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In the Name of God Amen I Roger Cossins of
Crewkerne in the County of Somerset gentleman being of sund and
disposing mind memory and understanding (thanks be to God) do
make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner
following (that is to say) I give devise and bequeath unto my
sons John Cossins Arthur Cossins and Bartholomew Gidley the now
Husband of my daughter Betty Upton their Heirs Exors Admors and
Assigns All that my new erected Messuage or Dwellinghouse lately
Pestors situate and being in Crewkerne aforesaid with the Garden
and Appurts thereto belonging together with all and every other
my real Estates and Leasehold Estates and all other my Personal
Estate and Effects whatsoever and wheresoever To hold the same
unto and to the use of them the said John Cossins Arthur Cossins
and Bartholomew Gidley their Heirs Exors Admors and Assigns upon
trust that they do within one Year next after my decease sell
and dispose of Erected Messuage or Dwellinghouse with the Garden
and Appurts thereunto belonging and also my said other real
Estates Leasehold Estates and Personal Estate and Effects by
Public Auction for the most Money that can be held or gotten for
the same And I do hereby declare that the Receipt or Receipts of
my said Trustees shall be a god and sufficient discharge and
discharges for so much of the Purchase Money as shall be therein
expressed or acknowledged to be received and that such Purchaser
or Purchasers his her or their Heirs Exors Admors and Assigns
shall not afterwards be obliged to see to the application of
such Purchase Money or any part thereof or be answerable or
accountable for any Loss Misapplication or Nonapplication
thereof and I do hereby will and direct that the Money to arise
from such Sale or Sales as aforesaid after deducting and paying
thereout all my Just Debts and ffuneral Expences together with
the Costs and Charges of Proving this my Will the Expences of
such Sale or Sales and all Costs Charges Damages and Expences
which they my said Trustees their Heirs Exors Admors and Assigns
shall or may suffer sustain expend disburse be at or be put unto
in or about the Exon or management of all or any of the Trusts
hereby in them reposed to divide pay divide and dispose of in
manner following (that is to say) as to three fill eighth parts
or shares thereof (the whole into eight parts or shares to be
divided) to my son John Cossins his Exors Admors or Assigns to
and for his or their own proper use and benefit and as to the
other full eighth parts or shares thereof (the whole into eight
parts or shares to be divided) to my Son Arthur Cossins his
Exors Admors or Assigns to and for his or their own proper use
and benefit And as for and concerning the remaining two full
eighth parts or shares thereof (the whole into eight parts or
shares to be divided) to the said Bartholomew Gidley and Betty
Upton his Wife their Exors Admors or Assigns to and for their
own proper use and benefit and to for or upon no other use trust
interest or purpose whatsoever And I do hereby declare that the
six Eighths of the Money to arise from such Sale or Sales as
aforesaid and hereinbefore directed to be paid to my said Sons
John and Arthur or any part thereof is not intended for the use
of my Son William Cossins his Exors Admors or Assigns And my
Will also is that my said Trustees shall be charged and
chargeable only with and for such Monies as he or they shall
respectively actually receive by virtue of the Trusts hereby in
them reposed and shall not be answerable or accountable for any
Loss which may happen to the aforesaid Trust Premises except the
same shall happen or arise by or through their own wilful
default respectively and that the one of them shall not be
answerable Or accountable for the other of them or for the Acts
Deeds Defaults Receipts or Disbursements of the other of them
And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint the said John
Cossins Arthur Cossins and Bartholomew Gidley Exors of this my
Will hereby revoking all former and other Wills by me at any
time heretofore made declaring this and this only to be my last
Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have to the first Sheet
of this my Will contained in two Sheets of paper annexed
together set my hand and to this last Sheet thereof my hand and
Seal this 22nd day of November in the Year of our Lord 1802 Ro:
Cossins
(Attestation Clause)
Isaac Sparks _ Hy Sternbridge _ Robert
Sternbridge
Proved at London 15 August 1811
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