In The Name of God Amen.

I EDWARD YOUNG of Farnham in the County of Surrey, Salesman, being of a good 
perfect and true understanding and thanks be to God for the same, do make this My 
Last Will & Testament in manner and form following (That is to say) First and 
principally I commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God my Creator hoping 
through the Merits Death and Passion of my Blessed Saviour Jesus Christ to have 
remission for my Sins and my body I commit to the earth to be decently interred at 
the discretion of my Executrix hereinafter named and as for touching and concerning 
such Worldly Estate as it hath pleased Almighty God to bless me with I give and 
dispose thereof as follows. First my Will is and I do hereby order that all my just debts 
and funeral expenses shall be paid and discharged by my Executrix hereinafter 
named and appointed. Also I give unto my Brother RICHARD YOUNG one shilling 
and no more. Also I give and bequeath unto my two nephews, RICHARD YOUNG 
and EDWARD YOUNG son of my said brother RICHARD YOUNG the sum of one 
hundred pounds apiece of good and lawful money of Great Britain to be paid to them 
respectively at the end of six months next after the decease of my loving Wife 
ELIZABETH YOUNG. Also my Stock in Trade of what nature or kind soever as well 
without doors as within and also my Household Goods and Utensils of Household 
Chattels Money Credits and Personal Estate whatsoever and wheresoever after my 
Debts Legacys hereinbefore given and bequeathed and funeral expenses are paid 
and discharged, I give and bequeath unto my said loving wife ELIZABETH YOUNG 
to be fully and wholly at her disposal. And lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint my 
said loving Wife ELIZABETH YOUNG full and sole Executrix of this My Last Will and 
Testament and disannulling and making void all former and other Will and Wills, 
Testament and Testaments by me heretofore made I declare this and this only to be 
my Last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I the said EDWARD YOUNG the 
Testator have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the Eleventh Day of April in the year 
of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty five. Signed Sealed Published and 
Declared by the said EDWARD YOUNG the Testator to be his Last Will and 
Testament in the presence of us who subscribed our names in his presence and at 
his request. ROBERT WALTER; CHARLES HUMPHREYS; THOMAS ANSSELL.

This Will was proved at London the fifth day of December in the year of our Lord one 
thousand seven hundred and fifty three before the Right Honourable SIR GEORGE 
…. Knight, Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of 
Canterbury lawfully constituted by the oath of ELIZABETH YOUNG Widow the Relict 
of the deceased and Sole Executrix named in the said Will to whom Administration 
was granted of all and singular the Goods and Chattels and Credits of the said 
deceased being first sworn by commission only to administer.