In the Name of God Amen  I Melior Mary Weston of Sutton Place in the 
Parish of Woking in the County of Surrey Spinster being of sound and 
disposing Mind Memory and Understanding do make this my last Will and 
Testament in manner following that is to say my desire is to be buried in 
the vault in my Family Chapple adjoining to Trinity Church in Guildford in 
the said County of Surry in a decent manner at the discretion of my 
Executor hereinafter named  And I give to all my Servants living with me 
at my death Mourning such as my Executor hereinafter named shall in his 
discretion think fit  And I give to the poor of the parish of Woking 
aforesaid the Sum of ten pounds and to the poor of the town of Guildford 
the like Sum of ten pounds and direct that the said Sums of ten pounds 
and ten pounds shall in one Month next after my decease be paid out by 
my Executor in buying Bread to be distributed amongst the said poor 
respectively And  I give all my Wearing Apparel to my Maid Servant living 
with me at my death who usually attends in my person And I also give 
unto her the Sum of ten pounds over and besides what I may then owe 
her And I give unto my Servant John Morrell the Sum if he should be 
living with me at my death the Sum of one hundred pounds over and 
besides what I may then owe him  And to my Servant Richard Sandford if 
he lives with me at the time of my death the Sum of one fifty pounds for 
his Fidelity and diligent Attendance on me during my Sauciness over and 
besides what I may then owe him at the time of my decease  And to my 
Servant John Fladgate if he live with me at my decease the Sum of one 
twenty pounds over and besides what I may owe him  And to all the Rest 
of my Servants not herein before named or mentioned who shall live with 
me at my decease the Sum of ten pounds a piece over and besides what I 
shall owe them respectively at my death  And I give to the several persons 
herein after named the several Sums of Money herein after mentioned 
that is to say to Mrs Bridget Mornington of Sarnsfield in the County of 
Hereford the Sum of five hundred pounds  To the Right Honorable 
William Hall Lord Viscount Gage in the Kingdom of Ireland And to his 
Brother The Honorable Thomas Gage two hundred Pounds a piece to 
Maria Gage oldest Daughter of the said Thomas Gage one Hundred 
Pounds to the Right Honorable Henry Lord Arundel of Wardour the Sum 
of twenty pounds to Christina Lady Arundel his Wife the Sum of twenty 
pounds to Henrietta Countess of ??? the Sum of twenty pounds To Lady 
Gage Wife of the aforesaid William Hall Lord Viscount Gage the Sum of 
twenty pounds To Mrs Porter Wife of ______ Porter of Bath Esquire and 
Daughter of  Cosmas Nevill Esquire deceased the like Sum of twenty 
pounds  To William Nevill Son of the said Cosmas Neville the like Sum of 
twenty pounds To the Right Honourable Ann Countess of Newburgh the 
Sum of twenty pounds  To Mrs Charlotte Gastaldi Widow the Sum of 
twenty pounds To the Right Honourable Teresa Countess Dowager of 
Traquaire the Sum of twenty pounds To her Sister Miss Elizabeth Congers 
Spinster and to Miss Margaret Preston of Carey Street Lincolns Inn 
Fields Spinster the Sum of fifty pounds a piece to Mrs Frances Fitz Gerald 
of East Horsely in the said County of Surry  Mrs Elizabeth Oglethorpe 
Wife of General Larry Oglethorpe  Mrs Ann Mornington of Sairnsfield 
aforesaid Mrs Ann Tipping late of Woolley in the County of Bucks 
Widow  Mrs Elizabeth Cavendish of Luffield in the County of Bucks 
Widow  Mrs Ann Winter Wife of Forth Winter of Pall Mall Esquire  Mrs 
_____ Bird Wife of Mr Bird of Reigate in the said County of Surry and 
Mrs Mary Arundel of Princes Street Hanover Square Widow the like Sum 
of twenty pounds a piece  To Mary Markham the elder Daughter of 
George Markham late of Claxby in the County of Lincoln Esquire 
deceased the like Sum of twenty pounds and to her sister Catherine 
Markham the Sum of five pounds to Molier Mary Air Widow Daughter of 
Richard Jenkins late of Sutton in Woking aforesaid deceased the Sum of 
three pounds and three shillings To Philip Mant my old Workman the 
Sum of two pounds and two shillings  To Ann Otway Wife of John Otway 
of Sutton in Woking aforesaid my old workwoman the like Sum of two 
pounds and two shillings  And to David Francis one of my old Tenants the 
Sum of ten pounds  And I also give to the said David Francis all Arrears of 
