wil 10 Chapman John 1818

The Will of Philip Clay 1676

In the name of God, Amen. I, John Harrison of Newcastle under Lyme in the County of Stafford, Inn holder, being of sound & disposing mind & memory, doe make this my last will & testament, as first I comitt & commend my soue into the hands of Almighty God, my creator, assuredly trusting & believing in & through the merits and mediation of my ever blessed saviour & redeemer Jesus Christ to be received into everlasting happiness, and my body I leave to be decently & Christianly buried by my executors herein after named, & my worldly estate, which it hath pleased Almighty God of his goodness to bestow upon me, I dispose as followeth :