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In the name of God Amen the tenth daye of Marche in the yere of or lorde god 1579 I Robert Watkins of Wells in the Countie of Somrset yoman beinge sicke in body but god be thanked of PERfecte remembrannce doe make this my last will and testamt in maner and forme followinge Firste I bequeath my soule to Almightie god my maker and Redemr by whose death and passion I truste to be saved And my bodie to the earthe to be buried in the Churche of St Cuthberts in Wells aforesaid as neere unto my late wife as conveniently maye be Item I give and bequeath to the maintennce of the bells in ye same Churche thre shillinges foure pence Item I give and bequeathe unto the poore people in the Almeshouse twentie shillinges Item I give and bequeath unto my sister Margarett twentie shillings Item I give unto evry of her children tenne shillinges Item I give unto evry one of her Childrens children six shillinges eight pence Item I give and bequeathe unto John Hellacre my godson one white Cowe comonly called Culid Item I give and bequeathe unto George Hellacre one tayled heifor or sourtie shillings at the choise of the parents of the same George Item I give and bequeathe unto marye Hellacre mother of the saide George Fourtie shillinges Item I give and bequeath unto Cecilie Haggate widowe Twentie poundes whereof my Will is that Tenne poundes of the same legacie shalbe paide wthin one quarter of a yere next after my decease And the other x l wthin one quarter of a yeare then next followinge Item I give unto Elinor Frie daughter of the saide Cecilie one billement of golde sett wth perle Item I give unto Walter Pikes of Bristowe one golde ringe wth a Garnett Item I give unto Willm Wigmore x ls Fourty Shillinges Item I give unto Elizabeth Goodyere xx s Item I give unto Thomas Watkins my sonne fiftie poundes to be paide unto him in manor and forme followinge That is to saye Twentie poundes wthin one halfe yere next ensuinge my deathe And the other Thyrtie Poundes that tyme Twelve monethes followinge More I give unto the saide Thomas So as he overlyveth my sonne Willm Fourtie poundes Item I give to evrye of my Srvnts that shalbe wth me at the tyme of my decease theire whole yeres wages The reste of all my goods not given nor bequeathed I give and bequeathe unto William my sonne whome I make my whole executor of this my last will and testamt And I appointe my trustie frendes Thomas Lluellen gent and Robert Norton Ovrseers of this my last Will and Testament And for theire paines I give to eather of them Tenne Shillinges Bearinge witnesse the saide Thomas Lluellin and Robert Norton Signum Roberti Watkins Thomas Llen Robert Norton Witnesses Probatum fuit ... Apud London ... [this paragraph continues in Latin to grant probate on 22 April 1580] Vicesimo secundo die mensis Aprilis Anno Dni millimo Quingentesimo Octogesimo [to] Willm Watkins exeuctoris
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