In the Name of God Amen I William Innys of London Bookseller but now Resident at my Brother in Law’s John Cossins of Redland Court in the Parish of Westbury upon Trym in the County of Gloucester Esquire do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following first I give and devise to my Brother Jeremy Innys of Redland aforesaid Merchant All and singular my Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and Premises with their and every of their Appurtenances Situate lying and being in the Parish of Northstoke or elsewhere in the County of Somerset and also all and Singular my ffee ffarm Rents Chief Rents Lords Rents and all other Rents issuing or Payable out of or for any Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and Premises in the said Parish of Northstoke or elsewhere in the County of Somerset To have and to hold the said Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and Premises with their Appurtenances and the said ffee ffarm and other Rents subject to and charged and .... with the Annuities Yearly Rents or Sums hereinafter mentioned unto the said Jeremy Innys for and during the term of his natural Life and from and immediately after the death of my said Brother Jeremy Innys I give and devise the said Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and Premises ffee ffarm and other Rents unto my Brother John Innys Subject to and Chargeable with the same Annuities To hold to the said John Innys and his Assigns for and during the term of his natural life and from and immediately after his death I give and devise the same Premises Subject to and Chargeable with the same Annuities to my Sister Martha Cossins Wife of the said John Cossins To hold to her and her Assigns for and during the term of her natural life and from and immediately after her death I give and devise the said Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and Premises ffee ffarm and other Rents Subject to and Chargeable with the same Annuities unto John Brickdale Woollen draper and Slade Baker Linnen Draper both of the said City of Bristol and their Heirs in Trust nevertheless to and for the Several Uses Interests Trusts and Purposes hereinafter declared concerning the same that is to say to In Trust to lett sett manage and improve the same Premises and to receive the Rents Issues and Profits thereof to and for the use and Benefit of my Godson William Baker son of the said Slade Baker during his Minority and to pay and apply Rents Issues and Profits to and for the use and Benefit of my said Godson William Baker in such manner as my said Trustees shall see fit and from and immediately after the said William Baker shall have attained the age of twenty one years then to the use and behoof of the said William Baker his Heirs and Assigns for ever Subject to the said Annuities But in Case he the said William Baker shall not live to attain the age of twenty one years then In Trust to lett sett manage and improve the same Premises and to receive the Rents Issues and Profits thereof to and for the use and Benefit of John Innys Baker another son of the said Slade Baker during his Minority in such manner as they shall see fit and from and immediately after the said John Innys Baker shall have attained the age of Twenty one Years then to the use and behoof of the said John Innys Baker his Heirs and Assigns for ever Subject to the said Annuities But in Case the said John Innys Baker shall not live to attain the age of twenty one years then In Trust to lett sett manage and improve the same Premises and to receive the Rents Issues and Profits thereof Subject to the said Annuities to and for the use of Slade Baker Youngest son of the said Slade Baker during his Minority and from and immediately after he shall have attained the age of twenty one years then to the use of the said Slade Baker the Younger or his Heirs and Assigns for ever Subject to the said Annuities But in case the said Slade Baker the Younger shall not live to attain the age of Twenty one Years then In Trust to lett sett manage and improve the same Premises and to receive the Rents Issues and Profits thereof to and for the use of Jeremy Baker eldest son of the said Slade Baker the elder during his Minority and from and immediately after the said Jeremy Baker shall have attained the age of Twenty one Years then to the use of the said Jeremy Baker his Heirs and Assigns for ever Subject to the said Annuities But if he shall not live to attain the age of Twenty one Years then to the use of my own Right Heirs for ever Subject to the said Annuities and my Will is that my said Trustees or either of them their or either of their Heirs Executors or Administrators shall not be chargeable with or accountable for more of the Monies Rents or Profits than he or they shall actually receive or shall come to his or their respective hands nor with or for any loss which shall happen without their wilful