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John ffuller. Witness : William Hubbard, Junior, John Leigh.
"Further it was then also added; that if any estate were recovered in England, that it should be equally divided, to ye foure mentioned line 25th wth yt to be borne as aforesayd, Reserving to James only a double portion."
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Witness to the will and the clause added: William Hub- bard and Simon (his N mark) Thomson.
Proved in Ipswich court, Sept. 25, 1666 by William Hub- bard and Symon Tompson.
Inventory of estate of John Fuller lately deceased June 29, 1666 taken by John Dane and Simon (his n mark) Thomson : the house, land, barnes and pasters at the home stall, 150li .; 2 lots at plum iland, a 3 acker and a 4 acker Lot, 10li .; six ackers of meaddow at the west meaddow more or les, 20li .; a lot Joyning to goodman fellows of 12 ackers, 50li. ; his clothes, hats, bootes, 4li. 10s. ; the bullockes, on pare, 12li .; thre Cowes, 12li .; two steres, 7li .; 2 yerlings, 4li .; thre Cowes, 1li. 10s .; two mares and 2 horses, 24li .; seaven shepe and four Lambes, 4li. 10s .; a yerling Coult and a this yers coult, 4li. ; his coult- ers, shares, chaines, tolles, 5li .; the saw, his croscut saw, lli. 10s .; his houster, pistells and saddle and bridell, 2li. 10s .; hir shelf of peuter, 1li. 10s .; on muscet, 1li. 5s .; on fouling pese, Ili .; noyn duson of trenshars, 9s .; 2 iorn pots, a bell bras pot and 3 skillets and tramell, 3li .; bed, beding, cur- tains, valens, on Rug and a blanket, bouster, 2 pillows, 9li .; thre pare of shetes, pillowbers and napkins, 4li. 10s. ; an ould cittell and a spit, 5s .; diping pan, andirnes, warming pan and Lantorn and tonges, 1li. 5s .; wodden Chares, 1li. 10s .; morteer and lokinglas, Ss .; a pint pot and a quart pot, 5s .; a tabell and 2 Joyne stolles, 1li. 10s .; 3 glases, 3s .; a box and four chestes, 1li. 10s .; a trundlbed with all the apurtenansis thare too, 3li. 1s. ; a cradle, a crempot, a celler, a bottell, 10s .; bookes, 10s .; Indin Corne, 3 bushilles, 9s .; a corded bed and a cufiring and 3 blankets, a boulster, 4li. 10s .; woll, 1li .; on hoggshed with other tubs and barrells, 1li .; a trundlbed, 2 Chares and a box, 1li .; Trenshures unfinished, 10s .; timber work, 5li .; grinston, 8s .; Carts and wheles, 2li .; wollin wheel and 4 trays and 2 sifes, 10s .; sithes and that belong to them, 10s .; a cow hide, 10s .; yarne Redie for a pese, 4s .; total, 344li. 5s.
Attested in Ipswich court, Sept. 25, 1666 by Elizabeth Fuller, the executrix.
Inventory of the estate of John Fullar taken the last day of December, 1672, being after the marriage of the wido Fullar to her seckond husband, by Uzal Wardall and Esies Wood : fouer ald aggrs, an ads and a hachit, 12s .; two old axe, nales and som old harow teth an other old iron, 9s .; a Cross Cut saw, 10s. ; fouer old weges and a pare of betel rings, 6s .; two old pottags pots one of them old an broken, 12s .; a
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paire of tongs, pot hangers and pot hooks, 6s .; an old dripin pan and a pare of old andirons, 10s. ; an old brace morter an pesil an a old scelit, 4s. 6d .; six old worne puter platers an Candilsticke, 11s .; a tinn tonill and six old spons, 2s .; a great Chare and som other old chares, a jont stol, -; one poudring tube, a bear barill, Churn, mashing tub, pale and fouer other tubs old and worn, 13s .; three trondle bedsteds, one standing bedsted old, 16s .; two old Chists and two boxes, 11s .; beding, the beding on his bedsted is a fetther bede, fetther bolster, two fetther pillows, a roog, two blankits and a matt, 6li. 5s. ; sett of Curtens and valants an iron rods to the same bed, 1li. 10s .; a small fetther bed, a fetther bolster, a bolster fild with cat tails, a roog an two blankits old and worn, 4li. ; an old worn bed and bolster, 5s .; two old spining whells with spindls, 6s. ; a Chane, ring an staple for a yok, boxes for a pare of cart whels and two setts of hoops for Cart whels, an old share and Colter, 1li. 10s .; a pare of boloks, Cow and a Calf, 13li .; a mare, 4li .; two sives, two puter drink pots and a mel bag, 6s .; the barill of an old goone, a pare of pistils an holsters, 1li .; a parsill of poltry, 5s .; a dweling howse, a small out hows with the appel trees, the hows being much out of repare, 45li .; a barn being much out of repare, 15li .; the land upon hart break hill belonging to the dwelling hows Containing about twenty akres at 4 score pound ; a parcill of land lying by old goodman fallows Land containing twelf or fortin akers, 40li. ; six akers of medow liing at the west medo, 12li .; a fouer aker an a half Lott at Plom iland, Cli .; total, 227li. 17s. 5d.
