Extracted from the Registry of the Archdeacon's Court of Totnes ____

This is the last Will and Testament of me James Hingston of the Parish of Holbeton in the County of Devon Mercer made the sixteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred & fifty four who being now of sound mind do publish & declare the Same in manner following And First I give unto my Daughter Alice Hopwood the Sum of Thirty Pounds of lawfull Money of Great Britain to be paid her within two years of my Decease Also I give unto Alexander Hopwood Samuel Hopwood Alice Hopwood the younger & Ann Hopwood Sons & Daughters of my said Daughter Alice Hopwood the sum of Ten Pounds apiece of like lawful money to be paid them at their respective ages of twenty one Years and if any or either of them shall happen to die before attaining that Age my will is that the Legacy or Legacies of him her or them so dying shall go and be paid to the Survivors or Survivor of them at such time & times as he she or they so dying would have attained his her or their said Age or ages of one and twenty Years Also I give unto Jeremiah Sankey Son of my Daughter Ann Sankey Widow the Sum of Twenty Pounds of like Money and to Ann Sankey the younger the Sum of Ten pounds of like Money And to Elizabeth Sankey another Daughter of my said Daughter Ann Sankey Twenty pounds of like Money to be paid unto them at their respective Ages of one and Twenty years and if any or either of them shall happen to die before attaining that Age my Will is that the said Legacy or Legacies of him her or them so dying shall be paid to the Survivors or Survivor of them at such Time or Times as he she or they so dying would have attained his her or their said Age or Ages of one & Twenty years Also I give unto the Children of my Son William Hingston the sum of Thirty pounds of like money to be paid unto & equally divided amongst them at his her or their respective age of Twenty one Years Also I give unto my said Daughter Ann Sankey the sum of Forty pounds of lawfull money to be paid her within two Years after my Decease Also I give unto my Son John Hingston the sum of one hundred pounds of like money and to my Daughter Sarah Hingston the Sum of three hundred pounds of like money to be paid unto him & her respectively as he and she shall attain the Age of one & Twenty years And if either of them the said John & Sarah shall happen to Die before attaining the said Age then my will is that the said Legacy hereby given to him or her so dying shall go to be paid to the Survivor of them, to wit, If the said John die under age then his said legacy shall be paid to his said Sister Sarah at the Age of one & twenty years but if the said Sarah shall happen to die under age then the said Legacy of three hundred pounds shall be paid to the said Brother John at the time when she would (if living) have attained her full Age of one & twenty Years and not before But if the said John & Sarah Hingston shall both happen to Die before attaining that age Then my will is that the said Legacies to them given shall not be paid but cease for the benefit of any Executor herein after named And then and in such Case only and not otherwise I do give and bequeath the Sum of Sixty Pounds of like Money to my said Daughter Ann Sankey, the like Sum of Sixty pounds to my said Daughter Alice Hopwood and the like Sum of Sixty Pounds unto my Daughter Elizabeth Veale to be paid to my said three Daughters last named respectively at such Time as my said Daughter Sarah would (if she had lived) have attained her full Age of One & Twenty Years But if all any or either of my said three Daughters Ann Sankey Alice Hopwood & Elizabeth Veale shall happen to die before the said Legacies of Sixty Pounds shall become due to them respectively my Will is that the Legacy of Sixty Pounds hereby given to the Daughter or Daughters so dying shall be paid to the Child of such Daughter if but one or equally divided amongst her Children if more than one each Mothers Legacy to be paid to her own Child or Children only And my will further is that in case my Executor shall happen to die before my said Son & Daughter John & Sarah Hingston shall have attained the said age of one & twenty Years that the said Legacy of one hundred pounds herein before given to the said John & the said Legacy of three hundred pounds herein before given to the said Sarah in Case they shall both be under the Age of one & twenty years or in Case the said Sarah only be under that Age then her said legacy only shall be paid unto John Morris of Kingsbridge in the said County School Master John Fox of Plymouth in the said County Grocer and to my said Son William Hingston or the Survivors or Survivor of them within three Months next after the Death of my said Executor upon Trust as well as to the Principal Money as to the Interest and product of each of the said two legacies last mentioned for & for the Benefit & Behoof of the said John & Sarah Hingston severally & respectively to whom the same are given as aforesaid Subject to such Benefit of Survivorship nevertheless in Case of the Death of either of them the said John & Sarah under the Age Of one & twenty years & to such contingencies in Case of Both their Deaths under that Age as are herein before mentioned Also I give unto my said Daughter Elizabeth Veale the Sum of Fifty Pounds of like Money to be paid within twelve months next after my Decease Also I