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In the Name of God Amen I Shadrach Beall of the Towne and County of Poole Merchant being weake in Body, But of Sound and perfect mind and memory, praise be therefore given to allmighty God, Doe make and ordain this my prsent last Will and Testament, in Manner and forme following (that is to say) First and principally I Comend my soul to God that gave it, and my Body I Comitt to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executrixes hereinafter named, and as for and touching the disposicon of such Temporall Estate as it hath pleased allmighty God to bestow upon me, I give and dispose thereof as Followeth, First I will that all my debts and Funerall Expences be paid and discharged, Item I give grant and devise that my Messuage or Tenement wherein I now dwell scituate lyeing and being, within the said Towne and County of Poole, in or neer the Street there called Thames Street, with the Turfe house and garden thereunto belonging and my Cellar thereunto belonging, and the Chambers over the same, unto my Four Grandaughters Elizabeth Irish Widdow, Mary Beall, Rebecca Adams and Sarah Beall their heires and assignes forever equally to be divided between them Item I give grant and Devise all that my Messuage or Tenement in Poole aforesaid now in the possession of Walter Frampton, with the appurtenances and all that my Messuage or Tenement in the Strand Street in Poole aforesaid now in the possession of Ri???d Parsons and Joan Adams Widdow with the appurtenances, unto my daughter Mary Linthern wife of John Linthern and her heires forever, and my Will and pleasure is that my said daughter Mary Linthern doe and shall pay out of my said Messuage or Tenement in Strand Street aforesaid and my said Messuage or Tenement now in the possession of the said Walter Frampton and the Lands and Hereditaments thereunto belonging Five pounds apeece unto all and every her Children, and also the sume of Five pounds apeece unto all and every my other Grandchildren that shall be liveing at the time of my decease, to be paid within six months after my decease, and I doe hereby charge my said Messuage or Tenement in Strand Street aforesaid and my said Messuage or Tenement now in the possession of the said Walter Frampton and the Lands and Hereditaments thereunto belonging, with and for the payment thereof, Item I give and bequueath unto my said daughter Linthern my old Silver Salt, and unto her daughter Mary my Pint Silver Cupp with one handle Item I give unto my said Grandaughter Sarah Beale my Silver Cupp that hath two handles, Item all the rest of my plate of what kind or nature soever that I shall dye possessed of I give and bequeath unto my said Grandaughter Mary Beall, Item I give unto my servant Judeth Scott three pounds Item I give unto Mr William Cocke Mr Stephen Barfoot both of the Towne and County of Poole aforesaid and Mr Rawlin Raven of Wimborne Minster in the County of Dorset, twenty shillings apeece, whome I make overseers of this my last Will and Testament ?????re them to see the same faithfully [the bottom of the page is tattered and folded] [the top of the reverse side is tattered and folded] Grandauthers Elizabeh ????, Mary Beall, Rebecca ??????????????????????????????????tween ????? whome I make full and sole Executrixes of this my last Will and Testament, and I doe hereby rev????nd make void all former Wills by me made In Witness whereof I the said Shadrach Beall have hereunto sett my hand and seale the thirtieth day of Aprill in the second Yeare of the raigne of our Soveraigne Lord ??orge by the Grace of God of Great Brittain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c Annoq Dni 1716 Shadrach Beall his marke Signed Sealed published and Declared to be the last Will and Testament of the said Shadrach Beall in the prsence of us, who subscribed our names in his prsence Edw Bethome John Thomas Elies Bayly Raw Rawen The last Will of Mr Shadrach Beall Date 30th Aprill 1716 Jur Eliz: Irish Maria Beall et Rebecca Adams Execes ??? Mr Wmo Guise ?????? ?? reservat polest alter Exec cum vendit 9 Mayii 1717 Geo Woodford
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