There was also about 8 or 9li. delivered by my mother to William Storey as a portion with his wife.
This is a true inventory of the estate my mother left when she marryed Thomas Perrin, which I took into my hands. James (his X mark) Fuller.
Attested by James Fuller, Jan. 29, 1672, before Daniel Denison.
Inventory allowed in the Ipswich court Mar. 25, 1673. The houses and land to stand bound for the performance of the 7li. a year to his mother during her life and the payment of the children's portions according to the will.
Essex County Probate Files, Docket 10,382.
ESTATE OF RICHARD GOODELL OF SALISBURY.
"The Last will and testament of Richard goodell of the towne of salsbere in the County of norfolke of masechusets in
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new england I Richard goodell being weake in body but of perfit memory Calling to mind the unsertainety of this Transe- tory life and that all flesh must yield unto death when it shall please god I doe therefore make Constitute and ordeaine this my Last will and testament in maner and forme as fol- loweth renoking and nulling all other wills ether by word or writing heretofore by me made and this is to be taken only for my Last will and Testament and none other first. I Comit my soule unto allmighty god and my body to deasent buriall. I do will therefore that all my debts shall be truly paid and after that I doe giu and bequeath the one halfe of my estate unto my sonn Richard goodell of the Towne of boston. and the other half of my estate unto my daughter Ann wife to william Allin of the towne of salsbury. I doe will therefor that all my goods housings Lands orchards pas- tures meadoe ether marsh or upland and all my other Land both plow Land or any other Land and all my Catell with the rest of my goods that thay be eaqually deuided betwixt my sonn Richard goodel and my daughter Allin. to them and there heires forever. only I do except on cow primros which I giu and bequeath vnto my granddaughter hubburd and my will is that after my decease that Cornelus Coner who was formerly my seruant shall haue all my wearing aparell both Lining and woolling: I do apoint my sonn Richard goodell my full and whole exceketory of this my Last will and Testa- ment & I do desire my Loving bretherin edward french and Phillip Challis. and Richard wels to ouerse the equall deniding of this estate unto my sonn and daughter: and that thay haue ten shilling apeece for it. I Richard goodell to owne this for my Last wil and Testament. witnis my hand and seall This seventh day of June Anodomene 1660."
Richard (his T mark) goodell. Witness: John Wheelwright, Joseph Stower.
Proved to be the last will of Richard Goodale, Sr., at the Hampton court 9: Sm: 1666 by Lt. Phillip Challis and Joseph Stowers.
"By the es[t]at to be devid spesifyed in this will. it is declared exprest & by the sd Richard goodmall the testator explained to be intended by him to be that and so much of his Estat as shalbe Left when his debts ar payd and his fu- neral dischargd and this he desired us to take notis of to pvent anny question that might arise about the explanasion of it."
Sept. 8, 1666.
Robert Pike, Henry Browne.
