| 0001: | In the Name of God Amen
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| 0002: | I Ralph Randall of the parish of Henley upon Thames in
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| 0003: | the County of Oxon yeoman being of sound mind and
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| 0004: | disposing memory thanks be given to God therefore and
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| 0005: | calling to mind the certainty of Death and uncertainty of
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| 0006: | the time when and to avoid all Disputes as far as in me lyes
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| 0007: | which may happen after my decease do make and ordaine this
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| 0008: | my last Will and Testament in manner following that is to say
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| 0009: | Imprimis I recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God
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| 0010: | who gave it trusting to obtaine Salvation through the merits Death and
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| 0011: | Passion of Jesus Christ my ever blessed Saviour and Redeemer
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| 0012: | and my body to the Earth from whence it came to be decently buried
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| 0013: | at the Discretion of my Executrix hereafter named and as for that
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| 0014: | Worldly Estate which God in his mercy hath bestowed on me I
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| 0015: | dispose thereof as followeth Item I give devise and bequeath all
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| 0016: | my Estate whatsoever and wheresoever both real and personall
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| 0017: | unto my dear and loving Wife Elizabeth Randall To hold to her
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| 0018: | her heirs Executors and Administrators for ever and I do
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| 0019: | hereby make ordaine constitute and appoint my said dear and loving
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| 0020: | Elizabeth Randall the full and sole Executrix of this my last Will
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| 0021: | and Testament and I do hereby revoke all former Wills by me at
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| 0022: | any time heretofore made and do publish and declare this to be my
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| 0023: | last Will and Testament and no other In Witness whereof I have
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| 0024: | hereunto set my hand and Seal this twentyeth day of June in the fourth
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| 0025: | year of the Reign of our Soveraign Lord George by the Grace of God
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| 0026: | of Great Britaine France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith
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| 0027: | etc Annoq[ue] D[omi]ni 1718
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| 0028: |
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| 0029: | the mark of Ralph Randall
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| 0030: |
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| 0031: | Signed Sealed
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| 0032: | published declared and delivered by the said Ralph Randall the Testator
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| 0033: | as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of and then attested
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| 0034: | in his presence by us
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| 0035: |
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| 0036: | Tho[mas] Stevens
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| 0037: | Hen[ry] Stevens
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| 0038: | William Williams
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| 0039: |
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| 0040: | I give to my Neices Anne Mattingley and Frances Randall the sume
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| 0041: | of five pounds apeice to be paid them within six months next after
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| 0042: | my decease by my Executrix above named in Testimony of this being my
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| 0043: | Intent and desire I have hereto made my mark the day and year above
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| 0044: | written
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| 0045: |
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| 0046: | the mark of Ralph Randall
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| 0047: |
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| 0048: | witness hereto
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| 0049: |
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| 0050: | Tho[mas] Stevens
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| 0051: | Hen[ry] Stevens
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| 0052: | William Williams |