The compleat clark, and scriveners guide. Containing exact draughts and presidents of all manner of assurances and instruments now in use: as they were penned and perfected by divers learned judges, eminent lawyers, and great conveyancers, both ancient and modern. Whereunto is also added a concordance of years, from the time of King Richard the third untill this present; very usefull for conveyancers and others. With an exact alphabeticall table, whereby any of the said presidents may be easily found out.

A Will.

IN the name of God, Amen, the 8th. &c. in the year of our Lord God &c. and in the 17. year of the Raign &c. J I. M: Citizen &c. being in health of body and of good and perfect memory (thanks be to God) do make this my last Will and Testament, in manner and form following; that is to say, First J bequeath my Soul and Spirit into the hands of Almighty God my Heavenly Father, by whom of his meer and only Grace J trust to be saved and received into Eternall rest, through the death of my Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ, in whose pretious blood J set the whole and only hope of my Salvation, my wretched body in hope of a joyful Resurrection, I commit to the Earth to be buried with such charges, and in such place as my dear wife M. shall think good. And touching the distribution of my mortal goods, J dispose of the same as followeth.

First J will that all such Debts as J owe shall be truly paid.

Item, J give to my said wife M: M: 100 l. of &c. upon condition that she claim no Title or Interest of Dower or thirds of and upon my House and Land in E. in the County of M. which J have in Fee-simple.

Item &c.

Item &c.

Item, To Mr. J. F. Minister, J do cleerly forgive the summ &c. of lawfull &c. which he oweth unto me.

Item, J give and bequeath to the Company of F. of the City of L. the sum of 6 l. of &c. in such manner form and condition and to be be∣stowed as followeth; that is to say, That after my death the Wardens of the said Company for the time being whatsoever, or any other in that behall having sufficient authority shall lend it yearly unto 3. such poor men of the said Company as they shall think to have most need 40 s. a peece, for and during the space of two whole years next following, so that the said poor men put in sufficient Sureties for the repaying of the same, at the end of the said two years, and then to be asked and required again by the said Wardens or others, having au∣thority for the time being, and forthwith to be delivered to 3. other

in manner and form, and for the term aforesaid. And so I will the said 6 l. to be used from two years to two years for ever.

Provided alwaies, that the said Company shall put in sufficient Sure∣ties unto mine Executors, or any other having right to take any such Bond of them, for the full accomplishing for ever of this my last Will herein, or else this Legacy to be of none effect: The residue of all and singular my Goods and Chattels whatsoever herein not bequeathed (the thirds due by Law and Custom unto my said wife (except the Thirds and Dowry of my said House and Lands in E. aforesaid) and also the part and portion unto my Son J. M. according to the custom of the City of L: paid and discharged) I wholly give and bequeath unto my other two Children T: M: and S. M. equally amongst them to be divided.

Item, I will and ordain that the parts and portions of my said Chil∣dren, and all and every other thing and things to them belonging, shal for their behoofs, during their and every of their severall Minorities remain and be in the hands custody and governing of the said R. M. to imploy every of the same as he shall think good, for the profit and commodity of my said Children; And that if any of my said Chil∣dren dye under age, that then the part portion and Legacies of him or them so dying under age, shal belong and appertain unto the Survivors or Survivor of my said Children. And I will that my said Children shal be trained and brought up in virtuous Learning, or such other honest Vocation as it shall please God to make them apt unto. And I will that A. B. shall have the education and custody of my said Son J. M. during his Minority: And that C. D. shall have the education of my said Son T. M. curing &c. And I will that E. F. shall have the educa∣tion of my said Son S. M. during &c. And that my Executor out of this my last Will and Testament out of the Profits to be gotten by the use and occupying of my said Childrens Parts Portions and Legacies, shall yearly yeeld pay and allow to every of the said severall persons before severally appointed to have the severall educations of my said Children towards their finding and School 20. Nobles a peece of law∣full &c. during such time only as they shall go to School, and longer: And if the Charges therof come to more, the same to be allowed by my said Executors.

Provided alwaies, and my intent will and meaning is, that my said Executor, or any other by his title or authority, shall not sell or alie∣nate by any means, any part or parcel of my Leases Houses or Lands, but shall let them remain in such sort as they are in at the time of my death, to my Children, and their use and behoof, in such manner and form as is aforesaid. But as for my Household Stuff, my will is that it shall be sold to the best advantage, excepting such parcels of any manner of thing as my wife shall choose out for part of her portion, if she like of any thing.

Item, I make and ordain the said R. M. to be my full whole and on∣ly Executor of this my last Will and Testament. and my very dear friends C. D. and E. F. J make and ordain Overseers of this my last Will and Testament, and I give unto every of them &c. a Peice for their pains, to be taken in the Overseeing therof, requiring them in the name of God, to see this my last Will and Testament performed accordingly: And I do utterly revoke all former Wills and Testaments by me in any wise heretofore made or declared: In witness &c.