Will of George DAVIDGE [d.1705]
Yeoman of Buckhorn Weston

In the Name of God Amen:

The Thirteenth day of January in the year of Our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and four and in the third year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady Anne by the grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland and Queen Defender of the Faith.

I George DAVIDGE the elder of Buckhorn Weston in the County of Dorset Yeoman being weak in body but of good sound and perfect memory, thanks be to God, Do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following (that is to say)

First I bequeath my soul and spirit into the hands of Almighty God my heavenly Father by whom of his only grace I trust to be saved and received into Eternal Rest through the death and passion of my Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ In whose precious blood I set the whole and and only hope of my Salvation

My wretched body in hope of a joyful resurrection I commit to the Earth decently to be buried & with such charges and in such manner as my dear wife Elizabeth shall think good and convenient And touching the distribution of my temporal estate I dispose of the same as follows

First: I Will that all such debts as I justly owe shall be truly paid

Item: I give devise and bequeath unto my said wife Elizabeth All those Several closes of pasture commonly called or known by the name of Cowleare (Cowleaze or Cowleaze) containing by estimation four and twenty acres more or less and also four acres of meadow lying in a certain mead called Upper-wall Meade and also one half acre of meadow lying in
a certain mead called Lower-wall Mead and also common (land) or pasture in a certain moor called Penismoor together with their, and every of their, appurtenances situate lying and being in the parish of Wincanton in the County of Somerset and heretofore in the possession of Henry DAVIDGE deceased late father of the said George DAVIDGE his assignee or assignees to have and to hold the same during the tenure of her natural life

And after her decease I give devise and bequeath the same Lands with their and every of their appurtenances unto my kinsman Henry DAVIDGE son of Richard DAVIDGE late of Buckhorn Weston aforesaid deceased and unto the heirs of his body lawfully begotten or to be begotten ,

And for want of such heirs I give devise and bequeath the same unto George COMBES son of John COMBES of Buckhorn Weston aforesaid and to his heirs and assignees forever provided and upon this condition that after the said Henry DAVIDGE hath enjoyed the same one year he shall pay unto Elizabeth COMBES daughter of Richard COMBES of Marnehill (Marnhull) in the said County of Dorset the sum of ten pounds of lawful money of England out of the rents issues and profits thereof

And after he hath enjoyed the same two years he shall pay the sum of ten pounds of like lawful English money out of the rents issues and profits thereof unto Frances IERRATT (Jarrett) of Wincanton aforesaid spinster

And also after he hath enjoyed the same three years he shall pay unto Jane ADAMS wife of John ADAMS the younger of Wincanton aforesaid blacksmith the like sum of ten pounds out of the rents issues and profits thereof

But if the said Henry DAVIDGE shall happen to die before any or either of the said several sums of ten pounds shall become due and payable that then my will is that such sum or sums of the said ten pounds as shall be then remaining unpaid the same shall be paid by the said George COMBES out of the rents issues and profits of the said closed tenement lands and premises unto my said several legatees as aforesaid

Item: All the rest of my goods and chattels whatsoever I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth my said wife whom I make appoint and ordain to be my full whole and only Executrix of this my last Will and Testament And I do hereby utterly renounce and revoke all former and other Wills and Testaments by me in any wise heretofore made or declared In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first written The marke of George DAVIDGE Signed sealed published and declared in the presence of

Thomas SAMPSON, Thomas DAVIDGE George FREKE, Stephen HOOPER

In the Name of God Amen:

The Thirteenth day of January in the year of Our Lord God One ˜
thousand seaven hundred and four and in the third year of the ∼
Reigne of our Sovereigne Lady Anne by the grace of God of England
Scotland ffrance and Ireland and Queene Defender of the ffaith & I∼
George DAVIDGE the elder of Buckhorn Weston in the County of #
Dorset Yeoman being weake in body but of good sound and perfect ∼
memory thanks be to God Doe make this my last will and testament∼
in manner and forme following (that is to say) ffirst I bequeath my
soul and spirit into the hands of Almighty God my heavenly ffather
by whome of his only grace I trust to be saved and received into∼
Eternal Rest through the death and passion of my Saviour and∼
Redeemer Jesus Christ In whose precious bloud I sett the whole and
and only hope of my Salvation my wretched body in hope of a joyfull∼
Resurrection I committ to the Earth decently to be buried & with such
charges and in such mannor as my dear wife Elizabeth shall thinke∼
good and convenient And touching the distribution of my temporall
estate I dispose of the same as followeth ffirst I Will that all such
debts as I justily owe shall be truely paid Item I give devise and∼
bequeath unto my said wife Elizabeth All those Sev? closes of∼
pasture comonly called or knowne by the name of Cowleare∼
containing by Estimation four and twenty acres more or less∼
and alsoe four acres of meadow lyeing in a certaine mead called
Upper-wall Meeade and alsoe one halfe acre of meeadow lyeing in
a certaine meead called Lower-wall Meead and alsoe comon of∼
pasture in a certaine meoore called Penismoore together with
theire and every of theire appurtenances situate lyeing and∼
being in the parish of Wincanston in the County of Somersett and
heretofore in the possession of Henry DAVIDGE deceased late ffather
of the said George DAVIDGE his Assignee or Assignes to have
and to hold the same dureing the tenure of her naturall life And∼
after her decease I give devise and bequeath the same Lands with∼
theire and every of theire appurtenances unto my kinsman∼
Henry DAVIDGE sonn of Richard DAVIDGE late of Buckhorn Weston
aforesaid deceased and unto the heires of his body lawfully∼
begotten or to be # begotten And for want of such heires I give
devise and bequeath the same unto George COMBES sonn of John
COMBES of Buckhorn Weston aforesaid and to his heires and
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Assignes forever provided and upon this condition that after the∼
said Henry DAVIDGE hath enjoyed the same one year he shall pay
unto Elizabeth COMBES daughter of Richard COMBES of Marnehill (Marnhull)∼
in the said County of Dorsett the sume of tenn pounds of lawfull∼
money of England out of the Rents Issues and profitts thereof and
after he hath enjoyed the same two years he shall pay the sume of
tenn pounds of like lawfull English money out of the Rents Issues
and profitts thereof unto ffrances IERRATT (Jarrett) of Wincanston aforesaid
spinster and alsoe after he hath enjoyed the same three years he shall
pay unto Jane ADAMS wife of John ADAMS the younger of Wincanston
aforesaid Blacksmith the like sume of tenn pounds out of the Rents
Issues and profitts thereof But if the said Henry DAVIDGE shall∼
happen to dye before any or either of the said severall sumes of tenn
pounds shall become due and payable that then my will is that such
sume or sumes of the said tenn pounds as shall be then remaining
unpaid the same shall be paid by the said George COMBES out of the
Rents Issues and profitts of the said closed tenements lands and∼
premises unto my said severall Legatees as aforesaid Item All∼
the rest of my goods and chattles whatsoever I give and bequeath
unto Elizabeth my said wife whome I make appoint and ordaine
to be my full whole and only Executrix of this my last Will and
Testament And I doe hereby utterley renownce and revoke all∼
former and other Wills and Testaments by me in any wise∼
heretofore made or declared In Witness whereof I have hereunto
sett my hand and seale the day and year first written∼
The marke of George DAVIDGE Signed sealed published and∼
declared in the presence of Thomas SAMPSON, Thomas DAVIDGE∼
Geo: FFREKE, Stephen HOOPER