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The Will of Henry Lighterman
In the name of
God Amen The
Thirtyeth day of
December Anno
Domini one
thousand six
hundred ninety
seaven and in
the nineth yeare
of the reigne of
our Sovereigne
Lord William the
Third by the
grace of God of
England Scotland
ffrance and
Ireland King
Defender of the
ffaith I Henry
Lighterman of
the Parish of St
Saviour in
Southwark in the
County of Surrey
gent being at
this time in
health of body
and of sound and
perfect mind and
memory praise be
given to
Almighty God in
regard to the
uncertainty of
this transitory
life and the
perills and
dangers of the
seas do
therefore make
and declare this
my last Will and
Testament in
manner following
that is to say
ffirst and
cheifly I comend
and comit my
soule into the
hands of
Almighty God my
Maker and
Creator and of
his son Jesus
Christ my only
Saviour and
Redeemer through
the alone
meritts of whose
most bitter
death and
passion I
stedfastly hope
to be saved And
as touching and
concerning that
little estate
which the Lord
in his mercy
hath beene
pleased to bless
me withal I doe
give and dispose
of the same as
followeth that
is to say
Imprimis I doe
give and
bequeath unto my
loveing brother
Thomas
Lighterman the
sume of Thirty
pounds of
lawfull money of
England I doe
give and
bequeath unto my
loveing brother
James Lighterman
the sume of
Thirty pounds of
lawfull money of
England Item I
Give and
bequeath unto Mr
Jonathan
Gascoigne the
sume of Ten
pounds of
lawfull money of
England Item I
Give and
bequeath unto
Mrs Elizabeth
Gascoigne wife
of the said the
sume of ffive
pounds of like
lawfull money
Item I Give and
bequeath unto
Elizabeth Benn
Daughter of Mr
James Benn the
sume of Ten
pounds of
lawfull money of
England Item I
give and
bequeath unto my
loveing friend
Edward Hall the
sume of Three
pounds of
lawfull money of
England Item I
give and
bequeath unto my
Mother in law
Mrs Grace
Lighterman the
sume of Twenty
and two
shillings of
like lawfull
money of England
to buy her a
Ring to weare in
remembrance of
me Item I give
and bequeath
unto my loveing
friends Mr James
Benn the elder
and to Mr John
Spearing and
Mary his Wife
and to Mr
Benjamin Harris
and to Mr
Benjamin Poole
and to Margery
Avery now
servant to the
said Mr James
Benn the elder
and unto each
and every of
them the sume of
Twenty and two
shillings of
lawfull money of
England to buy
them and each
and every of
them a Ring to
weare in
remembrance of
me Item I give
and bequeath
unto my loveing
friend Mr James
Benn the younger
(who is now
bound with me to
the Island of
Jamaica on board
of the good ship
the Ashurst
(whereof Capt
Harrison is now
Commander) all
my Goods
Merchandizes
weareing
apparell and
other things
whatsoever which
now are or
hereafter shall
be on board of
the aforesaid
shipp in case of
my death or
decease before
my arrivall to
the Island of
Jamaica
aforesaid The
rest residue
overplus and
remainder of all
and singular my
goods chattels
moneys and
estates
whatsoever and
wheresoever not
herein before
devised
bequeathed
appointed or
disposed of And
I doe hereby
give devise and
bequeath unto
the said
Elizabeth
Gascoigne And I
doe hereby make
and ordaine her
the said
Elizabeth
Gacsoigne to be
full and sole
Executrix of
this my last
Will and
Testament And
lastly I doe
hereby revoke
countermand and
make void all
former and other
Wills and
Testaments
whatsoever by me
made or spoken
and none of them
to stand in
force but this
my present last
Will and
Testament
containing two
sheets of paper
with this last
sheet I have
sett my hand and
seale to each
sheet and
affixed my seale
to the whole on
the top of the
first sheet the
day and yeare in
the first sheet
first above
written Henry
Lyghterman
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