| 0001: | In the Name of God Amen I John Mellet of
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| 0002: | Northfield End in the Parish of Henley upon Thames in the County of
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| 0003: | Oxford Blacksmith being ill and weak in body but of sound and disposing
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| 0004: | Mind Memory and understanding do make publish and declare my last Will
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| 0005: | and Testament in manner and form following (that is to say) First I commend
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| 0006: | my Soul into the Hands of Almighty God who gave it and my Body I commit
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| 0007: | to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors hereinafter
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| 0008: | named and as to the worldly Estate and Effects wherewith it hath pleased
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| 0009: | Almighty God to bless me I dispose thereof as follows First I give and
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| 0010: | bequeath unto my loving Wife Catherine Mellet All those my two Leasehold
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| 0011: | Cottages with the Gardens and Appurtenances thereunto belonging situate in
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| 0012: | Northfield End aforesaid To hold the same unto my said Wife for and
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| 0013: | during the Term of her natural life if she shall so long continue a Widow sole
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| 0014: | and unmarried and my Estate therein shall so long continue and from and
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| 0015: | immediately after the decease or marrying again of my said Wife Then I give
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| 0016: | and bequeath the said cottages with the Appurtenances unto my Children John
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| 0017: | Mellet Elizabeth Warren William Mellet Sarah Mellet Jane Mellet Thomas
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| 0018: | Mellet Christian Mellet and Ann Mellet To hold the same unto my said
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| 0019: | Children their Executors Administrators and Assigns for and during all the residue
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| 0020: | and remainder of the Term I have therein which on the decease or marrying
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| 0021: | again of my said Wife shall be to come and unexpired equally to be
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| 0022: | divided amongst them share and share alike All the Rest Residue and
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| 0023: | Remainder of my Estate and Effects whatsoever and wheresoever and of what
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| 0024: | nature or kind so ever I give and bequeath the same unto my said
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| 0025: | Wife Catherine Mellet and my Son in Law Samuel Warren their Executors
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| 0026: | to and for their own Sole and separate use and benefit And I do hereby
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| 0027: | nominate constitute and appoint my said Wife Catherine and my said Son in Law
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| 0028: | Samuel Warren joint Executrix and Executor of this my Will And Lastly I do
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| 0029: | hereby revoke and make void all former and other Will and Wills by me at
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| 0030: | any time heretofore made and do declare this and this only to be my true last
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| 0031: | Will and Testament In Witness whereof I the said John Mellet the Testator
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| 0032: | have to this my last Will and Testament contained in two sheets of paper to
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| 0033: | the first sheet thereof set my Hand and to this last my Hand and Seal
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| 0034: | the eighth day of March in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
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| 0035: | and ninety two.
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| 0036: |
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| 0037: | Jno Mellet
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| 0038: | Signed Sealed Published and declared by the said
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| 0039: | John Mellet the Testator as and for his last Will
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| 0040: | and Testament in the presence of us who in his
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| 0041: | presence at his request and in the presence of each
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| 0042: | other have subscribed our Names as Witnesses thereto
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| 0043: | W[illia]m Hoode
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| 0044: | E[war]d Cook |