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Number 4. 



Giles Herons Will. 



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In the name of GOD, Amen, I Giles Heron, late of Lee-hall, and 

 now of Wark, in the parim of Simonburn, and county of Northum- 

 berland t yeoman, being well of body and of perfect mind and re- 

 membrance, do willingly and with a free heart render and give 

 again, into the hands of my Lord GOD and Creator, my fpirit, 

 which he of his fatherly goodnefs gave unto me, when he firft 

 fafhioned me in my mother's womb, making me a living and 

 reafonable creature, nothing doubting but for his infinite mer- 

 cies fet forth in the precious blood of his dearly beloved Son 

 JESUS CHRIST, our only Saviour and Redeemer, he will receive 

 my foul into his glory, and place it in the company of the 

 heavenly angels and blefled fpirits ; and as concerning my body, 

 even with a'good will und free heart I give it over, commending 

 it to the earth whereof it came, nothing doubting but according 

 to the articles of my faith and the great day of the general refur- 

 rection, when we mall appear before the judgment feat of 

 CHRIST, I mall receive the fame again by the mighty power of 

 GOD wherewith he is able to fubclue all things to himfelf, not a 

 corruptible vile and weak body as it is now, but an incorruptible 

 flrong and perfect body in all parts like unto the body of my 

 Lord and Saviour JESUS CHR IST ; and as touching the difpofition 

 of all fuch temporal eftate, as GOD of his great goodnefs hath 

 given unto me, I do by this my laft will and teftament give and 

 difpofe thereof as followeth. Firjl, I think it a good work of 

 charity, and commendable before GOD, to diftribute the greateft 

 part of the fame to pious and charitable ufes, and it is rather my 



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