George Starkins 1843

This is the last will and testament of me George Starkins of Bishop Stortford in the county of Hertford esquire.

I devise my freehold messuage, homestead farm and lands called Whites Farm containing ninety eight acres or thereabouts be the same more or less situate in Magdalen Laver and North Weald in the county of Essex now in the occupation of __ James and also all my farm and lands adjoining to Oates Farm which was bought and purchased of {illegible}and now in the occupation of {illegible}and situate in High Laver in the said county of Essex to the uses following viz -

To the use of my nephew George Starkins Wallis of Meldreth in the county of Cambridge, Miller,  my friend Frederick Chaplin of Bishop Stortford afterwards Tanner and my friend Frederick Woodham Nash of The Temple, Barrister, and to their heirs and assigns during the life of my niece Sarah the wife of Charles Wedd now of Brentwood in the said county of Essex , farmer, without impeachment of waste in trust to pay the rents and profits of the said hereditaments to such persons and for such purposes only as the said Sarah Wedd by any writing under her hand shall from time to time as the said rents and profits shall become payable, but not by anticipation, direct or appoint and in default of such appointment unto her own hands for her separate use and so that the same shall not be subject to the control, debts or engagements of any husband and the receipts of my said niece or of her appointees shall alone be an effectual discharge for the said rents and profits and after her decease then as to my said {illegible}in High Laver to the use of my great niece Sarah the wife of Thomas Chaplin daughter of the said Sarah Wedd for her life and from and after her decease to all and every the children and child of my said great niece Sarah Chaplin in tail and if more than one to be divided between them in equal shares with {illegible}remainders among them in tail and if all such children but one shall be without issue or there shall be but one such child then the whole shall go to the use of that one child in tail and for default of such issue to such uses upon such trusts for such intents and purposes and subject to such limitations as the said Sarah Chaplin by her last will and testament in writing or any codicil or codicils thereto to be signed and published by her in the presence of and to be attested by three or more credible witnesses and made during coverture or when sole shall direct or appoint and in default of such direction or appointment and so far as any such appointment shall not extend to the use of the said Sarah Chaplin her heirs and assigns.

And as to the farm called Whites and the residue of the above devised premises - to the use of all and every the children and child of my said niece Sarah Wedd, except her two daughters the said Sarah Chaplin and Elizabeth Chaplin, in tail and if more than one to be divided between them in equal shares with {illegible}remainders between them in tail and if all such children (except the said Sarah Chaplin and Elizabeth Chaplin) but one shall be without issue or there shall be but one such child then the whole shall go to the use of that one child in tail and for default of such issue to {illegible}upon such trusts and for such interests and purposes and subject to such limitations as the said Sarah Wedd by her last will and testament in writing or any codicil or codicils thereto to be signed and published by her in the presence of and to be attested to by three or more credible witnesses shall direct or appoint and in default of such direction or appointment and so far as any such appointment shall not extend to the use of the said Sarah Wedd her heirs and assigns forever.

And whereas I am seized to me and my heirs or otherwise absolutely entitled to the manor of Oates and divers' freehold and copyhold messuages, farms, lands and other hereditaments situate at Oates, Matching, Magdalen Laver and at High Laver or some of them in the county of Essex not herein otherwise devised with their appurtenants and whereas I have {illegible}a map or plan of the said hereditaments to be prepared which I have divided by a line marked red into two portions or shared which I consider actual in value to each other the one which contains amongst other hereditaments the High Laver Farm and estates and which is described in this my will as the portion of my estates in which Laver Farm is situate and the other contains amongst other hereditaments a certain farm called Hogs Farm and I describe the place as the portion of my estate in which Hogs Farm is situate.

