John Geale of Saxelby 1682 Will
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Archives PR/T/1682/167
I John Geale of Saxulby In the County of Leicester, Cottager, being sicke & weake in body, but of sound minde & perfect memory (god be praised) do ordain this my last will & Testament in manner & forme following
Inprim I commend my soule to god who gave it & my Body to the earth from whence it was taken to be decently buryed according to the discretion of mine Executrix
And for my worldly goods I dispose of them in manner & form following
Item I give & bequeath unto my sonne John the summe of twenty shillings to be paid unto him when hee shall accomplish the age of one & Twenty years
Item I give & bequeath unto my daughter Mary the summe of Twenty shillings to be paid unto her when shee shall accomplish the age of one & Twenty yeares
Item It is my will & I do hereby give & bequeath unto my abovenamed Chilldren John & Mary the summes of nine pounds apeice moreover than what is above written to be paid unto them, & either of them when they shall accomplish the severall ages above said, unlesse my wife Mary do continue my widdow untill they accomplish those ages, in which case I give them only the Twenty shillings apeice before expressed
Lastly I give & bequeath all the rest of my goods undisposed by this will and Testament unto my wellbeloved wife Mary whome I do hereby constitute & appoint the sole Executrix of this my last will & Testament
John Geal
Sign’d seal’d publish’d & declared by John Geale abovesaid October the 30th 1682 In the presence of & view of
Thomas Bleay
John Kirkby
Robert Peight