In the Name of God Amen I ROBERT FALSHAW of Coverhead in the Parish of Coverham and the County of York yeoman being sick and weak of Body but of sound mind and perfect memory Praised be Almighty God for the same Calling to Mind the Certainty of Death and the Uncertainty of the time thereof Do make this My Last Will and Testament in manner and Form following first and principally I recommend and Recomitt my soul into the Hands of Almighty God that Gave it And my Body to Ground from whence it was taken to be decently buried in such place and order as it  shall please my Executors hereafter Named to appoint And as to the following ordering and disposing of my temporal Estate the which it hath pleased Almighty to bestown upon me I do give bequeath order and dispose of the  same in manner and form as followeth First I will and order that all my just debts funerall expences and  legacies shall be well and truly paid and discharged out of the whole of mine effects and to the intent and discharge and payment thereof I do make constitute and appoint my Trusty and Well beloved Friends HENRY HAMMOND of Low Dovescarr in Walden in the parish of Aisgarth and County aforesaid yeoman (and my father in law) And JOSIPH SIMPSON of Burley in the parish of Otley and County aforesaid yeoman and CHRISTOPHER PRESTON  of Hanlith in the parish of Kerby Mallamdale and County aforesaid to be joyntly executors to this my last will and testament But and only in Trust and for the intent and purposes as hereafter is mentioned  settforth exprest and intended and for which the intent and purpose I do give grant and Impower the said HENRY HAMMOND and JOSIPH SIMPSON and CHRISTOPHER PRESTON (my said executors in trust) full power and authority to take sell and dispose of my goods and chattells cattles and creditts both moveable and immoveable And also all my messuages lands and tenements or hereditaments whatsoever both real and personal situate standing laying and being at Coverhead aforesaid or elsewhere Imediately after my decease or as soon after as they or the  Major part of them shall think proper and convenient And in as full and Ample manner as myself might have done being then liveing But to and for this Use Intent and Purpose And I do will and order that the said HENRY HAMMOND JOSIPH SIMPSON and CHRISTOPHER PRESTON ... shall and do forth and out of the moneys that shall be raised or made forth and out of my estate and effects both real and personal as aforesaid pay and discharge or cause to be paid and discharged all my Just debts and Funeral Expences  ... And the remainder or remainders or overplus after such payment as aforesaid I will and order my said trustees HENRY HAMMOND JOSIPH SIMPSON and CHRISTOPHER PRESTON shall dispose of the same at interest and that such interest profitts or Income as shall arise from thence shall be yearly paid or surrendered by them to my dear and loveing wife SARAH FALSHAW for and towards the mentaining educating and bringing up of my three daughters ANNE MARY and HELLIN for and during and so long and untill my youngest daughter shall attaine the age of 21 years ...... the yearly sum of £5 provided and in case she shall continue and remain unmarried and my widdow But if she shall hapen to Marrie that then and from thenceforth I will and order that my said trustees shall then take the Tuition mentaining Educating and bringing up of my said Three daughters or such of them as shall then be  hapen to be liveing And for such use shall take and receive the interest income and profitts of such moneys as shall then be raised or made out of my effects as aforesaid ..... Only paying out of the same unto SARAH my said wife the yearly sum of £5 from and after such marraige as aforesaid during the term of her natural life only for and in lieu of her title of dower or Widdow Right into or out of my said real estate Upon the account of her Resignation and Assignment thereof and thereupon and not otherwise And also I wish and order that my said trustees when and so soon as the youngest of my said daughters shall then happen to be liveing shall have attained the age of 21 years they also paying he said daughter the yearly sum of £5 my said trustees shall surrender and deliver up and unto my said daughters or such of them as shall then happen to be liveing the whole of such moneys interest or effects as shall be then in their power ?cosiede? or authority (saving and reserving all such reasonable charges and expences as my said trustees shall have been put to....) to be equally divided amongst them or such of them as shall then hapen to be liveing ... yearly paying unto SARAH my wife and their Natural Mother the said eyarly sum of £5 during the term of her natural life .... and likewise I will and order that my said trustees and executors in trust ... shall and do yearly pay or cause to be paid unto ANNE HAMOND my Natural Mother the sum of £5 during the term of her natural life or during and until the time that the youngest of my said daughters shall attain the age of 21 years  and that from and after that time I will and order that my said daughters or such of them as shall be then liveing shall then pay unto the said ANN HAMOND the yearly sum of £5 during the term of ehr natural life equally amongst them in lieu of a yearly legacy or payment of the sum of £5 given and bequeathed to her by the last  will and testament of JOHN FALSHAW my father late of Coverhead deceased. In  Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seal this 14  May 1755 revoking and annulling all former or other wills....

witnesses Michael Downs, Leonard Robinson, John Hamond.

An Inventory or Appraisment of all and singular the Goods and Chattels Cattles Credits and Debts of RO9BERT FALSHAW of Coverhead in the Parish of Coverham and County of York lately deceased Apprized by us whose names are hereunto subscribed this 27 May 1755

Debts owing by the deceased amountes in the whole to £150

Aprizers

Leonard Robinson, Michael Downs, James Robinson, John Hamond.

Proved 28 May 1755 on the oaths of Henry Hammond, Joseph Simpson and Christopher Preston