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In the name of God Amen In the yeare of our Lord God One Thousand Sixe hundred and Sixtie the Seaventh Day of August I Anne Morley of the Parrish of Corfe Mullen in the Countie of Dorsett beinge nowe in perfect memorie Doe make and Ordaine this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme as Followeth vizt First I give and bequeath my Soule to Almightie God that gave itt In full hope and Assurance through the Merritts and passion of my Saviour Jesus Christ of a Joyfull Joyfull Resurrection att the last Day And my bodie to be buried in Corfe Mullen Church or Church yard accordinge as myne Executor pleaseth Inprimis there is a Debt due to bee paied unto mee which sometymes was due to my Father upon Bond from Robert Cleeves and since his Decease his Sonne in Lawe William Guy and Christian the Daughter of the said Robert Cleeves Deceased Marryinge with the aforesaid William Guy beinge both Executors to the said Robert Deceased were thereby made Responsive and lyable to the payment and Sattisfaccon of the said Debt being ?? Twentie Nine Poundes as is Expressed in the bond aforesaid Now my Will and desire is that when this debt of Twentie Nyne Pound is paid and Received from William Guy and his wife Christian That then the Receiver or Receivers thereof shall pay backe againe Five Pounds of the said Sume Two William Guy accordinge to an Agreement which was made betweene my Father and him before my Fathers death Item my Will is That Twentie Fower Pounds of the aforesaid Sume Contai- ned in the said Bond bee Equally devided betweene my sister Mistris Marie Crandon and Marie Crandon her Daug?ter my Neece And my two Cosens Richard Merley and Henry Merley vizt That every one of theese Fower have Sixe Poundes apeece Item I give to my Neece Mary Crandon aforesaid my Gould Ringe Item I give to my Master Twentie Shillinges and to my Mistris Five Poundes Item I give to Mistris Baskett of Dulish and to Robert Baskett Esquire her Sonne To Mistris Solina Slaughter To Mistris Marie Baskett To Mistris Elizabeth Baskett To Mr John Baskett and to Mr Hopton Baskett Children of the said Mistris Baskett of Dulish to each of them Twentie Shillinges apeece Item I give to Mr Robert Baskett Minister Twentie Shillinges and to his Daughter Mistris Elizabeth Tenne Shillinges Item that these Tenne Legacyes aforesaid of Twentie Shillinges apeece may bee paied with that bond of Tenne Poundes which is due to mee from Mistris Amtill Item that mistris Katherine Baskett may have the disposeinge of All my Cloathes as I shall Appointe Item I give to Richard Morley and Henry Morley Fiftie Shillinges apeece Item I give to Mistris Honor Hulbert Twentie Shillinges Item I give to Grace Gould George Turke and Robert Keyle Two Shillinges Sixe pence apeece Item I give to All my Masters servants that bee in his howse Twelve pence a peece Item I Doe allow Tenne Poundes for my Funerall Expeences Exceptinge and Deductinge Twentie Shillinges to Mr Dickinson or to him that preacheth my Funerall Sermon and Tenne Shillings to Thomas Minister Item I give to Mistris Katherine Baskett my warminge Pann Item All the Rest of my goods whatsoever not given nor bequeathed before I doe give to Mr Clifford Hussey whom I make and Ordaine my sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament In Witnes whereof I have thereunto sett my hand and Seale the Day and yeare above written Anne Morley Test Bridgett Phillips Signe of Katherine Pottle Tho Holford Cler Probatum fuit ... [this paragraph continues in Latin to grant probate on 11 October 1660] Undecimo Die Mensis Octobris Anno Domini Millimo Sexcemmo Sexagesimo [to] Clifford Jussey Executoris
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