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Return to Home Page Return to Wills In the name of god amen ye xxith day of June anno dni 1597 I William Bolton of Lighe within the parish of Wimborne Minster in the county of Dorset
being sicke in body but of good perfect mynde & remembrance (god be thanked) do make & ordayne this my last will and testament in manner and forme following, that is to saye, first & principally I give & bequeath my soule unto almyghty god my maker & redeemer & my body to be buried in the parish churchyarde of Wimborne Mynster aforesaid
Item I give unto the pooremans boxe xiid
Item I give unto my daughter Agnes Trimme xiid & to everyone of her children xijd apece
Item I give unto my sonne Nicolas Bolton xijd
all the rest of my goods moveable & unmoveable I give & bequeth unto my sonne William Bolton Mary Bolton & Christian Bolton my daughters whom I make whole executors joyntlye to be devided betweene them equally according to the xxxx meaning hereof
Also I do appoynt my wellbeloved in Christ Richard King & Richard ?Golsanye? my ?overseers? to se this my will performed according to the xxxx meaning hereof & for theire paynes I give unto eche of them xxd apece
Witness unto this will Thomas Toogood writer hereof
& Richard Colfanye & William Bolton the yonger
Also a list of debtors including several items for
William Gold / Gould.
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