Off to London

“In the name of God, Amen. Because I am at this instant, God assysting mee, intendyd to go for London, and that no mortal man is certayne of his saffe returne."

Heading off to London in the 17th and 18th centuries was a dangerous thing to do. And so most Cumberland and Westmorland folk wrote their Will before heading off. And it usually began with the above lines.