In the Name of God Amen: The five and Twentieth day of February in the year 
of our Lord God 1705:  I John Evelyn of Wotton in the County of Surrey Esq.r 
being weake in body but of perfect memory and understanding blessed be 
Almighty God and calling to mind the uncertainty of certaine death as to the 
time and manner doe make and ordaine this my last Will and Testament in 
manner and forme following First and especially I recommend my Immortall 
Soul into the hands of Almighty God my Creator hopeing through the only 
meritts universall obedience Sacrifice and intercession of Jesus Christ my 
Saviour being freely pardoned and Sanctified to be received into those 
Heavenly Mansions which he hath promised and prepared for those who 
liveing and fearing his name dye in the profession of the true ancient Catholic 
Christian Faith derived to us from our Blessed Saviour his Apostles and 
successors according to the Scriptures committing my Body to be deposited 
at Wotton in the said County of Surrey as I have ordered my Executor by my 
Codicill annexed to this my Will together with the expenses of my Funerall  As 
to that of my worldly Estate which God has most generously been pleased to 
trust me with and in my power to dispose of I give devise bequeath and 
dispose the same as followeth  Imprimis I will and direct that my Funeral 
charges and all such my just debts and those of my late deare Sonn John 
Evelyn Esq.r deceased as shall be oweing and unpaid at the time of my death 
and the payment thereof not otherwise provided for shall be paid and satisfied 
by my Executor hereinafter named with all convenient speed after my 
decease out of such personall Estate as I shall leave him by this my Will  Item 
I leave and give unto Mary my deare Wife the Lease of the House wherein I 
now live situate and being in Dower Street in the parish of St Martins in the 
Fields in the County of Middlesex and the furniture of the same as it is now 
furnished Except such furniture as is in or does belong to my Daughter-in-Law 
Evelyns Apartment in the same House which my Will and meaning is she 
shall have and enjoy  And I give and devise the same to her my said 
Daughter-in-Law accordingly  I also Will order and direct That my said deare 
Wife shall have and take such and soe many pieces of my Plate as she shall 
choose and desire And I also give to my said deare Wife my Coach and 
Horses and all such Rings and Jewells as she usually wore and are in her 
keeping and possession Item I give to my GrandDaughter Elizabeth Evelyn 
and to her Assignes One Annuity of fourteene pound per Annum issueing and 
payable out of her Majesties Exchequer for and dureing her naturall life  Item I 
give to my Grandsonn John Evelyn Esq.r all my Bookes both at Wotton and at 
my House in Dower street aforesaid And I doe hereby make declare nominate 
and appoint the said John Evelyn my Grandsonn whole and sole Executor of 
this my Will And I doe give and devise to him my said Grandsonn All the rest 
and residue of my personall Estate undisposed of by this my Will And Lastly 
Revokeing all former Wills by me heretofore made I doe hereby make and 
declare this to be my last Will comprized in one sheet of paper In Witness 
whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and Seale the day and year above 
written.  / John Evelyn /  Signed Sealed published and declared by the 
Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us whose 
names are hereunder subscribed who attested the same in the presence and 
by the direction of the said Testator. Jos. Sherwood, Jn Strickland, Tho: 
Bedingfeld