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Inventory taken Oct. 4, 1666 by Philip Chalic, Edward French and Richard Wells: the houslot and housing, the lott 2 ackrs and the orchard and swamp and the privilig of com- ans, 60li .; the English pastur between henry brownes and John Elslys, 50li .; his 4 acker planting Lott yt was Mr. Hodges, 4li .; a 4 acker planting Lott that hath som brok, 6li .; 2 ackers brok up Land by Henry Wheelers, 7li .; his upland beyond the mill, 70 ackers, alredy layd out and that which is not yet Layd out upon that grant, 10li .; 12 ackers of meddow, 60li .; the pertiklers Left in Joseph Lankester hand exprest in a scedul anext to ye Lese, 6li .; som other housold goods Left in the house to be delivered back againe with the sd house exprest in a receipt of the sd Lankesters as table bord, bedsted &c., 3li .; 5 cows, 3 calves, four swine, 28li .; an eighth part of a barq, 20li .; som sheettes and other Linin in the chest, 2li .; withe chest also forty shilling; his wearing aparell viz : on clok & on great Coate, on cloth Jaket, 2 pr. of breeches, 2 pr of Lining, on hatt, 2 pr. of shoowse, 3 pr of stokens, 4li. ; a grindlstone and Ione winch & musterd quarn, Ss .; debts du to the estate: from thomas barnerd, 15s .; for hir of the barq, uncertain; from the tenant for rent. Mor remaine att the house : a chest of tooles, chest and all, 2li. 15s .; a wearing coate of goodwif goodals, 10s. Debts du from the estate : to willi. Allen for dyet and attendanc from the 3d of may to the 16 of sept. at 10s. pr week; charg about the fu- neral, 3li. 4s. 3d. ; upon the former acept, 1li. 4s. 9d.
Attested by Wm. Allin.
The power of attorney granted to Capt. Robert Pike of Salisbury, by Richard Goodall of Boston, Mass., mariner, to care for the estate of his father, Richard Goodall, late of Salisbury.
Signed and sealed Sept. 20, 1666.
Witness: Theoder Atkinson, William Pearse, Sr.
Attested by Capt. Rich. Waldern to be the act of Ric. Goodale.
Essex County Probate Files, Docket 11,135.
Richard Goodale of Boston, mariner, and William (his A mark) Allin of Salisbury, carpenter, divide estate of their father Richard Goodale of Salisbury, deceased, according to his will, given to said son Richard Goodale and daughter Ann, wife of said William Allen, and Edward ffrench, Phillip Challis and Richard Wells, brethren of the deceased, were desired in the will to oversee the division. Richard Goodale
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to have the land adjoining the house and land of Henry Brown and land of John Ilseley, Henry Wheelar and William Allin, also marslı lying in Bareberie meadow and meadow near the beach bars. Anne Goodale wife of William Allen to have the higledee pigledee marsh, part of the great meadow, the up- land beyond the mill, part of Mr. Hall's farm and two cows. Dated Dec. 4, 1666.
Witness : Richard Wells, Edward ffrench.
Acknowledged Dec. 5, 1666, before Robert Pike, commis- sioner. Norfolk County Court Records, vol. 2, page 74.
ESTATE OF THOMAS WELLS OF IPSWICH.
"Know all men by these presents, that I Thomas Wells of Ipswich in the County of Essex, being weake of body, yet of perfect memorye blessed be god, doe make this my last will & testament, in manner followeinge, viz .: I comend my soule into the hands of my Blessed Redeemer, in hope of a Joyefull resurrection, vnto Eternall life, att the last daye; and my body to be decently buried. Item. I giue and bequeath vnto Abigaile my wife, eight pounds, yearely to be paide vnto her, out of my lands where now I dwell, dureinge her life, in lewe of her Dowrye; and this is to be paide yearely, in wheate, malte, porke, & Indian corne, in equall proportion, and to be good & marchentable, and paide att ye current marchentable price, as such is then paide at here in Ipswich : Alsoe I giue vnto her to haue one of the best roumes in my house, viz : eyther the Hall, or the Parloure (att her choyce,) and to enjoye the same dureing her widdowhoode, And to haue free liberty, to bake, brewe, & washe, &c., in the kitchen, & free liberty to laye her corne, meale, & malte, &c., in the Hall chamber, and free vse of garden grounde, where she liketh best, & to haue it well fenced in, and to haue lande duely tilled &c to sowe flax seed on, and that yearely as she shall see cause ; & freedome in both the sellars, as she needeth, and shall haue suffitiencye, of firewood provided & seasonably lay'd in, & that yearely att the cost of my executor, & free libty to keepe thre, or fower henns, & a pigg or hogg in the grounde & yards, and shall haue the sixte parte of the fruite, that shall yearely growe in the orcharde, & shall haue the free vse & libty of all these dureinge her widdowehoode. Ite. I giue vnto my saide wife the olde baye mare (she uses to ride on) and the bridle, pillion seate, and pannell, and two cowes, (att her choyce) and to haue the keeping of a horse or mare and of two cowes for her vse, both summer and win-
