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that is to fay, one hundred Pounds in difcharge of her marriage portion within one year after my decease, with confiderations after the rate of two fhillings in the pound for fo long time as the fame shall be unpaid unto her after my decease; and the fifty pounds refidue thereof upon her furrendring of or giving of fuch fufficient fecurity as the overfeers of this my Will fhall like of, to furrender or grant all her estate and right that fhall defcend or come unto her after my decease, or that she now hath of, in, or to one copyhold tenement, with the appurtenances lying and being in Stratford upon Avon aforefaid, in the said county of Warwick, being parcell or holden of the Manor of Rowington, unto my daughter Sufannah Hall, and her heirs for ever.

Item, I give and bequeath unto my said daughter Judith, one hundred and fifty pounds more, if fhe, or any iffue of her body, be living at the end of three years next enfuing the day of the date of this my Will, during which time my executors to pay her confideration from my decease according to the rate aforefaid: And if fhe die within the faid term without iffue of her body, then my Will is, and I do give

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and bequeath one hundred pounds thereof to my niece Elizabeth Hall, and the fifty pounds to be set forth by my executors during the life of my fifter Joan Harte, and the use and profit thereof coming, fhall be paid to my faid fifter Joan, and after her decease the fifty pounds fhall remain amongst the children of my said sister, equally to be divided amongst them; but if my faid daughter Judith be living at the end of the faid three years, or any iffue of her body, then my Will is, and fo. I devife and bequeath the faid hundred and fifty Pounds to be fet out by my executors and overfeers for the best benefit of her and her iffue, and the ftock not to be paid unto her fo long as fhe fhall be married and covert baron; but my Will is that she shall have the confideration yearly paid unto her during her life, and after her decease the faid stock and confideration to be paid to her children, if fhe have any, and if not, to her executors and affigns, fhe living the faid term after my decease; provided that if fuch husband as fhe fhall at the end of the faid three years be married unto, or at and after, do fufficiently affure unto her, and the iffue of her body, land answerable

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to the portion by this my Will given unto her, and to be adjudged fo by my executors and overfeers, then my Will is, that the faid hundred and fifty pounds fhall be paid to fuch hufband as fhall make fuch affurance, to his own use.

Item, I give and bequeath unto my faid fifter Joan twenty pounds, and all my wearing apparel, to be paid and delivered within one year after my decease; and I do will and devife unto her the house with the appurtenances in Stratford, wherein she dwelleth, for her natural life, under the yearly rent of twelve

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Item, I give and bequeath unto her three fons, William Hart, Hart, and Michael Hart, five pounds apiece, to be paid within after my decease.

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Item, I give and bequeath unto the faid Elizabeth Hall all my plate that I now have, except my broad filver and gilt boxes, at the date of this my Will.

Item, I give and bequeath unto the poor of Stratford aforefaid ten pounds, to Mr. Thomas Combe my fword, to Thomas Ruffel, Efq; five pounds, and to Francis Collins of the borough of Warwick, in the county of Warwick, Gent. thirteen pounds fix fhillings

fhillings and eight pence, to be paid within after my decease.

one year

Item, I give and bequeath to Hamlett Sadler twenty-fix fhillings, eight pence, to buy him a ring; to William Reynolds, Gent. twenty fix fhillings, eight pence, to buy him a ring; to my godfon William Walker twenty fhillings in gold; to Anthony Nash, Gent. twenty-fix fhillings, eight pence; and to Mr. John Nafb twenty fix fhillings, eight pence; and to my fellows John Hemynge, Richard Burbage, and Henry Cundell, twentyfix fhillings, eight pence apiece to buy them rings.

Item, I give, will, bequeath, and devise unto my daughter Sufannah Hall, for the better enabling of her to perform this my Will, and towards the performance thereof, all that capital meffuage or tenement, with the appurtenances in Stratford aforefaid, called the New Place, wherein I now dwell, and two meffuages or tenements, with the appurtenances, fituate, lying, and being in Henley Street, within the borough of Stratford aforefaid; and all my barns, ftables, orchards, gardens, lands, tenements, and hereditaments whatsoever, fituate, lying, and being, or to be had, referved, preserved

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or taken within the towns, hamlets, villages, fields, and grounds of Stratford upon Avon, Old Stratford, Bufhaxton, and Welcombe, or in any of them, in the faid county of Warwick; and also all that meffuage or tenement, with the appurtenances, wherein one John Robinson dwelleth, fituate, lying, and being in the Black-Friers in London near the Wardrobe; and all other my lands, tenements, and hereditaments whatfoever; to have and to hold all and fingular the faid premises, with their appurtenances, unto the said Susanna Hall, for and during the term of her natural life; and after her decease to the firft fon of her body lawfully iffuing, and to the heirs males of the body of the faid first fon lawfully iffuing; and for default of fuch iffue, to the fecond fon of her body lawfully iffuing, and to the heirs males of the body of the faid fecond fon lawfully iffuing; and for default of fuch heirs to the third fon of the body of the faid Sufannah lawfully iffuing; and of the heirs males of the body of the faid third fon lawfully iffuing; and for default of fuch iffue, the fame to be and remain to the forth, fifth, fixth, and seventh fons of her body, lawfully iffuing one after another,

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