Wills

In the Name of God Amen

The Twenty Seventh day of July Anno Domini One Thousand Seven

Hundred and Thirteen I William Guy of Colebrook in the County 

of Bucks Tallow Chandler being weak in Body but of perfect mind

and Memory praise be therefore given to Almighty God doe make and

ordaine this my Last Will and Testament in manner and forme 

following (that is to say) first and principally I commend my soul

into the hands of Almighty God my Creator hoping through the

Merrits and passion of my Saviour Jesus Christ to have a full and 

free pardon and forgiveness of my Sinns and my Body I commit to 

the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor hereafter

named and as touching the Temporal Estate where with it hath

pleased Almighty God of his infinite mercy to bestow upon me I

give — bequeath and dispose off as followeth Item I give unto

my grandson John Guy the son of my deceased son Thomas Guy

all those two acres and halfe of freehold Land lying in Bowmore

field in the parish of Harmondsworth in the County of Middx 

and to his heirs and assigns for ever Item I give unto my 

Grandson Thomas Guy the son of my aforesaid son Thomas Guy

all that my Messuages or Tenement wherein Thomas Watkins

now dwells with the Orchards Gardens and all the appurtenants 

thereto belonging situate lying and being in Colebrook in the County 

of Bucks aforesaid To hold to him the said Thomas his heirs and 

assigns forever Item I give unto my son John Guy all my personal

Estate whatsoever whom I make full and sole Executor of this my 

Last Will and Testament upon this condition that my said son John

Guy do deliver up a Bond of fifty pounds to my daughter in Law 

Elizabeth Guy being a debt of her late husbands Thomas Guy

Revoking and making void all former wills heretofore my me made 

declaring this and no other to bee my last will and testament In 

Witness whereof I have hereinto sett my hand and seale the day

and years above written   William Guy  his marke  Sign Sealed 

Published and declared by the said William Guy to be his Last Will 

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and testament (there words of County son and his being first into sined) in the presence of 

(also (upon this condition that he my said son John Guy so deliver up

a Bond of fifty pounds to my daughter in law Elizabeth Guy being a 

debt of her late husbands Thomas Guy being first interlined

Thomas Weekly Mary Hill John Burcombe

Probate 25 Nov 1713

The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 536