The Lucas Family - Hungerford Virtual Museum

me off forever, my conscience bearing me record that I desire to forsake all
sin and to embrace all virtue and piety God for Christ his sake doth accept the
evil in me, his poor unworthy servant for the deed (?)".
Onesimus requested to be buried in the parish churchyard near to his father
and sisters. He left sums of money to his two nephews, John and Jehosophat,
sons of his brother Jehosophat. He says they are his nearest kinsmen and the
chief supporter of the family. He does not mention his brothers John and
Timothy.
Norman Hidden