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This is the last Will and
Testament of me John Purkis of Portsea
in the County of Southampton Sawyer
Whereby I recommend my Soul to the Omnipotent Ruler of all
things and dispose of all my worldly Estates and Effects in
manner following (that is to say) I give devise and bequeath to
my Two Sons James and Samuel Purkis and to the Survivor
of them and to the Heirs of such Survivor All and singular my
real and personal Estate and Effects of whatever the same may
consist at the time of my Decease and of which I have a legal
Testamentary power of disposition In Trust in the first place to
suffer my dearly beloved wife Sarah to receive the Rents
Issues profits and uses thereof for and during the term of her
natural Life and from and after her decease (and my Son
Charles being out of his apprenticeship) then In Trust to
seal and absolutely dispose of all and singular my Real and
Personal Estate and Effects of whatever description the same may
be by Public Auction or Private Sale as to them shall be
considered expedient and the consideration money arising from
such Sale or Sales to divide between them my said Trustees and
the rest of my Children Sons and Daughters or the legal
Representatives of such of them who are now or shall be then
dead in equal proportions share and share alike But it is my
will and meaning that in case my wife shall find it necessary
for supplying her pecuniary Exigences to Mortgage or Sell all or
any part of my real and Personal Estate and Effects in such Case
I do hereby give her full power so to do and this Declaration is
to be considered as an absolute Devise to her in Fee of such of
my said Real and Personal; Estate and Effects so to be sold or
mortgaged by her as though I had devised and bequeathed the same
to her her Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns for ever
but only as to such part or parts of such Real or Personal
Estate and Effects of which she shall so Mortgage or Sell as
aforesaid But in case of her Death without her having made any
Mortgage or Sale of my real Estate or Effects or only a part
thereof then such part or parts which no such disposition shall
be mad shall be considered as fully vested in my said Trustees
for the purposes aforesaid as though I had given to my wife ony
and Interest in the same for Life as before particularized And
I do hereby declare that no purchaser or purchasers of any
Property given under my Will as aforesaid shall be answerable
for the misapplication of the Purchase Money and that the
Receipt and Receipts given by my said Trustees or Trustee for
the time being shall be a compleat Discharge to such Purchaser
or Purchasers
And Lastly I do hereby
nominate constitute and appoint my said Sons James and Samuel
Executors of this my last Will and Testament In Testimony
whereof I have to the first sheet hereunto annexed set my Hand
and to the Second and last Sheet my Hand and Seal this Twenty
third day of January in the year of our Lord One thousand Eight
Hundred and Eighteen
Signed, Sealed Published
and
declared by the said
John Purkis
the Testator as and for
his Last Will
and Testament in the
presence of
us who in his presence and
in the John Purkis
presence of each other
have subscribed (signed)
our Names as Witnesses
hereto
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Thomas Moorman
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The twenty fifth Day of
April 1818. James Purkis and Samuel Purkis the Executors
abovenamed were duly sworn well and faithfully to administer etc
and made oath that the Goods Chattels Rights and Credits of the
Deceased did not at the Time of his Death amount in value to the
Sum of Three Hundred Pounds as they would believe. The Deceased
having at the time of his Death Effects in divers Jurisdictions
etc
Probate ? Seal? to the
Executors Before me
having Effects in
Divers (illegible) Surrogate
Jurisdictions etc |
