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I doe therefor hereby Order and decree that the Said John Odlin Maintaine and Keep or cause to be maintained & Kept the Said four Children with Sufficient Meat Drink Lodging Apparrell &c: till they attaine each of them the age of twenty one yeares or be Married ; at his owne Cost and Charges without Chargeing the said Children any thing for the same ; And that he the said Odlin pay Unto Benjamin Clerk when he attaines the age of Twenty one yeares the Sum'e of two hundred pounds Currt mony of New England out of the Species mentioned in the Inventory of the decds Estate. And doe likewise pay Unto the said Nathan11 Clerk Ward Clerk and Deborah Clerk the sum'e of one hundred pounds
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to each of them as they shall attaine to the Age of twenty one yeares or be married in the Species mentioned in the said Inven- tory. And I doe further Order and decree that the said John Odlin pay all such Debts as the deceased m' John Clerk owed to any person which is now brought into the Registers office with- out the least Defalcation to be made of any of the Childrens por- tions aforesaid. And that the said Elizabeth the Adm'x & the said John Odlin (paying the Childrens portions as aforesaid) Have & Enjoy the Residue and Remainder of the said deceaseds Estate mentioned in the Inventory before Named. And if there shall happen to be any other or more Estate of the said deceaseds be it in Debts or otherwise which is not Inventoryed that the same shall be divided, one third thereof to the widdow and Adm'x and the · other two thirds among the Children in proportion according to Law. And I doe Lastly Order and Decree that what Debts shall Justly appeare to be due from the said deceaseds Estate and Ap- proved off by the Judge of probates &c: in the province aforesaid at any time after the date hereof. That then such Debts shall be paid one third part thereof by the Administratrix and the other two thirds in proportion out of the Childrens Dividens or shares And in Case any of the Children shall Choose their Guardians after they attaine the age of fourteen yeares and and shall take his or their proportion or Dividend of the said Estate out of the hands of the said John Odlin; that then the said John Odlin shall be Allowed and paid, Such reasonable Sum'e of mony ? Annum for the Maintenance of the said Children as shall be approved off by the Judge of probates for the time being (All Casualities of Houses Excepted) Dated at Portsmouth the third day of Decembr Anno Domini : 1706
[Warrant, Sept. 15, 1707, authorizing Moses Leavitt and Sam- uel Thing, both of Exeter, to divide the estate according to law. ]
[Division of the estate, Oct. 29, 1707 ; signed by Moses Leavitt and Samuel Thing.]
[Account of estate by the administratrix, no date. ]
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[Various bonds, accounts, etc., containing signatures of Benja- min Woodridge, Jr., Nicholas Gilman, and Thomas Webster. ]
JOHN WHEELER 1706 DURHAM
. [Administration on the estate of John Wheeler of Oyster River, yeoman, granted to William Parkinson of Exeter, yeoman, no date. ]
[Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 307.]
[Bond of William Parkinson of Exeter, yeoman, with James Burley of Exeter, husbandman, and John Lowe of Portsmouth, house-carpenter, as sureties, May 7, 1706, in the sum of £500, for the administration of the estate ; witness, Samuel Thing.]
[Inventory of the estate of John Wheeler, who died April 27, 1706; taken May 15, 1706; amount, £107.6.0; signed by Francis Mathes and Thomas Drew. ]
[Probate Records, vol. 3, p. 183.]
[Account of the administrator against the estate, May 23, 1706 ; amount, £32.11.6; includes funeral expenses of " ye Child."]
[William Wheeler and Richard Wheeler, sons of - Wheeler of Oyster River, deceased, make choice of their uncle, William Wheeler, as their guardian, Dec. 10, 1711 ; witnesses, J. Bridger and Charles Story. ]
[Probate Records, vol. 3, p. 179.]
[Account of William Wheeler of Concord, Mass., guardian of his nephews, William Wheeler, Richard Wheeler, and Joseph Wheeler ; he charges himself with £27.6.0 received in money from William Perkins, administrator, " So that ye Estate of Wm Wheeler Decd now remains is So Acres land at oyster river," val- ued at £32 ; expenses, £6.11.6; account allowed June 8, 1719.]
