In the name of God Amen The Third day of March in the Thirtieth 
yeare of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord King Charles the second 
&r And in the yeare of o.r Lord 1677  I Robert Tacka  of Wokeing in 
the County of Surry Brewer being sicke and weake in body but of 
sound and pfect minde and memory (prayse be therefore given to 
Allmighty God)   doe hereby make Ordaine and declare this my last 
will and testament in manner and forme followeing (that is to say) 
First & principally I comend my soule into the hands of Almighty God 
hoping through the meritts Death and passion of my Lord and 
Saviour Christ Jesus to be saved onely And my body I comitt to the 
Earth to be decently buried according to the discretion of my 
Executor hereafter named  Item whereas I have surrendered all that 
my coppyhold Messuage or tenem.t Brewhouse Maultmillhouse 
Barne & other outhouses & buildeings thereunto belongeing & alsoe 
the Garden & backside thereunto adjoyning with the app.tenance 
situate lyeing and being in Wokeing Towne in the pish of Wokeing 
aforesd in the said County of Surry now in myne owne occupacon To 
the use of my last will and Testament Now I doe hereby give will 
bequeath & devise the said Messuage or tenem.t Brewhouse 
Maultmillhouse Barne & all other the premises with the apptennc 
unto my Sister Mary Merest wife of John Merest Clerke & to her 
heires and assignes for ever  Item I give and bequeath unto the said 
John Merrest the full sume of Fifty pounds of lawfull money of 
England imeadiately after my decease  Item I give and bequeath unto 
my brother John Tacka the full sume of Tenn pounds of lawfull 
money of England to be paid unto him within six moneths next after 
my decease  Item all the rest of my goods Chattells & debts not given 
nor bequeathed I give and bequeath unto my said Brother in Law 
John Morrest whom I make sole Executor of this my last Will & 
Testam.t to pay my debts Legacyes & funerall expences Provided 
always & my will and meaneing is that my said brother in law John 
Merrest & my said sister Mary Merrest & the heires & assignes of the 
said Mary shall well & truly pay or cause to be paid out of my said 
Messuage or tenem.t & all other the premises thereunto belongeing 
with the apptennce & out of all my said Goods Chattells & psonall 
Estate (after all my said debts Legacyes & funerall Expences shall be 
fully satisfyed & Discharged) unto my sister Anne Sherryer her Exec.s 
& assignes the full sume of Fifty shillings of Lawfull money of England 
yearely & every yeare for & dureing the naturall life of her husband 
William Sherryer And after his decease the full sume of fifty pounds 
of like lawfull money And I doe hereby recall revoke & make void all 
former wills by me made whatsoever  In Witness whereof I have 
hereunto sett my hand and Seale the daye & yeare first above 
written Rob.t Tacka
Signed Sealed Published and declared to be the last Will and Testam.t 
of the above named Robt Tacka in the pr.ce of; 
Kath: Atfeild   David Allen   The + mke of Joane Bedford   Jo: 
Tichborne

Probatum ...  Nono die Mensis Martii Anno Dni millimo Sexcenmo 
Septuagesimo Septimo ... 

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