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ter, & good house roume for them in winters, & these to be well kept, att the cost of my executor, dureing her widdowe- hoode. Also, I gine vnto her the bible she uses, & the booke called the Soule's preperation for christ, & that of Perkins upon the Creede, and the bedsteed we lve on, & the bedinge, curtans, & vallans, therevnto belongeing, (excepting the blewe rugg) and to have the best greene rugge in lewe thereof And I giue vnto her the | [best chest and the | inlayd hoxe wth T : W : vpon the lidd; and to have one halfe of the lynen & lynen clothe, & the thirds of the wollan elothe that is in the house, or in yarne or clothe at the weavers, and the thirds of the woole in the house, at my disease. and one halfe of the putter that was her owne fathers, and the putter pinte pott (or tanker), and a brass, or iron pott (att her choyce) saue onely the great Iron pott and I giue vnto her the iron skellet, & foure of the best spounes, & a good porrenger, & a couple of sauscers (att her choyce) and the best lowe chaire, & her litle chaire, & a good Cushen, & one of the greate wheeles, & a litle spinninge wheele, and the warmeing pan, as legacies. Ite. my will is that my saide wife, shall hane the free vse of any kettle (of mine now in the house) or milke vessells, &c., she needeth, & of anye other smale things in the house (that's mine) as though they were her owne, and that wthout con- troule, & to hane freedome att the well for watter, and libty for her cloths, or anye thinge els to be spreade, &c., where she pleaseth, and these dureing her widdowhoode Ite. Where- as John Wells, (my second son) hath received of mee, a deed of gifte, of all the lands I had att the Towne of Wells, in the province of Maine, beinge the quantity of three hundred & fifty acres (more or less) arrable, meadowe, & pasture, to- geather wth two cowes, and ten pounds, fifteene shillings, yt I hane paide (att his request) vnto Stephen Kent of Haver- rill in eattle, vpon a bill due from ffrancis Littlefielde, Sen". (his father in law) wth severall other things, all wch he hath received of mee, in lewe of his portion, & accordeingly my will is, that the same shall soe stande.
"Ite. I gine vnto my son John Wells, ten pounds, to be paide vnto him, or to his assignes, wthin three yeares next after my decease, five pounds thereof in cattle neate, & in good condition, & the other five pounds, in wheate, malte, & Indian corne, in equall proportion, & all good & m"chantable, & att the currante marchantable price, as it then goes here in Ipswich, & to be deliu'd att my now dwellinge house pro- vided that my son John Wells be then liueinge. And I giue
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vnto him my cloke, & one of the greate putter candlesticks wth the topp thereof, & two great sauscers and two little sauscers more. And I giue vnto Sarah Wells, his wife, (my Daughter in lawe) one five shillings peece of gould, as leg- acies. Ite. whereas my two Eldest Daughters, viz: Sarah Massie of Salem, and Abigaile Tredwell of this Towne, hath each of them had thirty pounds in lewe of theire portions, my will is that the said Sarah Massie, or her assignes, shall haue a good cowe, or to the value of foure pounds ten shillings, in other cattle neate, & in good condition, (bulls onely excepted) & not to exceede eight yeares of age, & to haue the same de- liuered here, where now I dwell, wthin one yeare, & a halfe, next after my decease, and also, to haue the benifitt of the grase of a litle parcell of salte marshe grounde, adjoyneing, to the north : west end of Mr. Wades, neare vnto hogge Iland, and my Daughter Sarah to enjoye the vse of this, vntill the decease of my Bro: Massie, her father in lawe, & then to re- turne vnto my executor. Alsoe I giue vnto Abigaile Tred- well my Daughter, my sixe acre lott of salte marsh, &c., that lyes in Plum Ilande, to her, & her heires of male, or a good cowe, to be delivered vnto her in good condition wthin one yeare, & a halfe, next after my decease. Ite. I giue and be- queath vnto Thomas Wells my youngest son, two hundred and fifty pounds sterl. in lewe of his portion, to be paide vnto him, his heires or assignes, out of my