What follows is a transcription of the will of my 6th great granduncle. Unfortunately the accompanying inventory has not survived.
In the nam of god Amen I Richard trook of Ensbury In the parch of Canford magne in ye County of doset Black smith Being verey Sick of Bodey but of sound and perfect mind And memory praise Be therfore given to all mighty god for ett doe make and olden this my last will And testament in maner And forme following that is to say first and principaly I dow Comed my Soule into the Hands of Allmighty god Hoping thorough the merets of Jesus Christ my Saviour to have free pardon And forgivness of all my Sins and to inheritt eternall life And as tuching all such temperall estate as it Hath pleased allmighty God to Be stoo upon me I give and dispose therof as folleth I will that my Debts and funrall Charge Be paid and discharged
My will is that my nine Cosenes that is my Brothers Children Should Have equall on sush a nother and that is three pound a peace
Ittim I give unto my nice marey trook ye some of three pounds
Ittim I give unto my nave Henry trook ye some of three pounds
Ittim I give unto my nave Richard trook ye son of Henry trook ye som of three pounds Ittim I gve unt my Brother edward trooks to Children that is to Richard trook ye some of three pounds and to Betey trooke ye dafter of edward trook ye som of 3 three pounds
Ittim I give unto my Brother James trooks fouer Cheldren ye som of twelf pounds equly difided Betwen the fouer
Ittim I give and Bequeth lickewise all the Rest and Remainder of my goods stock lease Bonds Bells money and Hereditments whatsoever ounto my Brother James trook making hime Soll executer of this my prsent Last will and testment I doo Hearby Revocke disanull and make void all other wills and testments heartofor made As?ming this to Be my last will and testmant
In witness whear of I Have Hearunto setmy Hand And Seale the 26 twentey Sicks day of november in ye year of oure Lord 1732
Signed Sealed and published In the
preseness of us Henry Kelloway
Edward Trook
Robert Allner
thees Lagess not too Be paid tell the Chelldren
Cometh of Age