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ISRAEL SMITH
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HAMPTON
[Administration on the estate of Israel Smith of Hampton, tailor, granted to his widow, Sarah Smith, no date.]
[Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 306.]
[Bond of Sarah Smith of Hampton, widow, with John Smith and Abraham Drake, 2d, as sureties, May 7, 1706, in the sum of £80, for the administration of the estate ; witnesses, Peter John- son and Deborah Godfrey.]
[Inventory, May 15, 1706; amount, £81.14.0; signed by James Prescott and Joseph Sanborn.]
GEORGE SNELL 1706 PORTSMOUTH
In ye name of God Amen
1706 may. 9 Geo: Snell : not being well in body : but of A perfett me'ory Doe make this to be my Last will and testament in maner and forem foloing-
first I Comit my soule to God that gave it me : and my body to be desently buryed in hoope of A Gloryous Reseriction at ye Last day
2. I doe Apoynt my well beloved wife : and my Sonn John Snell to be my Excetors to act in my place and stead-
3. I will that all my just Debts be payd-
4. I will that my oblygation we I gave my wife in maridg : to give to Each child one hundred pound : fier and Enimis only Ex- cepted It is well known what I have Lost sinc by Enimis : but God gives and God takes away. blesed be ye name of God : I have cept Acot of what Debts I have reseved and what I have ben out with which I have Disbusted one ye children as ₹ theare Acots in my book now if my wif ples to aquit me and to betake hear selfe to hear own Estate it is well : if not ye hole is at my disposeall if my wife dorth take up with hear owne : then I doe Apoynt then my sone John Snell to be my Sole Excector-
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5 I doe give to my wellbloved wife one querter part of ye catch may flower : and one theard of ye rent of my house duering her Life : she paying one theard of ye repareing ye hous I doe allso give my wife ye use of my Clock, and my Jack and close stoole Dearing hear natriall Life: and to retoren to my sonn John Snell-
6 I doe give to my sonn John snell And to his Eares for Ever my house and Land in portsmouth and ye use of my Land and marsh in Yorke Latly sold to Richard milbry as his Acot will mak out* in my booke, and I give to my sonn all my moveables : Except what I have geven allredy or may hearafter give : to say my cattell at wells my sheep in piscataqua boote or bootes, fish houses & of ye old : and } of ye new fishing craft as nets, Lines, hookes and Lead : and all my Debtes by book or bill, and my Clocke
7 my will is that my Sonn John Snell doe pay to this tow sis- teres hannah Littellfeld : and Abiell hill what may be wanting to make up to Each one hundred pond : thear Acott will make out what they have had
8 I doe to my Dafter hannah Littelfeld my Silver tancker with hear mayden name one it-
9 I doe give to my Dafter Abiell hill my bead and worsted ruge and my barbadus Coverlett and my Great Ieron pote and brase kettell and bras collender : and six silver spounes : and ye cob- berd and 6 Lether cheres in my hous but if She shoud not Live to come home out of captivety then to remaine betwext you and your sister hannah but if hear child doe Live and reteren home my will is to make hear fifty pond with what I have given hear mother before : if she retoren Lett hear have toungs : shovel and other Ieron
IO. I doe give to my dafter snell my ring I had at m' severetts funerall-
II. I doe give to my sonn Dodivah hull my silver tumbler and m' pristons book of devenity
* Words in Italics are supplied from a copy, the original being mutilated.
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12. I doe give my sonn Joseph hull my sea Arkeles-
13. I doe give to my sonn Ruben hull my seale and compases : and waring Clouths
14. I doe give to my Dafter sarah my sillver scollup dish and my white codell pote and cheny basan-
15. I doe give to my Gransone Geo: Snell my sele ring and silver head stafe
16. I doe give to my Gransone John whelwright my ring at his granfather funerall
17. I doe give to my Grandafter hannah whilright my ring of m' Case
18. I doe give to my Grandafter Jane snell my ring of m' whites
19. and Lastly I doe give to my sonn John Snell all my books of all sorts and Every thing Elce that can be sayd mine Exp' m' perkings booke and for ye better performanc of this my will I ould Desier my wellbloved freinds m' samuell penhollow and my brother Jobe Allcock to be my overseers : to have give Rings and Gloves
In testimony to all and singular the premises, I have hereunto sote my hand, and affixed my seal this 25. febr. 170;
Signed sealed and Declared
Geo: Snell [seal] in p'sence of us
Tho: Packer :
Benja Gambling
Mary Penhallow.
