I William Townsend of Aston in the parish of Bampton in the County of Oxford Yeoman and now dwelling with my nephew Gabriel Townsend a baker there do by this my Will give and devise limit and appoint to my brother Richard Townsend of Bampton and his heirs subject as after mentioned my quarter of a yard lands meadows and appurtenances in Aston and Coat lately mortgaged by me and the said Richard Townsend or by me at his request and for his use to James Johnson of Bampton and with which mortgage I hereby charge and subject  the said lands in the hands of my said brother Richard who is fully to indemnify me and my estate therefrom and I give and devise to the said Richard Townsend and his heirs my four acres and a half of other lands in Aston and Coat and also my half yard lands meadows and commons with the appurtenances in Aston and Coat which I purchased of my brother Thomas Townsend and his son Richard Townsend and all my estate and interest therein subject nevertheless and I hereby subject the same to the payment of the said mortgage so as to indemnify the other part of my estate therefrom and I give devise and limit to my said brother Richard Townsend and his heirs upon the trusts hereinafter mentioned my half yard lands meadows and commons with the appurtenances in Aston and Coat called late Stones half yard and purchased by me some years since of my said brother Richard and also my quarter of a yard lands meadows and commons there called .arts and all my estate and interest in the several last mentioned Estates to hold to him my said brother Richard and his heirs upon special trust and in confidence that he and they do and shall let and set the said lands and by and out of the clear yearly rents and profits thereof do and shall weekly on Monday in each and every week well and truly pay or cause to be paid to or unto the proper hands of my said brother Thomas Townsend at the Cross in the Street of Aston aforesaid granted to be the middle or centre of the village the sum of eight shillings sterling English money without deduction or do and shall dispend the same to and for the use and benefit of the said Thomas Townsend weekly and every week in the best manner for his maintenance and support, it being my desire and intention that my said brother Thomas shall have no vested estate or right in the said premises or in the said weekly payment so as to assign change release or convert the same weekly payments or the benefit thereof from and through the hands of my said trustee Richard Townsend and his heirs during the continuance of his and their estate and interest in the said trust premises and no longer and after or upon payment of the said weekly sum of eight shillings or its application in manner aforesaid upon trust as to the then residue of the said rents and profits for and for the benefit of my said trustee Richard Townsend and his heirs and to be fully at his and their disposal and I nominate and appoint my said brother Richard Townsend to be sole executor of this my Will and make him my residuary legatee  In witness whereof I have to this my Will contained in two sheets of paper to each sheet set my hand and seal this sixth day of January one thousand eight hundred and twenty three          William Townsend

Signed sealed published and declared by the testator William Townsend as and for his last Will and testament in the presence of us who in his and each others presence have subscribed our names as witnesses  Chas Leake   John Bartlett   his mark (the victualer) x Wm Walker

Proved at London 19th Nov 1825 before the Judge by the oath of Richard Townsend the brother & sole exec to whom Admon was granted being first sworn by Comon duly to admin.