| 0001: | In the Name of God Amen I John Chamberlen of Henly
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| 0002: | upon Thames in the County of Oxford Schoolmaster revokeing all
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| 0003: | former Wills and Codicills of Wills by me heretofore Made Do Make
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| 0004: | and Ordain this to be my Last Will and Testament In Manner and
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| 0005: | form following (that is to say) First I Give and bequeath unto my
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| 0006: | Brother William Chamberlen and unto my Brothers in Law Daniel
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| 0007: | and James Peasnall All and Every My Goods and Chattles Monies debts and all other
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| 0008: | my personall Estate whatsoever together with the Bonds and
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| 0009: | Other Securities after my Just Debts and funerall Expences are
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| 0010: | fully paid and Discharged In trust nevertheless That they the said
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| 0011: | William Chamberlen and Daniel & James [↑Peasnall] and the Survivor of them and
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| 0012: | the Executors and Administrators of such Survivor do and shall
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| 0013: | Immediately after my Decease place out at Interest on the best security
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| 0014: | they can gett all and Every such sum and sums of Money that I shall
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| 0015: | have in my possession or that shall be Due and Owing to me at my
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| 0016: | Decease and the Interest thereof shall from time to time pay unto
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| 0017: | my Loving wife Mary for and During her Naturall life And from and
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| 0018: | after her Decease That then the said severall Sum and Sums of Money
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| 0019: | that shall be so putt out at Interest as abovesaid I hereby order and
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| 0020: | Direct shall by the said trustees or the Survivor of them or the Executors
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| 0021: | or Administrators of such Survivor be Equally paid and Divided to
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| 0022: | and amongst all and Every My Child or Children as shall be living at
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| 0023: | my said Wifes Decease share and share alike The same to be paid
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| 0024: | to them respectively when they shall attain their respective ages
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| 0025: | of Twenty one Years And also upon this further Trust that my Said
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| 0026: | trustees do and shall permitt and suffer my said wife to have and
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| 0027: | use the severall household Goods and household furniture and all
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| 0028: | other my personall Estate whatsoever not herein above Disposed of
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| 0029: | for and during her Naturall life and after her decease do and shall
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| 0030: | divide the same to and amongst all and Every my Child and Children
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| 0031: | as shall be living at my said wifes Decease in such Manner as
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| 0032: | my said Trustees shall think fitt In witness whereof I have
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| 0033: | hereunto sett My hand and seal the Ninth day of June In the Year of
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| 0034: | our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty Nine
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| 0036: | John Chamberlen
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| 0038: | Signed Sealed published and Declared by the said
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| 0039: | Testator John Chamberlen as and for his last will
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| 0040: | and Testament In the presence of us who Attested
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| 0041: | and Subscribed our Names as Witnesses thereto in his
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| 0042: | presence
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| 0043: |
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| 0044: | John Thatcher
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| 0045: | The mark of Richard Ford |