1729 MARTIN William Wills 1729/ii/254

Lincoln, Lincolnshire LCC Wills 1729/ii/254

Will, William Martin of Sutterby 20^th May, 1729

Classical Transcription

1. In the Name of God Amen. I William Martin
2. of Sutterby in the County of Lincoln being week
3. in Body but of perfect mind & memory God be
4. praised for it do make & ordain t(hi)s my last
5. will &Testam(en)t in manner & Form following
6. That is to say first & principally I bequeath my
7. Soul to God hopeing to be sav(e)d thro(ugh) the meritts of
8. Jesus X(hrist) my Sav(iou)r my Body to the ground to be de
9. =cently buried at the discretion of my Executor here
10. =after nam(e)d. And for the small p(ar)t of wordly Goods
11. w(hi)ch God was pleasd to lend me I give & bequeath
12. as follows.
13. Imp(rimi)s I give & bequeath to my Sister Frances Martin
14. twenty pounds. To my Brother Richard Martin
15. five pounds. To my Servant Mary Cooke two pound
16. Ten shillings & to my Servant Rob(er)t Fisher two
17. pound ten shillings. And as for the rest of my
18. worldly goods I give & bequeath to my Brother
19. Robert Martin whom I name & appoint whole
20. & Sole Executor of th(i)s my last Will & Testam(en)t

Will, 1729/ii/254 Classical Transcription continued/1

21. And my Will is th(a)t all these above namd Lega
22. =cies be p(ai)d at May-day next by him my Exe
23. =cutor. And also th(a)t my debts be p(ai)d by him
24. my Executor as they become due. And th(i)s I
25. declare to be my last Will & Testam(en)t and do
26. revoke all or any will or Wills by me formerly
27. made In Witness whereof I have hereunto set
28. my hand <& Seal> this twentith day of May & in the Year
29. of our L(or)d 1729 his mark
31. William Martin             HIS
32. Witnesses SEAL
33. Richard Vickers         20 Oct 1729
34. John Parker                                                 coram Nobis
35. Titus Bourne        Geo: Newell

Lincoln, Lincolnshire LCC Wills 1729/ii/254

Will, William Martin of Sutterby 20^th May, 1729

Translation

1. In the name of God Amen. I William Martin
2. of Sutterby in the County of Lincoln being weak
3. in body but of perfect mind & memory God be
4. praised for it do make & ordain this my last
5. Will & Testament in manner & form following
6. That is to say first & principally I bequeath my
7. Soul to God hoping to be saved through the merits of
8. Jesus Christ my Saviour my body to the ground to be de-
9. -cently buried at the discretion of my Executor here-
10. -after named. And for the small part of wordly goods
11. which God was pleasd to lend me I give & bequeath
12. as follows.
13. Firstly I give & bequeath to my sister Frances Martin
14. twenty pounds. To my brother Richard Martin
15. five pounds. To my servant Mary Cooke two pound
16. ten shillings & to my servant Robert Fisher two
17. pound ten shillings. And as for the rest of my
18. worldly goods I give & bequeath to my Brother
19. Robert Martin whom I name & appoint whole
20. & sole Executor of this my last Will & Testament

Will, 1729/ii/254 Translation continued/1

21. And my will is that all these above named Leg-
22. -cies be paid at May Day next by him my Exe-
23. -cutor. And also that my debts be paid by him
24. my Executor as they become due. And this I
25. declare to be my last Will & Testament and do
26. revoke all or any will or wills by me formerly
27. made In witness whereof I have hereunto set
28. my hand & Seal this twentieth day of May & in the Year
29. of our Lord 1729 his mark
31. William Martin             HIS
32. Witnesses SEAL
33. Richard Vickers         20 Oct 1729
34. John Parker                                                 The error before us*
35. Titus Bourne        Geo: Newell

* The error before us: meaning a writ allowing  a court to correct its original judgement on

discovery of a fundamental error