give unto each of the Children of my said Daughter Elizabeth Veale the Sum of Thirty Pounds of like Money to be paid unto him her & them respectively at his her & their respective Age & Ages of Twenty one Years and if any or either of them shall happen to die before attaining the said Age then my Will is that the Legacy & Legacies of him her & them so dying shall go & be paid to the Survivors or Survivor of them Also I give unto my said Daughter Sarah Hingston one Silver Tankard mark'd R.B. Also my late Wife Elizabeth's Gold Buttons & all the Slate China Tea Table & all the Tea Furniture which belonged to my said late Wife Elizabeth or which was commonly called hers & also one half of the Household Goods which were the late Margery Brooking's & brought from Kingsbridge aforesaid to be all delivered unto my said Daughter Sarah upon her attaining the Age of one & Twenty Years But if my said Daughter Sarah shall happen to die without attaining that Age upon my said Son John shall happen to Survive her Then I give & bequeath the said Silver Tankard & all the several last mentioned Goods & particulars unto my said Son John to be delivered to him at his Age of One & Twenty Also I give to my said Son John the other half of the said Household Goods which were his late Grand Mother Brookings And I also give unto my said Daughter Sarah if she attain the Age of One & Twenty Years all my late Wife Elizabeth's Cloaths & wearing apparel But if she happens to Die under that Age then & not else I give to my Daughter Elizabeth Veale my said late Wifes best black Pattisoy Silk Suit of Cloaths & to my Cousin Rachael Soady my said late Wifes thick light coloured Silk Suit of Cloaths And to my Cousin Ann Watson my said late Wife's Wedding Suit of Cloaths Also I give devise & bequeath unto my said Daughter Ann Sankey Two several Annuities or yearly Rent Charges of Four pounds each of like Money free & Clear of & from all Rates & Taxes & other outgoings whatsoever to be paid & payable to the said Ann Sankey & her assigns for & during the term of her natural Life The first of the said annuities or Yearly Rent Charges to be Issuing & going out of all that my Messuage & Tenement with the Appurtenances in Holbeton aforesaid wherein I now dwell & the other of the said annuities to be Issuing & going out of all those my Three Tenements called or commonly known by the names of Langdowns Wandowns & Shute otherwise Frogmore with their respective Appurtenances situate in Holbeton aforesaid & to be paid & payable at or upon the four most usual days of Payment of Rent in the Year (that is to say) The Twenty fifth day of December the twenty fifth day of March the twenty fourth day of June & the twenty ninth day of September by equal quarterly Payments The first quarterly payment of each of the said Annuities to be made on such of the said Days as shall first happen next after my Decease and I do hereby charge the said premises with the payment of the said Annuities accordingly and I do hereby give unto my said Daughter Ann Sankey full power & Authority on non payment of the said Annuities or either of them or any part of them respectively as the same shall respectively become due & payable as aforesaid to enter & distrain from time to time into & upon the said Tenements and Premises charged therewith as aforesaid & to use all lawful methods for raising and levying the same & all Costs & Charges incident to the raising & levying thereof provided always & my Will is that in case my said Daughter Ann Sankey do or shall mortgage sell assign transfer or dispose of the said Annuities or yearly Rent Charges or either of them or any part thereof That then & from thenceforth the said Annuities or yearly Rent Charges as to so much thereof respectively as shall be so mortgaged sold assigned transferr'd or disposed of shall cease & not be paid unto her or her Assigns but go unto & be enjoyed by the Person & Persons who shall be in the Possession of the Rents & Profits of the Lands & Tenements herein before Charged with the Payment thereof Also I give & devise unto Jeremiah Sankey & Elizabeth Sankey Son & Daughter of the said Ann Sankey Two several Annuities or Yearly Rent Charges of Forty Shillings each of like Money free & clear of & from all Rates Taxes & other outgoings whatsoever to be paid & payable unto the said Jeremiah Sankey & Elizabeth Sankey & to the Survivor of them from & immediately after the Death & Decease of the said Ann Sankey their Mother for & during the Term of their natural Lives & the Life of the longest Liver of them The first of the said Annuities or yearly Rent Charges of Forty Shillings to be Issuing & going out of all that my said Messuage & Tenement with the Appurtenances in Holbeton aforesaid wherein I now Dwell and to be wholly paid to the said Jeremiah Sankey from the Death of his Mother during the Term of his natural Life, And the other of the s.