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Will of Joan Hambly, dated 15 October 1742

In the Name of God Amen I Joan Hambly of the parish of Lower St Cullomb in the County of Cornwall Widdow_being of a Sound and Disposeing Mind Memory and Understanding/ thanks be unto Almighty God/ Do make Ordain Constitute and Appoint this to be my last Will and Testament in Manner and form following. First. And first I Bequeath my Soul into the hands of Almighty God my maker and my Body to devout Christian Burial to be Interred at the Discretion of my Executor hereafter named Also I Give and Bequeath unto my Brother John Martyn the Sum of Ten Shillings and Sixpence to be paid him at the End of Two Years after my Decease Also I Give and Bequeath unto my Nephew John Martyn of Trewollack the sum of Fifty Pounds to be paid him by my Executor hereafter named at the End of Two Years after my Decease. Also I Give and Bequeath unto my Nephew Edward Martyn the Sum of One Pound and One Shilling to be paid him by my Executor hereafter named at the End of Two Years after my decease. Also I Give and Devise unto my Nephew John Martyn who now lives with me all those Two Tenements of Land which I lately Bought being part of the Barton of Trevartan Scituate and lying in the parish of Newlyn and County of Cornwall to hold to him and his Heirs forever All the rest of my Goods Chattells Lands Tenements Rights and Creditts not hereinbefore given and Bequeathed_ I Give Devise and Bequeath unto my said Nephew John Martyn_who now lives with me who I make the Whole and Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand and Seal this Fifteenth day of October in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and forty Two.

Signed Sealed published and Declared to Be the last Will and Testament of her The said Joan Hambly in our presence And in her presence attested by us.		the sign of (seal) Joan Hambly
Michael Rundel The sign of Thomas Treveale Jas. Bonithon

The beforewritten Will was Proved in Common Form the 6th February 1746/47 Before the Revd. M Wm. Waddon Clerk Master of Arts Official etc And Admion of all and Singular the Goods etc. of the Deced and of all things howsoever concerning her said Will was Granted to the Executor therein named/ being first Sworn etc./ Saveing etc./
 
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N.B. Words in both italics and brackets are inserted by the transcriber e.g. (signed)
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