[Proved March, 1707/8.]
[Administration on the estate of George Snell of Portsmouth, mariner, granted to his son, John Snell, March -, 1707/8.]
JOHN JONES 1706 DOVER
[Bond of Ann Jones, widow, with Richard Pinkham, house- carpenter, and Hatevil Hall, yeoman, both of Dover, as sureties, June 4, 1706, in the sum of £200, for the administration of the
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estate of her husband, John Jones of Dover, yeoman ; witnesses, William Partridge, Jr., John Tuttle, and Charles Story. ]
[Inventory, July 2, 1706; amount, £16.0.0; signed by John Tuttle, Jr., and Richard Pinkham.]
[License to the administratrix of the estate of John Jones, Aug. 5, 1707, to sell real estate for the support of his two daughters. ]
[Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 93.]
JOHN BROUGHTON 1706 PORTSMOUTH
[Administration on the estate of John Broughton granted to Robert Tapleigh of Portsmouth, mariner, and his wife, Prudence Tapleigh, formerly widow of the deceased, June 4, 1706. ]
[Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 308.]
[Bond. of Prudence Broughton of Portsmouth, widow, with John Pickering, gentleman, and William Partridge, Jr., cord- wainer, as sureties, June 4, 1706, in the sum of £300, for the administration of the estate ; witnesses, John Tuttle and Charles Story. ]
JOHN GERRISH 1706 DOVER
In the Name of God Amen
I John Gerrish of Dover in the Province of New Hampshire being weak of body
It I give to my beloved wife Elizabeth Gerrish For & dureing her natural life the one halfe of all my Estate real & #sonal Excepting what is in this my will given to my Children. that is to Say the one halfe of all my houses, lands, mills, Rivers & priviledges thereof, Stock of Cattle, Grants of timber Implements of husbandry, houshold Stuff, Negro Slaves white Servants & ought else of right belonging to mee tho not here ticularly mention'd all wrh I desire & Will that my Son Timothy Improve
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wth what I have in this my Will given him in Joynt wth his mother for the Comfortable mantainance of themselves & Family & pay- ment of my Debts & Legacies hereafter mentioned, & what more Shall arise by the yearly Improvemt of my S" Estate. to be equaly Divided between my Said wife & Son Timothy & moreover I Will that my Said wife have the one halfe of all my household Stuff Viz Plate, Pewter, brasse, Iron, beds, Wollen, Linnen, Chairs Stools, tables, & ought else that is comon'ly Accounted household Stuff together wth two of my Young Negro's a male & Female wch I hereby give to her my Said wife her heirs or assigns for ever & to be at her disposal according to her discretion- but in case my Sd wife should at any time hereafter desire to live a more private life & quitt her Selfe of the Care & incumbrance of a great Family my will is that She resign unto my Son Timothy all her right title & Interest hereby given her in my Estate, Excepting onely halfe the house dureing her life & halfe the household Stuff & two negro's given her for ever & that then my Son Timothy shall Allow her an Honourable yearly mantainance as is here- after in this my Will particularly Express'd & that thenceforward my Sª wife be accquitted ffrom the payment of any of my debts or Legacies hereby Given that shall remain unpaid at the time of her resigning up her interest in the Estate to my Son Timothy as before mentioned
It I give to my Son John Gerrish besides what I have already given him, one hundred Acres of Land out of my tract of land lying on the South Side of Belamy's bank river bounded by Sa river Northerly & Eastwardly by Oyster river path weh hundred Acres of land shall be laid out on the South Side of S- tract bounded Easwardly by Oyster river path & Westwardly by the land of Jnº Knight late deceased
It I Give unto my Son Richard Gerrish besides what I have Already given him Sixty Acres of Land on the South Side of Bel- amy's bank river Joyning to the fourty Acres I formerly gave him & to run an equal breadth therewth Eastwardly into my land till it Compleat the Sª Sixty acres
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It I Give unto my Son Nathanael besides what I have already given him & am Obliged to pay for him a tract of land on Dover Neck containing abt twelve acres Joyning to the land of Ralph Hall & Joseph Beard
