The Last will and testment of Henry PERKINS witneseth as foloweth

Imprimis I bequeath my Soul to Almighty god who gave it me and my body to be buried with Christian buriall.

Item I give unto all my first wives Children one Shilling a peece to be payed in vendible? Comodities of our Countray.

Item I give unto my wife Elizabeth and her Child or Children that She hath by me or may have by me hereafter all my personall estate I left? within and without equely to be divided between them.

Item I doe Constitute and ordaine my above Said wife Elizabeth exerutrix of this my last will and testament.  July y^e 2: 17015? [the 5 could be a 3 and this date is not a typo--that's the way it was written]
    /signum/ Henry [HP] PERKINS        Seal

Signed and Sealed in presens? of us
    Peter POYNER SEN^o
    /signum/ Joseph [JP] POYNER

  This Will Was Proved In open Court in y^e Prec^t of Corotuck y^e 12^th Day of July Anno Dom 1715 By y^e Oath of Jo^s POYNER y^e Said Joseph Makeing Oath y^t he saw y^e Other Evidence attest y^e Same.
    Test  Jo^s WICKER CLK C

[Source: North Carolina State Archives - MARS ID: 12.96.1.1719 (folder)]

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