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Freemasonry In The Seventeenth Century ; Chester, 1650-1700—Appendix.
WILLIAM WADE , MASON . Bond by which JANE WAHE 0 / the Parish 0 / St . Mialiael ' s in tlie City of Chester , widow , ancl MART WADE , of the set / me parish , spinster , are bound to the Bishop of Chester in £ 80 . Dated 7 . May . 1716 The condition is that the « Z > o ); e bounden Jane Wadeicidoio and relict and
, Administratrix of the goods tfc of WILLIAM WADE late of the parish aforesaid , mason , deceased , do exhibit an Inventory ( Signed ) Jane Wade her V mark
Mary Wade her 0 mark . WILLIAM HARVEY , ALDERMAN . [ The lower part of this will is quite destroyed by damp . ] August ye 27 th 1684 .
In the name of God , Amen . I WILLIAM HAEVET of the Cittye of Chester Alderman , and Justice of the Peace . My body to be interred in the parish church or chancell of St . Bridgetts [ in Chester ] To GEORGE HARVEY , senior , and Joan his wife , and all his children twelve pence apiece , and to GEORGE HARVEY , junior his wife and children , twelve pence , to Edward Gray his wife and [ children ] Captaine John Spark , and Mr . Richard Harrison overseers of this my last will , and I give to either of them 40 s . to buy them rings , and to Mr . John Hulton , 20 s . to buy him a ring . To Mr . William Glegg and Mr . Thomas Swanne 40 s ., apiece to buy them rings .
Signed sealed & c in ( Signed ) WILL HARVY the presence of ( good signature but John Sparke , rather shaky ) Richard Harrison fine seal armorial , on a bend 3 Tho : Swanne cross-croslets fitchee , a crescent in the sinister chief , for
difference , crest (?) a stag trippant Note . With this will is a paper much mutilated by damp , relating to some dispute about proving the will , and dated 28 . April 1687 . being between George Harvey and Elizabeth Qrey wife of Edward Grey , against Mary Harvey widow , relict of the deceased , Decided in favour of Mary Harvey . Proved by Mary Harvey his relict 28 June , 1687 .
THOMAS FOULKES , SENR ., CARPENTER . In the name of God , Amen . Nov . 17 , 1712 . I THOMAS FOULKES senior of -the Gity of Chester , carpenter , My body to the earth . M y debts and funeral expenses to be paid . My granddaughter MARGARET FOULKES , daughter of my son THOMAS FOULKES shall have the disposing of all my goods , money & o . except my pay which is or shall be clue from my pencion . Mson THOMAS FOULKES
y to have one shilling and all my wearing apparel . She the said MARGARET FOULKES my granddaughter is not to give or lend anything either to her father or < nwtlien : To my son JOHN FOULKES one shilling . To each of my grandchildren one shilling , ancl I make my said granddaughter Margaret Foulkes sole Executrix of this my said will , [ Signed ] Tho . foTkes
Signed sealed & c in the presence of Job . Stathum . Simon Lowe John Taylor . Tho : Mulleley Proved 2 . Aug 1713 . [ No Inventory ]
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Freemasonry In The Seventeenth Century ; Chester, 1650-1700—Appendix.
WILLIAM WADE , MASON . Bond by which JANE WAHE 0 / the Parish 0 / St . Mialiael ' s in tlie City of Chester , widow , ancl MART WADE , of the set / me parish , spinster , are bound to the Bishop of Chester in £ 80 . Dated 7 . May . 1716 The condition is that the « Z > o ); e bounden Jane Wadeicidoio and relict and
, Administratrix of the goods tfc of WILLIAM WADE late of the parish aforesaid , mason , deceased , do exhibit an Inventory ( Signed ) Jane Wade her V mark
Mary Wade her 0 mark . WILLIAM HARVEY , ALDERMAN . [ The lower part of this will is quite destroyed by damp . ] August ye 27 th 1684 .
In the name of God , Amen . I WILLIAM HAEVET of the Cittye of Chester Alderman , and Justice of the Peace . My body to be interred in the parish church or chancell of St . Bridgetts [ in Chester ] To GEORGE HARVEY , senior , and Joan his wife , and all his children twelve pence apiece , and to GEORGE HARVEY , junior his wife and children , twelve pence , to Edward Gray his wife and [ children ] Captaine John Spark , and Mr . Richard Harrison overseers of this my last will , and I give to either of them 40 s . to buy them rings , and to Mr . John Hulton , 20 s . to buy him a ring . To Mr . William Glegg and Mr . Thomas Swanne 40 s ., apiece to buy them rings .
Signed sealed & c in ( Signed ) WILL HARVY the presence of ( good signature but John Sparke , rather shaky ) Richard Harrison fine seal armorial , on a bend 3 Tho : Swanne cross-croslets fitchee , a crescent in the sinister chief , for
difference , crest (?) a stag trippant Note . With this will is a paper much mutilated by damp , relating to some dispute about proving the will , and dated 28 . April 1687 . being between George Harvey and Elizabeth Qrey wife of Edward Grey , against Mary Harvey widow , relict of the deceased , Decided in favour of Mary Harvey . Proved by Mary Harvey his relict 28 June , 1687 .
THOMAS FOULKES , SENR ., CARPENTER . In the name of God , Amen . Nov . 17 , 1712 . I THOMAS FOULKES senior of -the Gity of Chester , carpenter , My body to the earth . M y debts and funeral expenses to be paid . My granddaughter MARGARET FOULKES , daughter of my son THOMAS FOULKES shall have the disposing of all my goods , money & o . except my pay which is or shall be clue from my pencion . Mson THOMAS FOULKES
y to have one shilling and all my wearing apparel . She the said MARGARET FOULKES my granddaughter is not to give or lend anything either to her father or < nwtlien : To my son JOHN FOULKES one shilling . To each of my grandchildren one shilling , ancl I make my said granddaughter Margaret Foulkes sole Executrix of this my said will , [ Signed ] Tho . foTkes
Signed sealed & c in the presence of Job . Stathum . Simon Lowe John Taylor . Tho : Mulleley Proved 2 . Aug 1713 . [ No Inventory ]