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In the Name of God Amen I Charles Perrott of the City of York
Alderman being of perfect & disposeing mind and memory do make this
my last Will & Testament in manner and form Following (that is to
say)
First and principally I give and recomend my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my Body to be buried in the parish Church where I shall be resident at my decease and that at as little Expense and in as private a manner as may be
And as
to for and Considering all that my Messuage or Tenement now devided
into two dwelling houses and in the several occupations of William
Greenville & Mrs E D'arcy as the same are scituate lyeing and being
in Micklegate within the sd Citty of York and the Garden Stable
Brewhouse Coach house and other th'appurts therewith used and Enjoy'd
and my Warehouse in St Martins Church Lane within the sd Citty of York
as it is now in the possession of Mr Richard Wilson merchant & Mr
John Owram Cooke & also my Messuage or Tenemt with the yard
(heretofore a stable) adjoyning to St Martins Church aforesd within the
parish of Bishophill the younger now in the Severall occupations of
Richard Poulter Shoemaker & Mary Crosdale Spinster my will &
mind is and I do hereby give and devise the same & every part and
parcell thereof unto Andrew Perrott of the town of Kingston upon Hull
Alderman the Reverend Mr Thomas Perrott Rector of St Martins in York
& Richard Yoward of the sd Citty of York Gen their heirs and
assigns to sell and dispose thereof to the best advantage or price that
can be gott for the Same and the money ariseing by such sale or sales
to be paid to & rec'eid by my sd Trustees and to be by them apply'd
for the payment and discharge of all my just debts which shall or may
be oweing by me at my decease whether the same shall be upon mortgage
Bond or otherwise and after payment & discharge of all such debts
and all Interest 'ch shall be thereupon due together with my Funerall
Expences I give and bequeath the residue and remainder of the money
ariseing by such Sale as aforesd as also the rents and profitts yearly
ariseing from the said prmes so to be sold as aforesd untill such sale
thereof be made over & above what shall defray such interest as
aforesd unto my daughter Martha Perrott as and for her maintenance
& provision Itm as to all other my Estate whatsoever as well reall
as personall I give & bequeath the same unto my Son Andrew Perrott
his heirs Exors Admrs & assigns he paying out of the same Five
pounds to his Sister Prissick & Five pounds a piece to the sd
Andrew Perrott Thomas Perrott & Richard Yoward to whom I leave the
care and tuition of my sd Son untill he attain his age of one &
twenty years & whom I also request will see this my will duly
perform'd & I do hereby nominate Constitute and appoint them the sd
Andrew Perrott of Hull Thomas Perrott & Richard Yoward Execrs of
htis my last will and testamt who I desire may reimburse themselves out
of the prmes all their Costs Charges and demands w'ch may arise or
happen to them for or by means of the Execution of this my will In
Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this nineteenth
day of July in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred and
twenty Sig. C Perrott
Sign'd Seal'd etc.....
Esther Pennyman
Charles Charnock senr
Charles Charnock jun
November
ye 2.. 1727 Reced then the Original will of Mr Charles Perrott deced of
w'ch this a true copy Witness my hand Tho: Perrott.
Probate Bond:
Binds...
Andream
Perrott de villa et Com vills de Kingston super Hull mercarum Thoma
Perrott de civit. Ebor [...] Richardum Yoward de sad.. Gen et Gulielmum
Thompson de Ead mrcator
to ensure execution by above bounden Andrew Perrott Thomas Perrott & Richard Yoward
Attached Bond (English Text only):
The
Condicon of this Obligacon is such that whereas the originall last Will
& Testament of Charles Perrott Esqr late Alderman of the City of
York deceased was by Decree of Court ordered to be delivered to the
above bounden Thomas Perrott Clerk the Receipt whereof he doth hereby
acknowledge If therefore the said Thomas Perrott his heires Executors
& Administrators or any of them do & shall upon lawfull sumons
warning or notice to him them ar any of them given bring in &
redeliver or cause to be brought in & redelivered into the Registry
of the prerogative Court at York the said Orig will of the said Charles
Perrott whole safe unaltered uncancelled & unobliterated as the
same is at the sealing here of to him delivered & then this prsent
obligacon to be void & of none effect or else to remaine in full
force & vertue
signed Tho: Perrott
transcript
Dave King, published 30.12.2007