Page 80, Will, James Oliver the Younger, 19 August 1703, p 1
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| In the Name of God Amen I James Oliver ye Younger | ||||
| of Hexham in ye County of Northumberland Butcher being | ||||
| sick and weak of Body but of sound & perfect memory praised | ||||
| be God for it doe make this my last Will and Testament in | ||||
| manner and forme following (that is to say) First I Recommend | ||||
| my soule into the hands of Almighty God my Creatr hopeing | ||||
| assuredly through the meritts Death and passion of Jesus | ||||
| Christ my Saviour & redeemer to obtaine full and free pardon | ||||
| of all my sinns and to ineritt Eternall life: And my Body | ||||
| I give to the Earth from whence It came to be buried | ||||
| in such decent & Christian manner as by my Execx | ||||
| hereafter named shall be thought fitt & convenient And | ||||
| as for Such worldly Estate as it hath pleased Almighty | ||||
| God to bestow upon me I give & dispose thereof as followeth | ||||
| Item I give devise and bequeath unto my Brother in law | ||||
| James Watson of Hexham aforesaid Dyer All that my Close | ||||
| of Arable land meadow or pasture ground containing by | ||||
| Estimation two Acrees be it more or less with the appteces | ||||
| scituate lying & being within ye Townfeilds of Hexham | ||||
| aforesd boundering on ye lands of Edward Robson on the | ||||
| East, the lands late belonging to his Grace the Duke of | ||||
| Newcastle Decd on on ye West the the loaming called hairelaw | ||||
| loaming on the South and the Kings high Street on the | ||||
| North To have and to hold the sd. Close of Arable | ||||
| Land meadow or pasture ground with all its Rights | ||||
| Members and Appurtenances unto the said James Watson | ||||
| his heires and Assignes for ever To the intent that the said | ||||
| James Watson shall and may sell and dispose of the same to | ||||
| any person or persons whomsoever to the best advantage | ||||
| And the money ariseing upon the saile thereof I will that | ||||
| the said James Watson shall pay the same to my Execx. | ||||
| hereafter named for and towards the paymt. & Discharge | ||||
| of my Debts. Item I give and devise unto my loving wife | ||||
| Anne Oliver All that my Messuage Burgage or Stonehouse | ||||
| wherein I now dwell for and during the tearme of her | ||||
| naturall life Item all the rest of my Goods and Chattells | ||||
| moveable and imoveable I give & bequeath unto my said | ||||
| Loveing wife Anne Oliver who I doe hereby nominate | ||||
| and appointe sole Executrix of this my last Will and | ||||
| Testament And I doe hereby revoke and annull all | ||||
| former | ||||
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