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| 0009: | and during the term of her natural life and from and after
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| 0010: | her decease then to amongst all her Children in such
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| 0011: | shares and proportions as she my said Wife shall in and
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| 0012: | by her last Will and Testament in Writing by her duly
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| 0013: | executed and attested or by any other deed under her hand
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| 0014: | and seal by her duly executed and attested shall declare
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| 0015: | direct limit or appoint and in default of such declaration
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| 0016: | direction limitation or Appointment then I direct that the said
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| 0017: | Messuage or Tenement with the Appurtenances shall be equally
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| 0018: | divided to and amongst all my Children as shall be living
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| 0019: | at my wifes decease share and share alike to hold to them
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| 0020: | as Tenants in Common and not as joint Tenants All the rest
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| 0021: | residue and remainder of my real and personal Estate whatsoever
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| 0022: | [↑and wheresoever] after and subject to the payment of all my Just debts and
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| 0023: | Funeral Expences I give devise and bequeath unto my said Wife
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| 0024: | for her life and from and after her decease then to and
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| 0025: | amongst my said Children in such shares and proportions as
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| 0026: | she my said Wife shall give direct limit and appoint as
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| 0027: | aforesaid and I do hereby make constitute and appoint my
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| 0028: | said wife sole Executrix of this my last will and Testament
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| 0029: | and revoking all former Wills by me at any time heretofore
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| 0030: | made do declare this only to be my last will and Testament
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| 0031: | [↑only] In Witness whereof I the said John Hucks the Testator have
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| 0032: | to this my last Will and Testament set my hand and seal
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| 0033: | this twenty second day of March in the year of our Lord one
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| 0034: | thousand seven hundred and seventy one
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| 0036: | The mark of JH John Hucks [Seal]
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| 0037: |
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| 0038: | signed sealed published and declared by the said
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| 0039: | John Hucks the Testator as and for his last will and
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| 0040: | Testament in the Presence of us who in his Presence and at
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| 0041: | his request and in the presence of each other have subscribed
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| 0042: | our names as Witnesses hereto
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| 0043: |
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| 0044: | Tho[ma]s Newell
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| 0045: | John Bird
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| 0046: | Tho[ma]s Atkinson |