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IN the name of God Amen the last will and Testament

of George Beverstosk the Elder of the parish of Bradford

in the Countie of willts Broad weaver made and ordained the

11^th day of January 1688 in manor and form folowing Viz (namely) principaly

I give my Soule into the hands of Almightie God hoping Ashuredly to

mherit Eternall Life thoro the only merits of Jesus Christ my Lord

and Saviour to home be Glorie and Honor for Ever Amen and as

Conserning my goods lent me in this world I dispose of it as foloweth

Itim I Give to Thomas Hall my Son in law for the Afection I beare to

him the 2 Lombes in his Shop and 3 of my midling Sort

of milch Cowes he the said Thomas Hall is to take up A band [bond]

of fuife pound or to discharg my wife of it before he tackes

to the 3 Cowes

Itim I Give to my dafter Mary Hall and my dafter Sarah

Beverstock one halfe of my instore Goodes to be eqaly devided

Betwene the said Mary Hall and Sarah Beverstock

Itim I Give more to my dafter Sarah Beverstock fower

milch cows

Itim I Give the other halfe of my instore Goods to my well

Beloved wife Elizabeth for and duering her naturall Life

and after her deseas I give it to my dafter Mary and

my dafter Sarah to be Eqally devided betwene them as above

menshoned

Itim I Give to my Son Richard Beverstock Tenn Shep

Itim I Give to my Son George the sum of one sheling

Itim I Give to my son Joseph the sum of one sheling

Itim I Give to my son William the sum of one sheling

Itim I Give to my dafter Elizabeth oackly the sum of one sheling

Itim I Give to my granchild Elizabeth dweling in my house 0 5s - 0

Itim I Give to Sarah my granchild dweling in my hous - - - fiufe shelings

Itim I Give to John my granson dweling in my hou[seho]ld - - - fiufe shelings

Itim I Give my son John his 2 cheldren borne since he went out of

the Parish of Bradford one sheling apece

Itim It is my will that what my wife doth Leave of what

I have left her shall be Eqaly after her deseas devided Betwene Mary Hall

and Sarah Beverstock Exept fourtieshelings wich shall be at my

wife Elazabeth her disposall and that the said mary Hall and Sarah

Beverstock Equaly beare the cost of her feunerall

and lastly all the rest and residue of my inheritance

whatsoever and also all my Goods on disposed of and

chatels rights and credits whatsoever I give unto my well

Beloved wife Elizabeth and her doth I macke And ordaine

my full and soull Executrix of this my last will and

Testament only it must what her doth leave depts being

discharged returne after her the said Elizabeth my wife her desease to

Mary Hall and Sarah Beverstock to be eqaly devided betwene them

I doe nominate and Apoynt my trusties and well belovd

freinds Mr William Druce Rich Grant to be trustes of this

my last will to see all things performed heare in and owing

to the true intent and meaning heareof

Signed sealed published

and declared by me the

said George Beverstock

as his only last will and

Testamentthe markeof George Beverstock [with seal]

in the presenc of us

Richard Godby

John Plurrett

the marke

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of John Houlshot

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