This is the last Will and Testament of me Ruth Hopkin of the Parish of Monmouth Widow bearing date the fifth day of March in the Year of our Lord God according to the Computation of the Church of England One thousand seven hundred twenty and eight I being in my full senses and calling to Mind the uncertain State of this Transitory life and that all things must yield when it shall please God to call I Principally recommend my Soul into the Hands of my Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ hoping at the Joyful Resurrection to have full and free Pardon and forgiveness of all my Sins And my Body I commit to the Earth from whence it came to be Interred at the discretion of my Executrix herein after named And I do hereby revoke all former and other Will or Wills by me heretofore made in any wise and this and no other to be taken for and as my last Will and Testament And as to my Temporal Estate I dispose thereof as told ffirst as for and touching all and singular my Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments lying and being in the Parish of Clodock in the County of Hereford I give devise & Confirm the same and every Part thereof with its Appurtenances unto my Eldest Son Phillipp Hopkin and to his Heirs and Assigns for ever he the said Phillipp Hopkin honestly and justly Paying to my Sons Thomas Hopkin and William Hopkin the Sum of One hundred Pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain within Twelve months next after my decease to be divided between them equally which I do hereby direct and to be Issuing out of and to be raised and advanced out of that Part of Hunt House in Clodock aforesaid Item I give and devise to my daughters Katherine Hopkin and Elizabeth Hopkin Spinsters the Sum of One hundred Pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain within Twelve months next after my decease to be divided between them equally which I do hereby direct to be raised and advanced out of that Part of the said Premises that passeth or goeth by the Name of Hunt House Item I give and devise to my daughters Katherine Hopkin and Elizabeth Hopkin Spinsters now with me the Sum of One hundred and twenty Pounds apiece of like money to be paid them within Twelve months next after my decease by my said Executrix and also to them both All and singular my Household Goods and Stock of what kind soever and ffurniture of Household Rings Grain etc to be equally divided between them both Item I give to my said Daughters Katherine and Elizabeth and to their Heirs and Assigns all and singular that my Messuage or Tenement and Lands thereto belonging now in my Possession in the said Parish of Monmouth which I lately had and Purchased of and from Edward Davies and ffrancis Davies by Surrender at the Castle Gate at Monmouth Item I give to my said Son Thomas Hopkin the further Son of Eighty Pounds of like Money to be paid him within twelve Months next after my decease together with the Interest thereof from my death Item I give to my Son James Hopkin now abroad the Sum of five Pounds of like money to be also paid him within twelve Months next after my death And of this my last Will and Testament I do nominate and appoint my said Eldest Daughter Katherine Hopkin Spinster my sole Executrix and Residuary Legatee In Witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and Seal the day month and year above mentioned The mark of Ruth Hopkin

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Thomas Mercer      William Arthur      David Watking      Jno Ballard

Proved at London 3 March 1747

PCC Prob11/760