In the Name of God Amen 
The Nineteenth day of June in the Tenth year of our sovereign Lord King George the 
Second anno Dm 1738.  I Thomas Stanley Clerk Rector of Middleton Cheney in the 
County of Northampton being in good health and of sound and perfect memory 
(thanks to Almighty God calling to mind the uncertain state of human life do make 
this my last will and Testament in manner and form following vizt.  First I bequeath 
my soul to Almighty God my Creator to Jesus Christ my Saviour and to the Holy 
Ghost my Sanctifyer and my body to the Earth to be buried in the Chancel of my 
parish Church by the side of my late dear Wife in the most private manner that is 
without any Bearers in the evening without any monument or Inscription over my 
Grave and as touching such Temporal Estate of Goods or Chattels as it hath 
pleased God to bestow upon me I leave them as follows vizt. My house in New Inn 
Hall Lane in the parish of St Peters in the Baily in the City of Oxford to my son 
Thomas Stanley and if he dyes without Issue to my daughter Ann Yate Item I leave 
to my Daughter Ann Yate one hundred pounds Item my Estate at Farhingho in the 
County of Northampton (late Mr Peter Tims bought of the Revd Dick Yate) I leave to 
my Son Thomas Stanley and if he dyes without Issue to my Daughter Ann Yate Wife 
of the Revd Samuel Yate Clerk But if my aforesaid Son Thomas Stanley shall 
Survive my Daughter Ann Yate and she leave no Issue by the aforesaid Sam: Yate I 
then leave the aforesaid Estae to my Son in Law Sam: Yate after my Son Tho: 
Stanley and to be disposed of by my Son Tho Stanley after the death of my Son in 
Law Sam: Yate My Estate at Farthingho bought of George Clark I leave to my 
Daughter Ann Yate and her absolute disposal Item I leave to my Daughter Ann Yate 
two hundred and Fifty pounds and having thus far divided what it has pleased God to 
bestow upon me betwixt my two Children with all the equality I can compute all the 
rest of my Goods Chattels Personal or Real Estate whatsoever or wheresoever 
unbequeathed I give and bequeath betwixt my SOn Thomas Stanley and my 
Daughter Anna Yate to be equally divided my Funeral Expenses and just debts 
being first paid and I do by these presents constitute and appoint my Son in Law 
Sam: Yate Clerk Sole Executor in Trust of this my last Will and Testament but this I 
mean not as any disrespect unkindness or disadvantage to my Son Thomas Stanley 
but in Consideration of his bad state of health and to Save him the trouble of such an 
Executorship In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day and 
year above mentioned Witness my hand and Seal Thos Stanley Signed & Sealed 
and delivered in the presence of John Castle  John Salmon  Joseph Claydon
This Will was proved at London the Eighteeth day of September in the year of our 
Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Forty before the Worshipful Robert 
Chapman Doctor of Laws Surrogate to the right Worshipful John Bettesworth also 
Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of 
Canterbury lawfully constituted by the Oath of Samuel Yate Clerk the Sole Executor 
named in the said Will to whom Administration was Granted of all and Singular the 
Goods Chattels and Credits of the Said deceased being first sworn duly to 
administer