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In the name of God Amen the first day of January one thousand six
hundred seaventy and eight in the 30th yeare of the King that now is
?..? I George Preswick of Gisbrough within the Diocese of Yorke weaver
being Aiged weake and impotent in body but of sound and perfect memory
praise be given to Almighty God for the same and knowing the
uncertainty of this life on earth and being desirous to settle things
in order do make this my last Will and Testament in Manner and forme
following that is to say first and principally I Commend my soul to
Almighty God my Creator: Assuredly believing that I shall Receive Full
pardon and free Remission of all my sins and be saved by the precious
death and Mirits of my blessed Saviour and Redeemer Christ Jesus and my
body to the earth from whence it was taken to be buried in such descent
and Christian Manner as to my Executor here after named shall be
thought meet and convenient and as tuching such worldly estate as the
Lord in Mercy hath lent me my will and meaning is the same shall be
Imployed and bestowed as hereafter by this my will is Expressed and
first I do Revoake Renounce frustrate and make voyd all Wills by me
formerly made and declare and Appoint this my last Will and Testament
Item
I give and bequeath to Christopher Preswick my son forty pounds in
money to be paid to him as followeth that is to say when he hath
Accomplished the Age of Twenty three years ten pounds and ten pounds
yearly for three years next and emidatly following the said twenty
third yeare of his Age and all his Apparrill to be found for him by my
Executor during his Apprentiship or twenty shillings yearly during his
said Apprentiship which he pleaseth to chouse and also I give to him
one third part of all my houshold goods
Item I give to Oliver
Preswick my son forty pounds in moneis to be paid to him as followeth
that is to say if he shall go to learne a trade what moneis will be
given with him for learning the said traid shall be the first part and
payment of parte of the said forty pounds and when he hath Accomplyhed
the Age of twenty and three years of Age then the rest to be paid to
him in three years next and Immeadiatly following at three seaverall
payments by eaven and eaquall portion each of the said three years one
third part of the said moneie and my Executor shall finde him all his
Apparill with meat drinke and lodgeing and ?conteinen? scoole learning
tell he be of fitt Age to goe to learne a traid and then shall find him
all his Apparill during his tearme of Apprentiship or twenty shillinge
yearly during the said tearm of Apprentiship which he pleaseth to
chouse and also I give to him one third part of all my household goods
It
the rest of all my goods and chattels movable and Immovable I give
and bequeath to Thomas Preswick my son whome I make sole Executor of
this my last will and Testament in witness whereof I hereunto set my
hand and seale the day and yeare first within written
the mark and seale of George X Preswick
signed sealed etc.....
Bryan Coatham
Tho Brignell
The following note is found on the reverse:
Cleveland
Georgii Preswick ... de Gisbrough defti
...... 100£
cert p Walters 18 Octobris 1679
Entred
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Dave King, published 22.5.2009