Sarah Plomer, 1709

In the name of God Amen I Sarah Plomer of Ashwell in ye County of Hertford Being weak in Body but of Good & Perfect Memory Thanks be to Almighty God and Calling to Remembrance ye Uncertain Estate of this Life and yt all flesh must yield unto death when it shall please God to Call Do make Constitute Ordaine & declare this my last Will & Testament in manner & forme following: Revoking & adnulling by these presents all & every Testament and Testaments Will and Wills by me heretofore made & declared either by Word or Writing & this is to be taken for my last Will & Testament only & none other: And first being Penitent & sorry from ye Bottom of my heart for my sins past most humbly desiring forgiveness for ye same: I Give & Committ my soule unto Almighty God my Saviour & Redeemer in whom & by ye meritts of Jesus Christ I trust & believe Assuredly to be saved & to have full Remission & forgioveness of all my sins: And my Body to Be buried in such Place where it shall please my Executor hereafter named to appoints And now For ye settling of my Temporall Estate & such Goods Chattells & Debts as it hath pleased God to Bestow upon me far above my deserts I do Order Give & dispose in manner & forme following (viz) First I will yt all those Debts & Duties as I Owe in Right ot Conscience to any manner of Person or [Persons] whatsoever shall be well & truly Contented & Paid or Ordained to be paid within Convenient time after my Decease by me Executor hereafter named Item I Give & Bequeath unto My Honoured & dearly Beloved Mother Ann Sell the Interest of Four score pounds of Lawfull Money of Great Brittain to be paid to her after my decease during ye whole Terme of her naturall Life after ye rate of Five Pounds per Centum per Annum as it shall become due And after ye decease of my sd Mother I do Order & dispose of ye sd Four score Pounds as followeth First I Give & Bequeath Unto my Brother John Plomer ye Sume of twenty Pounds being one Part of ye sd Four score Pounds If he lives to return into England to demand it when due he now being supposed to be beyond ye seas If he doth not then my Will & Meaning is yt ye said Twenty Pounds be Equally divided between ye children Of my sister Anne Passell wch are then living share & share alike Item I Give & Bequeath unto my Brother William Sell ye sume of Ten Pounds another Part of ye aforesaid Four score Pounds to be paid Him when it comes due Item I Give & Bequeath unto my Brother Francis Sell ye sume of Twenty Pounds One more Part of ye aforesaid Four score Pounds to be paid him when becomes due Item I Give & Bequeath unto John Ossman ye son of my sister Elizabeth Ossman ye sume of Tenn Pounds One more Part of ye aforesaid Four score to be likewise paid him when it Becomes due Item I Give & Bequeath unto my Cousin Mary Bradbury Daughter of my sister Elizabeth Ossman ye sume of Twenty Pounds being Residue & Remainder of ye aforesaid Four score Pounds [to be paid when] it becomes due Also my Will & Meaning is yt if any of those four persons Before Mentioned (viz) William Sell Francis Sell John Ossman & Mary Bradbury shall Depart this ..herall life before his her or their Legacies shall become due That then ye said Legacie or Legacies of ye deceased shall be equally divided between ye survivors of them share & share alike Item I Give & Bequeath unto my Loving Aunt Mary Osborne the Wife of William Osborne ye sum of Twenty Pounds to be paid her after my decease Item I Give & Bequeath unto my Honoured Mother Anne Sell aforesaid all my Apparell & Wearing Cloaths & my other Movable Goodes And Lastly I Give & Bequeath unto my Loving Uncle George Plomer whom I make full & sole Executor of this my last Will & Testament all other my Goods Chattells & debts whatsoever unbequeathed Only Reserving Power to my selfe to Adde one more Codicill at my Will & Pleasure In Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the sifth day of May In ye yeare of Our Lord Christ One Thousand seaven Hundred & nine And in the seaventh yeare of her Majesties Reigne. Signed sealed published and declared as my Last Will and Testament
      Sarah X Plomer

In the presence of
      William Everard
      the mark of Thos Chapman Sen
      Richard Bygrave


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