And I am desirous to adopt such division and delineation of property in the devises hereinafter contained of my above named hereditaments {illegible}in case the same map shall be lost or destroyed or the division made therein shall, in the judgement of the said Frederick Woodham Nash and Frederick Chaplin of Bishop Stortford, their executors or administrators, be obliterated or incapable of being rated or acted upon then I authorise the said Frederick Woodham Nash and Frederick Chaplin two of the executors of my will who are not interested in the said division, their executors or administrators, to cause the division to be declared or a new division to be made into two portions of equal value by two competent surveyors to be named by them and the said surveyors shall have power to appoint an umpire in case of their differing in opinion.

And I direct that the ascertainment of boundary award division or partition so made shall be binding on all the devises of the said hereditaments and premises.

Also I give and devise all that portion of my said estates in which High Laver Farm is situate to the uses following viz -

To the use of my nephew, George Starkins Wallis, and his assigns for his life without impeachment of waste and from and after his decease then as to one moiety of the said hereditaments devised to the said George Starkins Wallis to the use of the said Frederick Woodham Nash and the said Frederick Chaplin of Bishop Stortford their heirs and assigns during the life of my great niece Ann, the wife of Joseph Ellis, one of the daughters of the said George Starkins Wallis by his first wife without impeachment of waste in trust to pay the rents and profits of the said last mentioned hereditaments to such persons and for such purposes only as the said Ann Ellis by any writing under her hand shall from time to time, as the said rents and profits shall become payable but not by anticipation, direct or appoint and in default of such appointment into her own hands for her separate use and so that the same shall not be subject to the control, debts or engagements of any husband and the receipts of my great niece or of her appointees shall alone be an effectual discharge for the said rents and profits and after her decease to the use of all and every  the children and child of my said great niece, Ann Ellis, in tail and if more than one to be divided between them in equal shares with {illegible}remainders among them in tail and if all such children but one shall die without issue or there shall be but one such child then the whole shall go to the use of that one child in tail and for default of such issue to such uses for the benefit of my great niece Sarah the wife of Thomas Hacker Body (sister of the said Ann Ellis and also daughter of the said George Starkins Wallis by his first wife) and her children as are herein declared.

As to the other moiety of the said hereditaments devised to the said George Starkins Wallis or such of them as shall be then subsisting or capable of taking effect and from and after the determination thereof to the use of the person or persons who on the determination of all the previous limitations shall be the right heir or right heirs of the survivor of the said Ann Ellis and Sarah Body and the heirs of such person or persons for ever and such persons (if more than one) to take as tenants in common and as to the remaining moiety of the said hereditaments so devised to the said George Starkins Wallis from and after his decease to the use of the said Frederick Woodham Nash and Frederick Chaplin of Bishop Stortford aforesaid, their heirs and assigns during the life of my great niece, the said Sarah Body, without impeachment of waste in trust to pay the rents and profits of the said last mentioned hereditaments to such persons and for such purposes only as the said Sarah Body by any writing under her hand shall from time to time, as the said rents and profits shall become payable but not by anticipation, direct or appoint and in default of such appointment into her own hands for her separate use and so that the same shall not be subject to the control, debts and engagements of any husband and the receipts of the said Sarah Body or of her appointees shall alone be an effectual discharge for the said rents and profits and after her decease to the use of all and every the children and child of the said Sarah Body in tail and if more than one to be divided between them in equal shares with {illegible}remainders among them in tail and if all such children but one shall die without issue or there shall be but one such child then the whole shall go to the use of that one child in tail and for default of such issue to such uses for the benefit of the said Ann Ellis and her children as are herein contained as to the first mentioned moiety of the said hereditaments devised to the said George Starkins Wallis or such of them as shall be then subsisting or capable of taking effect and from and after the determination thereof to the use of the person or persons who on the determination of the previous limitations shall be the right heir or heirs of the survivor of the said Ann Ellis and Sarah Body and the heirs of such person or persons for ever and such persons (if more than one) to take as tenants in common.

