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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[DECEMBER, 1905.
same. I give unto my dearly beloved wife Martha Clavell the house I now live in in Ballasove together with all outhouses Gardens and appurtenances thereunto belonging during her stay in India And after her leaving India or death which shall First happen then to Matthew Vincent in Cassambazer in Bengall aforesaid Merchant and to his heires for ever Item I will and bequeath unto my honored Father aforesaid and to my honored mother Mrs. Ann Clavell And to her Five children And to my honored Father Mr. Thomas Woodroof and to his sonne Thomas and daughters Sarah and Dorcas And to the Relict of my said Brother Roger Clavell and to his sonne And to as many daughters as were begotten by him which shall be liveing and to my Brother George Mumperson and to my sister his wife and to their Two sons or which of them shall be liveing And to my Brother Edward Littleton and Elizabeth his wife and to Jane and Elizabeth their daughters To all of whieb of them I doe give Tenn pounds a piece to be paid by my Executrix at her arrival in England Onely the tenn pounds to Edward Littleton and his wife and each of his daughters I order to be paid within one yeare of my decease Item I give to my slave Anthony his freedome from being a slave And doe hereby give him one hundred Rupees to be put into the hands of my overseers whom I desire to keep it by them or improve it for him till they think him fitt to manage it himself. Alsoe I doe give unto hit the said Anthony soe much money as will purchase bim a certainty and three rupees per month during his life to be disposed of at the discretion of my Overseers But in such manner that he shall not be able to receive more then three rupees in any one Month Item I give unto John Byam of Hugly in Bengall aforesaid merchant one hundred and twenty rupees Item I doe give and 'bequeath unto my said wife Martha all the plate househould stuffe which I am now possessed of in India alsoe all her wearing Jewells now in her possession and to her heires for ever Item I give and bequeath unto the Relict aforesaid of my said Brother George Mumperson all the houshold stuffe which she hath of mine in her bands and to her heires for ever Item I give unto the Church wardens and other the overseers of the poor of the Parish of Winfreth aforesaid for the use of the poore thereof the summe of Five pounds To be paid by my Executrix Item I give unto the Churchwardens and other the overseers of the poore of the parish of St. Peter in Dorchester in the county of Dorset for the use of the said poore the summe oi Five pounds to be paid by my Executrix Item I give unto the Church wardens and other the everseers of the poore of Sherborne for the use of the poore thereof the summe of five pounds to be paid by my Executrix Item I doe give and bequeath all the rest of my goods and Chattles unto my said wife Martha (whom I make Executrix of this my last will and Testament) and to my Two songs to be equally divided amongst them... And I doe nominate order and appoint for the overseers of this my last will and Testament Matthias Vincent aforesaid Jobn Marshall of Ballasore aforesaid and Edward Littleton aforesaid ... And whereas at this present my said deare wife Martha is dangerously sick If therefore it shall please God to take her away in this fitt of sicknes I doe order and appoint Mr. George Trenchard of London merchant to be the sole Executor of this my Last will and Testament In case of the death of my said wife in this fitt of sicknes I doe alsoe order and appoint the said George Trenchard to be Guardian to my said Two Sonnes antill they shall come to age . . .In Witnes whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand and seale in Ballasore the day and year above written. (Walter Clavell) Published and declared to be the last will and testament of the said Walter Clavell in the presence of John Marshall John Goldsborough Edmund Cugden Isaac Laurence."
Martha Clavell's will is dated on the day of her husband's death, 4th August 1677 and was proved in London in Angust 1678. She desired her estate to be equally divided between her two sons Edward and Walter. She left a quantity of jewellery, e. 8. & "great diamond ring" a "great ruby ring" "flat diamond rings" &c. She bequeathed her clothes to her sister Elizabeth Littleton and three gold chains to Jane Littleton, her niece. She left trinkets to Elizabeth Bagden wife of Edmund Bugden and to Rebecca her daughter, Mrs. Bugden was desired to take charge of Edward and Walter Clavell until they could be sent to their Aunt, Mrs. Littleton, who was to arrange for their journey to England. They left India, as previously stated, in 1681, and remained under the guardianship of Mr. Trenchard until their majority.
(To be continued.)
