Will of Robert Waith of Richmond, Surrey

In the name of God Amen. I Robert Waith of Richmond in the County of Surry, 
Gent, being weake in body, but of a perfect and sound memorie and 
understanding doe make and ordaine this my present Will and Testament 
containing theirein my last will in a manner and former following. First I 
bequeath my soule to God that made it and my body to be decently buried 
according to the direction of my Executrix. And for my temporall estate 
whether real or personal I do dispose of it as followeth. Viz Imprimus I doe 
devise to my deare wife Katherine Waith all my Lands, tenements and 
heriditaments whether ffee simple, estate for life or lives or leases for yeares 
which I have in possession or reversion for and during her naturall life to her 
owne proper and sole use. And from and after her decease I devise all my 
said Lands, Tenements and hereditaments to such child as my said wife is 
now supposed to be with child with and ensient of and to the heires of such 
child forever provided always and my will and meaning is that if such child as 
shall happen to be borne as aforesaid shall dye before it has attained to the 
age of one and twenty yeares leaving not issue of it’s body the_____ of one 
full third part of all my said Lands, Tenements and hereditaments shall be and 
goe to my said wife Katherine Waith and her heires forever to the only use of 
her and her heires and one other third part of the said Lands, Tenements and 
hereditaments shall be and goe to my sister Elizabeth Waith and her heires 
forever and the other remaining third part of the said Lands, Tenements and 
hereditaments shall bee and goe to my sister Anne Waith and her heires 
forever. Item I give to my sister Elizabeth Waith the summe of six hundred 
pounds to bee added to her father’s Legacy. Item I give to my sister Anne 
Waith the summe of ffour hundred pounds to be added to her father’s Legacy. 
Item I give to my sister Mary Wilett(?) the summe of five pounds. Item I make 
and ordain my said deare wife Katherine Waith my full whole and only 
Executrix of this my last Will and Testament and my uncle? Dr Richard 
Meggott and my father Dr Edward Fulham I make and ordain Overseers of 
this my last Will and Testament and I give to the said Dr Meggott the summe 
of fifty pounds and to the said Dr Fulham the summe of one hundred pounds 
for their paines therein. And to this my last Will and Testament I have 
subscribed my name and confirmed it with my seale this eighth day of 
December Anno Dom one thousand, six hundred, eighty six. Robt Waith. 
Signed, sealed, published and declared by Robert Waith the Testator as his 
last Will and Testament in the presence of John Radcliffe, John Fulham, John 
Somes