In the name of God Amen I Gregory Bowden of the City of Exon Clothier being in Very good Health of body And of perfect minde And Memory doe make and ordaine this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme following ffirst I bequeath my Soule to God that gave it And my body to Christian Buriall at the Discretion of my Executrix here after named Item I give and bequeath unto my Grandson Christopher Corkey Ten Pounds Item I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Mary Edward and Susanna Corkey my Grand Children the Sume of Twenty Pounds Each to be paid to Each of them as they shall respectively Attaine to the Age of one and twenty Years And in case Either of them dye before the Attainment of the Said Age then his or her Legacy (soe dying) shall be equally divided between the Survivor or Survivors of them Item I give and bequeath unto my Sister Susanna Luckeratt And my Brother Richard Bowden twenty Shillings Each All the Rest of my Goods Chattles & moneys not herein before given And bequeathed I Doe hereby give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary the now Wife of Edward Corker And make her whole And Sole Executrix And After her Decease the Residuary part to her my daughter given to be Equally divided between my said last mentioned four Grandchildren In witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and Seale this twenty ninth Day of March in the Year of our Lord 1708 /

Gregory Bowden/

Peter Chappell
Rebecka Chappell
Peter Cooke

Proved 6 November 1714
Wiltshire Record Office