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Thomas Master M.A. Wills Thomas Master's Will was signed on Wednesday the 23rd September 1693, and was proved at Lichfield on the 22nd May 1696. Normal font, means totally sure, Italic font, means I am a little uncertain what the word is. ? means unsure [one word]. [my comments are enclosed in brackets]. On the left are the line numbers...
001 In the name of God Amen. I Thomas Masters Rector of 002 Tatenhill in the County of Stafford being in tolerate health, & 003 Perfect memory I praise God, yet not knowing how soon my 004 Lord God may summon me out of this world I do on this 005 Twenty third of September 1693 make this my last will 006 & Testament as followeth. 007 Imp. I Commit my soul into the hands of my blessed Saviour 008 Jesus Christ, trusting in him alone thro his merits to make 009 my peace with God the Father, in whom I hope for Salvation 010 2. As to the smale? estate wich my gracious God have given me I 011 dispose of it as follows, 012 1 I give & bequeath to the poor of Barton five pounds. 013 2 I give & bequeath to the poor of Dunstall fifty shillings. 014 3. I give & bequeath to the poor of Tattenhill & Callings Wood fifty shillings. 015 4 I give & bequeath to my brother in law Mr Reay David 016 Pareus commentary on the scriptures in 2 volumes. 017 5. All my other Goods & chattles & my Copic? hold? estate I 018 give and bequeath to my dear & loving wife, after my debts & 019 funeral charges are discharged. 020 I shall forbear to give any more leagacies being uncertain 021 how my esate may arise? for the maintenance of my dear wife 022 only I would desire at her death to be as bountiful as 023 prudently she can to my dear Grandchildren & in her lifetime 024 to be as kind as she can to my distressed Sister Browne. 025 Lastly I do constitute & appoint my dear & loving wife Execu 026 trix & my Son Francis Masters of London & my loving 027 Brother in Law John Reay preacher of the Gospel at Long 028 Clawson in Leciestershire Excutors of this my last will & testament. 029 Given under my hand & seal the day & year above written 030 Signed & Sealed in the presence of 031 Isabella Hollis [her mark] 032 Samuall Ftono? 033 John Burns [the mark of] Please Note - Deciphering this will is still ongoing... Thomas Master's wife, Isabella's Master's Will was signed on Monday the 2nd of April 1696, the day before she died and was proved at Lichfield on the 22nd May 1696. Normal font, means totally sure, Italic font, means I am a little uncertain what the word is. ? means unsure [one word]. [my comments are enclosed in brackets]. On the left are the line numbers...
001 In the name of God Amen. I Isabella Masters of Tatenhill
002 in the County of Stafford widdow? going sick? and weak but of 003 perfect memory blessed be God for it, yet not knowing how 004 soon my Lord God may Summon me out of this world, I do 005 on this second day of April make this my last Will 006 and Testament as folllowoth 007 Imp. I Commit my soul into the hands of my blessed Saviour 008 Jesus Christ, trusting in him alone through his merits to make 009 my peace with God the Father, in whom I hope for Salva 010 tion, And and as to that final state which my gloriuos God hath 011 given me and lastly bequesthed me by my dear Husband M 012 Thomas Masters Rector of Tatenhill I dispose of it as 013 followoth 014 1 I give unto my son Mr Francis Masters the silver tankard two silver 015 porringe, 12? silver spoons one fork and the great diamond ring, and 016 I desire him to wear it for my sake and one of fathers rings and tho? 017 sugar raslor? 018 Jlom? I give unto my grandchild Isabella Lucas a silver poat? salt 019 & two silver Sorkos? earring with three diamonds 020 Jlom? I give unto my grandchild Margaret Lucas an Amothhisd? ring 021 Jlom? I give unto Mary Lucas of silver sugar dish & a plain mourning 022 ring 023 Jlom? I give unto my brother Forestor one of my husbands rings 024 Jlom? I give to my brother John Reay Minister another of my hus 025 bands rings 026 And lastly I appoint my brother & ordain my in law John Reay 027 Minister of of Long Clawson my sole executor of this my last 028 will & testament Dated this Second day of April 1696. 029 Signed & sealed & published 030 in the presence of us 031 Isabella Lucas 032 Hannah Smith 033 Martha Owen 034 Isabella Master her mark X [with seal] Please Note - Deciphering this will is still ongoing... Steatham.com All Rights Reserved. |
