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Will of Thomas House (copy), Great Bourton, Oxfordshire

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1145
Dates: 5 Jan. 1686
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of Thomas Hughes [copy], Bramford, Suffolk

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.310
Scope and Contents

Thomas Hughes of Bramford devises all his land to the use of his wife Mary Hughes and her heirs for ever; he bequeaths all his household goods to his wife; he appoints his wife executrix. Witnesses: Charles Sawen, William P. Hunt.

Dates: 7 Aug. 1849
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of Thomas Huntington (copy), Wakefield, Yorkshire

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1129
Dates: 4 July 1663
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of Thomas Jaye (copy), Cretingham, Suffolk

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1229
Scope and Contents Will of Thomas Jaye, yeoman, of Cretingham. Small bequests in money to his three children, Samuel and James Jaye and Martha [Blois/Bloss?] and 2/- to his son Thomas. All his goods to be sold and the residue of the money to his children Susan Clarke, Elizabeth Harison, Mary Adams, Ann Pettet, and the three first mentioned. Robert Chenery, surgeon, of Earl Soham, Suffolk, and his son, Samuel, to be executors. Signed by Thomas Jaye. Witnessed by William Burch, James Churchyard, and Reginald...
Dates: 7 June 1753
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of Thomas Wetherall, Tydd St Giles, Cambridgeshire

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.398
Scope and Contents

Thomas Wetherall of Tydd St Giles makes Ellen his wife executrix; he bequeaths to his wife all his real and personal estate to her use and her heirs for ever; to all his cousins a certain sum if demanded. Witnesses: Richard Murley, Roger Bilsby, Richard Baldin, John Winter.

Dates: 2 Dec. 1668
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of Timothy Edge (copy), St Clement's, London

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1204
Dates: 9 Jan. 1734
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of Walter Hickman (copy), Barking, Essex

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1126
Dates: 11 Dec. 1660
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of Whitelocke Bulstrode (copy), Hounslow, Middlesex

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1187
Scope and Contents

On its back is a certificate of registration (dated 27 May 1726).

Dates: 16 May 1723
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of Will. Holden, Tydd St Giles, Cambridgeshire

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.737
Dates: 1686
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of Will. Risley, Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.746
Dates: 1721
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of William Bokenham (copy), Yaxford, Suffolk

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1228
Dates: 9 Jan. 1752
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of William Bolter (copy), Flitcham, Norfolk

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1102
Dates: 23 Feb. 1469
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of William Dade (copy), Braiseworth, Suffolk

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1140
Dates: 8 July 1677
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of William Deane (copy), Heytesbury, Wiltshire

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1220
Dates: 1 Feb. 1745
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of William Dixon (copy), Darenth, Kent

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1116
Dates: 2 May 1631
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of William Dixon (copy), Witcombe, Somerset

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1132
Dates: 6 Apr. 1666
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of William Freeman (copy), Aspall, Suffolk

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1231
Dates: 24 Jan. 1756
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of William Freeman (copy), Wetheringsett, Suffolk

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1169
Dates: 18 Dec. 1708
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of William Hake (copy), Peterborough, Northamptonshire

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1113
Dates: 31 July 1625
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of William Hawkes (copy), Lichfield, Staffordshire

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1117
Dates: 14 Nov. 1631
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of William Hill (copy), Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1165
Dates: 2 Apr. 1703
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of William Hutt, Cambridge

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.373
Scope and Contents

William Hutt of Cambridge devises all his estate to his wife Sarah Hutt, whom he appoints executrix and guardian of his children. Witnesses: John Palmer, James Newman.

Dates: 12 Mar. 1812
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of William Jackson (copy), Finsbury Place, London

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1270
Dates: 2 Aug. 1796
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of William King (copy), Ipswich, Suffolk

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.1244
Dates: 1 July 1770
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Will of William Lovell, Woolpit, Suffolk

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Doc.803
Dates: 23 Oct. 1684
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

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