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In the Name of God Amen: I Mary Judge of North Marston in the County of Bucks Widd Relict and Executrix of the last Will and Testament of James Judge late of the parish of Barkhamstead St Peter in the County of Hertf gent deceased being of sound mind and memory all possible praise be given to Allmighty God for the same and considering the certainty of death and the uncertaine time thereof doe make and ordaine this my last Will and Testament in manner following (that is to say) ffirst I commend my Soul into the hands of Allmighty God hopeing through the meritorious Death and Passion of Jesus Christ to be made Partaker of Everlasting Life And my Body I committ to the Earth to be decently Interred at the discretion of my Executors herein after named And as for such temporall Estate it hath pleased Allmighty God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof as followeth Imprimis I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Saunders my loveing Mother the Sume of Two Hundred pounds parte of the ffive Hundred Pounds given to me by the last Will and Testament of Thomas Saunders my late ffather deceased Item I give and bequeath unto Mr Richard Saunders my Brother and unto Mrs Elizabeth Saunders and Ellen Saunders my Sisters all the rest and residue of my personall Estate whatsoever to be Equally Divided between them Provided nevertheless and my Will is that in case the Childe or Children whereof I am now pregnant shall happen to survive me Then I give the same ffive Hundred Pounds and alsoe my personall Estate unto such Child or Children to be Equally divided And my Will and Desire is that the said Sume of ffive Hundred Pounds shall remaine in the Hands of my said Brother until such childe or children whereof I am now pregnant shall attain the age of twenty one yeares And further my Will and desire is That such Child or Children shall fro time to time be allowed such sume and sumes of money for~~~~ education and maintenance out of my personall Estate And out of the product of the said sume of ffive Hundred Pounds as the said Richard Saunders my Brother and Mr Arthur Judge my Brother in Law shall in their discretion think requisite Provided further and my Will is that in case such Childe or Children whereof I am now pregnant shall happen to departe this Life before the Age of One and twenty yeares Then my Will is that the said Sume of ffive Hundred Pounds and all the Interest thereof undisposed of by my said Trustees together with all my personall Estate not disposed of shall revert to my said Mother Brother and Sisters in such manner as I have hereinbefore bequeathed the same And I doe hereby nominate and appoint the said Richard Saunders Elizabeth Saunders my Mother and Elizabeth Saunders my Sister joint Executors of this my last Will and Testament And lastly I doe hereby revoke all former Wills by me heretofore made and doe Declare this only to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand and seale this nineth Day of July Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred and ffive which Will is contained in Two Sheets of Paper Mary Judge Signed sealed published and declared in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses in the presence of the Testator Sarah Smallbrooke her marke Gyles Thomas Nicho: Merwin

Proved 7 May 1706
PCC
Prob11/488
 

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