It I give unto my Son Timothy the one halfe of my house & land adjoyning, on the Northerly Side of Belamy's bank river on wych I now live together wth one halfe of my Saw mill & Grist mill Standing on Said river wth the halfe of all my rights & Privi- ledges of Sd river & grants of timber, together wth one halfe of Sixty Acres of Land Granted mee by the Town of Dover & laid out on both Sides of s" River 'at a place comonly called the hook, as also One hundred acres of land on the South Side of Belamy's bank river more or lesse it being the one halfe of the remains of my tract of land, three hundred acres of wch I have in this my Will given to my Son's Jnº, Richard, & Benjamin, as also one Halfe of My Stock of Cattle Implements of Husbandry, house hold Stuff, Negro Slaves, white Servants, or ought else of right belonging to me tho not here particularly mentioned, all wch I Give my Son Timothy wth this proviso that he Improve the Same wth what I have given his mother in Joynt wth her for the Com- fortable mantainance of themselves & Family and payment of my debts & Legacies given by this my will & what Further prof- fits shall yearly arise to be equaly Divided between my Said wife & Son Provided also that at what time hereafter my wife shall See cause to resign up to him my Son Timothy her interest in the Improved lands adjoyning to the house together wth her interest in the Stock of Cattle my Will is that From thence forward my Son Timothy pay his sd mother twenty pounds per annum in Spe- cie as ffolloweth that is to Say five or Six thousand ffoot of mer- chtable pine boards at the Currant money price & the remainder in corn & Such provisions or other Goods as she shall have Occasion for at the then money price & this to be paid yearly dureing her Natural life as also that he find her Sufficient ffirewood, keep her a Cow both winter & Summer & find her a horse to ride when She shall See Occasion dureing her life as afore sd & after her
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death all that I have Given her dureing her life onely shall be my Son Timothy's Excepting the halfe of the mills priviledges of y" River & timber wch I give my Son Paul & the Severall parcels of Lands given to him my Sª Son Paul & the rest of his brothers
It I Give unto my Son Benjamin one hundred acres of Land on the South Side of Belamy's bank river, Joyning to the hundred acres given my Son John bounded Eastwd by Oyster river high way & Wastward by ye land givin to my Son Rich" also twenty pounds to be paid him out of my Estate in Lumber & provisions at Currtt money price wtbin two years after my decease
It I give unto my Son Paul Gerrish when he shall come to the age of twenty one years the one halfe of my Saw Mill & grist mill on Belamys bank river wth the rights & priviledges of the river thereto belonging also one halfe of my Grant of timber together wth one halfe of Sixty acres of land, granted mee by the Town of Dover & laid out on both Sides of Belamy's bank river at a place comonly call'd the hook, as also ten acres of Land bought of ye Town Lying on the North East Side of the Way goeing to Cochecho & Joyning to the Land of Edwd Evans with ten acres more wch I bought of Peter Mason Joyning to the Same as also one hundred Acres of land on the South Side of Belamy's bank river, more or lesse it being the one halfe of the remains of my tract of Land; three hundred acres of wch I have in this my Will given to my Son's John, Richard, & Benjamin, also one Cow & a yoke of Oxen wth a yoke & Chain Suteable thereto together wth my young Spay'd Mare my Fuzee Gun & my Case of Pistols all wch I give to my Son Paul wth this proviso that he pay three thousand ffoot of Merchtable pine boards per Annum towds the man- tainance of his mother dureing her natural life
It I give unto my two Daughter Anna & Elizabeth thirty pounds a peece to be pd out of my Estate in Good merchtable pay at the Currtt money price wth in ffour years after my decease
& lastly I nominate & appoint my Welbeloved wife & Son Timo- thy to be Joynt Execut"s of this my last will But if any Difference arise Between my Wife & Sons Timothy & Paul about the under-
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standing of this my Will or dissatisfaction in either concerning what I have ordred or given thereby, in such case I desire my Brother in Law Richd Waldron & my two Eldest Sons John & Richard Gerrish to hear the differing or dissatisfied partie or par- ties & what they or any two of ym (whereof my Br° Waldron to be one) shall determine I hereby confirm to be my last will & testam' July 12th 1796
Signed Sealed & declared by Jnº Gerrish [seal] Capt Jnº Gerrish to be his last
will & Testamt in presence of Richard Waldron
Thomas Roberts John hayes .
