In the name of God Amen. I Thomas Fox of Cote in the parish of Bampton and County of Oxford this twenty third day of Nov one thousand seven hundred and eighty four Being weak in body but perfect mind and memory and calling to mind and duly considering the uncertainty of human life do make this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following my body I commit to the Earth to be decently interred at the discression of my Executor hereinafter named as to be interred in the Church by daughter Ann and the grave to be walled with brick and plank over as to my Temporal Estate I bequeath and dispose of it in this following manner: First I give  and bequeath unto my son William Fox one acer and half acer in Greenacers and to be some assistance to my son Francis. I give it my grandson Thomas Fox after my son William Fox. Secondly I give and bequeath unto my son Thomas Fox half my half Yard Land and Two Cow Commons paying to Francis my son ten shillings a year or buy him some cloths as my son Thomas shall think proper a half Yard Land called  the freet after my deceas: Thirdly I give and bequeath unto my daughter Hannah Fox fifty pounds of good and lawfull money to be paid after my disceas. I give and bequeath unto son John Fox two Gally acers in Bossinger Mead two shorvers free Land for him to sell and dispose of at his pleasure for the payment of my Debts.  Lastly I make constitute and appoint my son John Fox whole and sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament Requiring him to pay all my just Debts and the legacies before mentioned with all convenient speed after my disceas to whom I give all the rest residue and remainder of my money in the house at my disceas  all my goods chatalls and all things unbequeathed I give it him for his use and the two half Yard Lands and all Rights Meadow Ground and Comons excepting what I have  bequeathed to my son William and my son Thomas Fox. My Will is that my son John Fox shall pay unto my son Francis Fox one pound ten shillings yearly and every year During the life of my son Thomas Fox or to buy him such clothes as he shall think proper instead of the one pound ten shillings as my son  John Fox shall think proper and if any disputes arise between my children My brother Francis shall decide it and my brother Francis shall inspect that I am interred according to my …  I chuse him in trust so to do and all things contained in my Will This and  none other I commend to be my Last Will and Testament  contained in one sheet of paper signed at the bottom with my own hand and seal in Witness hereby these persons have signed. N.B. Be it remembered that I give more unto my daughter Hannah Fox all my stock of cow cattel and all my household goods after my Deceas  Thomas Fox    Witnesses the x mark of John Cure, Martha Hudson. Robert Fox.

This Will was proved at Oxford on the twenty fourth day of March in the year of our Lord 1787 before the Revd John Cox Clerk Batchelor of Laws Surrogate of the Revd Henry Ford Clerk M.A. Vicar Gen. Official Principal and Commissary of the Right Revd ffather in God John by Divine Permission Lord Bishop of Oxford lawfully constituted by the oath of John Fox son and sole Executor therein named to whom Admon was granted being first sworn duly to Administer.