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The Will of Henrye Mychell, dated 1 August 1599

Gorran
Henrye Mychell
8 December 1609
 
In the name of god Amen the first Day of August the yeare of oure Lorde god / 1599 I Henrye Mychell of the
pishe of Goran in the countie of Cornwall Grome beinge whole of mynde & of good and pfecte
Remembrance Laude and prayse be unto Almightie god Do make & ordayne this my psent?
Testament conteninge herein my Laste Wyll in maner and forme folowinge that is to saye Fyrste
I comende my soule unto Almightie god my make & Redeemer and my bodye to be buryed in the church
or churchyarde of Goran aforesaid Itm I Do geve & bequeathe to Wyllyam Mychell my Brother
XXs Itm I Do geve & bequeathe to Marye Watt wedowe iii li Item I Do geve & bequeath to Henrye
Watt
sonn of Hughe Watt Decessed my pann Itm I Do geve to Marye Wylls the dafter of John
Wylls
of Goran Xs Itm I Do geve to the Reshdewe of the children of the sayed John Wylls
Xs Itm I Do geve to Richard fulpot one ewe & monies Xiid & the Reshdewe of all mye
goods & cattels & detts After my Detts payed my funerall expences pformed & thes my legases
fulfilled I wholye geve & bequeathe to the abovenamed Henrye Watt & to Annys Watt Syster of
the sayed Henrye equallye to be Devided amongste then bothe And them I Do ordayne & make my
whole executorrs And of the execution of the same I make & ordayne John Wyll & Edward Wyll
of the sayed pishe & in the sayed countye husbandmen overseers And I latterlye Revok & Anull
all & everye other former testaments wylls legases bequests executorrs overseers by me in anye
wyse before thys tyme made named wylled and bequeathed Thes witnesses

Contributed by Geoff Watts

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