In the Name of God Amen I PHILIP TAYLOR of Swineside being sick in body but in sound and perfect memory praise be Almighty God do make and ordaine this my last will and testament.... I give unto my four sons JAMES, JOHN, PHILIP and HUE £10 each when the youngest attains 21 years and each of them £10 at the death of my wyfe and if any of them die before these times their part shall go to the rest of my sons. DOROTHY my wife and my son FRANCIS to be executors, giving them all my chattells and household goods and if my wife marry another man my son FRANCIS shall turn her to her third of my land and I do make my son and wife FRANCIS and DOROTHY my executors of all my lands and cattell they paying all my debts and funerall expences and I do appoint RICHARD TAYLOR of Widdiman's House and PETER YEOMAN of Horsehouse trustees to see that this my will be done whereby I have set my hand and seal this 11 November 1729

witnesses Peter Yeoman, Richard Taylor, Christopher Lobley

and my mind is that my executors bring my four youngest sons up and maintain them well with meat drink and cloathes till they attain 21 years.

Bond. Dorothy Taylor of Swineside.

The condition of this obligation is that the above bounden Dorothy Taylor do well and truly bring up in the fear of God and in the doctrine and discipline of the Church of England FRANCIS, 17 years, JAMES 15 years, JOHN 12 years , PHILIP 10 years and HUGH 7 years, the natural and lawful children of Philip Taylor late of the parish of Coverham deceased and all the goods and chattells etc shall be due unto them by any lawful means and conditions and imploy the best comodity and profit of the said children ...... and keep the said children with sufficient meat drink cloathing washing lodging etc and pay to the said children when they shall come to full age of fortune to marry the money due to them.

signed with the mark of Dorothy Taylor,

Christopher Lobley, John Waine,

16th May 1730