In the name of God Amen I John Archer of North-Muskham in the county of Nottingham labourer being sick in body and of good & pfect mind & memory thanks be to Almighty God for the same But considering the uncertainty of my life do make & ordain this my last Will & Testamt in maner & form following (That is to say) Imprs I give & bequeath my soul into the hands of Almighty God my Maker & Redeemer hoping to be saved through Christs merits & Gods mercies and my body to be buried in the Churchyard of North-Muskham at the discrecon of my Executor herein after named Itm I give unto my son John Archer Five pounds & my sheep shears & one swine trough in full for his part & porcon Itm I give unto Thomas Willey my son in Law six pounds & one Trundle bedstead in full satisfaccon for his wives part & porcon Itm I give unto John Parlby my son in Law one shilling in full satisfaccon for his wives part & porcon Itm I also give unto John Archer junr my Grand child my Bible for his part & porcon Itm I also give unto Sarah Parlby my Grand child one Ewe & one Lamb to be worth seven shillings when she comes to age in full satisfaccon for her part & porcon Itm I give unto John Archer my son more in consideracon that he shall take care & keep Susannah Cullen & Joseph Cullen my Grand children untill they come to age to take care for themselves vizt in consideracon of Susannah Cullen six pounds and in consideracon of Joseph Cullen the use of Forty pounds wch I had of theirs and the Rent of the said Joseph Cullens house at Upton All the rest of my goods & chattels unbequeathed I do give & bequeath (after my Debts & Funeral charges are paid & discharged) unto Henry Archer my son whom I make & ordain my full & sole Executor of this my last Will & Testamt In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this eleventh day of September in the eleventh year of Queen Anne over great Brittain &c Annoq Dmi 1712 John Archer his mark Signed sealed declared & published by the said Testator in the psence of us who also subscribed or names as Witnesses in the psence of the said Testator James Archer his mark (jur) Richard Cullen Mary Steevenson her mark 8ber 1712 probat cora Mro Moore.