| 0001: | In the Name of God Amen
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| 0002: | I Thomas Evatt of Henley upon Thames in the County of
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| 0003: | Oxford Baker being Ill but of sound and disposing
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| 0004: | mind memory and understanding do make and ordain
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| 0005: | this my last Will and Testament in manner and form
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| 0006: | following I desire to be buried in a decent manner at the
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| 0007: | discretion of my Executrix hereinafter mentioned and as to
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| 0008: | the Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless
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| 0009: | me I dispose thereof as follows I give and bequeath to my
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| 0010: | beloved Brothers William Francis and James Evatt the sum
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| 0011: | of two Guineas a piece for a Mouring Ring and I
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| 0012: | hereby direct all my just Debts and Funeral and Testamentary
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| 0013: | expences to be fully paid and satisfied and after payment
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| 0014: | thereof I give and bequeath to my Dearly beloved Wife
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| 0015: | Ann all my Stock in trade household Furniture plate goods
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| 0016: | ready money Securities for Money and all other my
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| 0017: | personal Estate and Effects whatsoever and wheresoever and
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| 0018: | of what nature or kind soever To hold the same to my
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| 0019: | said Wife her Executors Administrators and Assigns for ever to
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| 0020: | and for her and their own proper use and benefit and I do
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| 0021: | hereby desire and request of her to educate and provide as
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| 0022: | well for my son Tavener as for any other Child or Children she
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| 0023: | may have by me to the best of her power and I do herby
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| 0024: | nominate constitute and appoint my said dearly beloved
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| 0025: | Wife Ann Sole Executrix of this my Will and I do hereby
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| 0026: | revoke and make void all former and other Will and
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| 0027: | Wills by me at any time heretofore made and do declare
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| 0028: | this and this only to be my [↑true] last Will and Testament In
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| 0029: | Witness whereof I the said Thomas Evatt have hereunto
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| 0030: | set my hand and Seal this twenty first day of May one
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| 0031: | thousand seven hundred and eighty seven
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| 0032: |
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| 0033: | The mark of X Thomas Evatt [Seal]
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| 0034: | Signed sealed published and declared by
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| 0035: | the above named Thomas Evatt the Testator as and for his
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| 0036: | last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his
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| 0037: | presence at his request and in the presence of each other
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| 0038: | have subscribed our Names as Witnesses hereto
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| 0039: |
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| 0040: | Luke Coulson
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| 0041: | Thomas Cooper jun[io]r
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