^d Annuities of Forty shillings to be issuing and going out of All those my said three Tenements called or commonly known by the Names of Langdowns Wandowns & Shute otherwise Frogmore with their respective Appurtenances, and to be wholly paid unto the said Elizabeth Sankey from the Decease of her said Mother as aforesaid for & during the Term of her own natural Life And it is my Will that upon the Death of either of them the said Jeremiah Sankey & Elizabeth Sankey the Survivor of them shall have both the said Annuities of Forty Shillings during the Life of such Survivor And that they shall be severally paid at or upon the four most usual Days of Payment of Rent in the Year, that is to say, the Twenty fifth day of December the Twenty fifth day of March the twenty fourth day of June & the twenty ninth day of September by equal quarterly Payments The first quarterly Payment of each of the said Annuities of Forty Shillings to be made on such of the said days as shall first happen next after the Death & Decease of my said Daughter Ann Sankey and I do hereby severally Charge the said premises with the payment of the said two last mentioned annuities and do hereby give unto each of them the said Jeremiah Sankey & Elizabeth Sankey the same power on non payment of the annuities to them given to enter & distrain on the respective Premises severally charged therewith & to use all other methods for recovering the said Annuities of Forty Shillings severally together with all Costs & Charges attending the same as I have herein before given to my said Daughter Ann Sankey for recovering the Annuities to her given And Whereas the said Messuage & Tenement wherein I now Dwell & the said Tenements called Langdowns Wandowns & Shute otherwise Frogmore were & still are lying within the Manor of Holbeton in the said County & were held by Leases under the Payment of certain Rents to the Lord or Lords of the said Manor (to Wit) The said Messuage & Tenement under the yearly Rent of One Pound & nine pence & the said three other Tenements under the Yearly rent of One Pound seventeen Shillings & seven pence & by my purchasing the Fee Simple of the said Manor whist I was possessed of the said Messuage & Tenements the said Leases became merged & the said Rents extinguished but being willing to preserve the Seigniory of the said Manor & perpetuate the said Rents I do give devise & bequeath unto Samuel Hopwood the younger of St. Austle in the County of Cornwall Shopkeeper & Joseph Veale of the same Malster & their Heirs forever one perpetual yearly Rent Charge of One pound and nine pence of like money as aforesaid to be issuing out of and payable for my said Messuage & Tenement wherein I now dwell with the Appurtenances And one other perpetual Yearly Rent Charge of One Pound seventeen Shillings & seven pence of like Money to be issuing out & payable for the said Tenements called Langsdown Wandowns and Shute otherwise Frogmore with their Appurtenances each of the last mentioned yearly rent Charges to be paid at or upon the nine & twentieth day of September yearly & every year in the nature of a Chief Rent which said Rent Charges are nevertheless to be to & for the only proper Use & Behoof of my said Son John Hingston & such other Person & Persons as shall for the time being be Lord or Lords Owners or Proprietors of my said Manor of Holbeton or entitled to the High or chief Rents & Profits thereof To whom I do hereby give full power & authority to distrain for the same Rent Charges respectively from time to time & when & as often as need shall require Also I give devise and bequeath the said Messuage & Tenement wherein I now dwell with the Appurtenances (subject & chargeable to & with the Several Annuities and yearly rent Charges beforementioned to be issuing out of the same) unto the said John Morris John Fox and William Hingston & their Heirs forever To the several uses Intents and purposes hereinafter limited & declared of and concerning the same (that is to say) To the use of my Son Henry Hingston & his Assigns for & during the Term of his natural Life without Impeachment of Waste save in Houses & Buildings & from & immediately after the Determination of that Estate Then to the use of the said John Morris John Fox and William Hingston and their Heirs for & during the Life of the said Henry Hingston Upon Trusts to support & preserve the Contingent Remainders herein after limited from being defeated or destroyed & for that purpose to make entries or bring Actions from time to time as shall be most advisable Yet nevertheless to permit the said Henry Hingston & his Assigns to receive & take to his & their own Use the Rents Issues & Profits thereof during his Life And from & immediately after the Death of the said Henry Hingston Then to the Use of the Issue of the said Henry Hingston and the Heirs of the Body of such Issue And for default of such Issue Then to the use of my said Son John Hingston & his Assigns for & during the Term of his natural Life without Impeachment of Waste save in Houses & Buildings and from & immediately after the Determination of that Estate Then to the Use of the said Trustees and their Heirs for & during the Life of the said John Hingston Upon Trust to support and preserve the Contingent Remainders herein after limited from being defeated or destroyed and for that purpose to make Entries or bring Actions from time to time as shall be most advisable yet nevertheless to permit the said John Hingston & his Assigns to receive and take to his and their own Use the Rents Issues & Profits thereof during his Life and from & immediately after the Death of the said John Hingston then to the Use of the Issue of the said John Hingston & the Heirs of the Body of such Issue and for default of such Issue Then to the Use of my said Daughter Sarah Hingston & her Assigns for & during the Term of her natural Life without Impeachment of Waste save in Houses & Buildings