Rent which shall be due and owing from him and his late Father or either 
of them to me at my decease  And I do hereby in aid of my Personal 
Estate not herein after and hereby specifically given or disposed of charge 
all my Manors Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and Real 
Estate whatsoever with the payment of the debts of my Father which are 
now but few and those small and all such of my own just debts as are not 
Serviced by Mortgage or Mortgages notwithstanding the debts aforesaid 
or any of them have been or shall be due and owing before or beyond the 
time limitted by the Statute for Payment of Debts and of my Funeral 
Expences and the aforesaid pecuniary Legacies which Legacies I direct 
shall be paid at the end of twelve Calendar Months next after my decease  
And I give and devise unto John Morrell aforesaid his Heirs and Assigns 
for and during the Life of Melior Mary Davis the Wife of James Davis of 
Sutton aforesaid one Annuity or Yearly Rent of five pounds clear of and 
without any Deduction or Abatement whatsoever out of the same or any 
part thereof for or by reason of any Taxes Charges or Impositions 
whatsoever to the Issuing and going out of all my Messuages Lands and 
Tenements Hereditaments and Real estate in the said County of Surry and 
to be paid by equal half yearly payments the first half yearly payment 
thereof to begin and be made at the end of six calendar Months next 
after my decease to have hold receive and take the said Annuity or Yearly 
Rent of five pounds unto the said John Morrell his Heirs and Assigns for 
and during the Life of the said Melior Mary Davis In trust that they the 
said John Morrell his Heirs and Assigns do and shall from time to time pay 
the said Annuity or Yearly Rent of five pounds into the proper Hands of 
the said Melior Mary Davis for her sole and separate use and disposal 
Exclusive of the said James Davis the Husband and wherewith he shall not 
in any wise intermeddle neither shall the same or any part thereof be 
subject or liable to his Debts Controlls or Management or 
nonengagements but the Receipt and Receipts of the said Melior Mary 
Davis shall only be Effectual and sufficient discharge for the said Annuity 
or Yearly Rent of Five pounds or such part or parts thereof as shall be 
therein respectively acknowledged and expressed to be received And if it 
shall happen that the said Annuity or Yearly Rent of five pounds or any 
half yearly payment thereof shall be behind and unpaid in part or in the 
whole by the Space of twenty one Days next after the day or time 
whereon the same ought to be paid as aforesaid then and so often and 
from time to time it shall and may be lawful to and for the said John 
Morrell his Heirs and Assigns into and upon my said Messuages Lands 
Tenements Hereditaments and Real Estate charged therewith as 
aforesaid or any part or parts thereof to enter and distrain for the said 
Annuity or Yearly Rent or so much thereof as shall be in arrear and all 
arrears thereof and the Distress and Distresses then and there found to 
take hold drive carry away and impound and in Pound to detain and keep 
until the said Annuity or Yearly Rent and all Arrears thereof and Costs 
Charges and Expences attending the taking such distress or distresses 
shall be fully paid and satisfied and in default in due time after such 
distress or distresses shall be so taken to appraise and sell or dispose of 
the same Distress or Distresses or otherwise to demean therein according 
to Law in like manner as in distresses taken for Rent reserved and due 
upon Lease or Demise to the Intent that thereby the said John Morrell his 
Heirs or Assigns shall and may be fully paid and satisfied the said Annuity 
or Yearly Rent and all Arrears thereof and all Costs Charges and Expences 
attending the Recovery thereof and subject and charged and chargeable 
as aforesaid and with the said Annuity or Yearly Sum of five pounds and 
the Remedies for the same charged as aforesaid on my Surry Estate  I give 
and devise all my Manors Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments 
and Real Estate in the Counties of Surry aforesaid Sussex and Stafford and 
elsewhere in the Kingdom of Great Britain unto John Webbe Son of 
Thomas Webbe of Brooke Green near Hammersmith in the County of 
Middlesex Esquire for and during his the said John Webbes natural Life 
without Impeachment of or for any manner of waste and from and after 
