payd at or before the twentieth or one and twentieth day of the third month, comonly called May, next com twelvemonth after the sayd Thomas Wells, my sonn, doe come to the age of one and twenty years (whose birth day was upon the eleventh day of the eleventh mo: Anno Dom: one thousand six hundred forty-six); forty pounds thereof to be paid in cattle, neate, and in good condition, (bulls only exsepted,) and in horse-kynd, viz: in geldings, and the horse-kynd not to exeed the sum of eight pounds, and for age not to exeed not above six years old, and allwayes p'vided that the leane cattle and the horse-kynd be payd and delivered in the third month, called May, and thirty-six pounds thereof to be payd in wheate and barley malt, in equall proportions, and all to be good and marchentable, both sweete, dry and well dressed, and twenty-foure pounds thereof to be payd in Indian corne, pease, porke and sheepe, and all to be good and marchentable as aforesayde; the Indian corne not to exseed the sum of twelve pounds, nor the sheepe to exeed the sum of foure pounds. And the other hundred pounds to be duly and faithfully payde vnto the sayd Thomas Wells, my youngest sonn, his heires or assignes, wthin three yeares next after the time and day or dayes of payment of the former hundred pounds, and all to be payable and well and faithfully payd unto Thomas Wells, my son, his heires or assignes, according to the former hundred pounds, both for kind and quality, and quantitye, and the remaining fiftye pounds to be duly and faithfully payd vnto the sayd Thomas Wells, my youngest son, his heires or assignes, within the prementioned seaven years, foure months and nyne or ten dayes, next after that the sayd Thomas, my son, doe come to the age of one and twenty years; twenty pounds thereof to be payde in wheat and barley malt, both good and marchentable, being sweete, dry and well dressed, and in equall proportion, and fifteene pound thereof to be payde in cattle, neate, and in good condition (bulls and bullstaggs only excepted); and fifteene pounds therof to be payd in Indian corn, porke and pease, and all to be good and marchentable; the Indian corne not to exceed the sum of seaven pounds ten shillings; and all the cattle, horse-kinde and. sheep to be duly payd and d'd at my now dwelling house, heere in Ipswich, and all the rest to be likewise delivered heere, att my house

where I now dwell, or at any other house, malt kilne and wharfe in Ipswich where the said Thomas, the sonn, or his assignes shall apoynt the same.

Ite. My will is, that if my executor (whom I shall name and apoynt) doe not duly and faithfully pay and discharge this two hundred and fiftye pounds as before mentioned, according to my true intent (as before expressed), either in whole or in part, then the sayd Thomas Wells my youngest son, his executors or assigns, shall enter upon and take possession of the housen and lands where now I dwell, both of arrable, meddow and pasture, and quietly to posses and enioy the same vntill the whole be discharged, any thing heerin conteined to the contrary notwithstanding.

Ite. My will is, that if the said Thomas my youngest son shall dye and decease this life before he come to the full age of one and twenty yeares, yn y executor of this my last will shall pay vnto the rest of my children the full sum of one hundred and forty pounds, viz. vnto John Wells, or his survivers the full sum of forty pounds, and the other hundred pounds to be equally proportioned and divided among my other five daughters or to their survivers, viz.: to Sarah Massie of Salem, to Abigaill Tredwell of this towne, to Elizabeth Wells, Hanah Wells and Lidia Wells my daughters, each and every of them to have twenty pounds a peece, and all to be payd vnto them out of my housen and lands where now I dwell, and that noe horse kind be payd in any part thereof; the forty pounds to my son. John Wells, and the twenty pounds apeece to Sarah Massie and to Abigaill Tredwell and Elizabeth Wells (my three eldest daughters) to be payd vnto them accordingly as is engaged vnto their Bro: Thomas Wells, both for kind and quality (exept before exsepted), nor shall the cattle, neate and in sheepe, exeed halfe in any one p'ticular p'portion in this hundred and forty pounds, and all to be payd vnto them as aforesayd at or before the twentieth or one and twentieth day of the third mo: called May, w'h shall be in the yeare of of Lord one thousand six hundred sixty-eight; and the other twenty pounds apeece to Hanah Wells and Lidia Wells my own daughters, shall be payd vnto each of them or their assignes in wheat, barly, malt, porke, pease and Indian corne, the Indian corne in each twenty

pounds not to exeed the sum of foure pounds ten shillings, and all to be good and marchantable, and at the current marchantable price as such is then payd at here in Ipswich, and these twenty pounds apeece to my youngest daughters to be duly payd at or before the 28 day of March, Anno Dom: 1670, and all to be d'd here at my now dwelling house, or at any other house or wharfe in Ipswich where the sayd Hanah and Lydia, or their assignes, shall apoynt the same.

Item. My will is, that Thomas Wells my youngest son, shall quietly posses and enjoy, for his vse, the parlour chamber of this house where now I dwell, and have free liberty for fire wood vntill he marry, and yt he shall have his diate and washing whiles he keeps here, at the cost of my executor, vntill he come to the age of 22 years, 4 months and ten days.

