The last Will and Testament of me Richard Bonsey of 
Horsell in the County of Surry Gentleman In the 
First place I give and devise to my Father in Law 
Richard Smither of Perryfield in the County of 
Middlesex Yeoman Henry Roake the Elder of 
Kettlewell in the said parish of Horsell Gentleman 
and Henry Roake the younger of Kettlewell 
aforesaid Gentleman their Heirs and assigns all that 
my Manor of Twitchen otherwise Touchen together with 
all and every the rights Members and appurtenances 
thereunto belonging or appertaining and also all that 
my Messuage or Tenement Farm Lands and Tythes 
situate lying and being in Horsell aforesaid and in 
Cobham in the said County of Surrey or in either of 
them and now in my own occupation and also all other 
my Messuages Lands Tenements Tythes and 
Hereditaments whatsoever or wheresoever in the said 
County of Surry and I also give and bequeath to the 
said Richard Smither Henry Roake the Elder and Henry 
Roake the younger all my Goods Chattles and Personal 
Estate whatsoever  In Trust nevertheless as for and 
concerning all my said Real and Personal Estate to sell 
and dispose thereof in the best manner and to the best 
purchasor or purchasors that can be procured for the 
same respectively And as to my said Real estate untill 
such purchasor or purchasors can be procured to 
receive have and take the Rents Issues an profits 
thereof and from time to time let the same to such 
person or persons and in such manner as they shall in 
their discretion think best And as for and concerning 
the money which shall arise by the said Rents and 
profits and by such sale of my said Real and Personal 
Estates to pay apply and dispose thereof in manner and 
form following that is to say In the first place in 
answering and paying all my just Debts and funeral 
Expences and in the next place as for and concerning 
four hundred pounds part thereof to and place the 
same out at Interest from time to time until the said 
principal money shall become payable as hereinafter 
mentioned (taking from time to time the Approbation in 
writing of my dear and loving Wife during her 
natural life in putting and placing the same out at 
Interest as aforesaid and as concerning the Interest 
and profits of the said four hundred pounds to pay the 
same unto my said dear and loving Wife for and during 
the term of her natural life and as for and concerning 
all the residue of the said money arising by the said 
Rents and profits of my said Real Estate and by the 
sale of my said Real and Personal Estate to put and 
place the same at Interest from time to time till the 
same shall become payable as hereinafter mentioned 
and as for and concerning the Interest and profits of 
the said four hundred pounds after my said Wifes 
decease to lay out spend and bestow the same 
according to their discretion in the Education 
maintenance and bringing up of all my Children 
(without being confined to any equality as to the said 
money so to be laid out spent and bestowed) until they 
shall respectively attain the age of twenty one years 
and to pay to each of my said Children at their 
respective ages of twenty one years an equal 
proportion of the said Residuum of the said principal 
money and also to pay to my said Children respectively 
at their respective ages of twenty one years or the 
decease of my said Wife which shall last happen the 
said sum of four hundred pounds in equal proportion 
and if any or either of my said Children shall happen to 
die without Issue before his or her part or share parts 
or shares become payable then the part or share parts 
or shares of him her or them so dying I direct to be 
paid to the survivor and survivors of them equally at 
their said ages of twenty one years respectively but if  
such Child or Children so dying before his or her part or 
share parts or shares become payable shall leave 
behind him her or them any Child or Children then such 
child or children so left shall be intitled to the Father or 
Mothers part or share parts or shares and if more than 
one Child in equal proportion and of this my said Will I 
do make and appoint the said Richard Smither Henry 
Roake the Elder and Henry Roake the younger 
Executors and hereby revoke all former and other wills 
by me at any time heretofore made and it is my will 
and directions that neither of my said Trustees be 
answerable the one for the other of them or of the 
Heirs Executors or administrators of the other of them 
and that neither of my said Trustees their Heirs 
Executors or Administrators shall be answerable for any 
money that shall happen to be lost without their wilful 
neglect or default and it is also my will and direction 
that the said Trustees shall be at Liberty and have a 
right to retain out of any  of the said Trust money not 
only so much as they shall respectively reasonably 
expend and lay out in executing the said trust But also 
what they shall reasonably and respectively deserve for 
their care and trouble in managing the same and it is 
also my will and directions that in case the Interest and 
profits of the residuum of my said Real and Personal 
Estate and of the Interest and profits of the said four 
hundred pounds after my said Wifes decease shall not 
prove sufficient for the bringing up maintaining and 
educating  my said Children that then all or any part of 
the said residue of the said principal money so directed 
to be put out at Interest as aforesaid or of the said four 
hundred pounds after the decease of my said Wifes 
decease shall be applied for that purpose   In Witness 
whereof I the said Richard Bonsey have to this my last 
Will and Testament contained in two sheets of paper 
set my hand to the first and my hand and seal to the 
last the          day of June in the twenty ninth year of 
the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the second by 
the grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland 
King defender of the Faith &r and in the year of our 
Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty five Rich.d 
Bonsey
Signed sealed published and declared by the said 
Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the 
presence of us who have subscribed our names as 
witnesses thereto in the presence of the said Testator 
the words without Issue at the beginning of the second 
line of this Sheet being first wrote and a razure _ 
Olump Salmon _ William Gray _ J Chatfield.

I Richard Bonsey of Horsell in the County of Surry 
Gentleman do this thirtieth day of August in the year of 
our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Sixty eight 
make and publish this Codicil to my last Will and 
Testament in manner following whereas since the 
Signing and Sealing of my last Will and Testament 
which through mistake the day of the month was left 
out which I do this day renew and confirm Henry Roake 
the Elder and Henry Roake the younger parties to 
whom I give my Estate in Trust are deceased Now I do 
hereby declare that my Will is and I do hereby appoint 
William Edmead the Elder of Stanes in the County 
of Middlesex Gent and Richard Roake of Kettlewell 
of Horsell in the County of Surry Gentleman their 
heirs and assigns In Trust instead of the said Henry 
Roake the Elder and Henry Roake the younger 
deceased and do hereby give and devise to them full 
power as is in and by my said Will and Testament 
published and declared to be given to Henry Roake t 
and Henry Roake deceased as aforesaid and further I 
hereby order and declare my will is I give my dear and 
loving Wife for term of her natural life all that my 
freehold Messuage or Tenement where I now dwell 
together with the outbuildings yard Lane and Backside 
and garden belonging to the same and also one Close 
of Meadow adjoining the Garden containing by 
estimation twenty acres and an half more or less and 
also all my Household Goods and Furniture plate and 
Linnen for term of her natural life and from and after 
her decease the whole to be divided amongst my 
Children equal by my Trustees as by the will directs 
and it is my full intent and meaning  and my will is that 
although one of my Children at the time of the signing 
of my will aforesaid was unborn the said Child shall 
partake and be coheir and have equal share in all 
things even the same as if he had been then born 
according to the directions of my said will and Lastly it 
is my desire that this my present Codicil be annexed to 
this my last Will and Testament to all intents and 
purposes  In Witness whereof I have hereunto this my 
last Will and Testament contained in two sheets of 
paper set my hand and seal this day above written 
Rich.d Bonsey
Signed sealed published and declared by the above 
named Richard Bonsey as a Codicil to be annexed to 
his last Will and Testament in the presence of _ John 
Alexander _ William Stevens _ John Knowls.


Proved at London 19 July 1773

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