- Know
all Men by these presents that I ~
- Stephen
Cockshutt now in Wapping the the parish of St Mary Whitechappell
- in
the County of Midd[lese]x Mariner for good causes &
considerations me~
- hereunto
moveing have made assigned ordained and authorised and by these
- presents
in my stead and place put and constituted my trusty & welbeloved
- friend
William Woolard of Wapping aforesaid Grocer to be my true & ~
- lawfull
Attorney irrevocable for me in my name and to my only use to aske
- demand
and resolve and if occasion be to sue for leavie and
recover of and~~
- from
all and sundry person and persons whatsoever and wheresoever all
and~
- singuler
such debts rents wages ticquets pensions legacies duties dues sume
- and
sumes of money and all other goods chattels claymes & demands [wha]tsoever
- which
now are or which at any time or times hereafter shall be due oweing
- or
in any wise belonging to me Giveing and hereby granting unto my
said~
- Attorney
my full power & authoritie both for the obtaineing and
discharging~
- the
promises satysfyeing and hereby confirming all and whatsoever my
s[ai]d
- Attorney
shall lawfully doe or cause to be done both for the obtaineing and
- dischargeing
the promisses by virtue of these presents And in case of death [o]f
the
- said
Stephen Cockshutt Doe make and declare my last Will & Testament
- in
manner and forme following (that is to say) and all and singuler my
estate
- goods
chattels debts wages pay and creditts whatsoever I give devise &
bequeath unto
- my
said welbeloved freind William Woolard and to his heirs &
assignes to have
- &
to hold forever whom I doe appoint my Executor of this my last Will
& testam[en]t
- In
witnesse whereof I have here unto sett my hand and seale the five
and twentith
- day
of September Anno Domini One Thousand six hundred eighty two~~~
- Anneas
XXv Caroli secundi Dei gratia Anglia r[e]x tricesimoquarto Stephen
- Cockshutt
Sealed and delivered read and declared in the pre[sen]ce of Je:
Stillgoe
- Wm.
Page Snr. Neare new Crane Wapping. ح
- Probatum fuit humei
testum apud London coram venerabili ciro
- Domino
Thoma Coton milite et legum proxe Surrogate venerabilis et
- egregii
viri Domini Leolini Jenkins Militis legum etiam ce’ris C***~~~
- praerogatice
cantuariensis Magri custodis sive commissariitime~~~
- constituti
secundo die mensis februarii Anno Domini (Stylo Anglia)~
- millisimo
sexcentisimo octogesimo quarto Juramento Guilielmi Woolward
- Erecut
in dco testo nominat Qui cominissa fuit Administatio omnium et~
- singulorum
bonorium **** et creditorium detti de bene et fidele Admissando
- eadem
et sita Dei Evangelia Jurat
Which may be something
like……(very very very roughly)
Probate was ???? at the house in London of the venerable heart/beloved
Master Thomas Coton soldier
and legal proxy and surrogate of the venerable and
??? ??? Master Lionel Jenkins
soldier and ?? ???
prerogative court of
Canterbury master and
commissary
made the second day of the
month of february in the year of our Lord (English style)
one thousand sixhundred and
eighty four. Sworn ?
William Woolard
???? who was granted
administration of all and
singular the goods ??? and
credits debts to administer well and truly
having sworn ** God **
Evanlgelists
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