and from & immediately after the Determination of that Estate Then to the Use of the said Trustees & their Heirs for & during the Life of the said Sarah Hingston Upon Trust to support & preserve the Contingent Remainders herein after limited from being defeated or destroyed & for that purpose to make Entries or bring Actions from time to time as shall be thought meet Yet nevertheless to permit & suffer the said Sarah Hingston & her Assigns to receive & take to her and their own use the Rents Issues & Profits thereof during her Life And from & immediately after the Death of the said Sarah Hingston then to the Use of the Issue of the said Sarah Hingston and the Heirs of the Body of such Issue and for Default of such Issue then to the use of my own right Heirs for ever Also I give devise & bequeath All those my aforesaid three Tenements called Langdown Wandowns & Shute otherwise Frogmore with their & every of their Rights Members & Appurtenances (Subject & chargeable to & with the Several Annuities & yearly Rent Charges beforement.^d to be issuing out of the same) unto & to the Use of my said Son William Hingston his Heirs and Assigns forever Also I give & bequeath unto my said Son William Hingston his Exers. Adm.^rs & Assigns All that my Close of Land or Field called the Bowling Green with its Appurtenances in the said Parish of Holbeton for & during all my Right and Interest therein Also I give devise & bequeath All that my Messuage & Tenement with its Appurtenances called or known by the name of Collard situate within the Parish of Shaugh in the County aforesaid unto & to the Use of my said Son John Hingston his Heirs & Assigns for ever Also I give & bequeath unto my said Son John Hingston all my Plate (except what is herein before given unto my said Daughter Sarah Hingston) one Feather Bed performed Bedstead Beding Curtains & Vallance all my Rush Bottom Chairs one easy Chair one Elbow Cane Chair my two largest brass Crocks my Looking Glass in the Parlour & all my Pewter mkd HFE to be delivered to him at his Age of Twenty one Years but in Case he shall happen to die before attaining that Age Then I give & bequeath the same unto my said Daughter Sarah Hingston to be delivered unto her at the said Age of one & twenty Years Also I give devise & bequeath unto my said Daughter Elizabeth Veale All my Tenement with the Appurtenances called Holman Tenement lying within the said Parish & Manor of Holbeton for & during the full Term of Sixty Years if my said Son Henry Hingston & she the said Elizabeth Veale or either of them shall so long happen to live Yielding & paying therefore yearly on the Nine and twentieth day of September during the said Term the annual or yearly Rent of One pound & twelve Shillings unto my said Son John Hingston & to such other person or persons as shall for the Time being be Lord or Lords Owners or Proprietors of my said Manor of Holbeton or intitled to the high or chief Rents or Profits thereof To whom I do hereby give full power & Authority to distrain for the said annual or yearly Rent from time to time when & as often as need shall require and from & immediately after the Determination of the said Term of Sixty Years Then I give & bequeath the said Tenement with the Appurtenances unto James Veale Son of the said Elizabeth Veale for & during the Term of his natural Life Yielding and paying therefore yearly and every year after the Commencement of the said Estate & during the continuance thereof the like annual or yearly Rent of One pound and twelve Shillings at the same time yearly & to the Same person & persons & subject to the like power of distraining as the same is herein before given to the said Elizabeth Veale And also paying out of the Same yearly & every Year after the commencement of his said Estate during the continuance thereof unto his Brother John Veale & his other Brothers & Sisters the Sum of Four Pounds clear of all Rates Taxes and other outgoings whatsoever to be equally divided between them the first Yearly payment of the said Four Pounds to be made at the end of one year next after the Commencement of the said Estate for Life And from & immediately after the Determination of the said Term of Sixty Years & the Death of the said James Veale I give & bequeath the said Tenement called Holmans Tenement unto the said John Veale for & during the Term of his natural Life under the same annual yearly Rent & paying thereout the like clearly yearly Sum of Four Pounds to his surviving Brothers & Sisters And payable at the same Times yearly & subject to the same Powers & Conditions as I have herein before given the same to the said James Veale his Brother & subject to the said Term of Sixty Years determinable as aforesaid & Estates for Life I do hereby give devise & bequeath all the said Tenement called Holmans Tenement with its Appurtenances unto the said John Morris John Fox & William Hingston & their Heirs for ever to the several Uses Intents & Purposes & upon the Trusts herein after limited & declared of & concerning the same (that is to say) To the Use of my said Son John Hingston for and during the Term of his natural Life without Impeachment of Waste save in Houses or Buildings and from and immediately after the Determination of that Estate Then to the Use of the said Trustees and their Heirs for & during the Life of the said John Hingston Upon Trust to support & preserve the Contingent Remainders