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Alice Bache leaves cows to her daughters

This is the section of Alice Bache's will where she leaves cattle to her children and grandchildren. It reads:

Item I give unto Anne, my daughter, 1 red heifer of 3 years old. Item I give Alice Burford 1 red heifer of 2 years old. Item I give to Sybil, my daughter, 1 cow called Lilly. Item I give to Mary, my daughter, 1 cow called Filpail, and betwixt her and Sybil, my daughter, 1 cow called Mullins Item I give unto Henry my son, 1 black ox with a white face. Item I give unto William, my son, 1 bullock of 3 years old and to him 1 red [= riding?] horse. Item I give to my son John, his three sons, 2 yearling calves.

Copyright: 
University of London
Image Caption: 
Part of the will of Alice Bache Herefs RO 6/4/19
Asset Author: 
Sylvia Pinches