In the Name of God amen I John Pampion of Eastcote in the parish of Patishall in the 
County of Northampton yeoman being weak in body but of Sound and Disposing mind 
and memory thanks be given unto Almighty for the same Doe make and ordain this my 
last Will and Testament in manner and form following ffirst and principally I commend 
my soul into the hands of Allmighty God my Creator relying wholly on the meritorious 
Death and Passion of my blessed Redeemer for the remission of all my Sinns my body I 
committ to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors hereinafter 
named and as for my temporall Estate which it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow 
upon me I give and dispose thereof as followes Imprimis I give and bequeath unto Anne 
my Loving Wife the sume of three hundred pounds of good and lawfull money of 
England to be paid to her by my Executors hereinafter named Twelve Months after my 
Decease upon this express condicon that she my said Loving Wife Anne shall yeild and 
Surrender up her joynture of or in my house Close of pasture or inclosed ground in 
Eastcoate aforesaid commonly called the Pinfold Close unto my Brother William 
Pampion and to my wellbeloved ffriend Richard ffolwell of Eastcote aforesaid item I give 
and devise unto my said Brother William Pampion and to my said ffriend Richard ffolwell 
all my said Close of pasture or inclosed ground with the appurtenenances to hold to 
them their heires and Assigns for ever to the intent and purpose that they shall sell the 
same for the best price they can gett or obtaine upon this express condition that if my 
personall Estate goods and chattells cannot be sold by them to fully pay the said sume 
of three hundred pounds to my said Loving Wife Anne as aforesaid and my debts 
Legacys and ffunerall expences then the said Sume of three hundred pounds and my 
debts Legacys and ffunerall expences shall be made up and paid out of the money as 
shall be raised by such Sale out of my said Close and the overplus if any be after the 
said Sume of three hundred pounds be fully paid to my said Loving Wife as aforesaid 
and my debts and Legacyes and ffuneral Expences shall be made up and paid my 
Executor shall pay the same unto my Dear ffather William Pampion Item I doe declare 
and my will and intention is that if in case it shall happen that my personall Estate goods 
and chattells and my said Close cannott be sold for to raise the said Sume of three 
hundred pounds to be paid to my said Loving Wife Anne as aforesaid and my debts 
Legacys and funeral Expences that then and in such case my said Loving Wife Anne 
shall have and receive of my Executors hereinafter named what Money they can sell my 
Personall Estate goods and chattells and alsoe in full satisfaction of the said Sume of 
three hundred pounds to be paid to my said Loving Wife hereinbefore bequeathed unto 
her anything hereinbefore contained to the contrary notwithstand Item I doe further 
Declare and my Will and intention is that if in Case my Executors hereinbefore named 
shall refuse or be negligent to take upon them to be my Executors upon Trust as is 
hereinafter mentioned to sell my personal Estate goods chattells and ....to raise the the 
said sume of three hundred pounds or to sell the same for what they can gett to pay my 
said Loving Wife in manner aforesaid and to pay my debts and Legacys and ffunerall 
Expences that then and in such casethe said gift and devise of the said close with its 
appurtenances to my said Loving Brother William Pampion and my said ffriend Richard 
ffolwell their heires and Assignes for ever And my gift and bequeath to them in makeing 
them my sole Executors upon trust for the uses intents and purposes aforesaid shall 
cease determine and become utterly void for all intents and purposes whatsoever 
anything herein contained to the contrary thereof notwithstanding and then and in such 
case but not other I doe give and Devise the said close with the appurtenances to my 
said loving Wife Anne and to her heires and Assignes for ever and alsoe then but not 
otherwise I doe give and bequeath unto my said Loving Wife Anne all my personall 
Estates goods and chattells whatsoever and I doe make her sole Executrix of this my 
Will she paying my debts Legacys and ffunerall expences Item I give and bequeath unto 
my said Loving Brother William Pampion and to my ffriend Richard ffolwell ten shillings 
apiece for their trouble and alsoe all the rest and residue of my personall Estate goods 
and chattells whatsoever unbequeathed I doe give and bequeath untoe my loving 
Brother William Pampion and to my ffriend William ffolwell whom I doe thereby make 
sole Executors joyntly of this my Will upon trust to pay my said Loving Wife Anne in 
manner aforesaid and my debts Legacys and ffuneral Expences and I doe declare this 
to be my last Will and Testament hereby revoaking all other Wills and Testaments by 
me heretofore made in Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seal the 
three and twentieth day of September in theseventh year of the reigne of our Sovreigne 
Lady Anne by the grace of God of great Britain ffrance and Ireland Queen Defender of 
the ffaith Anno Domini one thousand seaven hundred and eight John Pampion
Wm Adkins Wm Wright Richard Croxford his mark

Proved 22nd November 1708 PCC
Prob11/505