MRP: Thomas Gill will
Thomas Gill will
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I Thomas Gill now residing in the Citty of Oporto in the Kingdom of Portugall Merchant being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory and well weighing the certainty of death and the suddenesse thereof doe make y:s my last Will and Testament hereby revoaking all former Wills whatsoever
IMPRIMIS I bequeath my soul unto Almighty God steadfastly hopeing through the merrits of my Saviour for the blessed resurrection of the just unto eternall life and for my worldly goods and Estate which God hath blessed me with I give and dispose thereof hereby in manner and forme following that is to say ffirst I will that all those debts which I owe in right or conscience to any manner of person or persons whatsoever shall be well and truely paid or orderedto be paid by my Executor hereafter named within convenient time after my decease
ITEM I give unto my eldest sister Anne Graves two hundred pounds sterling money to be by her disposed for her proper use
ITEM I give unto my second sister Mary Elson two hundred pounds sterling money to be by her disposed for her proper use
ITEM I give unto my youngest sister Dorothy Bath two hundred pounds sterling money to be by her disposed for her proper use
ITEM I give unto my Portugues servant Manoell Antonio two hundred millreys for his great care and kindnesse to me
ITEM I give unto my Nephew John Graves eldest son of my eldest sister Anne Graves aforesaid all the rest and residue of my goods and estate in England or Portugall or which shall descend or come to me by any manner of wayes whatsoever not before given or bequeathed
Alsoe I doe constitute my said Nephew Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament And lastly I doe hereby nominate appoint and humbly request my good friends M:r Edward Young my partner herein Oporto merchant and M:r George ffry of London in the Kingdome of England merchant Executors in trust of this my last Will and Testament requesting them to see this my will performed to whom I give and it is my request to each of them that they will accept of tenn Millreys each to buy a ring
In Testimony hereof I the abovesaid Thomas Gill have hereunto set my hand and seale in Oporto the tenth day of August 1694
Thomas Gill:
signed sealed published and declared to be my last Will and Testament in the presence of Nath:ll Rowland Edward Trevor Lano: Stepney:/
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