In the Name of God amen I John Pampion of Eastcote in the parish of Patishall in the County of Northampton yeoman being weak in body but of Sound and Disposing mind and memory thanks be given unto Almighty for the same Doe make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following ffirst and principally I commend my soul into the hands of Allmighty God my Creator relying wholly on the meritorious Death and Passion of my blessed Redeemer for the remission of all my Sinns my body I committ to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors hereinafter named and as for my temporall Estate which it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof as followes Imprimis I give and bequeath unto Anne my Loving Wife the sume of three hundred pounds of good and lawfull money of England to be paid to her by my Executors hereinafter named Twelve Months after my Decease upon this express condicon that she my said Loving Wife Anne shall yeild and Surrender up her joynture of or in my house Close of pasture or inclosed ground in Eastcoate aforesaid commonly called the Pinfold Close unto my Brother William Pampion and to my wellbeloved ffriend Richard ffolwell of Eastcote aforesaid item I give and devise unto my said Brother William Pampion and to my said ffriend Richard ffolwell all my said Close of pasture or inclosed ground with the appurtenenances to hold to them their heires and Assigns for ever to the intent and purpose that they shall sell the same for the best price they can gett or obtaine upon this express condition that if my personall Estate goods and chattells cannot be sold by them to fully pay the said sume of three hundred pounds to my said Loving Wife Anne as aforesaid and my debts Legacys and ffunerall expences then the said Sume of three hundred pounds and my debts Legacys and ffunerall expences shall be made up and paid out of the money as shall be raised by such Sale out of my said Close and the overplus if any be after the said Sume of three hundred pounds be fully paid to my said Loving Wife as aforesaid and my debts and Legacyes and ffuneral Expences shall be made up and paid my Executor shall pay the same unto my Dear ffather William Pampion Item I doe declare and my will and intention is that if in case it shall happen that my personall Estate goods and chattells and my said Close cannott be sold for to raise the said Sume of three hundred pounds to be paid to my said Loving Wife Anne as aforesaid and my debts Legacys and funeral Expences that then and in such case my said Loving Wife Anne shall have and receive of my Executors hereinafter named what Money they can sell my Personall Estate goods and chattells and alsoe in full satisfaction of the said Sume of three hundred pounds to be paid to my said Loving Wife hereinbefore bequeathed unto her anything hereinbefore contained to the contrary notwithstanding Item I doe further Declare and my Will and intention is that if in Case my Executors hereinbefore named shall refuse or be negligent to take upon them to be my Executors upon Trust as is hereinafter mentioned to sell my personal Estate goods chattells and ....to raise the the said sume of three hundred pounds or to sell the same for what they can gett to pay my said Loving Wife in manner aforesaid and to pay my debts and Legacys and ffunerall Expences that then and in such case the said gift and devise of the said close with its appurtenances to my said Loving Brother William Pampion and my said ffriend Richard ffolwell their heires and Assignes for ever And my gift and bequeath to them in makeing them my sole Executors upon trust for the uses intents and purposes aforesaid shall cease determine and become utterly void for all intents and purposes whatsoever anything herein contained to the contrary thereof notwithstanding and then and in such case but not other I doe give and Devise the said close with the appurtenances to my said loving Wife Anne and to her heires and Assignes for ever and alsoe then but not otherwise I doe give and bequeath unto my said Loving Wife Anne all my personall Estates goods and chattells whatsoever and I doe make her sole Executrix of this my Will she paying my debts Legacys and ffunerall expences Item I give and bequeath unto my said Loving Brother William Pampion and to my ffriend Richard ffolwell ten shillings apiece for their trouble and alsoe all the rest and residue of my personall Estate goods and chattells whatsoever unbequeathed I doe give and bequeath untoe my loving Brother William Pampion and to my ffriend William ffolwell whom I doe thereby make sole Executors joyntly of this my Will upon trust to pay my said Loving Wife Anne in manner aforesaid and my debts Legacys and ffuneral Expences and I doe declare this to be my last Will and Testament hereby revoaking all other Wills and Testaments by me heretofore made in Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seal the three and twentieth day of September in theseventh year of the reigne of our Sovreigne Lady Anne by the grace of God of great Britain ffrance and Ireland Queen Defender of the ffaith Anno Domini one thousand seaven hundred and eight John Pampion

Wm Adkins     Wm Wright      Richard Croxford his mark

Proved 22nd November 1708
PCC
Prob11/505