the determination of that Estate I give and devise all my said Manors 
Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and Real Estate unto 
Richard Street of West Clandon in the aforesaid County of Surry 
Gentleman and Robert Broughton of Send in the said County of Surry 
Gentleman and their Heirs for and during the term of the natural Life of 
the said John Webbe upon trust to support and preserve the contingent 
Estates thereof herein after limited from being ?????d or discontinued 
and for that purpose to make entries as occasion shall require but 
nevertheless to permit and suffer the said John Webbe and his Assigns to 
have and take the Rents and Issues and Profits of the said devised 
premises to his and their own use and uses for and during the term of his 
natural Life without Impeachment of or for any manner of waste and 
from and immediately after his decease I give and devise all the said 
premises unto the first Son of the Body of the said John Webbe lawfully 
to be begotten and the Heirs Male of the Body of such first Son lawfully 
issuing and for default of such Issue I give and devise all the said devised 
premises unto the second Son of the Body of John Webbe lawfully to be 
begotten and the Heirs Male of the Body of such second Son lawfully 
issuing and for default of such Issue I give and devise all the said devised 
premises unto the third Son and all and every other Son and Sons of the 
Body of the said John Webbe lawfully to be begotten severally and 
successively one after another as they and every of them shall be in 
Seniority of Age and priority of birth and to the several and respective 
Heirs Male of the Body and Bodies of all and every such Son and Sons 
lawfully Issuing the Eldest of such Sons and the Heirs Male of his Body 
lawfully issuing being always referred and to take before the younger of 
such Sons and the Heirs Male of his and their Body and Bodies lawfully 
issuing and for default of such Issue I give and devise all the said devised 
premises unto all and every the Daughter and Daughters of the Body of 
the said John Webbe lawfully to be begotten equally to be divided 
between them share and share alike and to take as Tenants in common 
and not as joint Tenants in case there shall be more than one such 
Daughter and to the Heirs of the Body and Bodies of such daughter and 
Daughters respectively And for default of such Issue I give and devise all 
my said Manors Messuages Lands Tenements Hereditaments and Real 
Estate unto William Plunkett Son of James Plunket of Woolhampton in 
the aforesaid County of Berks commonly called Earl of Fingall now an 
Infant of tender Years for and during his the said William Plunketts 
natural Life without Impeachment of or for any manner of Waste with 
such Remainder to the said Richard Street and Robert Broughton and 
their Heirs for and during the term of the natural Life of him the said 
William Plunkett In trust to preserve the contingent Remainders and with 
such and the life Remainders and Estates to the Sons and Daughters of 
the said William Plunkett and the Heirs of their Bodies in such and the like 
manner and form as I have above devised and limitted the said devised 
Premises unto the Sons and Daughters of the said John Webbe and for 
default of such Issue of the said William Plunket I give and devise all the 
said devised Premises unto the Right Heirs of the said John Webbe for 
ever provided always and my Will is and I do hereby declare that it shall 
and may be lawful to and for the said John Webbe and the Sons or 
Daughters of his Body begotten and also for the said William Plunket and 
the Sons or Daughters of his Body begotten when and as they shall 
severally and respectively be in the actual possession of or intitled to the 
Receipt of the Rents Issues and Profits of the Messuages Lands 
Hereditaments and Premises herein before devised by virtue of or under 
any of the Estates or Limitations thereof Limited or created by virtue of 
this my Will and for the Guardians or respective Guardians of any such 
Son or Sons Daughter or Daughters during their respective Minorities by 
Indenture or Indentures under their respective Hands and Seals to demise 
Lease or grant all or any of my said Messuages Lands Tenements and 
Hereditaments and Real Estate (except my Manor of the Maze in the 
Borough of Southwark in the aforesaid County of Surry and the Lands and 
