In the name of god amen the first day of September in the twentieth yeare of the Rayne of our Sovraiyne Lord Charles the Second by the grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland defender of the faith Anno Dom 1668 I Avery Marriot of Mosborough in the par’sh of Eckington in the County of Derby widow sick in bodye but whole in mynde being of good and p’fect memory Laud and praise be to god therefore And remembering with my selfe the Certainty of death and the …….. of the day and hour of death doo devise constitute ordaine and make this my last will and present Testament in manner and forme following first and principally I bequeath my soale into the hands of Almighty god my maker fully trusting by the death and passion of my Saviour and Redeemer Jesus Christ to have free releafe and pardon of all my syns And after this life life everlasting and my body to be buried in the p’ish Churchyard of Eckington at the discretion of my friends And as for those wordlie goods that god hath …….. mee withal after my debbts paid and my funeral expenses discharged I give and bequeath in manner and forme following first I give and bequeath unto the Daughters of my nephew John Mather of Shrewsbury to eyther of them fifty shillings And I give and bequeath to my Cozen Ales Mather at London fifty shillings And I give and bequeath unto John Mather my nephew Ten shillings The residue of all my goods chattells and chatells what…… unbequeathed I wholly give and bequeath unto Thomas Marriott my Cozen who I make sole Executor of this my last will and Testatment And I make George Savadge of Eckington and William Crookes of Mosbrough supervisors of this my last will and testament desiring them and especially trust them to bee ayding and assisting of my Executor to see this my last will performed And I give to eyther of them a paire of gloves of halfe a Crown price In witness whereof sette my hand and seale the day and yeare above written
Sealled and Acknowledged
to be my last will and Testament Amery Marriott X her marke
in presence of
Samuel Gardiner
George Savadge
William X …….
His mark
Mry Mather
The Mosborough One-Place Study 