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In the name of the father & of the sonne & of the holy ghoste amen: I Roman Chettle of Chelveston cum Caldecote in the County of North’ton, beinge sicke of bodye yet of perfect memorie (the lord be praysed) doe thus make my last will and testament
Imprimis I bequeath my soule to god that gave it my bodye to the grounde & my goods to the world as followeth:
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Item I give unto Margeret my daughter
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Item I give unto Elisabeth my daughter
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Item I give unto Jhon my sonne
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Item I give unto Jhoan my daughter
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Item for my land beinge coppye hold land my will is that it shall so passe & be so given & bestowed amongst my people as it is alreadye or as it shall hereafter be given up by surrender accordinge to the law to any of their uses
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Item I give unto the poore of the parish
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Item I give toward the repayre of our church
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Item all the rest of my goods & chattels moveable & unmoveable whatsoever I give & bequeath unto Elizabeth my wife whome I institute appoint & make the full & sole executrix of this my last will & testament
In Witnesse whereof I have sett to my hand and seale the twelveth daye of September in the seaventeenth yeare of the reigne of our Sovereigne lord James by the grace of god of England France & Ireland Kinge &c of Scotland the fiftye thrie defender of the faith &c
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Witnesses to this
will are
Nichol Leonarde
Jhon Chettell
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The marke of Roman Chettle |
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