[Proved March 1, 1719/20. ]
[Inventory of the estate of Capt. John Gerrish of Dover ; amount, £2055.5.0 ; signed by John Tuttle and Tristram Heard. ]
NICHOLAS PEARL 1706 DOVER
[Guardianship of John Pearl of Ipswich, Mass., minor, aged more than fourteen years, only son of Nicholas Pearl, formerly of Ipswich, Mass., late of Dover, deceased, granted to his kins- man, William Rogers of Wenham, Mass., Aug. 30, 1706.]
[Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 79.]
[Bond of William. Rogers of Wenham, Mass., with John Gil- bert of Ipswich, Mass., as surety, Aug. 30, 1706, for the guardian- ship of John Pearl ; witnesses, James Merritt, Solomon Trough, and Daniel Rogers.]
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Files.]
[Administration on the estate of Nicholas Pearl of Dover granted to William Rogers of Wenham, Mass., Sept. 3, 1706.]
[Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 310.]
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[Bond of William Rogers of Wenham, Mass., weaver, with Joseph Meader and William Dam, Jr., both of Dover, yeomen, as sureties, Sept. 3, 1706, in the sum of £300, for the administration of the estate ; witnesses, John Tuttle and Charles Story. ]
[Warrant, Sept. 3, 1706, authorizing Capt. John Tuttle and Joseph Meader, both of Dover, to appraise the estate.]
[Inventory, Sept. 4, 1706; amount, £14.11.6; signed by John Tuttle and Joseph Meader.]
John Pearle son of Nicholas & Eliza Pearle- born July 17 : 1692
A True Copy as it stands Entered in Ipswich Records for Births-
Attest
August 30- 1706
Daniel Rogers Cler for sª Ipsw
[Warrant, Nov. 5, 1706, authorizing Capt. John Tuttle and William Dam to receive claims against the estate.]
[List of claims, Feb. 28, 1706/7; amount, £19.15.1 ; signed by John Tuttle and William Dam.]
[Account of the administrator against the estate ; amount, £8.17.1.]
[Division of the estate as insolvent at £o.7.2 in the pound ; al- lowed June 2, 1707. ]
[Various claims against the estate, containing signatures of William Cotton, William Rogers, Daniel Roos, Mary Perkins, and John Davis.]
MORRIS HOBBS 1706 HAMPTON
[Administration on the estate of Morris Hobbs of Hampton granted to his sons, Nehemiah Hobbs and Morris Hobbs, both
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of Hampton, Sept. 3, 1706, the oldest son, John Hobbs, having renounced administration. ]
[Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 311.]
[Bond of Nehemiah Hobbs and Morris Hobbs, both of Hamp- ton, yeomen, with Timothy Hilliard of Hampton, yeoman, and Richard Waterhouse of Portsmouth, tanner, as sureties, Sept. 3, 1706, in the sum of £300, for the administration of the estate ; witnesses, John Leavitt and Charles Story.]
[Warrant, Oct. 11, 1706, authorizing Ephraim Marston and Ensign Samuel Marston, both of Hampton, to appraise the estate. ]
[Inventory, Oct. 12, 1706 ; amount, £64.2.4 ; signed by Samuel Marston and Ephraim Marston.]
