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The Blaker Society © William Blacar of Selmeston 1544
BLAKER WILLS

Lewes Archdeaconry Book A 1, f. 53v

Selmyston

In the name of god ame’ the iiij day of the mo’the of marche & in the 35
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Yere of the Reign’ of o sou agn’ lord Kyng Henry the eight & in y yere
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of o lord god 1543 I wyll m blacar of y pishe of Selmyston seke in
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body bott hole good & of pfet reme’br nce doo make my test’ & last will
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in man & forme foloyng / Fyrst I bequethe my sawle to almyghty god my
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sauyour redem & maker / & to the blessyd virgyn o lady st Mary & to all
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the blessyd co’pany of hevyn & my body to be buried w in the churche
yerd of Selmyston’ It’ I doo make Joh’n & will m my ij sons my
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executors & my wiff to be as fare at my good as my ij sons if she doo
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abyde w them / It’ if she goo from them’ then my ij sons to pay her iiij
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of lawfull mony of Englond / It’ I gyff to my iij dowghters iiij etche of
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them xxvj ’ viij ’ a pese. and thay to be payd at the tyme of their mariage
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/ It’ if ony of my dowght s depart then y pt to be devydys to my ij sons /
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It’ I gyff to the hye alter of selmyston xij ’ / It’ I gyff to the lyght afore
the Rode xij ’ / It’ it is my wyll to haue at my burying iij prest & at my
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mo’thes mynd iij p st & at my yer mynd iij p st / It’ I make my
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supvisors Joh’n stert & Robert sterte to se that my wyll be fulfillyd &
kept / wytnes hereof s Edward fell curat Joh’n stert & Robert sterte w
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oth moo. / It’ I gyff to will m my son my best kowe more then any of my
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