Will of Martha Blake, Widow of Exon (Exeter)

Proved 21 March 1776

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PROB 11/1017/267, Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury

Transcribed by Elizabeth Kipp

1 In the name of God Amen
2 I Martha Blake of the City of Exon Widow do make and ordain
3 This my last Will and Testament in the manner following first I
4 Recommend my Soul to the mercy of God hoping for the pardon and
5 Remission of all my Sins through the merits of Jesus Christ my
6 Saviour I give and bequeath unto my Sister Elizabeth Stabback
7 Five hundred pounds I give and bequeath unto my Nephew John
8 Stabback the presentation that I bought of Mr Courtise for him and

9 As much Money as will make it up five hundred pounds I give and
10 Bequeath unto my Niece Elizabeth Sturton five hundred pounds I
11 Give and bequeath unto my Niece Juliana Pasley five hundred pounds
12 I give and bequeath unto my Niece Bridgett Rocke five hundred
13 Pounds and I give and bequeath unto Sarah Edwards one hundred
14 Pounds to be paid to her in ten pounds a year to begin to be paid
15 At the time of my death Item I give and bequeath unto my Nephew
16 John Stabback the sum of fifty pounds upon trust and to the Intent
17 That he doth pay the same to the Treasurer or Treasurers for the
18 Time being of a Society who now call themselves the Governors of
19 The Devon and Exeter hospital at Exeter which said sum of fifty
20 Pounds I desire may be applied towards the carrying on the
21 Charitable designs of the said Society Item I give and bequeath
22 Unto my Nephew John Stabback one hundred pounds upon trust
23 And the intent that he doth pay the same to the Treasurer or
24 Treasurers for the time being of the Charity Schools now in this
25 City for the better carrying on the charity Schools In Witness whereof
26 I have hereunto set my hand
27 But if she should not live till the time of my death I give it to
28 Her Child or Children if Children to be devied be anno
29 In the name of God Amen I Martha Blake of the City of Exon
30 Widow do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in the
31 Manner following first I recommend my Soul to the mercy of God hoping for the
32 Pardon and remission of all my Sins through the merits of Jesus
33 Christ my Saviour I give and bequeath unto my Sister Elizabeth
34 Stabback five hundred pound I give and bequeath unto my Nephew
35 John Stabback five hundred pound I give unto my Niece Elizabeth
36 Sturton five hundred pound I give and bequeath unto my Niece
37 Juliana Pasley five hundred pound I give and bequeath unto
38 Mrs Bridgett Rocke five hundred pound
39 On the twenty first day of March in the Year of our Lord
40 One thousand seven hundred and seventy six administration (with
41 The Will or two Testamentary Schedules annexed) of all and singular
42 The Goods Chattels and Credits of Martha Blake late of the City of
43 Exeter Widow deceased was granted to the Revere[n]d John Stabback
44 Clerk
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45 Clerk the Nephew Juliana Pasley Widow and a
46 Jane Ulayut Widow the nieces and only next of kin of the said
47 Deceased (Executor or Residuary Legatee being named in the said Will
48 They having been first Sworn duly to Administer

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