herein after limited from being defeated or destroyed & for that purpose to make Entries or bring Actions from Time to Time as shall be thought meet Yet nevertheless to permit the said John Hingston and his Assigns to receive & take to his & their own Use the Rents Issues & Profits thereof during his Life And from & immediately after the Death of the said John Hingston Then to the Use of the Issue of the said John Hingston & the Heirs of the Body of such Issue and for Default of such Issue Then to the Use of the said Henry Hingston & his Assigns for & during the Term of his natural Life without Impeachment of Waste save in Houses or Buildings And from & immediately after the Determination of that Estate Then to the Use of the said Trustees & their Heirs for & during the Life of the said Henry Hingston Upon Trust to support & preserve the Contingent Remainders herein after limited from being defeated or destroyed & for that purpose to make Entries or bring Actions from Time to Time as occasion shall require Yet nevertheless to permit the said Henry Hingston & his Assigns to receive & take to his & their own Use the Rents Issues & Profits thereof during his Life And from and immediately after the Death of the said Henry Hingston Then to the Use of the Issue of the said Henry Hingston & the Heirs of the Body of such Issue And for default of such issue Then to the Use of my said Daughter Sarah Hingston & her Assigns for & during the Term of her natural Life without Impeachment of Waste save in Houses or Buildings And from & immediately after the Determination of that Estate Then to the Use of the said Trustees & their Heirs for and during the Life of the said Sarah Hingston Upon Trust to support & preserve the Contingent Remainders hereinafter limited from being defeated or destroyed and for that purpose to make Entries or bring Actions from Time to Time as occasion shall require Yet nevertheless to permit & suffer the said Sarah Hingston and her Assigns to receive & take to her & their own Use the Rents Issues & Profits thereof during her Life & from & immediately after the Death of the said Sarah Hingston Then to the use of the Issue of the said Sarah Hingston & the Heirs of the Body of such Issue and for Default of such Issue Then to the Use of my own right Heirs for ever Also I give devise & bequeath All that my Manor or Lordship of Holbeton aforesaid with all its Rights Members & Appurtenances (subject to the Dispositions hereby made of any parts thereof) And also all that my Field or Close of Land Meadow or Pasture ground called or known by the Name of Hombers otherwise Humbers (now divided into two Closes with the Appurtenances in the said Parish of Holbeton unto the said Henry Hingston John Morris John Fox and William Hingston & the Survivors & Survivor of them his Exors & Adm^rs until my said Son John Hingston shall attain the Age of One & twenty Years Upon Trust to apply the Rents & Profits thereof for & towards the Payment of my Debts & Legacies in Ease of my personal Estate & for the Benefit of my Exors And subject to the said Trust I do hereby give devise & bequeath all my said Manor (subject as aforesaid) & the said Field or Close of Land called Hombers otherwise Humbers with their & every of their Rights Members and Appurtenances unto the said John Morris John Fox & William Hingston and their Heirs for ever To & for the several Uses Intents & Purposes and upon the Trusts herein after limited and declared of and concerning the same (that is to say) To the Use of my said Son John Hingston and his Assigns for and during the Term of his natural Life without Impeachment of or for any manner of Waste And with such power of Leasing as is herein after mentioned And from & immediately after the Determination of that Estate Then to the Use of the said Trustees & their Heirs for & during the Life of the said John Hingston Upon Trust to support & preserve the Contingent Remainders herein after limited from being defeated or destroyed & for that purpose to make Entries or bring actions from Time to Time as occasion shall require Yet nevertheless to permit the Said John Hingston & his Assigns to receive & take to his & their own Use the Rents & Issues & Profits thereof during his Life And from & immediately after the Death of the Said John Hingston Then to the use of the Issue of the said John Hingston & the Heirs of the Body of such Issue And for Default of such Issue Then as for and concerning three fourth parts of my said Manor or Lordship of Holbeton aforesaid (the whole in four equal parts to be divided) to the only proper Use and Behoof of my said Son William Hingston his Heirs & Assigns for ever And as for concerning the other fourth part of the said Manor & the whole Field or Close of Land called Hombers otherwise Humbers with the Appurtenances To the Use of my said Daughter Sarah Hingston & her Assigns for & during the term of her natural Life without Impeachment of or for any manner of Waste and from & immediately after the Determination of that Estate Then to the Use of the said Trustees & their Heirs during the Life of the said Sarah Hingston Upon Trust to support & preserve the Contingent Remainders herein after limited from being defeated & destroyed & for that purpose to make Entries or bring Actions from time to time as occasion shall require yet nevertheless to permit the said Sarah Hingston & her Assigns to receive & take to her & their own use the Receipts Issues & Profits thereof during her Life & from & immediately after her Death Then to the use of the Issue of the said Sarah Hingston & the Heirs of the Body of such Issue And for Default of such Issue Then to the Use of the said Henry Hingston & his Assigns for & during the Term of his natural Life without Impeachment of Waste save in Houses or buildings And from & immediately after the Determination of that Estate then to the Use of the said Trustees & their Heirs for & during the Life of the said Henry Hingston Upon Trust to support & preserve the Contingent Remainders herein after limited from being defeated or destroyed & for that purpose to make Entries or bring Actions from time to time as occasion shall require Yet never theless to permit the said Henry Hingston & his Assigns to receive & take to his & their own Use the Rents Issues & Profits thereof during his Life & from immediately after the Death of the said Henry Hingston Then to the Use of the Issue of the said Henry Hingston & the Heirs of the Body of such Issue & for Default of such Issue Then to the only proper Use & Behoof of my own right Heirs for ever Provided Always & my Will is that it shall & may be lawful to & for my said Son John Hingston & the Heirs of his Body & every other person & persons when & as he she or they shall respectively become seized of the Freehold of the said Manor & Close of Land or any parts thereof by Virtue of any or either of the Limitations aforesaid to demise grant or Lease all or any part or parts thereof from Time to Time to any person or persons whatsoever for any Term of number of Years not exceeding one & Twenty Years from the making thereof so as such Leases be not made for any Fine or Consideration Save the Rents & Covenants to be thereby reserved Or to demise & lease the Same or any part thereof from time to time to any person or persons whatsoever for Fourscore & nineteen Years in possession or Reversion to be determinable on the Death or Deaths of one two or three persons So as such last mentioned Lease or Leases be not made dispunishable of Waste and so as there be thereby reserved during the whole Term thereby to be granted the antient & accustomed Rents Herriotts Suits & Services or more And so as there be not at any one Time any further Term or Estate subsisting in any part of the Premises so to be leased or granted then what shall be determinable on the Deaths of three persons at the most Also I give & bequeath all that my Field or Close called Saffron Park with the Appurtenances unto my said Son Henry Hingston & his Assigns for & during all my Estate & Interest therein Also I give devise & bequeath All that my Messuage & Tenement with the Appurtenances called Effords Tenement lying within the said Parish of Holbeton unto the said John Morris John Fox & William Hingston & their Heirs for ever To & for the several Uses Intents & purposes & Upon the Trusts herein after limited & declared of & concerning the same (that is to say) To the Use of my said Son John Hingston & his Assigns for & during the Term of his natural Life without Impeachment of Waste save in Houses or Buildings and from & immediately after the Determination of That Estate Then to the Use of them the said Trustees & their Heirs for the Life of the said John Hingston Upon Trust to support & preserve the Contingent remainders herein after limited from being defeated or destroyed & for that purpose to make Entries or bring Actions as Occasion shall require Yet nevertheless to permit the said John Hingston & his Assigns to receive & take to his & their own Use the Rents issues & Profits thereof during his Life and from & immediately after the Death of the said John Hingston Then to the Use of the Issue of the said John Hingston & the Heirs of the Body of such Issue & for Default of such issue Then to the Use of my said Son Henry Hingston & his Assigns for & during the Term of his natural Life without Impeachment of Waste save in Houses or Buildings and from & immediately after the Determination of that Estate then to the Use of the said Trustees & their Heirs for & during the Life of the said Henry Hingston Upon Trust to support & preserve the Contingent Remainders herein after limited from being defeated or destroyed & for that purpose to make Entries or bring Actions from Time to Time as Occasion shall require Yet nevertheless to permit the said Henry Hingston & his Assigns to receive & take to his & their own Use the Rents Issues & Profits thereof during his Life and from & immediately after the Death of the said Henry Hingston Then to the Use of the Issue of the said Henry Hingston & the Heirs of the Body of such Issue and for Default of such Issue Then to the only proper use & Behoof of my own right Heirs for ever And all the Rest Residue and Remainder of my Goods Chattles personal & Testamentary Estate whatsoever not hereinbefore given or bequeathed I do hereby give and bequeath unto my said Son Henry Hingston whom I make and ordain whole and sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby revoke all former Wills by me made In Witness whereof I have to this my last Will and Testament (written on two Skins of Parchment the former ending with these words (Term of Sixty Years if any) and the second beginning with these words (said son Henry Hingston) set my Hand and Seal the day and Year first above written