houssen, and lands where now I dwell, wthin seauen yeares, foure months, & nine; or ten dayes, next after the saide Thomas Wells my son, doe come to the full age of one & twenty yeares, viz : one hun- dred pounds, to be paide at, or before, the twenteth or one and twenteth day, of the third month, commonly called may, next come twelve months, after that the saide Thomas Wells my son, doe come to the age of one & twenteth yeares. (whose birth day was vpon the eleventh day of the eleventh mo: Anno Dom: one thousand sixe hundred forty sixe) Fortye pounds thereof to be paid in cattle neate, & in good condi- tion, (bulls onely excepted,) and in horss kinde, viz, in geld- ings, & the horss kinde not to exceede, the sume of eight pounds, and for age, not to exceede, aboue sixe yeares olde. And allwayes provided that the leane cattle, & the horss kinde be paide, & delivered in the third mº. called may. And thirty- sixe pounds thereof, to be paide in wheate, and barly malte, in equall proportion, and all to be good & marchantable, both sweete, drye, & well dressed. And twenty foure pounds there- of to be paide in Indian corne, pease, porke and sheepe, &
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all to be good & marchantable, as aforesaid, the Indian corne, not to exceede the sume of twehie pounds, nor the sheepe not to exceede ye sume of foure pounds : And the other hundred pounds, to be duely and faithfully paide vnto the saide Thom- as Wells, my youngest son, his heires or assignes, wthin three yeares, next after, the time, & daye, or dayes of payemt of the foremer hundred pounds, & all to be payeable, & well and faithfully paide vnto the said Thomas Wells my son, his heires, or assignes, accordeinge vnto the forem" hundred pounds, both for Kinde, quallity & quantity. And the re- maineinge fifty pounds, to be duely, & faithfully paide, vnto the saide Thomas Wells my youngest son, his heires, or as- signes, wthin (the premenconed) seaven yeares, foure month's & nine, or ten dayes, next after, that the saide Thomas, my son, doe come to the age of one and twenty yeares; twenty pounds thereof, to be paide in wheate, and barly malte, both good & m chantable, being sweete, drye & well dressed, & in equall proportion. And fifteene pounds thereof, to be paide in cattle neate, & in good condition, (bulls & bull saggs onely excepted) And fifteene pounds thereof, to be paide in Indian corne, porke, & pease, & all to be good & m"chantable, the In- dian corne, not to exceede the sume of seaven pounds ten shillings ; and all the cattle, horss kinde & sheepe to be duely paide, & dld. att my now dwellinge house, here in Ipswich, & all the rest, to be likewise delivered here, att my house, where now I dwell, or att anye other house, malte-kilne & wharfe, in Ipswich where the saide Thomas, the son, or his assignes shall appointe the same.
"Ite. My will is, that if my executor (whom I shall name & appointe) doe not duely, & faithfully paye & dischardge, this two hundred, & fifty pounds as before mentioned, ac- cordeinge to my true intente, (as before expressed) eyther in whole, or in parte. Then, the saide Thomas Wells, my youngest son, his executors, or assignes, shall enter upon and take possesion of the houssen, and lands, where now I dwell, both of arrable, meadowe and pasture, & quietly, to possese, & enjoye the same, vntill the whole be discharged, anye thinge herein contained to the contrarye notwthstandinge. Ite. my will is, that if the saide Thomas, my youngest son, shall dye & cease this life, before he come to the full age of one & twenty yeares, then the executor, of this my last will, shall paye vnto the rest of my children, the full sume of one hundred, and forty pounds, viz. vnto John Wells, or || to|| his surviueers, the full sume of forty pounds, & the other hun- dred pounds, to be equally proportioned, & devided amongst
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my owne five Daughters, or to theire surviuers, viz: to Sarah massie of Salem, to Abigaile Tredwell of this Towne, to Elezabeth Wells, Hanah Wells, & Lydia Wells my Daugh- ters, each and everye of them, to haue twenty pounds apeece, & all to be paide vnto them, out of my houssen, & lands, where now I dwell and that noe horss kinde be paide in anye parte thereof; The forty pounds to my son John Wells, & the twenty pounds apecce to Sarah Massie, and to Abigaile Tred- well, & Elezabeth Wells (my three Elder Daughters) to be paid vnto them, accordeingly, as is engaged vnto theire Bro. Thomas Wells, both for kinde, quallity, (excepte, before excepted) nor shall the