Source: TNA, PROB 11/480
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In the Name of God Amen: The twenty Nineth Day of November Anno Dni One Thousand seven Hundred and Four And in the third year of her Maties Raigne &c I Elizabeth Hicks of Portsmouth in the county of Southton Widdow being Sick and weake in Body but of sound and perfect minde and memory Doe make and Declare this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme following (that is to say) First I give my Soul to God and my body to the Earth to be decently buryed at the expence of twenty pounds and noe more which I will my Executrix shall pay out of the old Gold I shall leave Item I give devise and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Spicer All that my now dwelling House in St Thomas Street in Portsmouth aforesaid with the Backside Garden and Appurtenances thereunto belonging for and dureing the terme of her naturall Life And after her decease i give and bequeath the same unto my grand Daughter Mary Spicer and the Heires of her Body lawfully to be begotten for ever Item I give and bequeath unto my grand Daughter Elizabeth Spicer All those my Messuages and Tenements with the Backsides and appurtenances now in the possession of John Woodford and George Gilbert formerly called the Wheat Sheafe and Pidgeons Scituate lyeing and being in Oyster Street in Portsmouth aforesaid To Have and to Hold the said Elizabeth my grand Daughter and the Heirs of her Body lawfully to be begotten for ever Item I give and bequeath unto my grand Daughter Susannah Spicer All that my Malthouse Barne and Backside with the appurtenances Scituate lyeing and being on the Northside of the High Street in Portsmouth aforesaid now in the possession of William Mudge To Have and to Hold to my said grand Daughter Susanna Spicer and the Heires of her body lawfully to be begotten for ever Item I give and bequeath unto my grand Daughter Hannah Spicer and to the Heirs of her Body lawfully to be begotten for ever All those my Messuages or Tenements and Stonehouse with the appurtenances Scituate lying and being on the North side of the little Lane in Oyster Street in Portsmouth aforesaid now in the possession of James Bartlett one Payne and others And in case that any or either of my said Four grand Daughters shall happen to depart this naturall Life under her or their age or ages of one and twenty yeares and without lawfull Issue of her or their Body or Bodies That then in that case I doe give devise and bequeath the EState or Estates of her or them soe Dying to be equally Divided and shared among and between the survivor and survivors of my said Four Grand Daughters and my Grand Daughters Keturah and Sarah and their Heires for ever item I will that the sume of Two Hundred and Fifty pounds which I owe upon Bond and the Interest thereof shall be raised and paid out of the rents issues and profitts of the Messuages or Tenements and premisses before mentioned (except my dwelling House which I have given to my said Daughter for her Life) soe soon after my Decease as the same can possibly be done and after payment of the said Two Hundred and Fifty pounds and Interest Then I will that the said rents issues and profitts (and alsoe the rents issues and profitts of my now dwelling House after the Decease of my said Daughter) shall goe and be applyed towards the bringing up my said six grand Daughters And for the better effecting thereof I doe hereby give full power and authority to my son in Law Captaine Luke Spicer Thomas Hamond of Portsmouth aforesaid gent Samuel Henty of the same Tallow Chandler Charles Read of the same Mercer and George Huish of the same gent and the survivor and survivors of them to lett and Dispose of the said messuages or Tenements and premisses and to receive the rents issues and profitts thereof and to apply and dispose of the same to the uses aforesaid and to pay the Remainder (if any be) equally to my said six grand Daughters and the survivor and survivors of them at such time or times as they shall be capable to give Discharges for the same Item I give to my said grand Daughter Elizabeth Spicer my silver Tankard To my said grand Daughter Susanna Spicer my biggest Silver Cup with the Cover to it To my said Grand Daughter Mary Spicer my Silver Casters To my said grand Daughter Hannah Spicer my great Silver Sugar Box To my grand Daughter Keturah Spicer my great Silver Salt And to my grand Daughter Sarah Spicer my large Silver Plate Item all the rest residue and remainder of my Estate goods chattells rights and creditts whatsoever I doe give devise and bequeath to my said Daughter Elizabeth Spicer And doe hereby make nominate and appoint her whole and sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof (revokeing all former Wills by me made) I the said Elizabeth Hicks have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand and seale the Day and year above written Eliz: Hicks Signed Sealed published and declared in the presence of us Eliz: Jackson John Harris John Woodford I the abovenamed Elizabeth Hicks Doe by this my Codicill which I hereby Declare to be part of my last Will and Testament above written Further give and bequeath to my said grand Daughter Keturah Spicer the sume of one Hundred pounds of lawfull money of England to be paid to her by my said grand Daughter Elizabeth Spicer or the Heires of her body within twelve Months next after the Messuages or Tenements and premisses herein before given to my said grand Daughter Elizabeth shall according to the direction of my said Will come to the possession of the said Elizabeth or the Heirs or her Body with the payment of which said sume I doe hereby charge the said Messuages or Tenements and premisses And I further give to my said grand Daughter Sarah Spicer the like sume of One Hundred pounds To be paid to her by my said grand Daughter Susannah Spicer or the Heires of her body within twelve Moneths next after the Maulthouse Barne Backside and premisses herein before given to my said grand Daughter Susanna Spicer shall come to the possession of the said Susanna or the Heires of her Body with the payment of which said last mentioned sume I doe hereby alsoe charge the said Maulthouse Barne Backside and premisses Witness my hand and seale the twenty third Day of December Anno Dni One Thousand seven Hundred and Four Eliz: Hickes Witnesses hereunto Elizabeth Jackson John Harris John Woodford Probatum fuit [... this paragraph continues in Latin and appears to grant admon on 13 Feb 1704] Decimo tertio Die Mensis Februarii Anno Dni (Stilo Anglice) millesimo septingenno quarto [to] Elizabetha Spicer uxoris Luci Spicer [i.e., Luke Spicer]
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