In the Name of God Amen I John Biddle of Westend in the Manor and Parish of Hampstead and in the County of Middlesex Do make this my last Will and Testament in manner following I Will and desire that my Body be decently and privately buried at the discretion of my Wife assisted therein by my two worthy ffriends Robert Long and Robert Hunter each of  Westend in the Parish of Hampstead And as to my temporal Estate I dispose thereof as follows I give and bequeath unto my much beloved Wife Elizabeth Collins But now Elizabeth Biddle my dwelling House and Garden at Westend in the Parish of Hampstead Westend in the Parish of Hampstead and County of Middlesex together with my Household ffurniture Goods Chattels Linnen Plate and every pecuniary claim due to me in short every part of my Property without reserve I hereby invest her therewith subject to the following Annuity and Legacies Viz To my Niece Ann Hatton alias Priest I give and bequeath one Annuity or clear Yearly Sum of ffive Pounds per Annum during her natural Life to be paid by two equal half yearly Payments for her sole and separate use notwithstanding her present or any future Coverture I likewise bequeath unto my Godson Thomas Young the Sum of twenty Pounds the said Sum becomes payable to him when he arrives at the Age of twenty one I likewise bequeath unto my God Daughter Mary Nass or Nash the Sum of twenty Pounds the said Sum becomes payable to her when she arrives at the Age of twenty one Lastly I appoint Mr Robert Long and Mr Robert Hunter of Westend jointly in trust to see the aforementioned contents of my Will fully executed and to each of them I bequeath a Gold ring in remembrance of me John Biddle 17 September 1778

(Attestation Clause)     

Ann Read     Hannah Hughes

Proved at London 4 October 1778 to Robert Hunter power reserved to other Executor

PCC Prob11/1046