And as to that potion of my said estates in which Hogs Farm is situate I charge the same with one clear annuity of one hundred pounds a year which I give and bequeath unto my great nephew James Inkersole, one of the sons of my late niece, Ann Inkersole, deceased, the late wife of John Inkersole, to be payable thereout to commence from my decease and to be payable quarterly at Lady day, Midsummer day, Michaelmas day and Christmas day in every year, the first quarter of the said annuity to be payable on such one of the days as shall occur next after my decease.

And I give to the said James Inkersole the same powers of distress for recovering the same when twenty one days in arrears after any quarterly day of payment as he would have had by law if the same were a cost reserved to him on a demise for years by him of the said premises and subject to the said annuity.

I give and devise the said last mentioned premises unto the said Frederick Woodham Nash, his executors, administrators and assigns for the term of one thousand years commencing from my decease upon the trusts hereinafter mentioned and subject to the said term.

I give and devise one moiety of the said last mentioned hereditaments and premises unto my great nephew Thomas Inkersole the eldest son of the said Ann Inkersole for and during the term of his natural life and from and after his decease to the use of all and every the children and child of the said Thomas Inkersole in tail and if more than one to be divided between them in equal shares with {illegible}remainders among them in tail and if all such children but one shall die without issue or there shall be but one such child then the whole shall go to the use of that one child in tail and for default of such issue to such uses upon such trusts for such intents and purposes and subject to such limitations as the said Thomas Inkersole by his last will and testament in writing or any codicil or codicils thereto to be signed and published by him in the presence of and to be attested by three or more credible witnesses shall direct or appoint and in default of such direction or appointment, and so far as any such appointment shall not extend to the use of my great nephew John Inkersole one other of the sons of the said Ann Inkersole and his heirs and assigns.

And subject to the said term I give and devise the remaining moiety of the said last mentioned premises and hereditaments unto my said great nephew John Inkersole for and during for and during the term of his natural life and from and after his decease to the use of all and every the children and child of the said John Inkersole in tail and if more than one to be divided between them in equal shares with {illegible}remainders among them in tail and if all such children but one shall die without issue or there shall be but one such child then the whole shall go to the use of that one child in tail and for default of such issue to such uses upon such trusts for such intents and purposes and subject to such limitations as the said John Inkersole by his last will and testament in writing or any codicil or codicils thereto to be signed and published by him in the presence of and to be attested by three or more credible witnesses shall direct or appoint and in default of such direction or appointment, and so far as any such appointment shall not extend to the use of my great nephew Thomas Inkersole and his heirs and assigns.

And I declare that the said term of one thousand years hereinbefore limited to the said Frederick Woodham Nash is so limited upon trust out of the rents and profits of the hereditaments comprised in the said term or by mortgage or sale of the same premises or any part thereof or by any other means to {illegible}for the portion of my great niece Mary Inkersole one of the daughters of the said Ann Inkersole, deceased, the sum of two thousand pounds which I give thereout to the said Mary Inkersole and for the portion of my great niece Elizabeth Inkersole another daughter of the said Ann Inkersole a like sum of two thousand pounds which I give thereout to the said Elizabeth Inkersole the portion of each such daughter to be raisable and payable when and as she shall attain the age of twenty one years or marry with interest after the rate of four pounds per cent per annum for the said portion or portions from the respective period or periods at which the same ought to be raised and paid until the same shall be actually raised and paid.

And I declare that when the trusts of the said term of one thousand years shall be satisfied or become unnecessary the said terms shall respectively cease.

And I enjoin the said before mentioned devisees, as {illegible} as I lawfully can or may do, not to sell or dispose of their shares in the said hereditaments and premises to any other person than to some or one or more of the devisees entitled either in possession or reversion to some other share in the said hereditaments and premises.

And I enjoin the devisee or devisees best {illegible} to sell his, her or their shares to offer the same to some one or more of the said devisees at a price to be fixed by two arbitrators, one named by the selling and one by the purchasing party of by the umpire to be named by such two persons.