default nor the one of them for the other of them or for the Acts Deeds or Receipts of the other of them but each of them for his own Acts Deeds and Receipts and that they shall and may respectively reimburse themselves all Costs charges damages and Expences which they may Pay bear or Sustain in the Execution of the Trusts hereby in them reposed and I do hereby give devise and bequeath unto Elizabeth Bowen Widow of my Nephew Andrew Bowen deceased and her Assigns for and during the term of her natural Life one Annuity or clear Yearly rent or Sum of ten Pounds lawful money of Great Britain free of Taxes and all other Deductions Parliamentary or otherwise to be issuing and Payable out of all and every the said Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and Premises at Northstoke aforesaid and to be Paid and Payable by equal half Yearly Payments at these two most....... ffeasts or days of Payment in the Year that is to say the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Michael the Archangell the first Payment thereof on the first of the said ffeasts which shall happen next after my decease and from and immediately after the decease of my said Neice I give devise and bequeath unto Elizabeth Bowen Daur of my said Neice and her Assigns for and during the term of her natural Life one Annuity or clear Yearly rent or Sum of ten Pounds of like lawful money free of Taxes and all other Deductions Parliamentary or otherwise to be issuing out of the said Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and Premises at Northstoke aforesaid to be Payable in the same manner as the Annuity above mentioned to her Mother and I do hereby charge and Subject all and every the same Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments with the Payment of the said several Annuities of ten Pounds accordingly and my Will is that in Case the same Annuities or any Part thereof shall be behind and unpaid by the Space of thirty days next after either of the said days fixed for the Payment thereof then and so often as it shall and may be lawful to and for the said Elizabeth Bowen the Mother and Elizabeth Bowen her Daughter and their Assigns respectively to enter upon all every and any Part of the said Premises charged with the said Annuities as aforesaid and distrain for the same or so much thereof as shall be so in Arrear and all Costs and Charges occasioned by non Payment thereof and to deal with such Distress or Distresses as in cases of Distress of Rent Item I give and bequeath the sum of twenty Pounds lawful money of Great Britain to the said John Brickdale in case he shall accept and take upon him the Execution of the trusts aforesaid to be paid him out of the Rents and Profits of the said Messuages of  Tenements Lands and Premises aforesaid upon his acceptance of the said Trust and I charge my said Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments at Northstoke aforesaid with the Payment of the said Legacy Item I give and bequeath the sum of one hundred pounds of like money unto the managers or Trustees of Christs Hospital in London for the use and benefit of the same Hospital and I will that the Receipt of three or four of such managers or Trustees shall be a Sufficient discharge to my Executors for the same Item I give and bequeath unto my Brother Jeremy Innys and to his Wife to the said John Cossins and to my Sister his Wife to the said John Innys Slade Baker the elder my Nephew William Morris and to his Wife and to my Partner Joseph Richardson and to his Wife the Sum of Twenty Pounds each to buy them Mourning Item I give and bequeath unto my Maid servant Mary Skurry one year’s Wages over and above what shall be due to her at my decease and Mourning at the discretion of my Executor and all the rest residue and remainder of my ready Monies Securities for Monies in the Public ffunds Private Securities or otherwise Stock in trade debts Household Goods Plate Linnen.... all other my Personal Estate whatsoever I give and bequeath unto my said two Brothers Jeremy Innys and John Innys and to my said Sister Martha Cossins to be equally divided between them share and share alike and I hereby nominate and appoint my said Brother John Innys Executor of this my last Willa and Testament hereby revoking and making void all former Wills by me made and do declare this to be my last In Witness to which I have to this my last Will and Testament contained in five Sheets of Paper to the first Second third and fourth Sheets thereof set my hand and to the fifth and last Sheet thereof Sett my hand and seal the thirteenth Day of September in the thirtieth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain ffrance and Ireland King Defender of the ffaith and so forth and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ffifty six Wm Innys

(Attestation Clause)

Edward Young _ Wm Purnell _ Jer: Osborne

Proved at London 13 December 1756

PCC Prob11/826