16 May 1710 Will of Thomas Pike of Warehame, pipemaker (proved 7 April 1711)

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In the Name of God Amen the
sixteenth day of May in the year of our Lord God, 1710
I Thomas Pike of Wareham in the County of Dorsett
Pipemaker being very sick and weak in body but of
perfect mind and memroy thanks be unto God therefore
calling to mind the mortality of my body, and knowing 
that it is appointed for all men once to dye doe make
and ordaine this my last Will and Testament that
is to say principally and first of all I give and
recomend my soul into the hands of God that gave
it and for my body I comend it to the earth to be
buried in a christian like maner at the discresion of 
my Executor nothing doubting but at the generall
Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty
Power God, and as touching my wordly Goods wherewith
it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give, devise
and dispose of the same in the following maner and forme
Imp. I give unto my eldest Daughter Eloner pivey the sum of 5s
Item I give to my youngest Daughter Eliszabeth Cobben ye sum of 5s
Item I give unto my son Thomas Pike sum of 5s
Item I give unto Joseph Blandymore the younger my best pewter platter

		Thomas Pike LS

I doe hereby Constitute and appoint my wife and
my Grandaughter Johanna Blandymore to be the sole
Executors and Administrators of this my last Will and
Testament

Signed Seald Published Pronounced and Declared by
the said Thomas Pike as his last Will and Testament
in the Presence of us the subscribers viz
			John Berryman
			Daniel Journey
			The mark of William Edmuns

Proved by the 
Executrixes the
7th April 1711

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