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The Will of Richard Lewarn, dated 12 July 1742
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I Richard Lewarn of the parish of
Mawgan in Pyder in the County of Cornwall – Carpenter being in Health & Sound &
perfect in Mind and memry thinks be to God for the same and knowing the
unsartenty of Life and the unsatenty of Death I doe maked ordaine this my Last
Will and Testament FIRST I Bequeath my soul unto all mighty God my Healer and
Redeemer hoping through the merits of Jesus Christ my Blesed Redeemer to have
remistion of my Sins and my Body Deasently to have the Cristian Bueral at the
discreaton of my Executors hereinafter named and what worldly Goods is in my
power to dispose I Give and dispose the Same in maner and forme as fooling
ITEM I Give and Bequeath unto the pore of Magan not unto them that have Parish
pay but unto fatherless and widoes and Such as have most need to be paid unto
them in 3 months time after my Deaththe sum of 2 pond & ten shillings to be laid
at the discretion of my Executors.
ITEM I Give and Bequeath unto my Brother Naththanele Lewarn Twenty Shillings and
to my Brothers 2 Sons and – Dafter ten shillings to each of them.
ITEM I Give and Bequeath unto my God Children Nathanell Lewarn, John Oliver,
Nickles Clemow, James Luny, Henry Hoob, Mary Randel Margreat Hoob two Shillings
and Six pence unto each of them.
Item I Give and Bequeath unto my Sister Elizabeth Randell ten Shillings and to
each of her Children five Shillings.
ITEM I Give and Bequeath unto my Sister Philly Steevens ten Shillings and unto
each of her Children five Shillings
ITEM I Give and Bequeath unto William Rotle (not sure of the name) and Jelian
Row Ten Shillings unto each of them.
ITEM I Give and Bequeath unto Nathell Row and Steven Row and Andraw Row two
Shillings and Six pence unto each of them.
ITEM I Give and Bequeath unto my wife Mary and Nickellus Randell I do give unto
them all my Goods and Chattels of what Kind Soever not herein before Given I do
hereby mak and – oredain and a point thes said Mary my wife and Nickellus
Randell the son of Michall Randell my whole and Sole Executors of this my last
Will and Testament and my will is that thes Several Legases Be payd in one year
after my diseas IN WITNESS whereof I have heare unto Set my Hand and Seall this
12 of July in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty two.
Signed and published and declared and Sealed in the presents of us.
Henery Rundell
The Sin of John Parken
Mary Parken |
Richard Lewarn (seal) |
| The before written is a true Copy Examined & Compared
with the Original this 16th Febry 1747 by us |
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John Bennett
John Blight |
The before written Will of the abovenamed Richard Lewarn
Deced was Proved in common Forme Before the Reverend Mr Wilem. Waddon The Master
of Arts Ogfficial en. 29th. Janry. 1747 and Admion of the Goods en. Of the Said
desest and of all things howsoever Concerning his Said Will was Granted to the
Executors therein named (being first Sworn etc) Saveing en no Inven.ry Exhibited
N.B. Words in italics within brackets
are inserted by the transcriber e.g. (signed)
Source: LDS Film Number 90103 Image No.00195
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