cattle neate, & in sheepe, exceede halfe, in anye one perticular proportion, in this hundred, & forty pounds, & all to be paide vnto them, as aforesde, att, or be- fore, the twenteth, or one & twenteth day, of the thirde mº. called may weh shall be in the yeare of or Lord, one thou- sande sixe hundred, sixty eight: And the other twenty pounds apcece to Hanah Wells, & Lydia Wells, my owne Daughters, shall be paid vnto each of them, or to theire assignes, in wheate, barly-malte, porke, pease, & Indian corne, the Indian corne, in each twenty pounds, not to ex- ceed the sume of foure pounds ten shillings, & all to be good & m"chantable, & att the currant m'chantable price, as such is then paid att here in Ipswich, and these twenty pounds apeece, to my youngest Daughters, to be duely paide att or before eight & twenteth day of march, Anno Dom one thou- sand sixe hundred, & seaventy, & all to be delived here att my nowe dwellinge house, or att any other house, or wharfe, in Ipswich, where the sd Hanah, & Lydia, or theire assignes, shall appointe the same. Ite my will is that Thomas Wells, my youngest son, shall quietly possese, & enjoye, for his vse, the parloure chamber of this house where now I dwell, & hane free libty for fire woode, vntill he marrye. And that he shall haue, his dyate, & washinge, whiles he keeps here, att the cost of my Executor. vntill he come to the age of two and twenty yeares, foure months, & ten dayes
"I giue vnto my son Thomas Wells, all the bookes, that I bought for his vse, and my three phisicke bookes & the booke called the orthodox evangelist, the great sermon booke, & Hyelings Geogripha and the litle chist, & table (he made) that stands in the Hall chamber, & my white boxe, and the chist planks, to make him a chist on, and the litle iron can- dlestick my white rule, my read pensheare, & my pen knife and my sworde & scabitt, and my fire locke musket, wth a
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square barrell; & the moulds, worme, & skourer, &c. Al- soe I giue vnto him. the litle bede steed yt is in the Hall chamber and the little featherbed, thereto belonging, & a paire of good sheetes, & the reade blanket, and the blew rugg, & a good pillow, & pillowbeare. Also I giue vnto my son Thomas my silver Boule, and one two & twenty shillings peece of gould. And I gine vnto him, all my right, and In- terrest, of the bonde, that is due vnto me, from goodman John Andrews of this Towne, carpenter. (save onely sixe pounds ten shillings thereof, to my son Nath. Wells, & wch inakes the rest that he hath allready had thereof twenty pounds, and this I giue vnto my son Thomas, toward his chardges, of his goeinge to the Colledge, & for bookes and apparrell, &c. or to putt him to m' Allcocke, or the like; and I giue, the new pictures, viz. of the Kinge and Queene & of the five senccees, these I giue vnto him as legacies, as alsoe my stuffe clothes, & a paire of my best stockings. Ite I giue vnto, Elezabeth Wells, Hanah Wells, and Lydia Wells, my younger Daughters, each, & every of them, thirty five pounds, a peece, to be paide vnto them, in lewe of theire portions, wthin one yeare next after they marrye, or when they come to the age of one & twenty yeares, twenty pounds thereof, to be paide in cattle neate, & in good condition, (bulls onely ex- cepted) and in sheepe in good condition. And the remaine- inge fifteene pounds, in each & every porcon to be paide ||in|| wheate, barly malte, porke, & Indian corne, these in equall proportion, and all to be good & m"chantable and to be paid att the currant m'chantable price, as such is then paide att in Ipswich aforesd and to be deliv'd att my now dwelling house, saue onely the corne & malte to be delivered here, or att any other house, malte kilne, or wharfe, where my Daughters or anye of them or theire assi. shall appointe the same. Also, my will is, that every of these my Daughters, shall haue, cach of them a bible, & every of them a good chist, & to haue these delivered vnto each of them, wthin one yeare next after my decease. Ite. I giue & bequeath vnto Sarah Massye, of Salem, and to Abigaile Tredwell of this Towne, & to Elezabeth Wells, and Lydia Wells, my owne Daughters, each & every of them, two halfe Crowne peecces of English money, to be delivered vnto them, wthin one month next after my decease, and I giue vnto Hanah Wells my Daughter, one ten shillings peece of goulde to be delivered vnto her, wthin one mº: next after my decease; all wch money, and the silver boule, that is giuen vnto my son Thomas, and to his
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