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- IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN, I, HENRY GRILLES of the parish of Southill, in the County of Cornwall, Gunner, being of sound and perfect mind and memory at the time of the making hereof (thanks be to God my creator) do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, vizt.,
First, I commend and bequeath my soul into the hands of Jesus Christ my Saviour and Redeemer and my body to Christian burial when it shall please God to take me out of this miserable world.
Item, I give and bequeath to JOHN GRILLES my eldest brother twenty shillings.
Item, I give and bequeath to ALISE the wife of SAMPSON HARVEY forty shillings.
Item, I give and bequeath to EMBLING the wife of DAVID CANDEY forty shillings.
Item, I give and bequeath to MARY DEACON widow forty shillings.
Item, I give and bequeath to ROBERT GRILLES my second brother forty shillings.
Item, I give and bequeath to EDWARD GRILLES my third brother forty shillings.
Item, I give and bequeath to ADAM GRILLES my fourth brother forty shillings.
Item, I give and bequeath to SAMPSON GRILLES my youngest brother forty shillings.
Item, I give and bequeath to WILMOT GRILLES my youngest sister three pounds.
And all these my legacies formerly given to be paid within one year after it is certainly known of my death and all the rest of my goods not given and bequeathed I give and bequeath unto THOMAS GRILLES my brother, and who I make my sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament, and to see these legacies by me given to be paid in manner and form as is assuredly expressed, given under my hand and seal the fifteenth day of April one thousand six hundred forty eight.
Henry Grilles
SEALED, SIGNED and DELIVERED in the presence of us
the sign of George Austis,
the sign of Elizabeth Pethericke
THIS WILL above written was proved at London the nineteenth day of May in the year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred fifty and two before Sir Nathaniel Brent, Knight, Doctor of Laws and Master or keeper of the Prerogative Court lawfully constituted by the oath of THOMAS GRILLES the natural and lawful brother and Executor named in the said Will to whom was committed administration of all and singular the goods, chattels and debts of the said deceased, he being first sworn well and truly to administer etc.
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