LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ROBERT PARTRIDGE OF NEWARK IN THE 
COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON, YEOMAN, 1807.


(Original is in the Northamptonshire County Record Office, Northampton.)

Note that as this is a legal document it does NOT have any punctuation !
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I Robert Partridge of Newark in the County of Northampton Yeoman do make this my last Will 
and Testament in Manner following (that is to say) first I give and devise unto William Crisp of 
Peterborough in the County of Northampton Draper and William Gates of Peterborough aforesaid 
Attorney at Law  All and every my Freehold and Copyhold Messuages or Cottages Lands 
Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever and wheresoever and of what Nature Kind or Quality 
soever and to which I am in any Manner or Way intitled with them and every of their 
appurtenances situate and being within the Kingdom of Great Britain To hold the same unto the 
said William Crisp and William Gates their Heirs & Assigns for ever in Trust that they the said 
William Crisp and William Gates or the Survivor of them or the Heirs Executors or 
Administrators of such Survivor do and shall immediately after my Decease sell and dispose of 
all my said real Estates for the most Money and best Price that can be obtained for the same and 
convey and surrender the same to such Purchaser or Purchasers accordingly and do stand and 
Copossessed of the Money to arise therefrom in the Mannor hereinafter directed of and 
concerning my Personal Estate and Effects  Also I give and Bequeath to the said William Crisp 
and William Gates All my personal Estate and Effects whatsoever and wheresoever and of what 
Nature Kind or Quality soever to hold to them their Executors and Administrators in Trust that or 
the Survivor of them his Executors or Administrators do sell and convert into Money all the 
Saleable Parts of my said Personal Estate and Effects and collect and get in all Money in any 
respect due to me and stand to be possessed of the Money to arise therefrom and also the Money 
to arise by Sale of my Real Estates as aforesaid in the Mannor following (that is to say) In Trust 
that they my said Trustees do in the first place pay and discharge all my just Debts Funeral 
Expenses and the Expenses of proving this my Will and in the next Place do pay to my dear Wife 
Mary Partridge the sum of One Hundred and Fifty Pounds which I direct may be paid to her 
within six months after my Decease and lastly do pay and divide the residue of such Money unto 
and amongst my five Children Robert Partridge John Partridge Elizabeth Partridge Mary 
Partridge and William Partridge equally share and share alike and I do direct that in case of the 
Decease of any of my said Children before their Shares shall become payable then I give and 
devise the Share of such deceased Child  or Children unto the Survivors or Survivor of them 
equally if more than one  And I do direct that the Receipt or Receipts of my said Trustees for Sale 
of my said real Estates shall be a sufficient Discharge to the Purchaser or Purchasers thereof 
accordingly and after such Receipt the Purchaser or Purchasers shall not be answerable for such 
Purchase Money or be in any wise answerable  or accountable  for the Misapplication or 
Nonapplication thereof and I appoint the said William Crisp and William Gates  Executors of this 
my Will revoke all former Wills by me made and declare this only to be my last Will and 
Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this seventh day of July one 
thousand eight hundred and seven


Signed Sealed Published and                    )		The Mark        of               Wax
Declared by the said Testator as and         )                                 X                      Seal
for his last Will and Testament in the        )		Robert         Partridge
presence of us  who in his presence at       )
his Request and in the presence of each    )
other  hereunto subscribed our Names      )
as Witnesses ____________________     )

		
                        Robt. Christian      )
	The Mark      of Robert     )
		      X                     )
	  Laeton                             )
	    
          Geo Platel   Atty Peterboro

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And then in a different handwriting :-

On the fourth day of December 1807 William Crisp and William Gates the Executors named in 
the within Will were then sworn well and faithfully to perform the same and that the deceased at 
the time of his death was not possessed of a personal Estate to the amount of Four hundred and 
fifty Pounds
							before me
									Wm. Strong  Archdn.__