William Searle the Elder 

This is the last Will and Testament of me, William Searle the Elder of the 
Parish of Holy Trinity in Guildford in the County of Surrey, Carrier. First I 
declare it to be my will and intention that my Estate herein after given and 
bequeathed to Joseph Pickstone of the said Parish of the Holy Trinity, 
Gentleman and Robert Harrison of the same parish, Peruke maker and their 
heirs for the life of my son William Searle shall not be al____ed or sold or 
otherwise disposed of by my said son but that he shall have a right and power 
to dispose of the reversion thereof after his death in any manner he shall think 
proper and therefore I do hereby give devise and bequeath unto the said 
Joseph Pickstone and Robert Harrison and their heirs all that my messuage 
or tenement garden and backside with the appurtenances thereunto 
belonging situate lying and being in the Parish of St Nicholas in Guildford 
aforesaid lately in my own occupation but now in the occupation of John 
Glover and which I purchased of and from Charles Searle Esquire and also all 
that my piece or parcel of ground whereon there formerly stood a messuage, 
tenement, malthouse and outbuildings and all that garden thereunto adjoining 
and belonging and therewith used lying and being in the said Parish of St 
Nicholas in Guildford aforesaid heretofore in the occupation of William How? 
Since of William Smith and now of the said John Glover and which I 
purchased of and from Henry Flutter deceased to hold to the said Joseph 
Pickstone and Robert Harrison their heirs and assigns for and during the 
natural life of my said son William Searle Upon Trust nevertheless and to the 
intent that they shall and do receive the rents and profits thereof from time to 
time as the same shall become due during the life of my said son and shall 
and do pay the said rents and profits to him my said son until he, my said son, 
shall by any mortgage, sale or conveyance or by any other ways or means 
howsoever mortgage, sell or dispose or covenant or agree to mortgage, sell 
or dispose of his right to and interest in the said rents and profits or any part 
or parcel of such right, tithe or interest or of such rents and profits or until he 
my said son William Searle shall commit ny Act of Bankruptcy and a 
Commission of Bankruptcy shall be issued against him and immediately after 
the said William Searle shall sign or execute and Deed or Instrument in writing 
whatsoever for the mortgaging, selling or disposing of the said rents and 
profits or his right, tithe or interest therein or thereto or to any aprt or parcel of 
such, and such Commission shall issue as aforesaid then I give the whole of 
such rents and profits which shall become due and payable after the signing 
or executing of such Deed or Instrument in writing or the issuing of such 
Commission unto William Birknoll (Birknell) of Normandy in the Parish of Ash 
in the County of Surrey, Yeoman for the rest of the life of my said son, William 
Searle and from and after the death of him my said son William Searle then I 
give and devise the said messuage or tenement, garden, backside and other 
grounds, hereditaments and premises with the appurtenances unto such 
person or persons and for such Estate or Estates therein and under and 
subject and liable to such powers, provisos and limitations and charged and 
chargeable with such sum or sums of money as he my said son William shall 
be in or by any Deed or Instrument in writing to be by him duly executed in the 
presence of and attested by two or more credible witnesses or by his last Will 
and Testament to be by him duly executed in the presence of and attested by 
three or more credible witnesses nominate, direct, declare give will devise 
limit or appoint the same. And for want of or in default of any such nomination, 
direction, declaration, gift, will, devise limitation or appointment to the use and 
behoof of the right heirs of my said son for ever and all the rest and residue of 
my Real and Personal Estate and effects of what nature or kind soever and 
wheresoever the same shall be situate, lying or being at the time of my 
decease I give , devise and bequeath the same unto him my said sons his 
heirs Executors, Adminstrators and Assigns for ever subject to the payment of 
my just debts and funeral expenses and the expenses of proving this my Will 
with the two sums of five pounds herein after mentioned. And I nominate, 
constitute and appoint them the said Joseph Pickstone and Robert Harrison, 
Executors of this my last Will and Testament In Trust to see the same duly 
executed and I give unto each of them the sum of five pounds for the trouble 
they may have in executing the Trust hereby reposed in them over and 
besides all costs, charges, damages and expenses they may be put into on 
occasion of the said Trust and I will that my said Trustees shall not be 
answerable the one for the other or for the acts, deeds, receipts and defaults 
of the other but each of them for his own acts, deeds, receipts and defaults 
only. In testimony whereof I the said William Searle the Testator have to this 
my last Will and Testament contained in this and the preceeding sheet of 
paper to each sheet set my hand and seal the nineteenth day of August in the 
year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty two. Wm Searle, 
signed, sealed, published and declared by the said William Searle the 
Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in 
his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto 
subscribed our names as witnesses, Rac Kettle, Sarah Ann Pickstone, 
Joseph Hockley

This will was proved at London the first day of June in the year of Our Lord 
one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven before the Worshipful George 
Harris, Doctor of Laws Surrogate of the Right Worshipful Peter Calvert Doctor 
of Laws, Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of 
Canterbury lawfully constituted by the oaths of Joseph Pickstone and Robert 
Harrison the Executors named in the said Will to whom Administration was 
granted of all and singular the Goods, Chattels and Credits of the said 
deceased they having been first sworn duly to administer