Page 23, Will, George Carr, 18 April 1698; Will, John Rickardson, 14 April 1699, p 1
| In the Name of God Amen the Eighteenth Day of | ||||
| Aprill in ye Tenth Year of ye Reigne of our Sovaigne Lord King | ||||
| William ye Third yt now is over England etc Annoqz Dm 1698 | ||||
| I George Carr of ye Lee in ye parish of Hexham & County of Northumbland | ||||
| being sick & week in Body But of Sound & perfect minde & memory | ||||
| praised be God Doe make & Declare this my last Will & Testament | ||||
| in Manner & forme following (that is to say) First & principally | ||||
| I Committ my Soule into ye hands of Almighty God my maker | ||||
| & Creator & to his Son Jesus Christ my alone Saviour & redeemer | ||||
| & for ye Worldly Estate wch ye Lord hath been pleased to bestow | ||||
| upon me I give & Despose of as followeth Imprimis I give | ||||
| and bequeath unto William Carr my second son Forty Pounds | ||||
| Item I give & bequeath unto Henry Carr my Third sonn | ||||
| Thirty pounds Item I give & bequeath unto George Carr | ||||
| my Eldest son one little Bay Mare & ye two stots* that are | ||||
| now Drawne in ye Draught lastly I leave Jane my wife sole | ||||
| Executrix of this my last Will & Testament as Witnesse my | ||||
| hand & seale the Day & Year first above written Declared | ||||
| Published Signed & Sealed in ye psence of us William Sheild | ||||
| John Rowland | ||||
| George Carr | ||||
| In the Name of God Amen the Fourteenth Day of | ||||
| Aprill in ye Eleaventh Year of ye Reigne of our Soveraigne Lord | ||||
| William the third by ye Grace of God King of England Scotland | ||||
| France & Ireland Defender of ye Faith etc Anno Dm 1699 I John | ||||
| Rickardson als Richardson of Parkeside in ye parish of Allendaile | ||||
| & County of Northumberland yeom being sick & Weak in body but of | ||||
| good & perfect memory (thanks be to Almighty God for ye same) | ||||
| & calling to minde ye uncertaine Estate of this transitory life, & | ||||
| that all Flesh must yeild unto Death when it shall please God | ||||
| to call: & being Desirous to settle things in Order Doe make, Constitute | ||||
| Ordaine, & Declare this my last Will & Testament in manner and | ||||
| forme following; revokeing & by these presents annulling all and | ||||
| every Testament & Testaments Will & Wills heretofore by me | ||||
| made & Declared either by word or by writeing & this only to be taken | ||||
| for my last Will & Testament & none other. And first being penitent | ||||
| & sorry from ye Bottome of my heart for all my sins past humbly Desiring | ||||
| forgivenesse of ye same, I give & Committ my soule unto Almighty God | ||||
| my maker in whom & by ye meritts of Jesus Christ my Saviour & | ||||
| Redeemer, I trust & believe Assuredly to be saved, & to have full | ||||
| remission & forgiveness of all my sins. And my Body to ye Earth | ||||
| from whence it came to be buried in such place & Decent manner | ||||
Note: Also spelt Richardson
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Transcribed by LF and JW