In the Name of God Amen I John Haward of Oxted in The County of 
Surry Being sick of Body but in sound and disposing memory praise 
be given to god for the same. Do make this my Last will and 
Testament in manner & form folowing: That is to say: First I Resign 
my Soull into the mercifull hands of Almighty God my Creator 
asuredly hoping through the merits of my blessed savour to obtaine 
Remission of all my sinnes: And my body I comitt to ye Earth whence 
it was taken to be decently buried by ye discresion of my Executrix 
herein after named & as for the worldly goods or estate ye  Lord hath 
lent me I dispose thereof as foloweth;  Imprimis, I give & bequeath to 
my sonn Richard Haward ye sum of fifty pounds to be paid within six 
months after my decease also I give & bequeath to my Granchild 
Nicholas Haward the sum of five pounds to be paid to him att ye age 
of sixteene yeares  also I give & bequeath to my Granchild John 
Haward ye sum of five pounds to be paid to him att ye age of sixteene 
yeares also I give & bequeath to my wife Alse Haward ye sum of five 
shillings  also I give & bequeath to my son Geabrill Besst ye sum of 
five shillings; And all ye Rest & Residue of my Estate, Goods and 
Chattels not herein before bequeathed after my Depts and funerall 
expences discharged I doe give and bequeath to my sonn John 
Haward, whom I doe make my sole Executrix of this my last will & 
Testament Revoking all other Wills by me heretofore made in 
witness whereof I have heareunto sett my hand & Seal this 2th Day of 
August in ye yeare of our Lord God one thousand six hundred & 
seaventy Eight
John Haward  H his marke
Signed Sealid and published in the presence of: 
John Andrews   Henery Haslutt  O his marke   John Herrimont

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