and assigns, for ever, according to the custom of the said manor; [if it is a conditional surrender, by way of mortgage, say] PROVIDED ALWAYS nevertheless and upon this condition, that if the said A. B. his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, shall and do well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said C. D. his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, the sum of of lawful ✰ · money of Great Britain, with legal interest for the same, on the next, THEN this surrender shall be void and of none effect; otherwise shall be and remain in full force and virtue,

day of

TAKEN the day and year first above written, by me

WILLS..

C. D., Steward.

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WILL, by which a Testator excludes his Wife from any participation in his Property, and leaves the whole to Trustees for the benefit of his Children; with power of Sale, and to appoint new Trustee.

THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me A. B. of &c. WHEREAS my wife having by her conduct forfeited all claims upon me, I am not disposed to leave her any part of my property; I therefore give, devise, and bequeath ALL that my freehold messuage or tenement and premises which I now occupy, situate in aforesaid;

ALSO ALL my stock in trade, good-will of any business, fixtures, household furniture, plate, linen, china, books, pictures, money and securities for money, book debts if any, and all other goods, chattels, estates, and effects of what nature or kind socver or wheresoever, which I am now or shall be possessed of at the time of my decease,

either in possession, reversion, contingent, or remainder, unto my friends C. D. of &c. and E. F. of &c. TO HOLD to them, their heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, according to the nature and quality of the same estates respectively; UPON TRUST and confidence that they the said C. D. and E. F. and the survivor of them, and the heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns of such survivor, do and shall as soon as conveniently can be after my decease, sell and dispose of my said real and personal estate, and invest the money arising from such sale, (after payment of my just debts and all expenses,) in their names, in government or real securities, and do and shall stand possessed thereof for the benefit of my children E. B. and W. B. by applying the interest, and also such part of the principal, as they may think proper, to the bringing up the said children and advancing them in the world, until they shall respectively attain the age of twenty-one years; and on their so respectively attaining that age, then do and shall divide the principal that shall remain between them in equal moieties; AND in case either of them shall die under the said age without leaving lawful issue, then do and shall pay or transfer the whole of such principal unto the survivor of such children at the age aforesaid; AND in case of the death of both of my said children under such age and without issue as aforesaid, then do and shall pay or transfer the whole of the principal remaining unapplied at the death of the survivor of such children unto my next of kin, (but in no case to my said wife;) and if I should have no relation living, then I give, devise, and bequeath the same equally between my said friends C. D. and E. F. their heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, for their own absolute use and benefit. AND I do hereby give my said trustees, and the survivor of

them, and the heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns of such survivor, full power and authority to make such sales as aforesaid of my freehold and personal estate, and do declare that their receipts or receipt shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchasers thereof respectively, who shall not be obliged to see to the application of the purchase monies, nor be answerable for the misapplication or nonapplication thereof. AND I do hereby declare that it shall be lawful for my said trustees or trustee for the time being, by and out of the monies that shall come to their hands by virtue of the trusts hereby in them reposed, to deduct and reimburse themselves all such loss, costs, charges, and expenses as they may sustain, expend, or be put to in and about the execution of such trusts; AND FURTHER, that they shall not be answerable or accountable for any loss of the said trust monies or premises, unless the same shall happen through their wilful default; nor shall they be answerable the one for the other, or for the acts or defaults of each other, notwithstanding they may join in giving receipts or executing other instruments for conformity sake. AND in case of the death of either of the trustees hereby appointed, during the minority of my said children or the survivor of them, then I declare it shall be lawful, and I direct the survivor of such trustees to appoint another trustee to act with him in the further execution of the said trusts, and that such surviving trustee shall make such assignment and transfer as shall be necessary to vest the trust property in such continuing and new trustee jointly, and so as often as such death shall happen. AND I hereby appoint the said C. D. and E. F. executors of this my will, and guardians of my said children. AND LASTLY, I hereby revoke all other wills by me at any time heretofore made, and declare this only to be my last will

and testament; In witness whereof I have to this my last will and testament contained in two sheets of paper, to the first sheet set my hand, and to this last sheet my hand and seal, the day of in the year of our Lord 18-. Signed, sealed, published, and declared by the said testator A. B. as and for his last will and testament, in the presence of us who in his presence, at his request, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.

THE AUTHOR'S WILL, with his extraordinary Con. fession of Faith, and Monumental Inscription,

THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me JOHN HENRY PRINCE, of Seabrook Place, White Lion Street, Pentonville, in the county of Middlesex, Esq. I desire that my debts, funeral and testamentary expenses, and legacies, be in the first place paid out of my personal estate. I give unto my old and tried friend William Hall of James Street, Bethnal Green, in the said county, Gent. a mourning ring, and also my watch with the appendages thereto, viz. gold chain, gold seal, (with my initials, pen, and motto,-" By this I rose”—engraven on it,) and gold key.

give to my friend Mr. Samuel Paterson, of the Sun Fire Office, Charing Cross, my silver snuff box, silver studs and buttons, my gold broach, and a mourning ring; And I desire that he and the said William Hall, and also my executor hereinafter named, may be invited to my funeral. 1 desire that my books, manuscripts, and printed works, (except such books as my wife shall choose to keep) may

be sold by public auction as soon as conveniently can be after my decease, and the produce paid to my wife. I give unto my natural daughter Mary Prince the gold hoop ring and the gold keeper with my name engraved on it, which were worn by her late mother Mary Ann Gay, during the time she lived with me. I also give unto my said natural daughter the sum of 100. sterling British money, to be paid to her by my wife on her attaining the age of twenty-one years, or on her marriage, which shall first happen, my said wife to support ber in the mean time, or to put her apprentice or out to service as she thinks proper. 1 give unto my wife Elizabeth Prince, all my furniture, plate, linen, china, pictures, prints, and other household effects, (except such as are specifically bequeathed,) and my gold seal with the engraving of Achilles' head, and gold wafer seal; also her watch and trinkets, and whatever articles belong to her: 1also give unto her all my monies in the funds or out at interest; I likewise give unto her during the term of her life, my five leasehold houses in Seabrook Place aforesaid, (which I now hold for an unexpired term of forty-seven years, at a pepper-corn rent,) upon condition that she supports my said natural daughter till she attains the said age of twentyone years, or is married, or puts her apprentice or out to service, or otherwise provides for her till that age or event, and then pays her the said sum of £100. bereinbefore bequeathed to her; And after the decease of my said wife, I give three of the said houses, viz. Nos. 3, 4, and 5, to my daughter Elizabeth Ann Prince, and the other two to my said natural daughter. I also give unto my said daughter Elizabeth Ann Prince my small portrait painted by Dighton, Senr.; 1 likewise give unto her my freehold house and premises, N°. 13, Charles Street, Goswell Street