In the name of God Amen I Edward Morriss

of Branston in the County of ye Citty of Lincoln Yeoman being not well in body but of sound and perfect memory (blessed be God for ye same) I do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following: Imprimis I do give and bequeath my Soul into the hands of Almighty God my heavenly father not trusting in my own merits but in his mercy and though Jesus Christ my Redeemer for Justification and Salvation and my body to ye Earth out of which it was formed decently to be buried at ye discretion of my Executrix in hopes of joyfull resurrection to Eternal life; And as for my worldly estate which God hath graciously sent me I dispose of ye same as is hereafter expressed

Imprimis I do give unto Edward Morriss my Loving Son five pounds to be paid unto him at his age of one and twenty years; Item I do give unto my Daughter Elizabeth Morriss thirty pounds to be paid unto her at her age of one and Twenty Years Item I do give unto my Daughter Elinor Morriss Thirty pounds to be paid unto her at her age of one and twenty years; Item I do give unto my Daughter Letticia Morris Thirty pounds to be paid unto her at her age of one and twenty years; And my Will is that if it so happen that any of my three said Daughters should die before they Attain ye Age of one and twenty years aforesd that ye sd? Legacies hereby given to Each of them shall be paid to ye survivor or survivors equally betwixt them? when she or they shall attain to ye age of one and twenty years as aforesaid; And if it so happen that They shall all three die before they attain ye sd Age I do give ye sd sums to my son Edward Morriss; Item I do give unto my Dearest Loving Wife Ellinor Morriss All my homestead Lands and premises whatsoever belonging to my Lying and being in Heighinton and Whashingbrough During ye minority of my sd son Edward Morriss for and towards the bringing up of My sd Chilldren untill he my sd son attains ye age of one and twenty years; And my Will is that there shall be no deduction made out of their Legacies by my Executrix upon that amount; Item I do give unto my Son Edward Morriss all my Homestead Lands and premises lying and being in Heighington and Whashinbrough aforesaid when he shall attain ye Age of one and Twenty years to him and his Heirs for ever he or his assigns paying yearly to my well beloved Wife his mother and for every year during her natural life ye sums of seven pounds a year at two equall

payments half yearly for ye true performed of ye same and my Will is that

Further my Will is that if my sd son Edward Morriss die without any issue lawfully begotten then I do give all my aforesd Lands to my three Daughters aforesd and to their heirs to be equally divided amongst them share and share alike; Item all ye Rest of my Goods and Chattells Lands and Tenemts whatsoever undisposed of my Debts first paid and Funerall Expenses discharged I do give unto my Loving Wife Ellinor Morriss whom I do hereby Constitute ordain and appoint full and sole Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament hereby Revoking all former and other Wills whatsoever by me made and I do declare this only to be my last Will and Testament this one and twentieth day of FFebruary in ye year of our Lord 1713/12

Signed Sealed and published and declared with those words

Equally betwixt, ye homestead, or his assigns, life, three

enterlined before ye Declaration by ye sd Edward Morriss

To be his Last Will and Testament in ye presence of

Richard Swanack

John Green

John Toynbee

Apd / were Ap/ / Executrix

John? Cawl/ Off / Testament /

(small lettering, mostly illegible)