| 0001: | In the name of God Amen I Margarett Avery of henley upon Thames in the
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| 0002: | County of Oxon widdow being of sound & disposing mind memory & understanding
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| 0003: | but calling to mind the uncertainty of this life and that all flesh must Submitt unto Death
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| 0004: | when itt shall please Almighty God to call Doe for the avoiding all disputes that
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| 0005: | may happen to arrise after my decease concerning my Estate make publish &
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| 0006: | declare this my last will & Testament in manner & forme following And first and
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| 0007: | principally I comend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave itt me
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| 0008: | trusting through the merritts & mediation of my Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ
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| 0009: | to have Remission of all my Sins & to be made pertaker of everlasting life And
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| 0010: | my body I comitt to the Earth to be decently buryed att the discretion of my
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| 0011: | Executrix herein after named And as concerning my worldly Estate which the Lord
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| 0012: | out of his Infinite goodnesse & mercy hath bestowed upon me I give & dispose
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| 0013: | thereof as followeth Impri[mi]s I give & devise unto Anne Grove spinster now living
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| 0014: | with me All those two Messuages Cottages or Tenem[en]ts with the gardens & all other
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| 0015: | the appurten[an]cies to the same belonging scituate standing & being att Northfeld End in
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| 0016: | the parish of henley upon Thames aforesaid and now in the severall possessions
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| 0017: | of me the said Margarett Avery and John Pusey ........ and alsoe all other my
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| 0018: | freehold Estate whatsover & wheresoever To have & to hold the said Messuages
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| 0019: | cottages or tenem[en]ts] with their said appurtences unto the said Anne Grove her heires
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| 0020: | and Assignes forever Item I constitute & appoint the said Anne Grove full & Sole
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| 0021: | Executrix of this my last Will & Testam[en]t to whome after payment of my debts
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| 0022: | Legacyes & funerall Expenses I give & Bequeath all the rest & residue of my Goods
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| 0023: | Chet[t]le and personall Estate whatsoever & wheresoever I revoke all wills by mee
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| 0024: | heretofore made or published either by word or in writing And doe declare this to bee
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| 0025: | my last Will & Testament only And in testimony thereof I the said Margarett Avery
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| 0026: | have hereunto sett my hand & seale the Thirteenth day of September In the
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| 0027: | Seventh yeare of the Reigne of King George over Greate Britaine [Annoq[ue]
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| 0028: | D[omi]ni 1720
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| 0029: | Margarett Avery X
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| 0030: | her will
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| 0031: | ...... Sealed published & Declared by the
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| 0032: | ...... Margarett Avery in the pre[e]sence of
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| 0033: | ...... subscribe our names in her presence
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| 0034: | Jona[than] Sayer
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| 0035: | Mary Sayer
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| 0036: | Rich[ar]d Boratt |