In the Name of God Amen I John Broxholme Citizen and Haberdasher of London being weak in Body but of sound and disposing Mind and Memory praise be therefore given to Almighty God for the same but considering the Certainty of death and the Uncertainty of the time thereof do therefore make and declare this my last Will and Testament in manner following vizt ffirst and Principally I commend my soul into the Hands of Almighty God my Creator hoping and assuredly believing that by and through the Meritts Death and Passion of my only Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ to obtain full Pardon and free Remission of all my Sins and to inherit eternal life my Body in Hopes of a joyfull Resurrection I commit to the Earth to be decently interred at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named And as touching such temporall Estate as God in his infinite Mercyes hath blessed me with I give and dispose of the same as followeth vizt Imprimis I desire that all such just Debts as shall be by me owing at the time of my decease be first fully paid and satisfied Item I give and bequeath to my loving Brother  Mr Bolton and his Wife and to my Sister Mrs Rebecca Nicholls and to each and every one of them one Guinea apiece to buy them Rings to wear in Remembrance of me Item I give and bequeath to my ffather in Law Mr James Auselyn and his Wife one Guinea each for Rings and to my two Servants ffrancis Harper and Edward Anderton two guineas apiece the Rest Residue and Remainder of my Estate consisting in ready money and Moneys at Interest Bonds Bills Household Goods Plate Book Debts Stock in Trade or otherwise howsoever or wheresoever I give and dispose of the same to my loving Wife Mary Broxholme her Executors and Administrators And I do hereby make nominate and appoint my loving Wife Mary Broxholme and my said ffather in Law James Auselyn joint Executors of this my last Will and Testament And Lastly I doe hereby revoak countermand and make void all former and other Wills Bequests and Legacyes by me at any time heretofore made and do make and declare this only to be my last Will and Testament and none other or otherwise In Witness whereof I the said John Broxholme the Testator have to this my last Will and Testament contained in two Sheets of Paper sett my Hand and Seal to each Sheet this four and twentieth day of June Ann Domini one thousand seven hundred and twenty seven and in the first year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the second by the Grace of God of Great Brittain ffrance and Ireland King Defender of the ffaith   John Broxholme

John Knight

Edwd Crosse

Proved 21 August 1727

PCC

Prob11/616