This is the Last Will and Testament

Of me Mary Joyce of Godliming in the County of Surry

Spinster as follows ffirst and principally I meekly resign

My Soul to its Creator in all humble hope (thro’ the merits

of Jesus Christ of its future happiness as in the disposal of

a Being infinitely good and my Body I direct to be decently

buried at the discretion of my Executor hereinafter named

and as to such temporal Estate wherewith it hath pleased

God to bless me I give and dispose thereof as follows I

give and bequeath to my Brother James Joyce my Gold

Watch and Chain and all things thereto belonging to

And for his own use Also I give and bequeath to my sister

Jenny Lee my Chest of Drawers to and for her own use ^x

also I give and bequeath to my four Sister Jenny Lee

Letitia Douglass Sarah Maberley and Ann Arnold all

my wearing apparel Linen and China Ware equally

to be divided between them share and share alike Also

I give and bequeath to my seven Nieces Jane Winkworth

Elizabeth Lee, (line here was someone erased?) Elizabeth Simmons, Sarah

Maberley Elizabeth Joyce Harriot Joyce and Ann Arnold

all my rings and Trinkets a five Guinea Piece and all

my Dollars and Crown Pieces equally between them

share and share alike also I give and bequeath to

my Niece Elizabeth Lee my Bureau to my Cousin Elizabeth

Chitty and to my ffriend Ann Woods (whom I now

live with) each of them a Mourning Ring Also I give

devise and bequeath to my brother James Joyce

One full and equal fifth part of all the rest and

and residue of my personal Estate whatsoever and

wheresoever not before disposed of and whereas suc

full and equal fifth part of all my real Estate whatsoever

and wheresoever to hold the same to the said James Joyce

his heirs Executors and administrators upon the trusts Intents

and purposes and under and subject to the provisoes and

conditions herein after expressed concerning the same

(that is to say) upon trust that he and they do and shall

immediately upon my death by and out of the same in

the first place pay and discharge one equal fifth part

of my just debts and ffuneral expences and the expences

of proving this my will and after payment and

satisfaction of the same shall and do play and apply the

Interest and dividends of the residue of such fifth part of ^x

of my real Estate (before given in trust as aforesaid) to my

sister Letitia Douglass for and during the term of her

natural life and to and for her own separate use and

disposal and not to be subject to the Debts Controul or

Management presentor or any future husband and

for that purpose her receipt alone with out her husband

joining therein shall be to my trustees a sufficient

discharge for the same) and upon this further trust from

and immediately after the decease of the said Letitia

Douglass to pay and apply the principal part of the said residue

of the fifth part of my personal Estate or so much thereof (if

any) as may then remain and to convey and assure the

said fifth part of my real estate or so much thereof

as may then remain undisposed of unto and to the use

of my Nephews James Douglass and William Douglass

children of the said Letitia Douglass) their heirs Executors

Administrators and Assigns to take as tenants in common

and not as joint tenants provided always and I do hereby

declare my Will and Intention to be that if my said

Brother James Joyce his Heirs Executors or Administrators

shall see it necessary that then he and they shall and do

as he or they in his or their discretion see best) pay all

or any part of the ^x personal estate (before given in trust

as aforesaid) unto the said Letitia Douglass to and for

her own separate use as aforesaid ^* as he or they in his or their

discretion shall see best and in order to facilitate the

sale of such fifth part of my real Estate (if thought

right to be sold) I do hereby declare my Will and Intention

to be that the receipt or receipts of my trustee for the

Purchase Money shall be a sufficient discharge to the

Purchaser or Purchasers of all or any part of the trust

Premisses and that after such receipt or receipts given

such Purchaser or Purchasers shall not be compelled or

Compelled or Compellable to see the said application of the

Purchase Money nor be answerable ana??table

for them is application or nonapplication thereof and

further I do hereby Declare my Will and Intention to be

that the Legacys or Benefits of this my will intended

for the said James Douglass and William Douglass (if any

should arise or arrive shall be considered as and be

vested in them respectively immediately on my death

and be at their respective disposals tho’ not to take effect

in possession till the time herein before for that purpose

mentioned all the rest and residue of my real and

personal Estates whatsoever and wheresoever not

before disposed of (after payment of the remainder of

my just debts and ffuneral expences and the expence of

proving this my will, I give devise and bequeath the

same unto and to the use of my said Brother and

Sisters the said James Joyce, Jenny Lee, Sarah Maberley

and Ann Arnold their heirs Executors and Administrators and

Assigns for ever to take as tenants in common and not

as joint tenants and Lastly I do hereby nominate and

appoint the said James Joyce sole Executor of this my will

and hereby revoke all former wills by me made. In

Witness whereof I the said Mary Joyce the testatrix

have of this my last Will and Testament contained on

two sheets of paper to the first sheet set my hand and to

this last sheet my hand and seal the third day of ffebruary

in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and

Ninety two - Mary Joyce LS Signed Sealed Published

and declared by the Testatrix Mary Joyce as and for her

Last Will and Testament in the Presence if us who in

her presence and at her request and in the presence of

each other have subscribed our Names as Witness

Ann Woods Elmer Freemantle Thos Woods

This Will was proved at London the

Eighth day of July in the Year of our Lord One thousand

Seven Hundred and Ninety Three before the worshipful

James Henry Arnold Doctor of Laws and Surrogate

of the Right Honourable Sir William Wynne Knight

Doctor or Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of

the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawful Constituted

and by the oath of James Joyce the Brother of the deceased

and Sole Executor named in the said Will to whom

administration was granted of all and singular the

Goods Chattels and Credits of the said Deceased having

been first duly sworn to administer

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