COPY OF THE NUNCUPATIVE WILL OF EDWARD GUY*
OF LONG CLAWSON Co LEICESTER, 1676.
"Be it remembered That on the third day of June in the eight and twentieth
yeare of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord Charles the second by the grace of
God of England Scotland ffrance and Ireland King Defender of the faith &c.
Annoq Dom' 1676 Edward Guy late whilst he lived of Claxton als Long Clawson in
the countie of Leicst, being then sick and weak of body but of perfect mind
and memorie and with an intent to make and declare his last Will and Testament
nuncupative or by word of mouth uttered and declared these words following or
words to the same effect viz: ffirst he did give and bequeath unto his wife
Elizabeth Guy all his goods moveable and immovable quick and dead paying all
his debts and discharging his funerall expences. And secondly he did nominate
and appoint her the afforesaid Elizabeth his wife to be the sole Executrix of
this his will nuncupative which premises the said Edward Guy did declare in
the presence and hearing of divers credible witnesses whose names are
hereunto sett viz: Robert Guy,
mark
Edward / Guy."
his
Proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Leicester 9 March, 1676
[Will filed in the roll for 1676 No. 148]
*This Edward Guy seems to have shared in the ruin that befel so many farmers
in the period following the Civil War.- J.P.G.
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