- In the name of God Amen the last will & testament of Henry Shrapnell of Bradford in the County of Wilts, Cooper made & signed the 19th day of April A.D. 1688 in manner & form following .That is to say I having first of all made null & void all form & other wills by me made what form.do give my soul unto almighty god having assuredly enjoy eternal life through the only movity of ye dear Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ who loved me & died for my ...against for my justification and my body I commit to the dust from whenceI was taken to be buried at the discretion of my executors. And as .. My wordly estate my will is that it shall be disposed of as followes Imprimus unto Ann my dear & loving wife I give & bequeathe all the goods & various stuff that was hers before our Marriage and brought to Bradford and unto her also I give & bequeathe the sum of of one hundred and fourty pounds of godd & lawful money of England I give . What Interest shall remain due to me from any person that has or shall have the same in interest at the day of my decease, on this condition never the less that my said wife at the bequest of my son Zaccariah Shrapnel & Noah Shrapnell that .. For ever all her jointure and dower whatsoever that she may have or may challenge to have out of any of my lands ,houses or tenements whatsoever .. And .. Void all be .. My said wife & my children I do hereby .. that what money is owed my wife at Taunton. I never had nor hath any thing to do herewith nor it with 25 of 15 if on band in bradford 10 of on a mortgage in Melksham for with for shall not be accountable any person or persons whatsoever nor yet for any thing I do give delivered unto her always to be under stood that these bonds in my name or hobards name of any person or persons with in 5 miles of Bradford for 25 are to be ammounted part of the £180 of good & lawful money of England. Also unto my said wife I give and bequeathe all such provision I shall have in my house towards house keeping at the day of my decease together with all wood for .. For the fine and my will is further that so long by me after my deceaee as my wife shall continue in bradford she shall have the use of any of my household goods as are fitting for her house keeping leaving the same to my son noah at her marriage or from thence unto my son Zaccariah to give and bequeathe my ground called udduths for all my therein paying out of the same pounds of lawful money of England unto the first child that my daughter Elizabeth shall have he attain the age of one & twenty years and he or his executors shall not then pay the same ten pounds to such child then in my my will that child shall from thence forth have & to hold ground for at for me then to thereon item unto my daughter Elizabeth I give and beqwueathe one broad piece of gold and unto my daughter in law .. Buck thought I give a& bequeathe a gunny and unto her brother Robert s two children I give & bequeathe ten shillings a piece and unto a widower viz, Ann Batchellor Mary Ruth Mary Rogers & Alice Holbrook I give & bequeathe five shillings a piece my son Noah Shrapnell I give & bequeathe all the rest & residue of my personall estate not for in before given or bequeathed and my said son noah & the said Ann my wife I do hereby make & ordaine to be unto & executive of this my last will & testament in witness whereiof I have hereunto set my hand the day and given full above written Signed sealed & published to be the last will & testament of the said Henry Shrapnell.
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