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Margaret Kenish nee Lace, 1637

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Submitted by: Joyce M Oates
Date: 4 June 2006
Original: LDS: 0106197

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Aprill ye 22. 1637. German
Domine dei amen.  I Margrett Lace sick of [body] 
but whole of mind & perfect memory make my last will 
as followeth.  
Inprimis, I commit my soule to god & my 
body to Xtian burial.  
I leave to the poore di[half] firlet of Malt 
& ij[2] ketchen wheat.  
It, I leave to the poor women that are my 
neighbours all my ould clothes.  
I constitute & ordaine my husband John Kenish my 
lawful executor of all my goods moveable & unmoveable 
on this condition that after his death he shall 
leave all that he hath to my two sons vid: 
Silvester Kenish & Patrick Kenish, who is 
willing therof.  
Testes: 
Margret Kinred.        
Pbat est et Solvit 6d.              

Inventory of the decedents goods:  
Inprimis a young horse growing in 3 yeare ould,   
It, di[half] cowe & a qter of cowe,    
It for houshould stufe  5s.                       

This will is proved wth the consent of her two sons 
otherwise would have been revoked because there was 
but one witness, the execr is at lawfull yeare & 
hath bound himself to keepe the office harmless 
sub poena double value.               
The execrs is at lawfull yeares & hath bound himselfe 
his heires, execurts & assigns to secure the office 
sub poena double ye value."