X A COPY OF THE NUNCUPATIVE WILL OF MASTER WILLIAM MULLENS

[Undoubtedly taken by Governor Carver on board the MAY-FLOWER.]

[Although the dictation must, apparently, have been taken on the day

of Master Mullens’s death, February 21/March 3, 1620, Governor

Carver evidently did not write out his notes, and have them

witnessed, till April 2, 1621, some weeks later.]

“April, 1621.

In the name of God, Amen: I comfit my Soule to God that gave it and my

bodie to the earth from whence it came. Alsoe I give my goodes as

followeth: That fforty poundes wch is in the hand of good-man Woodes I

give my wife tenn poundes, my sonne Joseph tenn poundes, my daughter

Priscilla tenn poundes, and my eldest sonne tenn poundes. Alsoe I give to

my eldest sonne all my debtes, bonds, bills (onelye yt forty poundes

excepted in the handes of goodman Wood) given as aforesaid wth all the

stock in his owne handes.  To my eldest daughter I give ten shillinges to

be paied out of my sonnes stock Furthermore that goodes I have in

Virginia as followeth To my wife Alice halfe my goodes.  2. to Joseph and

Priscilla the other halfe equallie to be devided betweene them.  Alsoe I

have xxi dozen of shoes, and thirteene paire of bootes wch I give into

the Companies handes for forty poundes at seaven years end if they like

them at that rate.  If it be thought to deare as my Overseers shall

thinck good.  And if they like them at that rate at the devident I shall

have nyne shares whereof I give as followeth twoe to my wife, twoe to my

sonne William, twoe to my sonne Joseph, towe to my daughter Priscilla,

and one to the Companie.  Allsoe if my sonne William will come to

Virginia I give him my share of land furdermore I give to my two

Overseers Mr. John Carver and Mr. Williamson, twentye shillinges apeece

to see this my will performed desiringe them that he would have an eye

over my wife and children to be as fathers and freindes to them, Allsoe

to have a speciall eye to my man Robert wch hathe not so approved

himselfe as I would he should have done.

This is a Coppye of Mr. Mullens his Will of all particulars he hathe

given.  In witnes whereof I have sette my hande John Carver, Giles Heale,

Christopher Joanes.”