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Wills Act 1692

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II.Proviso for Widows and Children of Freemen of York and Chester.

Provided always That nothing in this Act conteyned shall extend or be construed to extend to the Citizens of the Cities of York and Chester who are or shall be Freemen of the said respective Cities inhabiting therein or within the Suburbs thereof at the time of their Death but that every such Citizens Widdow and Children shall and may have and enjoy such reasonable part and p[ro]portion of the Testators p[er]sonal Estate as she or they might or ought to have had by the Custom of the p[ro]vince of York before the makeing of this Act

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