And I declare every estate for life hereinbefore limited to be unimpeachable for waste and for the purpose of preserving the contingent remainders before in this my will created from being destroyed.

I give, devise and appoint the hereditaments by this my will limited to any person during the term of his or her natural life immediately after the determination of that estate by forfeiture or otherwise during his or her respective lifetime unto and to the use of the said Frederick Chaplin of Bishop Stortford and to his heirs during the life of the tenant for life whose estate shall so determine in trust for him or her and by the usual means to preserve the contingent remainders expecting or depending thereon from being destroyed provided always.

And I do hereby declare that it shall be lawful for every person who by virtue of this my will shall be tenant for life in possession or tenant in tail in possession of the hereditaments hereby devised and who shall have attained his or her age of twenty one years and to the said George Starkins Wallis, Frederick Woodham Nash and Frederick Chaplin and the survivors and survivor of them and the executors or administrators of such survivor from time to time during the minority of any such tenant for life or in tail by deed or instrument in writing to limit or appoint by way of lease all or any part of the said hereditaments to any person for any term not exceeding twenty one years to be computed from the making thereof at the best yearly rent that can be reasonably gotten for the same without taking any fine or foregift for the making thereof but so that there be contained therein a condition of re-entry for non-payment of the rent thereby to be reserved and so that the lessee execute a counterpart thereof and thereby covenant for the payment of the rent and be not by any clause or words therein to be contained made dispunishable for waste.

I declare that the trustees or trustee for the time being under this my will shall, during the minority or respective minorities of any child or children who shall be entitled to any estate in possession in any of the hereditaments hereby settled to any portions thereof, receive the income arising from such estate or any portion thereof and shall and may apply the whole or a competent part thereof for or towards the maintenance and education of the child or children so entitled to such estate or any portion thereof and the said trustees shall accumulate by investment in the government funds or other government or real securities any income which shall not be so applied as aforesaid and all or any part of the accumulation derived from the income of any such interest in the said hereditaments or any part thereof shall be applicable by the said trustee or trustees to the same purposes of maintenance and education or to the advancement, establishment or otherwise for the benefit of the child or children entitled to such interest and subject thereto the said accumulations shall be held by the said trustees and trustee upon trusts corresponding with the limitations of the estates from whence such accumulations shall have proceeded.

And I charge all my freehold and copyhold messuages, lands and hereditaments situate at Bishop Stortford aforesaid not hereinafter absolutely disposed of and all my freehold and copyhold hereditaments situate in the parish of Elsenham in the county of Essex and also my freehold farm containing about two hundred and four acres, more or less, in Wallasea Island in the parish of Canewdon in the said county of Essex with the payment of all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses and legacies in and of my said residuary personal estate and for that purpose I declare that my personal representatives or representative for the time being shall and may raise any sum or sums of money for the purpose aforesaid by sale or mortgage of the said farms and premises or any part thereof and in case of mortgage to limit a term or terms of years for securing the sum or sums of money so raised and interest for the same or to sell and absolutely dispose of and convey the said messuages, lands, hereditaments and premises for the purposes aforesaid and their or his receipts shall exonerate the person or persons advancing such sum or sums of money or paying any purchase money or monies from all obligation of seeing to the application thereof or {illegible} into the necessity or {illegible} the same mortgage money or selling or disposing of the said messuages, lands, hereditaments and premises.

And I direct my said executors to apply in the first place to the payment of the said debts, legacies and expenses, the purchase money to be received from the said Frederick Chaplin under the power of purchasing my hereditaments at Bishop Stortford aforesaid hereinafter given to him and in the next place to sell or mortgage the said hereditaments in Wallasea Island aforesaid and Bishop Stortford and if the same are not sufficient then to sell or mortgage the said hereditaments at Elsenham aforesaid but no purchaser or mortgagee shall be bound to enquire whether such order of sale or mortgage has been processed nor be affected by or answerable for any deviation from such order nor for any breach of these directions and subject to and from and after full payment of all the said debts, funeral and testamentary expenses and legacies.

