In The Name Of God Amen the Seventh day of April in the second year of the reign of our soverein Lord and lady William and Mary by the grace of God King and Ruller of England Scotland france and Ireland Defender of the faith year One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety One I Anne Ballard now of <.......> in the Parish of Langarron in the county of Hereford Spinster Daughter of Richard Ballard late of Langarron in the parish aforesaid now deceased being weak and infirm in body but of sound and perfect mind and memory thanks be given to almighty God/ do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say, first and principally I give and bequeath my soul unto Almighty God my creator trusting in the alone meritts and mediation of Jesus Christ my Savoir and Redeemer to have pardon and remission of my soul and to bee (sic) made <partaker> of eternal happiness in the Kingdoom of Heaven and my body to be buried decently in Christian Burial at the discretion of my Executor Hereafter named And as for my Wordly Goods wherewith God hath endued me withal I do hereby dispose of the same in manner following that is to say First I do give and bequeath unto the poor of the parish of langarron the sum of five pounds of good and lawfull money of England Item I give and bequeath unto my brother James Ballard of the City of London Gentleman and for his heirs forever all the my parcell of lands adjoing to Longrove Comon which I <purchased> of Phillip Vaughan Gentleman and his son Item I give and bequeath unto my sister Elizabeth Wotton the sum of Twenty pounds to be paid to my said sister Elizabeth ymediately after the decease of William Wotten her husband <also> my will and meaning is that the interset and increase of the said Twenty pounds shall be duly paid to my said sister Elizabeth every half year after my decease by my said Executor and incase my sister Elizabeth shall decease before her husband then my will is that the Twenty pounds before mentioned shall be paid to all my said sister Elizabeths children which shall be then living by equall shares and proportion to witt at their Accomplishment of  the several ages of Eighteen years Item I give and bequeath unto my Nephew and Godson William Wotten son of my said sister Elizabeth the sum of Ten pounds Item I give and bequeath unto my said sister Elizabeths six other children (vizt) to Thomas her son Anne Elizabeth Judith Mary and Jane her five daughters the sum of five pounds a piece nevertheless my will and meaning is And I do hereby limit order and appoint that the seven last mentioned legacys before bequeathed to my said Elizabeths <seven> children shall put to interest or some other way to increase and improve the same by my said Executor or some other responsible person whom hee shall intrust therewith untill the said legatees shall aventualy attain the age of Eighteen years a piece And that then the said several legacyes and the interest or increase shalbee (sic) paid to them respectivly according to the tenor of this my will which they shall severally accoumplish that age or sooner at the discretion only of my said Executor And incase either of the said last named legatees shall happen to dye before his or her legacy hereby bequeathed shal happen to bee paid acording to the tenor of this my will then my will is that the legacy or lagacys of <such> of them dying as shall then happen to bee unpaid and the interest and the interest or advantage which do or may bee part of shalbe paid to the survivors of them by equall shares and proportions Item I give and bequeath unto my sister Mary Chambers the sum of Twenty pounds of lawfull money to be paid her within six months after my deceased Item I give and bequeath unto my brother in law <Wm> Chamber the sum of five pounds of lawfull money to buy him mourning Item I give and bequeath unto my sister Mary's three children the sum of five pounds a piece <viz) Richard Elizabeth and William Chambers and my will is that these last Legacys to my sister Mary's three children shalbe put to interest or some other way to increase and improve the same by my Executor untill they shall attain the age of eighteen years a piece and incase either of them shall happen to dye before his or her lagacy shalbe paid then my will is that the lagacy or lagacys of such of them dying as shalbe unpaid and the interest and advantage that is or may be made <....> shalbe paid to the survivor or survivors of them Item I give and bequeath unto my two nephews Richard Ballard and John the sum of Ten shillings a piece to buy each of them a mourning ring Item I give and bequeath unto my Goddaughter Dorothy Hoskins the sum of three pounds of lawfull money to be paid within three months after my decease Item I give to my Goddaughter Elinor Williams the sum of forty shillings And as for the rest of my goods and chattells not herby disposed I do give and bequeath unto my brother William Ballard whom I do hereby nominate and appoint to be the Executor of this my last will and testament In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and yeare above written. Anne Ballard signed sealed and published in the presence of <Osman> Hoskins Bridget Hoskins Giles Gardyner./

Probatum (in latin)unto William Ballard Executor 17 September 1694.

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