BENJAMIN FIFIELD 1706 HAMPTON
[Administration on the estate of Benjamin Fifield of Hampton granted to Jonathan Fifield of Hampton Sept. 3, 1706.]
[Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 312.]
[Bond of Jonathan Fifield of Hampton, yeoman, with Thomas Cram and John French, both of Hampton, yeomen, as sureties, Aug. 3, 1706, in the sum of £500, for the administration of the estate ; witnesses, Nicholas Mead and Charles Story. ]
Whereas Sarjant Benjamin fifeld of hampton in ye province of Newhamshier now deseased, losinge his life by ye hand of ye bar- barous Indian Enemy and havinge made no writtinge under his hand for ye disposall of ye estatt it pleased god to give him
wee the widow & relectt of ye sd Benjamin fifeld as also ye Chil- dren heirs & sucksessors of the sd ffifeld beinge mett togather to Consider of matters relatinge to ye estatt left by ye sd deseased and willinge to doe ; and yt it Should bee done as neare as may bee,
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accordinge to ye mind and will somtims declared by ye se person deseased ; have thus unanimusly agreed as followeth
ffirst that the eldest son havinge had some upland of his father formerly, he is also to have three acers of march hee ye sª John fifeld useth to mow in ye nine acer lot of march Called the Clam- · banke march : on ye south sid of ye falls river, Joseph fifeld is to have three acers of march in ye same lot ajoyninge to his brother Johns three acers lower downe toward Sarjants Iland so Called- Edward fifeld is to have three acers of march in ye Same lot ajoyn- inge to his brother Josephs three acers lower downe, Benjamen fifeld is to have Sixe acers of upland Joyninge to the land hee bought of his brother John fifeld, as also thirteene pounds in mar- chantable pay at mony price, but it is to be understood that the thirteen pound and ye Sixe acers of upland that is to ye sd benja- men fifeld ; as also the three acers of march to Joseph fifeld and also the three acers of march to Edward fifeld is not to be deliv- ered to them but to bee in the possession and for ye use and in yo improvement of their brother Jonathan fifeld for the space of fouer years from ye date hereof, and then to bee delivered to y" accord- inge as above exprest mehitabell fifeld is to have aighteen pounds and Abigall fifeld is to have aighteen pounds to bee payd them by theire brother Jonathan fifeld in marchanteble pay at mony price nine pounds apece to bee payd them in ye space of time or end of two years from the date heareof and nine pound to each of them at or before ye end of three years : from the date heareof, theire mother ye widow fifeld to have the use and disposall of all the houshold goods and utencells whatsoever belonginge to ye house within doars :- Jonathan fifeld to have all ye rest of his desesed father fifelds lands yt is not above mentioned to his brothers ; all ye houses lands eareble pastuer ; the marches Comages with all apurtinances & priviliges whatsoever belonginge to his sd father desesed, as also the Stoke of Cattell of all sorts whatsoever, and all ye toolls for husbentry worke as also whatsoever is due to yo estatte from any person, ye sª Jonathan to receive hee payinge all honest & Just debts to any man due from ye sª estatt, it is also
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agreed & declared that the sd Jonathan fifeld is and hee doth agree to take Care for the Comfortable and honareble suport and maintainance of ye widow ; theire mother duringe her naturell life, and if it Should so hapen yt the sª Jonathan should deasese before his mother the revenue and income of ye lands yt the sd Jonathan fifeld has yt was his fathers shall bee for ye seport and maintainance of his mother as much of it as is necesary as longe as shee doth remaine a widow, all these pertiqulers herein specified to each pertiquler person as it is by this Instrament declared, to Have and to Hold to them theire heiers execs and asignes forever and to declare our agrement to the true intent & performance of all and every pertiquler in the premeses and Confirmation heareof wee have sett to our hands & sealls this 30th day of agust 1706 and in ye fifth yeare of ye reigne of our Sovaraigne ye Lady Ann of England, france and Iarland quene : & wee ye Sub- scribers desier ye Judges & probat of wills to Confirm it accord- ingly
signed and Sealed ye mark of X mary ffifeld [seal] John ffifeld . [seal]
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