I give and devise the said hereditaments and premises at Bishop Stortford aforesaid not hereinafter absolutely disposed of and all the said hereditaments in Wallasea Island and Elsenham aforesaid in manner following, that is to say:

One moiety thereof to my said nephew George Starkins Wallis and his heirs and the other moiety thereof to and between the children of my said late niece, Ann Inkersole, except her son, the said James Inkersole, and their heirs as tenants in common.

Also I give and devise all the capital messuage or tenement now in my own occupation situate at Bishop Stortford aforesaid and the stables and outbuildings therewith, wood and the yard and garden hothouses and buildings thereon and the gateways and entrances to the same premises from the street to the said Frederick Chaplin of Bishop Stortford and his heirs.

Also I give and bequeath unto the said Frederick Chaplin the furniture of and belonging to the dressing room and dining room of my said capital messuage for his own use.

And I empower the said Frederick Chaplin of Bishop Stortford after my decease, if shall think fit, to purchase all the cottages and appurtenances thereto in the front of my dwelling house next the street in Bishop Stortford aforementioned at such price as the same shall be valued by two persons, one to be chosen by the said Frederick Chaplin and the other by the said George Starkins Wallis his executors or administrators and in case such two persons shall differ in opinion then by an umpire to be chosen by such two persons.

And I empower the said Frederick Chaplin to purchase the land or piece of ground called the Half Acre and the field adjoining at the price or sum of one hundred pounds an acre and if he shall, within six months after my decease, elect to purchase either of the said premises at the sum above mentioned I empower my personal representative or representatives receiving the said sums respectively to convey and assure either of the said premises in respect whereof the above mentioned purchase money shall be so paid unto the said Frederick Chaplin and his heirs or to a trustee and his heirs to the use of or in trust for the said Frederick Chaplin and his heirs and if he shall refuse to make such purchase then I authorize and empower my personal representatives to sell the said hereditaments and premises to any other person or persons and his or their heirs.

And I direct that the receipt or receipts of the said George Starkins Wallis and Frederick Woodham Nash or the survivor of them, his executors or administrators for either of the said sums if payable by the said Frederick Chaplin and of my personal representatives or representative for the time being if payable by any other person or persons shall effectually discharge the said Frederick Chaplin and his heirs or any other purchaser or purchasers of the said hereditaments or any part thereof therefrom.

And I direct that the said purchase money so paid shall be applied in the first place for payment of my debts, funeral and testamentary expenses and legacies herein mentioned and subject thereto and as to so much thereof as shall not be required for the purposes aforesaid I direct that the same shall sink into and become part of and go with my residuary personal estate.

Also I give and bequeath to my great niece, Elizabeth Chaplin, one of the daughters of the said Sarah Wedd, the sum of five hundred pounds of lawful money to be payable at the end of three months from my decease in addition to the advancement which I gave and paid to her on her marriage.

Also I give and bequeath to the said Frederick Woodham Nash the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds for his trouble in acting as my executor, to my cousin, George Wallis of Whitechapel three hundred pounds, to my cousin Mary, the widow of James Marwhinnie, two hundred pounds.

I bequeath to my respected friend and minister, the Reverend William Chaplin of Bishop Stortford, the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds.

Also to my servant William Christy, if he shall be in my service at my decease, the sum of nineteen pounds nineteen shillings.

Also to my servant Hannah Hurley, if she shall be in my service at my decease, the sum of nineteen pounds nineteen shillings.

Also I give to my late servant, Sarah Hanson, the sum of nineteen pounds nineteen shillings.

I direct that all stocks, funds and securities which shall be subject to any of the trusts of this my will shall from time to time be altered, varied and transposed by the trustees or trustee thereof and as they shall think proper and that the receipt or receipts of the acting trustee or trustees for the time being under this my will shall be an effectual discharge for all monies subject to the trusts of this my will or any of them.

