In the name of God Amen The fourth day of June annoq dni 1725 
And in the Eleventh Yeare of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord King 
George over Great Britaine &r  I Richard Lee the Elder of Wokeing in 
the County of Surrey Yeoman being through Gods mercy in perfect 
Mind Memory and understanding But considering the uncertaine 
state of this Life  Doe hereby make constitute and appoint This to be 
my last Will and Testament revokeing all former Wills and 
Testaments by me at any time heretofore made Imprimis I chearfully 
resigne my Soule into the hands of the Allmighty God Assuredly 
trusting for Mercy through the meritts of my Saviour the Lord Christ 
Jesus And my body to the Earth to be decently buryed at the 
discretion of my Executrix herein after named  And as to the 
disposition of my Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased Almighty 
God to Bless me with I hereby Give devise Bequeath and dispose 
thereof in manner and forme following (that is to say)  Item I hereby 
Give devise and bequeath unto my son Richard Lee all that my 
Copyhold Messuage or tenem.t Barnes Stables other out buildings 
Gardens and orchards together with Sixty Six acres of land more or 
less thereunto belonging and appertaining scituate standing lyeing 
and being in Wokeing aforesaid and now in my own occupacon 
known by the name of Egley To hold to my said son Richard Lee his 
heires and assignes for ever as soon as he shall attaine to his full age 
of Six and Twenty Yeares and not before he my said son paying out 
of the same to my wife Anne Lee his Mother Fifteen pounds P 
annum by halfe Yearly paym.ts (free and cleere of all taxes) dureing 
the terme of her Natural Life  Item I hereby Give devise and 
bequeath unto my son John Lee his heires and assignes for ever All 
that my Freehold Messuage or tenem.t Barnes and Buildings and 
premises together with two and twenty acres of land thereunto 
belonging lying in the Tything of Goldsworth in Wokeing aforesaid To 
hold to him my said son John Lee and his heires as aforesaid when he 
shall attaine to his full age of Six and Twenty Yeares He paying out of 
the same Tenn pounds Pr annum to my said wife by halfe Yearly 
paym.ts (free of all taxes) dureing the terme of her Natural Life  Item I 
hereby Give devise and bequeath unto my son Thomas Lee and his 
heires for ever All that my piece or parcell of Freehold Land nown by 
the name of Mayford Mead in Wokeing aforesaid conteyning Three 
acres more or less together with two acres of Copyhold Land more or 
less lying in Wokeing Broad Mead in the parish of Send in the said 
County more I hereby Give and Bequeath unto my said son Thomas 
and his heires Four closes of Copyhold land conteyning Eight acres 
more or less and one other close of land called Carthouse als 
Claycocks by estimacon four acres one acre called Strings two acres 
of meadow called Longlane Mead all in the Tything of Goldsworth 
aforesaid all which said Freehold and Copyhold lands and premises 
with the appurtenances last menconed I hereby Give devise and 
Bequeath unto my said son Thomas Lee his heires and assignes for 
ever But my will and meaning further Is that if my said son Thomas 
Lee should dye before he attaine to his full age of One and Twenty 
Yeares then I hereby Devise give and bequeath the said lands (given 
and bequeathed unto my said son Thomas) unto my son Joseph Lee 
and to his heires and assignes  Item I hereby Give devise and 
bequeath unto my said son Joseph Lee All my Copyhold Lands and 
premises which I lately purchased of the Daughters of late Thomas 
Lamboth called Newlands Sheppards Barrons Mead and Westwood 
or such like name or names conteyning by estimacon Sixteen acres 
more or less lying and being in Goldsworth aforesaid in the said 
parish of Wokeing To hold to my said son Joseph Lee and his heires 
and assignes for ever But my Will and meaning further Is that if my 
said son Thomas Lee and my said son Joseph Lee should both dye 
before their respective ages of One and Twenty Yeares Then  I 
hereby Give and Bequeath the last menconed Lands and premises to 
my said son John Lee and his Heires and assignes He paying out of 
the same Three hundred pounds of Lawfull money to my daughters 
that shall be then Living to be Equally divided between them  Item I 
hereby Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Anne Lee the sume of 
Two hundred and Fifty pounds of lawfull money of Great Britain to 
be paid to her by my Executrix at her age of Six [sic] and Twenty 
Yeares  Item I hereby Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter Mary 
Lee the like sume of Two hundred and Fifty pounds of like lawfull 
money of Great Britain to be paid to her by my Executrix hereinafter 
named at her age of One and Twenty Yeares  Item I hereby Give and 
Bequeath unto my Daughter Allice Lee the like sume of Two hundred 
and Fifty pounds of like lawfull money of Great Britain to be paid as 
aforesaid by my Executrix at her age of One and Twenty Yeares But 
my will and meaning further is that if either of my said Daughters 
should dye before they or either of them atttaine to their respective 
ages of One and Twenty Years Then such legacy or legacyes I hereby 
give and order to be equally divided between my surviving daughters 
at her or their ages of One and twenty years But my will and meaning 
further is that if either of my said Daughters should be marryed 
without the consent or approbation of their Mother my now wife if 
then living or my Overseers herein after named Then in such Case 
such Daughter or Daughters so marryed Her or their Legacy or 
Legacyes so marryed shall be equally divided between her other 
sisters not so offending  Item I do hereby Nominate Constitute 
ordain and Appoint my Loving Wife Anne Lee full whole and sole 
Executrix of this my Last will and testament she paying my just debts 
Legacies and funerall Expences And I do order my said Executrix to 
hold the rents and proffitts of my said Messuages Lands and 
premises before given to my said sons Richard Lee and John Lee for 
her own use and benefitt untill they attaine to their severall ages of 
Six and twenty Yeares And I doe hereby desire my Loving Uncle Mr 
John Lee of London Merch.t my Brother in Law Mr Robert Harvest 
of Woking aforesaid Mr Henry Shurrett als Shurrod and Thomas 
Howard of Woking to be and act as Overseers in assisting my said 
Executrix in the due and true Execution of this my last Will and 
Testament  In Testimony whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and 
Seale the daye and  yeare first above written Richard Lee
Signed Sealed Published and declared by the above said Richard Lee 
the testator to be his last Will and Testam.t in the presence of us who 
as witnesses hereunto Subscribed our names in the presence of the 
said Testator Richard Lee. 
Thomas Martyn   Rob: Harvest   Jone Harvest

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