In the Name of God Amen. I Elizabeth Bailey widow of Peter Bailey late of
Ashwell in the County of Hertford Victualer Deceased, being weak of Body, but of
sound and perfect Mind and Memory, blessed be Almighty God for the same, and
considering the uncertainty of this mortal Life, do make and publish this my
Last Will and Testament in Manner and Form following (that is to say) I desire
that all my Debts and Funeral charges be paid and discharged by my Executors
hereinafter Named, Item I give and Bequeath all my Personal Estate Goods
Chattles Moneys Debts dues and Demands of what Kind or Nature soever, unto my
loving Nephew Peter Bailey of Ashwell aforesaid and to my Daughter Deborah
Brownwell Wife of Twyford Brownwell of Clerks Hall in Wood Street London, to be
Divided between them according to the following Manner, one Third part of my
said Effects to my said Nephew Peter Bailey and the other two Thirds parts
thereof, to my said Daughter Deborah Brownwell, Hopeing that they will make no
differance about parting the same. And I do hereby appoint Mr Robert Thurgood of
Baldock Brewer and my said Nephew Peter Bailey Executors to this my Last Will
and Testament revoking all former Wills heretofore made by me declaring this to
be my Last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand
and Seal this Twentieth Day of November in the Second Year of the reign of our
Sovereign Lord George the Third, of Great Britain France and Ireland, King
Defender of the faith &c and in the Year of our Lord one Thousand seven
Hundred and sixty one.
Eliz Bailey
Signed Sealed published and declared by the said Eliza Bailey to be her Last
Will and Testament, in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our Names
as Witnesses in the Presence of the Testator
... Goodchild
Thomas Squiers
George Ulworthy
Baldock January 1st 1762.
Peter Bailey one of the Executors of ye Will of
Elizabeth Bailey on ye other side declared (ye other Executor refusing to joyn)
was then & there admitted to Administer & so forth Being first sworn in
due Form of Law before me, Thomas Smith, Surrogate