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The Blaker Society © George Blaker of Brighton, 1587
BLAKER WILLS

Lewes Archdeaconry Book B 2, f. 105

In the name of God amen: The seconde daye of September in An’o D’ni
1587 I George Blaker of the pishe of Brighthelmestone in the countye of
Sussex husbandman, sicke in bodye but of pfecte memory and
vnderstandinge praysed be god Doe make and ordayne my Last will and
Testament in ma’ner and forme followinge: viz’ First I bequeath my soule
to allmightie god my onely maker, Redeemer, and sanctifier, and my
bodye to a Christian buriall’. Item I geye and bequeathe to the poore
people of Brighthelmestone aforesayde x to be devided at the discrec’on
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of the Collectors of the sayde poore there. Item I bequeathe to Alce
Blaker my wiffe all the goodes which I now haue, that was hers before I
maried with her Item I geue her two Ewes from amonge my sheepe, Item
I geve and bequeathe to Annis Blaker my daughter xvj of good and
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lawfull money of England to be payde vnto her w in one yeare next after
my deceasse by myne Executor Item I geve my sayde daughter tenn
Ewes tenn payre of sheetes, ij Chestes, a Cettell with ij yronringes, ij little
brasse pottes, one Cettle with a bayle, and one olde Cettle which I haue in
the lofte, Item I will that all my pewter be devided in two equall partes,
one parte therof to remayne to my Executour And the other parte soe
devided I geue to my sayde daughter It’ I geue to Joane Boniface my
daughter’s child tenn sheepe, I geue likewise to another of the Children of
my sayde daughter whose name is Marye one Ewe Item I geue to John
Boniface my sonne in lawe to be an ayde to myne Executour xl The
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residewe of all my goodes vnbequeathed my debtes and Legacies
discharged I whollye geue and bequeathe to Henrye Blaker my sonne,
whome I make my hole and full Executor, And I doe appoynte to be
overseers of this my Laste will John Boniface aforesayde, and James
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Buckoll’ of Preston, and to him I will v for his paynes. Witnesses hereof
are Thomas Jacksonn, John Duddinge, John Boniface, James Buckoll’,
and Rob’te Evans.

Probatum fuit hoc p sens suprascriptu’ Testa Georgij Blaker Coram
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Mag’ro Thoma Vnderdowne cl’ico Artiu’ Mag’ro Surr’ &c’ xxx die
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mensis Septembris A’no d’ni 1587 Ac p eunde’ et auct’ate sua approbatu’
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et insinuatu’ proq’ virib et vero valore eiusdem pronu’ciatu’. Co’missaq’
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fuit Ad &c’ Henrico Blaker Executor &c’ Jurat’ &c’

This present testament abovewritten of George Blaker was proved before
master Thomas Underdowne clerk, M.A., surrogate, &c. the 30th day of
the month of September in the year of the Lord 1587, and by him and by

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