Tenements thereto belonging and my other Lands and Tenements in the 
said Borough of Southwark which may be demised as herein after 
mentioned) to any person or persons for any term or number of years not 
exceeding Twenty one Years to take Effect in Possession and not in 
Reversion or by way of future Interest so as upon every such Demise 
Lease or Grant there be reserved to continue due and payable during the 
Continuance thereof to be incident to and go along with the Reversion or 
Remainders expectant on every such Demise Lease or Grant the best and 
most improved Yearly Rent which can reasonably be had and obtained for 
such part or parts of the premises as shall be comprized therein 
respectively without taking any Fine or Income or any other thing in 
nature or in Lieu of a Fine or Income for or in respect of the making such 
Demises Leases or Grants and so as in all and every such Demises Leases 
or Grants there be contained a Clause or Condition of Reentry in case the 
said Rent or Rents thereby to be reserved be behind or unpaid by the 
Space of twenty one days and so as there be not contained in any such 
Demise Lease or Grant any Clause or Words whereby any Power or 
Authority shall be given to any Lessee or Grantee whomsoever to request 
Waste or relief for any such Lessee or Grantee shall be exempted from 
Forfeiture or Punishment for committing the same and so as every such 
Lessee or Grantee do and shall Execute a Counterpart of each such Lease 
or Grant respectively  And my Will also is And I do hereby declare that it 
shall and may be lawful to and for the said John Webbe and the Sons or 
Daughters of his Body begotten and also to and for the said William 
Plunket and the Sons or Daughters of his Body begotten when and as 
they shall severally and respectively be in the actual possession of or 
intitled to the Receipt of the Rents Issues and Profits of the said 
Messuages Lands Hereditaments and Premises herein before devised by 
virtue of or under any of the Estates or Limitations thereof limited or 
created by virtue of this my Will and for the Guardians or respective 
Guardians of any such Son or Sons Daughter or Daughters during their 
respective Minorities by Indenture or Indentures under their respective 
Hands and Seals from time to time to demise Lease or Grant such part or 
parts of the said Messuages Lands and Hereditaments as are situate 
within my said Manor of the Maze or in the Borough of Southwark 
aforesaid upon which Lands any Messuage Dwelling House or other 
Buildings now is or shall be then standing and being and which any 
person or persons shall be willing to Rebuild and impose and also such 
part or parts of the Ground and Premises not before built upon or upon 
which no Erection or Building shall be then standing and being unto any 
person or persons for any for any term or number of years not exceeding 
Sixty one Years to take Effect in Possession and not in Remainder or by 
way of future Interest so as upon every such last mentioned Leases so to 
be made and granted as aforesaid there be reserved to continue payable 
half yearly or oftner during the terms in such Leases to be granted to be 
incident to and go along with the Reversion or Remainder of the same 
premises immediately expectant thereon the best and most improved 
Yearly Rent and Rents that can at the time of making or granting such 
Leases be reasonably had or got for such the same without taking any 
Fine premium or Foregift for or in respect of the making thereof  And also 
the end or Expiration of the first fourteen Years of any  of the said terms 
so to be granted as aforesaid to renew the said Leases and grant new 
Leases of the said Premises from time to time for the term of sixty one 
years commencing and to take Effect from the Expiration of the said term 
of fourteen years under the same Rent as was before reserved in the 
former Leases the Lessee paying unto the person so granting such Lease 
or Leases such a Sum of Money as such Person shall think fit for and by 
way of a Fine for the Renewal thereof at the end of every fourteen Years 
and also to renew any other Leases of the said Premises which shall be 
Subsisting at the time of my decease for the like term of Sixty one years 
commencing and to take Effect from the expiration of the first fourteen 
Years thereof in the same manner as aforesaid And also to demise Lease 
