In the Name of God Amen I WILLIAM NURDEN of the parish of St. Leonard Shoreditch in the County of Middlesex Gentleman being weake in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory ( praised be Almighty God) Butt considering the certainty of death and uncertainty of the time thereof doe herefore make and declare my last Will and Testament in manner and form following (that is to say) ffirst and principally I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God my Creator hoping and assuredly believing by and through the merit of death and passion of my only Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ to obtain full pardon and free remission of all my sins and to infinite Eternal life My Body I committ to the Earth in hopes of a Joyfull Resurrection to be decently buryed att the discretion of my Executrix hereafter named and as touching such temporall Estate as God of his infinite mercy hath ben pleased to bless me with I give devise bequeath and dispose thereof in manner following (that is to say) Imprimis I will order direct and appoint that all such debts as I shall owe att the time of my decease together with my funerall charges shall be fully paid and satisfied Item I give unto my loving Wife ELIZABETH NURDEN all those my Leasehold messuages land and premisses with their appurtenances hereunto belonging situate in a certain place called Hive Hook Land in the parish of St. Mary Magdalen Bermondsey in the County of Surrey with the Lease by which I hold the same for and during the term of her natural life And from and after her decease I give the said messuages Landd and premisses and the lease by which I hold the same unto my Sister in law SUSANNA SMITH wife of my brother in law THOMAS SMITH of the parish of St. John at Wapping in the said County of Middlesex for and during the term of her natural life or for so long time shall be to come in the said Lease after my said Wife's decease And from and after her decease I give the same premisses unto my Nephew JOSEPH SMITH his Executors Administrators and assigns Item I also give unto my said loving wife ELIZABETH NURDEN and her Assigns all those severall Leasehold Messuages or Tenements with the appurtenances thereon to belonging and the lease by which I hold the same situate in White Cross Street playhouse Yard and parrott Court in the parish of St. Giles without Cripplegate in the said County of Middlesex which said last mentioned premisses I lately purchased of Dullage College called Gods Gift And then the rest residue and remainder of my Estate whatsoevr or wheresoever I give devise and bequeath unto my said loving Wife ELIZABETH NURDEN and her Assigns for ever or according to my right and interest in the same And I make name and appoint my said loving wife ELIZABETH NURDEN Sole Executrix of this my Will And lastly I do hereby revoke disannull and make void all former Wills bequests and legacies by me at any time heretofore made bequeathed or given And I do make and declare this only to be my last Will and Testament In witness whereof I the said WILLIAM NURDEN the Testator have to each sheete of this my Will being two in number both fairly written on and I doe sett my hand and to this last sheete and att the top where the same are fastened together heve sett my seal the four and twentyeth day of Jannuary Anno Domini - 1729- WILLIAM NURDEN - signed sealed published declared and delivered by the said WILLIAM NURDEN the Testator for and as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who have subscribed our names in his presence MARTHA POYNES who lives in Hoxton Square - MARY BARRATT/ Servant to the Testator - JOHN JAMES Snr. in Artillary Lane without Bishops Gate London.

Proved 16 February 1730 at London in Latin