This is the last Will and Testament of me William Minchin of Great Barrington in the County of Gloucester gentleman In the first place I direct that all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses shall be paid and satisfied I give and devise unto William Powell of Taynton in the County of Oxford Gentleman Samuel Druce of Ensham in the same County gentleman and William Moore of Milton in the same County Gentleman and their heirs All that my estate lands tenements and hereditaments with the appurtenances situate at Broadwell in the said County of Gloucester now in the occupation of Mr Herbert as my tenant and all other my real estate whatsoever and wheresoever To hold unto and to the use of them the said William Powell Samuel Druce and William Moore their heirs and assigns upon trust that they my said trustees the survivors and survivor of them or the heirs or assigns of such survivor do and shall as soon as conveniently may be after my decease sell and convey and dispose of the same either together or separately by public or private sale as by them or him may be thought most advisable with full liberty to buy in the same or any part thereof at any auction or auctions and to sell the same or any part thereof at any future auction or auctions or by private contract without being answerable for any loss or diminution in price And I hereby order and direct that the receipt or receipts of my said Trustees or the survivors or survivor of them, his heirs or assigns shall be good and sufficient discharge or discharges to the purchaser or purchasers of the same or any part thereof for the purchase money And that such purchaser or purchasers shall not be answerable or accountable for such purchase money or any part thereof nor for the application or misapplication of the same And I direct that the produce of such Estate shall be and become part of my personal Estate and be subject to the payment of my debts and legacies  I give and bequeath unto my granddaughters Jane Jubilee Cox and Sophia Hawkins the sum of one hundred pounds each to be vested Interests in them when and as they shall attain their respective ages of twenty one years But in case of them shall die before she shall attain the age of twenty one years without leaving issue her surviving I direct that the legacy shall vest in the survivor attaining that age and I direct that the said legacies shall be paid to the said Jane Jubilee Cox and Sophia Hawkins in such parts and proportions and at such times as my said trustees or the survivors or survivor of them shall think fit Also I give and bequeath to Harriet Jarvis daughter of my son in law Emanuel Jarvis of Ensham in the County of Oxford the sum of one hundred pounds to be paid to her within twelve months next after my decease but without interest for the same Also I give and bequeath unto my granddaughter Louisa Cox daughter of James and Elizabeth Cox the sum of one hundred pounds to be paid to her when she shall attain the age of twenty one years with interest for the same in the mean time I bequeath unto John Hawkins Willm Hawkins George Hawkins and James Hawkins the children of my daughter Sophia by her husband John Hawkins the sum of one hundred pounds to be equally divided amongst them share and share alike at their respective ages of twenty one years with benefit of survivorship as well in the original as in the accruing share or shares Also I give and bequeath unto my said trustees five pounds each as a compensation for their trouble in the execution of the trusts of this my Will I give and bequeath unto Rachael Philip William Harriet and George the five children of my late daughter Rachael Cox the sum of one hundred pounds each and to my granddaughter Ann Maria Cox the sum of one hundred pounds payable at their respective ages of twenty one years And I direct that the shares of such of them as shall at my decease be under that age shall be invested and placed out on real security or in some or one of the parliamentary securities or in the funds at interest in the names or name of them my said trustees or trustee or the trustee for the time being of this my Will in order that the same may respectively accumulate until such children respectively shall arrive at their ages of twenty one years when I direct that such respective legacies and their respective accumulations shall be paid or transferred to such children so attaining that age  And I direct that if any one or more of them the said Rachel Philip William Harriet George and Ann Maria shall die before she or they have attained his her or their age or respective ages of twenty one years the legacy or legacies and the accumulations thereof of him her or their so dying shall go and belong to the survivors and survivor of them   share and share alike I give and bequeath all my brewing utensils and Casks and my liquors beer and my plate linen and china and all other my household goods and furniture into and amongst my two daughters Ann Watkins and Rebecca Moor equally to be divided between them share and share alike  And as to for and concerning all the rest residue and remainder of my personal estate and effects of every kind and description whatsoever and wheresoever  and also the residue and remainder of the produce of my said real estate remaining after payment of my said debts funeral and testamentary expenses and the expenses of proving this my Will and the legacies I have hereinbefore given and bequeathed I give and bequeath the same equally unto and amongst my four daughters the said Ann Watkins Mary Hemming the said Rebecca Moor and Hannah the wife of William Fisher and I direct that their shares respectively shall not be subject to the debts control or engagements of their present or any future husband and that the same respectively shall be paid into their respective hands for their sole and separate use And that their respective receipts alone shall be good and sufficient discharges for the same And I do authorize and empower my said trustees and the survivors and survivor of them and the executors and administrators of such survivor at any time or times to alter or vary the securities on which any part of my estate and effects may be invested and again to place the same out at interest upon such good and sufficient security and securities as they or he may think proper And it is my Will and meaning that my said trustees or any or either of them shall not be liable to answer or make good any loss or losses that shall or may happen to any part or parts of my aforesaid estate and effects in placing out any trust monies according to the direction of this my Will or in transacting any money affairs or otherwise relating to or concerning the execution of the trusts mentioned in this my Will unless the same shall appear to happen through or by their or either of their wilful neglect or default nor shall any or either of them my said trustees be answerable or accountable for the acts deeds defaults receipts and disbursements of the others or other of them but each of them for his own acts deeds defaults receipts and disbursements only  And I hereby direct that my said trustees shall and may pay and reimburse themselves and himself out of the aforesaid residue of my estate and effects all their reasonable and necessary costs charges damages and expenses whatsoever that they or either of them shall or may bear pay be put unto or sustain in or about the execution of this my Will or the trusts hereby in them reposed And lastly I hereby appoint them the said William Powell Samuel Druce and William Moor Executors of this my last Will and Testament and do hereby also revoke and make void all former and other Will and Wills by me at any time heretofore made and do declare this to be my last Will and Testament  In witness whereof I the said William Minchin have to this my last Will and Testament contained in four sheets of paper to the first three sheets hereof subscribed my hand and to this fourth and last sheet hereof subscribed my hand and affixed my seal this fifth day of July one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight               Wm Minchin

Signed sealed published and declared by the said testator William Minchin as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto

James A Price  Solicitor Ba.ford

John Edgington  Barrington

Edgington Junr  Barrington

Proved at London 18th July 1829 before the Judge by the oaths of William Powell Samuel Druce and William Moor the Executors to whom Admon was granted having been first sworn by Commission duly to Administer