WILL OF JOHN PICK 1703

This will was transcribed by the late Winifred Guidoboni nee Pick . To Deborah Osborne who forwarded it to me, many thanks

In the Name of God, Amen. I, John Pick of Thorpe Satcheville in the County of Leicestershire being weak of body but of sound and perfect mind and memory, praise the Almighty God for the same, and calling to mind the uncertainty of my transitory life do make, constitute and appoint this my present and last will and testament in manner and form following, and disannulling by these personally all and every will or wills heretofore by me made whether in word or in writing, and desiring and appointing it my only and solely to be accepted for my last will and testament

And first being heartily sorry for my sins past and most humbly begging pardon and forgiveness for the same I commit my soul unto the hands of Almighty God trusting to be saved through the mercy of my only Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, and my body I commit to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors hereinafter named

And as concerning the disposition and selling of all such temporal estate as it shall have pleased God in his goodness to bestow upon me, I do give and bequeath the same in manner and form following:

Imprimus my will and pleasure is that my debts and funeral charges be paid and discharged by my executors hereinafter named

Item I give to my son Richard Pick ye sum of one shilling to be payed to him at the full end term of one whole year next after my decease by my executors hereinafter named

Item I give to my son Daniel Pick ye like legacy of one shilling to be payed to him as before is ordered by my executors specified

Item I give to my daughter Mary Harris ye sum of one shilling to be payed to her at the end of one year after my decease by my executors named

Item I give to my three other daughters Anne, Elizabeth and Sarah Pick ye sum of one shilling to be payed to them at the full end of one year after my decease by my executors hereinafter named

And as for all the rest and residue of my temporal and personal estate, goods and chattels, moveable and immovable and every pot and apparel I do hereby give and bequeath to my beloved wife Anne Pick and to my son John Pick junior I constitute executors of this m y last will and testament revoking all other wills and Testaments formally by me made either in word or in writing. In witness whereof I have herewith set my hand and seal declaring this to be my last will and testament the fourteenth of January in the year of our Lord 1703.

John Pick

Signed, Published and declared as his last will and testament in the presence of us whose hands are hereunto subscribed as witnesses:

John Hilton
Thomas Crocoke
Richard Fancoat
Appended note: My wish and pleasure is that Mary Wigforth be maintained and bought up by my executors according as I am obliged to take care of her

Probate was granted to Ann Pick and John Pick the named executors on 29th January 1703