lared that
he hath Received a full childs portion at nonecoicus in a Corne
mille and Lands and other goods. And James Sawyer his granchild and
Servant it is his will that he haue the sixtie acres of vpland
aformentioned and the two peices of medow at bare hill one being
part of his second deuision the upermost peic on the brook and the
other being part of his third deuision lying vpon Nashaway River
purchased of goodman Allin. Prouided the Said James Sawyer carie it
beter then he did to his said granfather in his time and carie so
as becoms an aprentic & vntil he be one and twentie years of age
vnto the executors of this will namly John Prescott and Jonathan
Prescott who are alsoe herby engaged to pforme vnto the said James
what was pmised by his said granfather, which was to endeuor to
learne him the art and trade of a blaksmith. And in Case the said
James doe not pforme on his part as is afor expresed to the
satisfaction of the overseers of this will, or otherwise, If he doe
not acept of the land aformentioned, then the said land and medow
to be equaly deuided betwene the aforsaid John and Jonathan. And in
Reference to his three daughters, namly Marie, Sara and Lydia they
to haue and Receive eurie of them fiue pounds to be paid to them by
the executors to eurie of them fiftie shillings by the yeare two
years after the death of theire father to be paid out of the
mouables and Martha Ruge his granchild to haue a cow at the choic
of her granmother. And it is the express will and charge of the
testator to his wife and all his Children that they labor and
endeuor to prescrue loue and unitie among themselves and the
vpholding of Church and Comonwealth. And to the end that this his
last will and testament may be truly pformed in all the parts of
it, the said testator hath and herby doth constitut and apoynt his
two sons namly John Prescott and Jonathan Prescott Joynt executors
of this his last will. And for the preuention of after trouble
among those that suruiue about the dispose of the estate acording
to this his will he hath hereby Chosen desired and apoynted the
Reuerend Mr. Joseph Rowlandson, deacon Sumner and Ralph Houghton
overseers of this his will; vnto whom all the parties concerned in
this his will in all dificult Cases are to Repaire, and that