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There is oweinge unto me nowe from my Uncle Mr James Marshall of Exon Merchant Fortie Nine pounds as this Bill and my Acct appeereth And from my father Mr Thomas Trowbridge Tenn pounds which I lent him And I have sent for Muclinx Eight peeces of Sarges cost twentie five pounds And Twentie foure pounds Mr Jno Manninge of New England Marchant owes me And Twentie one pounds Mr William Davis of Muskeeta in Newfoundland owes which I have ordered George Pardon Master of the Willingminde to receive of him this yeere theire and carry it with him for St Lukas and bring home re- -turnes with him All which summes amounts unto one hundred twentie nine pounds which if please God to take me hence I doe in the first place And my Will is that Twenty pounds of it shall be disbursed in the neces- -saries for my buriall And for the other One hundred and Nine pounds I doe dispose of as followeth vizt I doe give unto my honored father Mr Thomas Trowbridge Fortie pounds And I doe give unto my Brothers Thomas William and James Trowbridge betweene them Fiftie pounds And to my Aunte Mace I doe give five pounds And I doe give unto my Cozen James Marshall Fourteene pounds All which I have given does amount unto one hundred and Nine pounds This beinge my last will whereunto I doe nowe set my hand and seale this twentieth day of October one thousand sixe hundred Fiftie three in Taunton John Trowbridge Wee whose names underwritten doe confidently beleive this to be the hand writtinge of John Trowbridge beinge formerly acquainted with his hand writinge and forme subscribed James Marshall senior Christo Clarke Junior Chr Dore As for the Tentie pounds I allowed for my buriall doe give Forty shillings of it to the poore The Twentie sixth day of June in the yeare of our lord god one thou- -sand sixe hundred Fiftie fower A Comission issued out to Thomas Trow- -bridge the father and principall Legatarie named in the will of the said De- -ceased To Admdster All and singular his goods Chattells and debts according to the Tenor and effect of his last will and Testament for that the said decea- -sed therein named noe Executor He being sworne by Comission truely to Ad- -minister the same
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