The Document Chest
1675 will of John Beale
Phisician of Yeavill
In the name of the Father and
of the Sonne and
of the Holy
Ghost Amen I
John Beale of
Yeavell in the
County of Som[er]sett
and in the
Diocese of Bath
and Wells
Phisician the
Eldest Sonne of
Doctor John
Beale Vicar of
the said Yeavell
and one of his
Majestyes
Chaplaines Being
now in good
health of body
and mind for
which I praise
the Lord of life
and being
engaged and
resolved and
ready to take
shipping for the
American Island
of Jamaica for
which I beseech
Gods special
blessing and
that God of
infinite mercy
will send his
holy Angell to
be my Guardian
in all the
courses of my
life doe hereby
make and declare
this my last
Will and
Testament in
manner and forme
following
Imprimis I
bequeath my
soule and spirit
into the hands
of my gracious
Lord and
Redeemer Jesus
Christ
beseeching him
to pardon me for
all my
trespasses and
to heale all my
infirmityes
[word illegible]
body when it
shall be the
good pleasure of
the Lord to take
away my life I
recomend unto
the good
providence of
God to dispose
as to the Lord
shall seeme good
and in the most
humble manner
for Christian
sepulture Item I
will that all my
lawfull Debts be
duly paid by my
Executrix whom I
shall name in
the close hereof
Item I give to
my dear Mother
Jane Beale if it
shall please God
that shee shall
survive me all
my gold and
Jewell Rings
which I shall be
owner of at the
time of my
decease Item I
give to my only
Brother Thomas
Beale my Greeke
Testament
curiously
adorned covered
with Gold and
curious works in
Gold withall the
appurtenances
therein inclosed
if hee shall
survive me Item
I give to my
oldest Sister
Elizabeth Wife
of Thomas
Phillips now
Doctor of East
Stoke in
Dorsetshire my
curious Latine
Bible richly
enterlined edged
with Gold and
bound in Turkey
blew Leather
this with the
inclosed
appurtenances
for the use of
her Husband if
shee shall
survive me item
I give to Mr
John Caine
Phisitian and to
Jane his Wife my
second sister
all my Bookes
and Instruments
of Phisick and
of Chirurgery
and my costly
Teliscope which
for the rareity
and curiosity
was valued at
forty pounds
Sterling and all
my Optic glasses
and two of my
best swords and
my two best
paire and cases
of Pistolls Item
I desire and doe
hereby appoint
and nominate my
youngest Sister
Margaret Beale
to be my sole
Executrix to
whom I doe
hereby give and
beqeathall the
rest of my Goods
Lands Chattells
and my whole
Estate the
foremenconed
Legacies being
only paid And I
doe hereby
declare and
require that all
other my Wills
formerly made or
pretended to be
made formerly be
now and for ever
hence forth
reversed utterly
abollished made
void and Null In
witnesse whereof
I have put my
name with my
hand to these
two annexed
halfe sheets and
my seale at
present both to
this paper and
to the Labells
on the top Given
this third of
March in the
yeare opf our
Lords nativity
according to the
computacon of
the Church of
England One
thousand six
hundred seaventy
and five Item I
hereby declare
and my will is
and my last
request That if
it should soe
happen that my
second Sister
Margaret should
dye without
issue before my
decease That in
such case my
Sister Jane Came
should be my
sole Executrix
and have all the
benefit before
express'd and
intended for my
sister Margarett
And if it should
soe happen that
my Sister Jane
Came should dye
before my
decease that in
uch case my
Sister Jane
Cames Daughter
Jane shall be my
sole Executrix
and enjoy the
whole benefit
declared or
intended for my
Sister Margaret
Beale Signed and
sealed the day
above written
John Beale
In the presence
of
John Beale
Senior
John Came
Constance
Gardner her
marke
Transcribed by
Bob Osborn