Also I give all debts and sums of money which shall, at the time of my decease, be due or owing to me from the said Charles Wedd to all and every the children of my said niece, Sarah Wedd, his wife in equal shares.

Also I give all debts and sums of money which shall, at the time of my decease, be due or owing to me from the said John Inkersole, late husband of my said niece, Ann Inkersole, deceased, to all and every the children of my late niece, the said Ann Inkersole, his late wife, in equal shares.

Also I devise and bequeath unto my said nephew, George Starkins Wallis, all debts and sums of money which shall, at the time of my decease, due or owing to me from him, the said George Starkins Wallis, and subject to the payment of my debts, funeral and testamentary expenses and legacies.

I bequeath all my personal estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever except such as is herein otherwise bequested in manner following that is to say one moiety to my nephew, the said George Starkins Wallis, and the other moiety to and between all the children of my late niece, Ann Inkersole, (except her said son James Inkersole) in equal shares for their own absolute use.

I give, devise and bequeath unto the said George Starkins Wallis, Frederick Woodham Nash and Frederick Chaplin of Bishop Stortford, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns respectively all the estates which, at the time of my decease, shall be vested in me upon any trusts or by way of mortgage of which I have power to dispose of by this my will with their rights, members and appurtenances to have and to hold the same premises unto the said George Starkins Wallis, Frederick Woodham Nash and Frederick Chaplin of Bishop Stortford, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns respectively according to the nature and quality thereof respectively upon the trusts and subject to the equity of redemption which at the time of my decease shall be subsisting or capable of taking effect therein respectively and the money serviced on such mortgages shall be considered and taken as part of my personal estate.

And I do hereby nominate and appoint the said George Starkins Wallis, Frederick Chaplin of Bishop Stortford and Frederick Woodham Nash to be executors of this my last will and testament.

And I hereby authorise and empower my executors to pay any debts owing by me or claimed from me upon any evidence they shall think proper and to accept compositions or a part for the whole from any debtor and to accept any security, real or personal, for any debt or debts owing to me and also to allow such time for the payment thereof as to them or him shall appear reasonable provided always.

And I do hereby declare my will and mind to be that if the said respective trustees hereby appointed or the trustees to be appointed as hereinafter is mentioned or their respective heirs, executors or administrators or any of them shall depart this life, desire to be discharged from or decline or become incapable to act in the trusts hereby reposed in them then and so often as it shall so happen it shall be lawful for the surviving or continuing trustees or trustee for the time being of the trust estates, monies and premises the trustees or trustee whereof shall so depart this life, desire to be discharged from or decline or become incapable to act as aforesaid or the executors or administrators of the last surviving or continuing trustee for the time being by writing under their or his hands or hand to appoint one or more person or persons to be a trustee or trustees in the room of the trustee or trustees so dying, desiring to be discharged from or declining or becoming incapable to act as aforesaid and that upon every such appointment the said trust estates, monies and premises shall be conveyed, assigned and transferred to and in such manner that the same may become vested in the new trustee or trustees jointly with the surviving or continuing trustee or trustees or solely as occasion shall require and every such new trustee shall have such and the same powers and authorities and discretion to all intents and purposes whatsoever as if he had been originally nominated a trustee in this my will provided always.

And I declare my will to be that the said trustees hereby nominated and appointed or to be appointed by virtue of the proviso last hereinbefore contained and each and every one of them shall be charged and chargeable respectively only for such monies as they shall respectively actually receive by virtue of the trusts hereby in them reposed notwithstanding his or their or any of their giving or signing or joining in signing any receipt or receipts for the sake of conformity and any one or more of them shall not be answerable or accountable for the other or others of them or the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of the other or others of them but each and every of them only for his and their own acts, receipts or neglects or defaults respectively and that any one or more of them shall not be answerable or accountable for any banker, broker or other person with whom or in whose hands any part of the said trust monies shall or may be deposited or lodged for safe custody or otherwise in the execution of the trusts hereinbefore mentioned and that they or any of them shall not be answerable or accountable for the insufficiency or deficiency of any security or securities, stocks or funds in or upon which the said trust monies or any part thereof shall be placed out or invested nor for any other misfortune, loss or damage which may happen in the execution of the aforesaid trusts or in relation thereto except the same shall happen by or through their own wilful default respectively.