It. I give vnto my son Thomas Wells all the bookes I bought for his vse, and my three phisicke bookes, and the booke called the Orthodox Evangelist, the greate sermon booke, and Hyeling's Geogripha, and the little chist and table (he made) that stand in the hall chamber, and my white box, and the chist plankes to make him a chist on, and the little iron candlestick, my white rule, my red pensheare, and my penknife, and my sword and scabbitt, and my firelock muskett wth a square barrell, and the mould, worme and scourer, &c. Alsoe I give vnto him the little bedstead in the hall chamber, and the little fetherbed therto belonging, and a paire of good sheets, and the red blankett and the blue rugg, and a good pillow and pillow beere. Allso I give vnto my son Thomas my silver bowle, and one two-and-twenty shilling peece of gould, and I give vnto him all my right and interest of the bond that is due vnto me from goodman John Andrews, of this towne, carpenter, save only six pound ten shillings therof to my son Nath. Wells, and wch makes the rest that he hath already had y'of twentye pounds, and this I give vnto my son. Thomas, towards his charges of his goeing to the colledge, and for bookes and apparrell, &c., or to put him to Mr. Allcocke or the like, and I give the new picktures, viz. of the King and Queene, and of the Five Sences; these I give vnto him as legasies, as allsoe my stufe clothes and a paire of my best stockings.

Ite. I give vnto Elizabeth Wells, Hanah Wells and Lidia Wells, my three youngest daughters, each and every of them thirty-five pounds a peece, to be payd vnto them in leiu of their portions, within one year next after they marry, or when they come to the age of one and twenty years; twenty pounds therof to be payd in cattle, neat and in good condittion (bulls only exsepted), and in sheepe in good condition, and the remaineing fifteene pounds in each and every portion to be payd in wheate, barly, malt, porke and Indian corne, in equall p'portion, and all to be good and marchantable, and to be payd at the current marchentable price as such is then payd att in Ipswich afores, and to be d'd at my now dwelling house, save only the corne and malt to be d'd heere or at any other house, malt kiln or wharf where my daughters or any of them, or there assignes, shall apoynt the same; allsoe my will is that every of these my daughters shall have each of them a bible, and every of them a good chist, and to have these delivered vnto each of ym wthin one yeare after my decease.

Ite. I give and bequeath vnto Sarah Massie of Salem, and to Abigaill Tredwell of this towne, and to Elizabeth Wells and Lidia Wells my owne daughters, each and every of them two halfe crowne peeces of English money, to be d'd unto ym within one mo: next after my decease, and I give vnto Hanah Wells, my daughter, one ten shilling peece of gould, to be d'd vnto her within one mo: next after my decease, all wch money, and the silver bowle that is given vnto my son Thomas, and to his three younger sisters, viz. to Elizabeth Wells, Hanah and Lidia Wells, I have already given them into the hands and custody of Thomas Wells, my youngest son, whom I trust and confide in, to give the same as I have bequeathed unto his three younger sisters, and to keepe the rest to himselfe, besides matter of legasies, and they not at age as yett.

Ite. I give vnto Abigaill my wife the third part of the English money wch shall remaine and be left, and not payd vnto the legaties yt is deceased in England, and kindred of our Vncle Lumpkins; and my will is that my sayd wife shall have the tuission of my daughter Elizabeth Wells and my daughter Lidia Wells vntill they marry or come to the age of one and twenty years; but if the said Lidia doe

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not keepe with her mother, then she to be with her sister Sarah Massie, if all p'tyes be willing.

Item. My will is that Mrs. Mary Rogers of Rowley shall have the tuission and education of my daughter Hanah Wells, untill she marry or come to the age of one and twenty years, hopeing the sayd Mrs. Rogers will please to doe me that favour.

Ite. I give vnto my cousin Mary Baker (alias Lowe) of Colchester, soe much New England money as equivalent to fiftye shillings Old England money, and my will is that my executor doe faithfully endeavor to convey the same vnto her, it being in reference to an agreement between both my brother Warners and myselfe, in answer to a request of our Aunt Lumkin (alias Stone) late deceased, and to take the advice of my Bro: Daniell Warner about the conveighing of the same; also my executor may further direct himselfe by wt I have sett downe in my booke of accounts to that purpose, as in folio 57, and by a letter sent vnto vs from Colchester.

Ite. I give and bequeath all the rest of my whole estate, both moveable and vnmoveable, p'sonal and reall, houses and lands, vnto Nath: Wells, my eldest son, p'vided he doth fully acept heerin, to be my executor, whom I make and ordaine to be the sole executor of this my last will and testamt Allwayes p'vided, that if the sd Nath: Wells dye and cease this life wthout any issue of male (lawfully begotten), my will is, that then yt then, the s housen and lands heere in Ipswich bounds, shall returne unto the s Thomas Wells, my youngest son, and to his heires of male, and the sd Thomas, my son, then to pay vnto Lidia, Nath: wife (my daughter in law), the sum of forty pound within one yeare and halfe next after the decease of Nath: her husband; this p'missed that the sd Thomas, my youngest son, doe then fully posses and enioy ye aforesaid housen and lands, and this forty pounds to be payd in cattle, neate, and in corne, malt and porke; twenty pounds thereof to be payd in cattle, neate and in good condition (bu.ls only exsepted), and the other twenty pounds to be payd in wheat, malt, porke and Indian corne; the Indian corne not to exeed the sum of eight pounds, and all to be good and marchentable, and pade at◆he current marchentable price, as such yt goes at heere in Ipswich, and to be delivered heere at my now dwelling