Elizabeth Glanvill

15 May 1707

In the Name of God Amen
I Elizabeth Glanvill of the parish of Broadhinton in the County of Wilts being mindfull of my mortal condition but of perfect disposing understanding and memory do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following ffirst and principally I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God my Creator and Redeemer and Sanctifier and bequeath my body to the earth in hope of a joyfull resurrection to external life through our Lord Jesus Christ Item I give and bequeath to my brother Julius Glanvill my silver basin Item I give and bequeath to my goddaughter Mrs Elizabeth Chisenhall ffive pounds to be paid with twelve months after my decease Item I give and devise my mannor and lands at and of Cleveancy with the appurtances in the County of Wilts charging the aforesaid mannor and lands with all my just and proper debts and legacies which I have bequeathed to my niece Winifred Glanvill the daughter of my brother Julius Glanvill and to the heires of her body and for want of such ifsue to her and to her heires and if my above mentioned niece Winifred Glanvill shall happen to dye before me then I do hereby substitute her brother John Glanvill of Lincoln Inn Esq in her room And all that I have give to her my said niece Winifred Glanville I do give and bequeath to him in like manner and with the like limitations of estate or estates in case my above mentioned neice shall dye before me I appoint him sole executor I do hereby make constitute and appoint the said Winifred Glanvill daughter of my said brother Julius Glanvill sole executrix of this my last will and testament In Witnefs where I have hereunto sett my hand and seal on the ffifteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seven Elizabeth Glanvill. Signed sealed and declared to be the last will and testament of the testatrix in the presence of us who have subscribed our names in the presence of the said testartrix Thomas Pope Blunt Margtt Exiffcock Anne Gunn Richard Honord

Primo... (latin text, Oct 1707, admon granted to Winifred Glanvill)