18th century Wills - Langham Village History Group
18th century Wills - Langham Village History Group
18th century Wills - Langham Village History Group
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John Hornby - 30th July 1700Northampton Record Office : T234Transcribed by Freda Smithson - <strong>Langham</strong> <strong>Village</strong> <strong>History</strong> <strong>Group</strong>In the Name of god amen I John Hornby of <strong>Langham</strong> in the County of \ Rutland Shepherd beingSick and weake in body but sound and perfect of mind \ and memmory I praise god for it Doemake and ordaine this my Last \ Will and Testament in Mannor and forme ffollowing, ffirst I give \and bequeath my Soule into the hands of almighty god who gave it \ hopeing through the Mirrittsof Jesus Christ my Saviour and Redemer \ to receave full and free pardon of all my Sinns and toIn herrit an \ everlasting life in the kingdome of heaven committing my Body to \ the Earth fromwhence it was Taken to be buried at the dicression \ of my Executor hereafter named and for thatlittle estate \ which it hath pleased god to bestow uppon mee I dispose of as followeth \ \I give and bequeath to my Sonne Robert Hornby ffive shillings to be paid to him \ when hee shallcome to the age of one and Twenty yearsItemItemItemI give to my Sonn \ Thomas Hornby ffive shillings to be paid to him when hee shall cometo the \ age of one and Twenty yearesI give and bequeath to my Daughter \ Mary Hornby ffive Shillings to be paid to her whenshee shall come to the \ age of one and Twenty yearesall the Rests of my goods and Chattles \ Reddy money moveables and Unmoveableswhatsoever my Debts and legacies \ being paid and funerall expences discharged I giveto my Two loveing \ freind Thomas Sewell of Knawson [Knossington] and ffrancis Edgsonof <strong>Langham</strong> \ whom I make full and Soule executoers of this my last Will and Testam\ for the best use and for the bringing up of my three Children and if it \ shall happenthat any of my Three Children depart this life before they \ come to the age of one andTwenty yeares then it is my Will that the \ survivor of them shall have the deceasedleagucies provided also that my \ Executors Receave no damage In whose Trust I hive leftfo[sic] The care of \ my Children In Wittnes whereof I have here unto sett my hand andseal \ the Thirtieth day of July Annog: Dom 1700 \John Hornby \ his mark \published sealed and deliveredin the prezents ofTobias ffrancisJohn SharpeAnn Bloomfit her markeJunij 5th 1701 Jurati fuere Thomas Sewel et Francisus Edgson ExecutoresJohn Hornby de <strong>Langham</strong> Defunct in hoc Testatm nomiatCoram me S. Saunders Surrog.<strong>18th</strong> c <strong>Langham</strong> <strong>Wills</strong> - LVHG - 26
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