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of me my Executors and Administrators, to Aske Leaity sue for 

 recouer and receaue the same, of and against the heires Executors 

 and Administrators of my said sister in lawe Mistris Maijlie van 

 Reemuorter after her decease As in and by the said writeing 

 of deputation (Relation thereto being had) more at lardge doth 

 and may appeare; And now my will and minde is, And I doe 

 hereby will deuise and dispose the said Legacic of Nyne hundred 

 Gilders being in English fowerscore and Tenn poundes in manner 

 following: And first I giue and bequeath vnto my daughter Ann 

 now the wife of William Haier wyer drawer, the somme of 

 Twentie poundes thereof: Item I giue and bequeath vnto my 

 daughter Jane now the wife of ffrancis Ouering, Glouer ; the like 

 Summe of Twentye poundes thereof : Item I giue and bequeath 

 vnto my daughter Easter now the wife of Christopher Baytes, 

 other Twentie poundes thereof : Item I giue and bequeath vnto 

 my loueing wife Thomazine Belott Twentie poundes more there- 

 of ; And the other Tenn poundes my will is shalbe for the satis- 

 fieing of That Tenn poundes which I borrowed and receaued of 

 my said sister in lawe Mistris Maijlie van Regemuater when I 

 was with her in Harlem :Item I giue and bequeath vnto the poore 

 of the Reformed Church in Harlem the summe of fforty shillings ; 

 And my will and desire is, That my loueing wife Thomazine 

 Belott, and my daughter Jane Oueringe shall goe over togeather 

 vnto Harlem in Holland ; and there receaue and bring over the 

 said moneys at such time and when as the same shall become due 

 and payable after the decease of my said sister in lawe ; And 

 my will and minde is that my said loueing wife and my said three 

 daughters shall be at, beare and allow euery one of them fower 

 and equall parte portion and share towards the charges and 

 expences of their Journey and trauelling ouer vnto Harlem, and for 

 and about the recouering Changeing Transporting and returning 

 and bringing ouer the said monies to deuide the said moneys to 

 and amongst my said wife and my Three daughters equallie for 

 the satisfieing of their said seuerall Legacies (euery one of them 

 beareing and allowing an equall ffowerth parte of all expences 

 and Chardges of fetching and bringing ouer the same as afore- 



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