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The Will of John Apsey
The 1698 Will of John Apsey, Glover
In the name of
God Amen
I John Apsey of
Yeovill in the
County of
Somesett glover
being sicke and
weake of body
but of sound and
perfect memory
doe make and
ordaine this my
last will and
testament in
manner and forme
following First
I bequeath my
soule into the
hands of
Almighty God
that gave it
hopeing through
the alone merits
of Jesus Christ
to receive Free
pardon of all my
sins and my body
to be decently
burryed by my
Executor
hereinafter
named and as for
such worldly
estate as itt
hath pleased God
to bless me with
I give devise
and bequeath as
followeth
Imprimis I give
unto my [two
words illegible]
George Prowse of
Yeovill gent the
sum of tenn
pounds Item I
give unto my
kinsman Richard
Triptree glover
of Yeovill
aforesaid twenty
dozen of gloves
whereof fifteen
dozen are to be
mens & womens
and the other
five boys and
girles Item I
give to each of
his Children
twenty shillings
apeice Item I
give unto Mr
Giles Halges of
Yeovill
aforesaid Shop
keeper twenty
dozen of gloves
fifteene dozen
whereof are to
be mens & womens
and Five dozen
boys and girles
Item I give unto
the said Giles
Halges's three
Children twenty
shillings apeice
Item I give unto
my very good
Friend Mr John
Samford of
Bristoll glovere
ten dozen of
mens and womens
gloves Item I
give unto my
brother in law
Joshua George
twenty shillings
Item I give unto
my Cozen Edward
George twenty
shillings and to
each of his
Children Five
shillings apiece
to buy [word
illegible]
cloths Item I
give unto Anne
Hayward my
servant [two
words illegible]
pounds Item I
give unto
Susannah Barret
twenty shillings
Item I give unto
Thomas Moore
twenty shillings
Item I give unto
Elizabeth
Haywood five
shillings Item I
give unto my
cozen Sarah
Boone five
shillings Item I
give unto Samuel
Webb my [servt?]
all my wareing
apparell Item my
will is that all
the sumes of
money above
given and
bequeathed be
paid within
twelve months
after my decease
Item my will is
that Richard
Triptree
provided he
takes and
teaches my
apprentice
Samuell Webb for
the remainder of
the terme he has
to serve with me
to cutt and
perfect his
trade one
hundred of
leather if that
remaines soe
much be me att
the time of my
death Item I
give unti Henry
Triptree the
sume of twenty
shillings Item I
give unto Sarah
Gilbert widdow
of Yeovill
aforesaid twenty
shillings Item I
give unto Sarah
her daughter
twenty shillings
Item all the
rest of my goods
and chattles
book debts and
moneys not
herein and herby
before given and
bequeathed I
give devise and
bequeath unto my
very good Friend
and kinsman
Edward Hayward
of Yeovill
aforesaid
Apothecary as
alsoe the
remainder of the
[stock?] I have
in the dwelling
house where I
now live and doe
make the said
Edward Hyward
sole Executor of
this my last
will and
Testament and
doe hereby
revoke all
former wills by
me made In
witness whereof
I the said John
Apsey have
hereunto sett my
hand and seale
this third day
of June in the
tenth yeare of
the reigne of
our Sovereigne
Lord William the
third over
England etc King
[word illegible]
One Thousand Six
Hundred Ninety
Eight the mark
of John Apsey
Signed Sealed
published and
declared to be
the last Will
and Testament of
the said John
Apsey in the
presence of John
Newman John
Riall the marke
of Elizabeth
Traske
Transcribed by Bob Osborn