James(LS) Hingston

Whereas I the within named James Hingston by my within written last Will and Testament have given unto my Daughter Alice Hopwood the Sum of Thirty Pounds Now I do hereby declare that my Will is that only the Sum of Ten Pounds of lawfull Money of Great Britain shall be paid to my said Daughter Alice Hopwood by my Exor instead of the said Legacy of Thirty Pounds so given by my said Will and I do hereby order and appoint that this shall be taken as part of my said last Will & Testament, as Witness my hand this thirtieth day of December 1754

James Hingston

Witness hereto

Martha Perrott

Rob^t. Perrott

Signed Sealed Published & declared by the said Testator James Hingston to be his last Will & Testament in the presence of us who subscribed our names as Witnesses in the presence of the said Testator and of each other

Martha Parrott

Rob^t. Parrott

Roger Locke

12th March 1757 This will was proved before the Rev^d. John Wolrige Clerk Surrogate &c^a. by the solemn Affirmation of Henry Hingston the Executor (one of the people called Quakers) to whom &c^a.

Howell Griffith D. Reg.

These ten sheets of Paper contain a true copy of the Office Copy of the Will of the said James Hingston, the Testator, the same having been carefully examined therewith this third day of May One thousand seven hundred & ninety, by us whose names are hereunder subscribed

[? ?] Tho^s. Dawkins