and Grant any of the Messuages Ground Buildings and Premises situate 
standing or being within the said Manor of the Maze or in the said 
Borough of Southwark on which Ground any Erection or Building shall 
then be Built standing or being for any term or number of years not 
exceeding thirty one Years for repairing and Improving the said Buildings 
and Premises with Liberty of taking such Fine or Fines for granting such 
last mentioned Lease or Leases so to be granted as aforesaid there be 
reserved to continue payable half yearly or oftner during the continuance 
of such Leases as great a Yearly Ground Rent at the least as shall then be 
reserved or payable for the same And so as no Clause be contained in any 
one of the several Leases to be granted as aforesaid giving power to any 
Lessee or Lessees to r???mit waste or Exempting him her or them from 
Punishment foir committing the same and so as the respective Lessees 
execute counterparts of all such building and Repairing Leases And I do 
hereby desire and direct authorize and empower and also require and 
enjoin the said John Webbe to compleat and carry into Execution all and 
every such Contracts and Agreements as will by parole or otherwise 
which at my death shall be Subsisting or depending between me and any 
person or persons for Letting Setting Leasing or Demising any of my said 
Messuages Lands Tenements and Hereditaments and also between me 
and any person or persons for the Sale of any Timber or wood upon any 
of my said Lands or Hereditaments and also all other Contracts and 
Agreements between me and any person or persons whomsoever and 
that in all things according to the true Intent and Meaning of all the said 
Contracts or Agreements  And my Will further is and I do hereby direct 
that all such Leasehold Lands Grounds and Tenements as I have or am or 
shall be entitled to for any Term or number of years shall from and 
immediately after my Death go and belong to the Person or Persons who 
for the time being shall by Virtue of this my Will be entitled to my Real 
Estate aforesaid for such Estates and Interests as I have herein before 
given to them respectively therein to the end and Intent that the said 
Leasehold Lands Grounds and Tenements and my said Real Estate may go 
and be held and enjoyed together so long as the nature of my Estates and 
Interests in the said Leasehold Lands Grounds and Tenements will permit 
And my Will further is and I do also direct that all my Plate Pictures 
Household Goods and Utensils in my Mansion House at Sutton Place 
aforesaid and my Mansion House of Roughey Place in Sussex shall go and 
belong to the Person or Persons who for the time being shall by Virtue of 
this my Will be entitled to my said Mansion House for such estates as I 
have hereby given to them respectively therein and be held and enjoyed 
therewith as Heir Looms as far as the Rules of Law or Equity will permit  
And I do desire and request that the said John Webbe and such other 
persons and person who for the time being shall by Virtue of this my Will 
be entitled to my said Real Estate shall and will take and constantly use 
the Sir Name of Weston  And I give and bequeath all the Rest Residue and 
Remainder of my Goods Chattels Credits and Personal Estate unto the 
said John Webbe his Executors Administrators and Assigns And I hereby 
nominate make and appoint the said John Webbe sole Executor of this 
my Will  In Witness whereof I have to each and every sheet of this my Will 
the whole thereof being wrote on six sheets of paper set my Hand and to 
the last sheet thereof my Seal also this seventh day of April in the Year of 
our Lord Christ one thousand seven hundred and seventy six _ Melior 
Mary Weston   Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said Melior 
Mary Weston the Testatrix as and for her last Will and Testament in the 
presence of us who at her request have hereunto Subscribed our Names 
as Witnesses thereto in her presence and in the presence of each other of 
us  Jn.o Livets of Albemarle Street _ K Corse of Scotland Yard Whitehall _ 
Mich. Barnes
This Will was proved at London the seventeenth day of June in the Year of 
our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty two before the 
Worshipful Thomas Bever 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 Oath of 
John Webbe Esquire 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 he having been first Sworn duly to 
administer.