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Two Remarkable Wills.
I. General King’s, f 1652.
Seing all things are variable and nothing more
uncertain than the lijf of Mane and in speciall pillgremes of
my Professione therefore I have thought fitt for the
avoyding of contention amongst freinds and for the better
informing thame of my aifaires to draw up this after-written
note or minut with my hand in place of testament, if no
other in my lyf-tyme by my frie and voluntary will sail be
maide by me posteriore to this for to adde and deminish
to or from this end forma (?) to my own disposition.
And in the first place I begweith my Soule to the
Kepingh of the Almighty God and my body to hir mother
the Earth, till in his gracious good time he sail be pleased
to reweint (reunite ?) and joijne both together againe to
the full frucksion of that everlasting bliss and happiness
which Eye hath none seen nather ear hard nather as it is
ever entered in the heart of mane.
Secondly my movabell and unmovabell goods failing
lawfull begotten cheildring meall or feamell of my own
body, I leive to my lawfull and undeuted aires my brother’s
sons Jhone King’s cheildrene to succeed me and for in
this mainer namlye the eldest sone called James and
failing him the secund sone to succeed with this
en-tretting the tuttors, that they will indevore that as they
succeed me in the poor estate I leive thame that they
may also succeed to the honour and dignitie that His
Maj. of Great Bretaine of blessed memory was pleased to
bestowe upon me, but this I remitt to the furtherance and
consideration of my noble freinds and executioners (!) of
this my testament. As also I desyre that the foresaid
Tuttors will sie to the satisfaction of my foresaid Debts
that the same be payed out of my lands and moveabels in
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