In the Name of God Amen I THOMAS RAPER of Langthorne in the County of York gentleman in the parish of Bedall [Bedale] being in good health and perfect memory praised be god for it but calling to mind the uncertainty of this present life do make and publish and declare these presents to be my Last Will and Testament . I recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it my body I commit to the earth to be buried under the blew stone in Bedall church where my relations lye and as to my personal estate I give and bequeath to the Poor of Bedall £10 to be distributed at the discretion of my executrix hereinafter named.

Item I give to my neice ELIZABETH HANKIN the sum of £50

To my neice JANE FOTHERGILL £50

to my neice MARY RAPER £250

To my neice DINAH LANGSTAFF of Brunton £20

To FRANCES NORTHORP of Brunton daughter of DINAH LANGSTAFF £20

To RALPH LANGSTAFF of Brunton £20

To EDWARD LISTER of Ascough [Aiskew] £50

To THOMAS LISTER of London £50

To MARY LISTER of Ascough £50

To ANTHONY LISTER dyer £20

To ISABELLA ASCOUGH of Ascough £20

To ROGER GALE Esq and ROGER HENRY GALE Esq to each of them £20 to buy them mourning

All the rest and residue of my personal estate I give devise and bequeath unto my neice CATHERINE STRANGEWAYS for ever and as to all and singular my messuages lands hereditaments and real estate I dispose of the same as followeth

First I give to my nephew GEORGE RAPER of Rygate in the County of Surrey one annuity or yearly rent charge of £50 for and during his natural life the same to be paid out of the rents and profits of my real estate at the Feast of St Michael and the Annunciaton of the Blessed Virgin Mary be equal portions the first payment to ne made at the first of the said Feasts that shall happen next after my dcease. My will is that in case it is not paid .... my said nephew may distrain for the same upon all or any part of my said real estate ...

I do hereby give and devise all my said real estate to my neice CATHERINE STRANGEWAYS of Langthorne for and during her natural life and after her decease  .... to ROGER GALE and ROGER HENRY GALE Esq.... during the life of the said CATHERINE STRANGEWAYS upon trust to preserve the contingent remaindered hereinafter limitted from being destroyed and after the determination of that estate then to the first and every other son of her body .... according to their seniority of age ... provided and upon the condition that such son or sons and their issue .... take upon them the surname RAPER and for want of such issue I give and devise the same to my neice MARY RAPER for her natural life .... then to her son or sons ... upon condition that such son or sons ... take upon them the surname RAPER and for want of such issue I give and devise the same to my nephew GEORGE RAPER for and during his natural life and after his decease then to EDWARD LISTER of Ascough.... and after his decease to his brother THOMAS LISTER .... and after his decease to MARY LISTER daughter of ANTHONY LISTER of Ascough ... and after her decease then to my own right heirs forever. And I do make and appoint my said neice CATHERINE STRANGEWAYS sole executor .... In witness whereof I have hereby set my hand and seal 15 October 1743

witnesses Christopher Clarke, William Monk, David Logan.

L 23 15

North Riding Register of Deeds held at the North Yorkshire County Record Office at Northallerton