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In the Name of God Amen Mark Pike of Trowbridge in the county of Wilts Carpenter do make publish and declare this my last Will and testament in manner and form following and first I Give devise and bequath unto Sarah Snelling one of the Daughters of my Brother Thomas Pike the Sume of Five pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain to be paid as soon as conveniently can after my decease and to each of the Children on her body lawfully begotten the Sum of One Guinea each of like lawful Money to also be paid as soon as conveniently can after my said decease and also I Give devise and bequeath unto George Pike Son of my late Brother Thomas Pike the like Sum of Five pounds of like lawful Money to be also paid as soon as conveniently can be after my said decease and to each of the Children of his body lawfully begotten the Sum of One Guinea each of like lawful Money to be paid as soon as conveniently can after my said decease Also I Give Devise and bequeath unto Amelia Martin one other of the Daughters of my said Brother Thomas Pike Five pounds of like alwful Money of Great Britain and to each of the Children of the said Amelia Martin on her body lawfully begotten the Sum of One Guinea each also to be paid assoon as conveniently can after my said decease and also I Give devise and bequeath unto James Pike the Sum of Five Pounds Five Shillings and my Will is that my Executors herein after named do deduct the Sum of Two pounds one Shilling out of the said Sum of Five pounds five Shillings for Money paid ?????????? ?? for the said Thomas Pike be paid as soon as Conveniently can after my said decease and to each of the Children of the said Thomas Pike the Sum of one Guinea each also to be paid as soon as conventiently can after my said decease and also I Give devise and bequeath unto Mary Cook one other of the Daughters of my late Brother Thomas Pike the Sum of Five pounds of like lawful Money and to each of the Children on her body lawfully begotten the Sum of one Guinea each also to be paid as soon as conveniently can after my said decease and also I Give devise and bequeath unto my Brother Moses Pike the Sum of Five pounds and which Sum of Five pounds will appear on my Books against him which is the Sum of Five pounds I intend to give him in this my Will and also I Give devise and bequeath unto Bett Fatt the Sum of Five Pounds and to each of the Children of the said Betty Fatt on her body lawfully begotten the sum of one Guinea each of like lawful Money to be paid as soon as Conveniently can after my said decease Also I Give devise and bequeath unto Sarah Drewett the Sum of Five pounds and to each of the Children on her body lawfully begotten the Sum of one Guinea each and also I Give devise and bequeath unto Moses Pike son of my Brother Moses Pike the Sum of Five pounds and also I Give Devise and bequeath unto Betty Millard the Sum of Ten pounds (Daughter of my later Brother William Pike) and to her Daughter the Sum of Five pounds And also I Give devise and bequeath unto Betty Drewett the Sum of Five pounds and to each of the Children of her body lawfully begotten the Sum of one Guinea each which said last and respective Sums I desire may be paid as soon as Conveniently can after my said decease and also I Give devise and bequeath unto Sarah Mathews a Tenement or Dwelling House situated in a place called the Brick Plots in Trowbridge aforesaid and late in the occupation of William Scutt for and during and unto the full end and term of her natural life and immediately from and after her decease I Give and devise the same to be equally divided between Sarah Bendy Mary Bendy and Elizabeth Bendy as Tenants in common And also I Give Devise and bequeath unto each and every of the Children of my late Sister Mary Drewett the Sum of Five pounds of like lawful Money except Sarah Mathews a House being given her for her life in lieu thereof And also I Give Devise and bequeath unto the four Daughters of my late Brother George Pike the little Estate situated in a placed called lower Cricklett as Tenants in common and also I Give Devise and bequeath unto Ann Kingman the Debt that stands in my Book against her Husband George Kingman and also I Give devise and bequeath unto William Hurlett the Sum of Five pounds of like lawful Money also to be paid as soon as conveniently can after my said decease and also I give and devise and bequeath unto James Bendy the Sum of Five pounds of like lawful Money to be paid as soon as conveniently can after my said decease and also I Give Devise and bequeath unto Thomas Pike the House at Islington within the said Parish of Trowbridge where I now reside and his Heirs for ever and all the rest residue and remainder of my Real and personal Estates and Estates together with all Sums of Money due to me on Bonds Mortgages and other Debts whatsoever I do Give devise and bequeath uto John Bendy after he has paid all my Debts Legacies and Funeral Expences herein contained and his Heirs for ever and I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint the said John Bendy Sole Executor of this my last Will and testament date this second day of January in the fortieth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the third and in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and one containing three Sheets of paper to the two first whereof I have set my hand and the last thereof my hand and seal Mark Pike LS Signed Sealed Published and declared by the Testator Mark Pike (the interlineation being first made in the presence of as and for his last Will and Testament Jas Shrapwell Geo Marks Edward Mathews I Mark Pike of Trowbridge aforesaid do make this Codicil to this my will (that is to say) I do Give and bequeath and devise unto the aforesaid Sarah Bendy Mary Bendy and Elizabeth Bendy my other Tenements situated in the Brick pltt in Trowbridge aforesaid and now in the occupation of William Moon and John Powell as Tenants in common and my Will is that my Executor above named do receive the Rents and profits of the said premises and apply it to the ???? of the said Sarah Bendy Mary Bendy and Elizabeth Bendy till such time as they do come of age and also I Give and bequeath unto the three Children of my late Sister Sarah Howell my Tool Chest now in the possession of William Howell with its contents to be equally divided amongst them share and share alike And also I Give and bequeath Five pounds to be equally divided between George White and ?????ay White Dated this seventeenth day of January 1801 Mark Pike Witness James Reeves Jas Shrapnell Geo Marks I Mark Pike of Trowbridge afsd do Give and bequeath unto James Shrapnell the Sum of Six Shillings and to William Fisher Shrapnell the Sum of Four Shillings and to Sarah Shrapnell the Sum of Four Shillings all lawful Money of Great Britain Mark Pike Witness John Reeves Jas Shrapnell On the Sixteenth day of October in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and five Admon with the Will and two Codicils annexed of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of Mark Pike late of Trowbridge in the County of Wilts deceased was granted to Moses Pike the naturall and lawful Brother and one of the next of kin of the said deceased having been first sworn by Commission duly to administer John Bendy the Nephew of the said deceased Sole Executor and Residuary Legatee named in the said Will dying in the life time of the said Testator
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