I Thomas Dancey of Atworth otherwise Atwood in the Parish of Bradford in the County of Wilts Innkeeper do hereby make this my last Will and Testament in manner following that is to say I direct that all my just debts ffuneral and Testamentary expences shall be fully paid and discharged by my Executors hereinafter named as soon as conveniently may be after my decease out of my Personal Estate I give and devise all that my ffreehold Cottage or Tenement with the Garden Court Yard and Appurtenances situate in Atworth otherwise Atwood aforesaid which I sometimes since purchased of John Boulter and Stephen Boulter And also all that my ffreehold Cottage or Tenement with the Garden Court Yard and Appurtenances situate in Atworth otherwise Atwood aforesaid now or late in the tenure or occupation of Elizabeth Hook Widow And all the Rest and Residue of my real Estate whatsoever and wheresoever unto my dear Wife Ann Dancey and her Assigns for the term of her natural life And from and immediately after her decease I give and devise the same unto and to the use of my Son in Law William Newman (the Son of my said Wife by her first Husband) his heirs and Assigns for ever I give and bequeath the sum of One hundred and ffifty pounds unto and to be equally divided between all and every the Children of the said William Newman who shall be living at the time of the decease of my said Wife and to be paid and divided unto and amongst them in equal shares within twelve Calendar months next after my decease and if there be but one Child then to such only Child Also I give and bequeath unto my dear Wife Ann Dancey her Executors Administrators and Assigns all my Leasehold Messuages Cottages or Tenements pieces of Ground situate and being in Atworth otherwise Atwood aforesaid wioth the Gardens and Appurtenances thereto respectively belonging for and during all the residue of the several terms of years for which I hold the same and for all other the Estate and interest whatsoever which I shall have therein at the time of my decease and also all my household ffurniture Stock in trade monies debts and other personal Estate and effects whatsoever To hold the same unto my said Wife her Executors Administrators and Assigns for her and their own absolute use and benefit I do hereby nominate and appoint my said Wife and the said William Newman Executrix and Executor of this my Will And I do declare that the receipts of my said Executors shall be sufficient discharges for the monies therein belonging to be received and that they and their respective Executors Administrators and Assigns shall be charged and chargeable only with such monies as they shall actually receive notwithstanding their or either of them signing any receipt or receipts for the sake of Conformity And each of them shall only be answerable for herself or himself and her and his own Acts and not for any Broker Banker or any other person with whom any monies shall be deposited nor for the insufficiency or deficiency of any security nor for any other misfortune loss or damage in the execution of the trusts of this my Will unless the same shall happen by or through their own willful default respectively And it shall be lawful for them to retain to and reimburse themselves respectively out of the trust Estate and premises comprised in or arise under this my Will all costs damages and expences which they or either of them shall or may suffer sustain expend or disburse in or about the execution of the trusts of this my Will or any of them or in relation thereto In Witness whereof I the said testator have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand and Seal this seventeenth day of November one thousand eight hundred and thirty two Thos Dancey

(Attestation Clause)

W E Tugwell  _  Nathaniel Palmer _ Ann Newman

Proved at London 26 June 1834

PCC Prob11/1832