In the Name of God Amen I Giles Meredith of the Parish of Lanellen in the County of Monmouth Esq being of sound and Perfect mind and memory do make my last Will and Testament in manner following ffirst I Commend my Soul to God who gave it hoping in and through the meritts of my Blessed Saviour Jesus Christ to Obtain the Pardon of all my Sins And my body to the Earth to be decently interred when God in his Mercy shall take me to himself And touching such Estate which it hath pleased God to bless me with I give and dispose of the same as follows I give and bequeath unto my Dear Wife Johan Meredith the half years rent that shall be due to me at my death for all my Lands and Tenements wheresoever Also  I give her all my household Goods now in my dwelling house in Llanellen aforesaid for and during the terme of her natural life and after her decease I do Order my Extor herein after named to sell and dispose of the same to make good any Deficiency that shall happen to be in the several Portions of my three youngest Daughters Catherine Cicely and Anne Mereedith which I Order and declare shall be in the whole six hundred and ffifty pounds apeice And be paid them at their several days of Age or Marriage And if there shall be no Deficiency therein then I Order that the money arising by the Sale of the said Goods shall be Applyed to enable my Son Giles Meredith to Pay my debts Also I give to my said Son my best horse my Watch and all my Books and Whereas in the Marriage Settlement between my Wife and me there is a term of two hundred years limited for the raising of Eight hundred Pounds for a Provivion for such Younger Children as We should have I do hereby give the said Eight hundred Pounds in manner following ffirst ffive Shillings Part thereof to my Daughter Mary the Wife of John Watkins Gentleman I having given her already a Marriage Portion And the remainder to my said Daughters Catherine Cicely and Anne equally to be divided between them And I give my said three Daughters Catherine Cicely and Anne twenty four \pounds apeice for their maintenance during my Wifes life and at her death the whole Interest and I desire my good ffriends Eward Kennys Esqr and Robert Hughes Esqr to be guardians to my said Son Giles Meredith during his Minority and to bring him up in some honest Employment And I do hereby appoint my good friend Robert Coigne Gentleman Executor in Trust of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me made In Witness whereof I have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand and Seal and Published the same the third day of January Anno Domini 1731 _ Giles Meredith

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Proved at London 7 January 1771/2

PCC Prob11/649