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Will of Henry Jeakins Chandler of Oundle 1689 |
In the Name of God Amen the Nine & Twentith day of
November in the yeare of our Lord One thousand sixe hundred
Eightie and nine I Henry Jeakins of Oundle in the Countie of Northton
Chandler being sicke & weake in body but of sound & perfect memory
praise bee given to God, doe make & Ordaine this my last will &
testamt in manner & forme following (that is to say) My pretious
& sinnerful soule I doe in the first place resigne use into the
hands of Almighty God my Creator trusting through the merritts
of my deare Redeemer Jesus Christ to receive free pardon &
full remission of all my sinnes & my body I Comend to the Earth
from whence itt was taken to bee decently buried at the discretion
of my Executors hereafter named Not doubting of a glorious & Joyfull
resurrection of the same att that great & blessed day when soule & body
shalle reunite & glorified together to all Eternitie Item I give devise
& bequeath All that Messuage or tenemt wherein I now dwell unto my
son Stephen Jeakins his heires & Assignes for ever Provided
allwayes
& allwayes & my will is that in consideration of the aforesaid Messuage
hee shall well & truly pay unto my daughter Anne Jeakins the sume of
Fiftie pounds of lawfull money of England when she shall
attaine the Age of One & Twenty yeares the which if hee shall refuse
to doe, then I give Devise & bequeath my aforesaid Messuage or
Tenemt unto my said daughter Anne Jeakins her heires & Assignes
for ever Item I give Devise & bequeath unto my said daughter Anne
Jeakins All these my three Acres of Copihold meadow lyeing & being
in the feilds of Oundle aforesaid, to the use of her & her Assignes
according to the Customs of the said Manner of Oundle Provided
T Henry Jeakins