| 0001: | In the name of God amen I William Alleway the
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| 0002: | Elder of henley upon Thames in the County of Oxon Glazier Do
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| 0003: | make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner
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| 0004: | following (vizt.) Imprimis I Ratifie and Confirm the
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| 0005: | Settlement I have lately made on my Loving wife and
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| 0006: | Son William of my Messuage or Tenement wherein I now
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| 0007: | live with the appurtenances, And I do hereby give &
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| 0008: | bequeath unto my Loving wife Mary Alleway All my
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| 0009: | goods Chattles and personall Estate wheresoever and
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| 0010: | whatsoever whom I make and Ordain the full & sole
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| 0011: | Executrix of this my last Will and Testament Revoking
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| 0012: | all former Wills by me made I do publish and Declare
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| 0013: | this to be my last Will and Testament and no other
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| 0014: | In Witness whereof I the said William Alleway the Testator
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| 0015: | have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand and
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| 0016: | Seal this Ninth day of November in the Seventh year of
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| 0017: | the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace
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| 0018: | of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender
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| 0019: | of the Faith &c A[nn]o D[omi]ni 1733
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| 0020: |
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| 0021: | Will[ia]m Alleway
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| 0022: |
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| 0023: | Signed sealed published declared and delivered by the said
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| 0024: | W[illia]m Alleway the Testator as & for his last Will
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| 0025: | and Testament in the p[re]sence of us and then attested
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| 0026: | by us in his p[re]sence
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| 0027: |
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| 0028: | Jno Corderoy
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| 0029: | Joseph Flight
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| 0030: | Will[iam] Horne
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| 0031: |
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| 0032: | Commission MS Wills Oxon 301/1/2 annexed to Will:
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| 0033: | Henry Brooke Doctor of Laws Official principal to the Reverend the
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| 0034: | Archdeacon of the Archdeaconry of Oxford lawfully Constituted To our Well beloved in
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| 0035: | Christ Charles Aldrich Doctor in Divinity of Henly upon Thames and John Jefferies Clerks
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| 0036: | within the County and Archdeaconry of Oxford jointly and severally sendeth Greeting in our Lord
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| 0037: | God Everlasting Whereas We in a Certain Cause of proving the last will and Testament
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| 0038: | of William Alleway late of Henly upon Thames aforesaid Deceased rightly and Lawfully proceeding
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| 0039: | We have Decreed a Commission to certain Persons for taking the Oath of Mary Alleway Widow
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| 0040: | Relict and Executrix named in the Last will and Testament of the said
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| 0041: | William Alleway Deceased (Justice requiring the same) To administer therefore the Oath
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| 0042: | under written to the said Mary Alleway We commit to you Jointly and severally our Power
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| 0043: | and Authority and by Virtue of these preents name, ordain, make and appoint you our
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| 0044: | Commissionary to execute the premisses injoining and Requiring you that as soon as
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| 0045: | the said Oath is Administred to the said Mary Alleway the Executrix that you or
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| 0046: | one of you who was present at the Execution of the same shall certify to us or our
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| 0047: | Lawful Surrogate or any other Competent Judge in this behalf at or before the last
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| 0048: | day of this Instant December next after the Date hereof together with these
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| 0049: | presents Otherwise We pronounce this Commission to be of no Effect or force. Given
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| 0050: | at Oxford under the Seal of our Office this thirteenth Day of December in the year
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| 0051: | of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and thirty four
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| 0052: | John Stewart Notary Public
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| 0053: | The form of the Oath to be administred to
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| 0054: | the said Mary Alleway the Executrix herein named
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| 0055: | laying her hand on the Holy Evangelist
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| 0056: |
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| 0057: | You shall swear that you Believe the Will hereunto annexed is the true Last will and Testament
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| 0058: | of William Alleway your late Husband deceased and that you as his Executrix will well and truly
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| 0059: | perform the same by payment of his just Debts and Legacies so far as the Goods and Credits and Chattles
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| 0060: | will thereunto extend and the Law charge you And that you will make or cause to be made a full true and
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| 0061: | perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods Credits and Chattles of the said Deceased that shall
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| 0062: | come to your hands possession or knowledge and Render a true and perfect account of your said
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| 0063: | Administration when by Law required so to do.
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| 0064: | So help you God,
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| 0065: | Kiss the Book
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| 0066: |
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| 0067: | Commission was Duly Executed and the Oath
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| 0068: | written administred to the said Mary Alleway
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| 0069: | on the 23rd Day of December in
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| 0070: | the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred
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| 0071: | thirty and four
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| 0072: | By and in the presence of me,
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| 0073: | C. Aldrich
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| 0074: | Commissioner |