Elizabeth Glanvile
10 Aug 1700
In the Name of God Amen
The tenth day of August in the year of our Lord God one thousand
seven hundred I Elizabeth Glanvile of Wimbish in the County of
Essex widow being weak and infirm of body but of sound and perfect
memory God be praised therefore do make appoint and declare this
to be my last will and testament in manner and form folloinwg
Imprimis I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God my
creator hoping and assuredly believeing only by and through the
allsufficient merits of Jesus Christ my redeemer to be made partaker
of life everlasting Item I commit my body to the earth to be decently
interred with Christian burial at the discretion of my exectuors
hereafter mentioned Item after my debts to be fully paid and funeral
expenses discharged I order devise dispose given and bequeath the
estate of my goods and chattles whatsoever which good of his mercy
hath bestowed upon me in this life in manner and form hereunder
written and expressed Item I give and bequeath unto my loving
cousin Mary Ball the sum of give pounds to be paid unto her in
twelve months after my decease Item I give and bequeath unto
my tennant William Wills one Jarfand Clock and two half
hogheads and forty shillings in money which he hath in his own
hands Item I give to my maidservant Ann Collin forty five
shillings which she is now indebted to me Item I give and order the
poor of Wimbish five pounds in money or bread or according as
my executor shall think most fit Item order appoint give and
bequeath unto my dear and loving daughter Elizabeth Glanvile
all the rest and residue of goods chattles debts bonds bills plate and
money whatsoever or in whose hands whatsoever they are into
be paid and delivered unto my said daughter at the day of her
marriage that shall first and next happen or when she shall attain
the age of one and twenty years Item if it should happen that
my said daughter should decease before the day of her marriage
or before she attain the age of one and twenty years I order and
bequeath her said portion unto my loving brothers Thomas Martin
and William Carter to be equally divided amongst them Item I
do by these presents make constitute appoint ordain and declare
my loving brothers Thomas and Martin Carter joint executors
in trust of this my present testament Item my will and desire is
that my said Executors shall gratify Doctor Wallace of Ipswich
largely as they please for any kindness offered or dent or shall be
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Elizabeth Glanvile testrix have *** hand and seal the day
and year *** above written / E Glanvile Signed sealed and)
declared *** the presence **** John Canning John Deer Tho:
Clark
Probatim... (latin text admon granted to Martin Carter named Executor in the will 10 Sept 1700)