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The Will of Thomas Mudge, dated 4 October 1823
 

This is the last will and testament of me Thomas Mudge of the Borough of Bodmin in the County of Cornwall tanner. I give and devise unto my son John his heirs and assigns forever all that house and garden with the hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging called Northy’s situate in Back Street in the said Borough. Also I give and divise unto my son James his heirs and assigns forever all that messuage tenement and farm with the appurtenances and hereditaments thereunto called Tregullen in the parish of Lanivet in the said County now in my possession and the stock and corn and implements of husbandry which may be on the same. Also I give and devise unto my son Henry his heirs and assigns forever those 3 fields with barn and mowhay situate at Cooksland in the said Borough and known by the name of Tredwens Tenement . Also I give and devise unto my son John £500 Also I give and devise unto my son William £100 Also I give and devise unto my son James £200 Also I give and devise unto my son Henry £500 I also give and devise unto my daughter Eleanor the sum of £500 Also I give and devise unto my daughter Elizabeth Billing the sum of £500 the said several pecuniary legacies to be paid unto them severally or respectively attaining the age of 21 years or having attained that age the said money to be paid in twelve calendar months after my decease and interest at 5% for the same (Thomas Mudge) Also I give unto my dear wife Grace Mudge and her assigns during her natural life the several and respective legacies hereinafter mentioned One annuity or yearly sum of £20 to be issuing and payable by 2 equal half yearly payments from and out of my Freehold lands and Tenements hereinafter devised to my son Thomas Mudge And also one other annuity of £5 issuing and payable out of my aforesaid Tenement devised to my son James Mudge the first of those payments at 6 months after my decease And I do hereby declare the annuities and legacy so given to be in full recompense and bar of all dower that I am now or at my decease may be seized And I do hereby declare that the said annuities and legaciey to my said wife are upon the expense and condition that she shall within the space of 6 months after my decease at her cost duly execute and deliver an effectual release of all her dower in case my said wife shall refuse to execute such release of her dower as aforesaid then I take from the aforesaid sum of £100 I give it to my said son James Mudge in addition to the aforesaid legacy given unto him Also I give unto my said wife such of my household furniture as she shall choose the same not to exceed the sum of £50 And as in the all rest and residue and remainder of my real and personal estate whatsoever or wheresoever I give devise and bequeath the same unto my son Thomas Mudge his heirs executors administrators and assigns forever subject to the payment of my just debts and proving this my last will I do hereby direct that the rent issuing out of the messuage aforesaid and the interest of the said legacy given to my son Henry before his use as may be most suitable to his support And I do hereby revoke to make void all former wills made by me heretofore (Thomas Mudge) made and do declare this to be my last Will contained in three sheets of paper at the bottom of each preceding sheet have set my hand and to this third and last sheet my hand and seal this 4th day of Oct 1823
Signed sealed published and delivered by the said testator and as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other subscribe our names as witnesses
 
Jno Pitts
 
Elizabeth P Pitts
 
Mary Billing
 
Whearas in this my will 1st sheet I have given mu son William Mudge the sum of £100 I do hereby revoke the said legacy I do hereby give him the sum of £20 and I do hereby ratify and confirm my said will in all other particulars In witness whereof I have to this codicil set my hand and seal this 9th day of November 1824

Thomas Mudge

Signed sealed and declared by the Testator as and for a codicil to this my last will and testament in the presence of
 
Thomas Bate
 
John Inch
 
Elizabeth Rendle
 

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Transcribed from a document in the Malcolm McCarthy Collection