The Document Chest
1689 will of John Dish
Gentleman
In the name of God Amen
I John Dish of
Yeovill in the
County of Som[er]sett
gent[leman]
being sick and
weake of body
but of sound and
perfect mind and
memory thanks be
given to God do
this twenty
second day of
Aprill in the
yeare of our
Lord God One
thousand six
hundred eighty
and Nine make
and ordaine this
my last Will and
Testament as
followeth viz
First I commend
mt soule into
the hands of
Almighty God my
Creator trusting
to the meritts
and passion of
all my sinns And
my body I
committ to the
dust from whence
it came to be
decently
interred
according to the
discretion of my
Executrix
hereinafter
named And as for
my worldly
Effects I
dispose of the
same in manner
following
Imprimis I give
and bequeath
unto my two
daughters
Elizabeth and
Anne Dish the
sume of three
hundred pounds
apeece to be
paid unto each
of them at their
respective dayes
of marryage
provided that
their said
mother doth keep
herself
unmarryed and in
my name and soe
as shee doth
consent to and
approve of such
of their
respective
marryages
Provided alsoe
that if either
of my said two
daughters doth
fortune to dye
without being
marryed as
aforesaid That
then and in such
case it shall be
lawfull and I
hereby give and
bequeath the
Legacie of the
dying sister who
shall as
aforesaid dye
unmarryed unto
the survivor of
them Item I give
and devise all
my Lands and
Tenements
whatsoever unto
my loveing Wife
her Heirs and
Assignes forever
And do make
constitute and
appoint her my
sole Executrix
of this my last
Will and
Testament hereby
revokeing all
other Will or
Wills by me
heretofore made
In testimony
whereof I have
hereunto sett my
hand and seale
the day and
yeare first
above written
John Dish
Signed sealed
published and
declared in the
presence of us
Rob[er]t Grandy
Henry
Combe
George
Davy
Proved at London by the oath of Margaret Dish the Relict, 1689
Transcribed by Bob Osborn