And also that it shall and may be lawful to and for them the said trustees in this my will named and such future trustee or trustees to be appointed as aforesaid and every or any of them, their and every of their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns by and out of the monies which shall come to their respective hands by virtue of the trusts aforesaid to retain to and reimburse himself and themselves respectively and also to allow to his and their co-trustee and co-trustees all costs, charges, damages and expenses which they or any of them shall or may suffer, sustain, expend, disburse, be at or be put unto in or about the execution of the aforesaid trusts or in relation thereunto.

In witness whereof I, the said George Starkins, the testator, have, to this my last will and testament, contained in fourteen sheets of paper, set my hand and seal in manner following, that is to say, my hand to the first thirteen sheets thereof and my hand and seal to this fourteenth and last sheet this eighteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven etc…

This is a codicil to be annexed to and taken as part of the last will and testament of me George Starkins of Bishop Stortford in the county of Hertford, esquire.

I give and devise unto my friend, Frederick Chaplin of Bishop Stortford aforesaid, Tanner, and to his heirs and assigns for his and their own use and benefit all my field of pasture ground in my own occupation adjoining to my garden, also in my occupation, in Bishop Stortford aforesaid with the outbuildings and timber on the said field and the plantation around the same containing in the whole about four acres be the same more or less and without paying any valuation or consideration for the same.

And in all other respects I ratify and confirm my said will in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight etc..

This is a second or further codicil to be annexed to and taken as part of the last will and testament bearing date the eighteenth day of October one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven (sic) of me George Starkins of Bishop Stortford in the county of Hertford, esquire.

I give and bequeath unto my niece, Elizabeth Chaplin, the wife of Frederick Chaplin of Harlow, the sum of five hundred pounds of lawful money in addition to the sum of five hundred pounds given to her by my will and to be paid at the same time and together with the same.

Also I give and bequeath unto my cousin George Wallis of Whitechapel, London, the sum of two hundred pounds in addition to the sum of three hundred pounds (sic) given to him by my said will and to be paid at the same time and together with the same.

Also I give and bequeath unto my cousin Mary the widow of James Macwhinnie the sum of three hundred pounds of lawful money in addition to the sum of two hundred pounds given to her by my said will.

Also I give and bequeath unto each of the sons of John Macwhinnie deceased, the brother of the said Mary Macwhinnie, widow, {illegible} Melville Macwhinnie and _____ Macwhinnie, solicitor, Brighton, the sum of one hundred pounds apiece.

Also I give and bequeath unto Jones Gifford Nash of Bishop Stortford aforesaid, Brewer, the sum of three hundred pounds of lawful money.

Also I give and bequeath unto Frederick Woodham Nash of the Temple, Barrister, the sum of fifty pounds of lawful money in addition to the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds of lawful money given to him by my said will and to be paid with the same.

Also I give and bequeath unto John Canning of Parsonage Mill, Bishop Stortford, the sum of one hundred pounds of lawful money.

Also I give and bequeath unto Wedd William Nash, Hester Nash, Elizabeth Nash, {illegible} Nash and Mary Wedd all of Royston, the five children of my late cousin William Nash, deceased, the sum of one hundred pounds apiece of lawful money.

I confirm my said will and my first codicil thereto bearing date the sixth day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight as to my will in every particular in which the same is not affected by the first or by this second codicil and as to my first codicil in every particular in which the same is not altered by this second codicil - in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine etc…

Proved 31 May 1842 London