In the Name of God Amen I Robert Bartlett of the Parish of St Mary Magdalene Bermondsey in the County of Surrey hatband-maker being of a sound disposeing minde and memory although weake and infirm in Body Doe make this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme following Imprimis I give my Soul to Allmighty God assuredly hopeing in and through the meritts of Christ to Inherit eternall Life And my body I committ to the Earth to be decently Interred at the Discretion of my Executrix hereinafter named And as touching my temporall Estate I doe order give and dispose thereof as followeth vizt I give and bequeath unto my Aunt Elizabeth Meede of Clerkenwell Widow (if living at the time of my decease) the sume of Three pounds sterling by the year for and dureing the terme of her naturall Life Item I give and bequeath unto Sarah Finch of Bermondsey Widow the sume of Forty shillings sterling by the year for and dureing the terme of her naturall Life which said sumes of Three Hundred pounds and two pounds by the year I doe will and appoint shall be Issuing and payable by halfe yearly payments out of the Rents and profitts of all and singular my Messuages tenements Gardens and Premises situate in Long Walk which I hold from and under Mr William Buckle Item I give and bequeath unto all the Children of the said Ann Elizabeth Meede which shall be living at the time of my decease twenty shillings sterling apeece and noe more which said Legacies given to my said Aunt and her Children I doe hereby will ordain and appoint shall be in full barr of each and every of their claim and demand whatsoever jointly or severally into all or any part of my Estate reall and personall Item I give and bequeath unto my trusty and welbeloved Wife Margarett Bartlett her Executors Administrators and Assignes all and singular my said Messuage & Tenements gardens and premises with the appurtenances situate in Long Walke which I hold from and under the said William Buckle And all my Estate right title and Interests therein and all the Deeds Writeings and Evidences relating to the same To hold to my said Wife Margaret Bartlett her Executors Administrators and Assignes for and dureing all the rest and residue of the terme of yeares and time which shall be therein to comeand unexpired at the time of my Death subject to the rents and covenants in the said Lease reserved and alsoe to the payment of the above sumes of Three and two pounds by the year in manner as above respectively mentioned Item I give and bequeath unto Sylvester Carter and Ann his Wife one Guinea apeece Item I give and bequeath unto Forty poor Widows (which I have named to my Executrix) halfe a Crown apeece Item I give and bequeath unto Mary Pursey Three hundred pounds of lawfull money of England to be raised out of my Freehold Lands and Premises hereunder mentioned and to be paid her at her Age of One and Twenty Yeares or day of Marryage which shall first happen Item I give and bequeath unto my said trusty and welbeloved Wife Margarett Bartlett her Heires and Assignes for ever All and singlular those my Freehold Lands Tenements and Premises with their rights members and appurtenances situate in Five Foot Lane which I bought and purchased of Richard Bryan And all my Estate right title Interest claime and demand whatsoever of and into the same and every part and parcell thereof together with the Deeds writeings and Evidences any waies touching or concerning the same To hold the said Freehold Lands Tenements and Premises with the appurtenances unto my said Wife Margarett Bartlett her Heires and Assignes from the Day of my Death for ever to the only proper use and behoofe of my said Wife Margarett Bartlett her Heires and Assignes for ever Subject nevertheless to the payment of the said Legacie of Three Hundred pounds above given to the said Mary Pursey And it is my Will and minde that my said Wife shall as soon as she can conveniently after my Decease raise the said Sume of Three Hundred pounds out of my said Freehold Lands and Premises in Five Fooot Lane by sale or otherwise as to my said Wife shall seem meet and the same when raised shall be putt out at Interest upon such security or Securities as shee my said Wife shall think fitt and approve of for the use of the said Mary Pursey untill she shall attaine the age of One and twenty yeares or Day of Marriage which shall first happen Item I give and bequeath unto all my Relations not in this Will named twelve pence apeece if demanded and noe more which I will and ordaine shall be in full Barr of all their each and every of their claim and demand jointly and severally into all or any part of my Estate Item after my debts paid Funerall Discharged and the Legacies above given performed All
the then residue and remainder of my ready money plate goods merchandises Stock in Trade Debts Chattells and all other my substance and Estate whatsoever both reall and personall I doe give and bequeath the same and every part and parcell thereof unto my said Wife Margarett Bartlett her Executors Administrators and Assignes for ever And I doe hereby make name constitute and appoint my said Wife Margarett Bartlett to be full and sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament And lastly I doe hereby utterly revoke and make void all former and other Wills Codicils and Testamentary writeings by me in any wise heretofore made spoken published or Declared and none of them to stand in any Forme or power but this my last Will and Testament only In Witness whereof I the said Robert Bartlett to this my last Will and Testament have sett my hand and Seale the sixth day of December Anno Dm One Thousand Seven Hundred and Four And in the third year of the raigne of our Sovereigne Lany Ann by the grace of God Queen of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith the marke and seale of  Robert Bartlett

Jacob Finch
Edward Foxall
The marke of Sylvester Carter
Tho: Watson Scr.

Proved: 30 December 1704
PCC
Prob11/479