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In the name of God Amen I Mary Wadham Widdow of the Towne and County of Poole Being Infirme of Body butt In Perfeckte health and Memory doe Constitute nominate and apointe this to be my laste will and testimente heareby Revocking all others whatsoever which is as Followeth 1st First and princeply I doe Bequeath My soule Into the Hands of the Almighty God that Gave itt trusting In the Merritts of my Saviour Jesus Christe For salvation and my Body to the duste From whernce itt Came to be Buried with a decente Buriall to Reste in Hoapes of a Joyfull Reserecktion with the Juste att the Laste day 2d I doe Consittute and apointe and By these presents make my well Beloved Sons Thomas Wadham and John Wadham to by my Exceutors of this my laste will and Testimente That what I doe leave Behinde me In the worlde may be Equally devided Betwixte them Affter the paymente of all my Lawffull depts and Funerall Charges and all the Legecys which are as Followeth 3d Item I doe Give and Bequeath unto my well Beloved son Thomas Wadham my silver Tancarde and Loocking Glass halfe dozen of diaper naptkins and my Wedding Ring within Three months Affter my decease 4th Item I doe Give and Bequeath unto my Grandson Thomas Spurrier my Greate Brass Pott and two Large Pewter dishes within three months Affter my decease to be delivered him 5th Item I doe Give and Bequeath unto my Granddaughter Susana Spurrier one of my Beds to be delivered to her or her Father within three months after my decease 6th Item I doe Give and Bequeath unto my sister dorithy Reekes my Beste hatt and Mantell and as much of my other Cloathes as my Executors Please to Give her within Three months after my decease 7th and lastely I doe Apointe my Brother William Hooper and Mr Timothy Birde to be overseeres of this my laste will and Testimente to Assiste and and direckte my Executors In the Managemente Thereof which is without any worde Alltered and withoutt any Interlineation Excepte the word (wadham In the second article and of seaven secktions dated In Poole In the Thirde yeare of The Reigne of our Soverange Lady Queene Anne In the thirde day of march and In the yeare of our Lord one thousand seaven hundred and ffower mary whadam Signed sealed Published and declared In Presence of Richard Bucknam Christopher Reeks Mary Wadham's will 3 March 1704 Proved 25 Octr 1705
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