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I Walwyn Strudwick of Richmond in the county Surrey apothecary but now being in the city Bristol to make this my last will and testament in manner and form following that is to say first I give and bequeath unto my wife Bechia all my household goods plate and even China and implements of household of what nature or kind soever and also all such monies as I shall die possessed of in any of the publick funds over and above all such sum or sums of money as I have already settled on her and which is or are now also deposited in public funds

Item give devise and bequeth unto my father and mother and the survivors of them during their joint lives and the life of the longer lived of them all that my estate at or near Brentford in the County of Middlesex and from and after the decease of the survivor of them I give devise and bequeath the same unto my brother William Strudwick his heirs executors administrators and assigns forever

and all the rest residue and remainder of my real and personal estate whatsoever and wheresoever I give devise and bequeath to my said Father

and I hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said father sole executor of this my last will hereby revoking all former wills by me made and declare this to be my last will and testament

in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this first day of Marchin the year of the reign of our sovereign Lord George the third by the grace of God of Great Britain France Ireland King defender of the ffaith and so forth and in the year of our lord 1776 the mark of Walwyn Strudwick

signed sealed published declared by the said testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who have subscribed our names as witnesses at his request and in his presence in the presence of each other William Moncrieff Thomas Crawford Caleb Drew

Probatum March 23, 1776 to William Strudwick the father of the deceased.