In the name of God Amen  The Fourth Day of February Anno Dni 
1710  I Edward Goring of the Parish of Horsell in the County of Surry 
Yeoman, being sick in Body but of sound and perfect mind and 
understanding Thanks be to God for the same do make and declare 
this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following  
Imprimis I recomend my soul into the hands of Almighty God And my 
body to be buried in such decent manner as my Executrix hereafter 
mentioned shall think proper  And as to such worldly Estate as it hath 
pleased God to bless me with I give devise and bequeath in manner 
following  Item I give and devise unto my Eldest Son John Goreing all 
that my dwelling House or Farm wherein I now Live at Horsell 
aforesaid with all and singular the Barns Outhouses Lands and 
premises with the appurtenances whatsoever to the said Farm 
belonging and appertaining To hold the same to him and his Heirs for 
Ever from and immediately after the Decease of my Wife Elizabeth 
(she being Enjoyntured in the same)  Item I give and devise unto my 
said Son John all those my arrable Lands lying in Horsell aforesaid 
containing by estimation Eighteen Acres be the same more or less 
and called or known by the Name of Bunions when he shall attain to 
the Age of One and Twenty Years To hold the same from thence to 
him and his Heirs for ever  Item I give and devise unto my said Son 
John all that Freehold Mead lying and being in the Parish of 
Chobham in the County aforesaid and known by the Name of west 
Mead and also all that my peice of Brook Ground called long Lane 
Brook lying and being in the Parish of Wokeing in the County of Surry 
when he shall attain to the Age of One and Twenty Years To hold the 
same from thence to him and his Heirs for ever  Item I give and 
devise unto my said Son John all my Copyhold Lands and Tenements 
whatsoever lying and being in the Mannor of Bisley in the said 
County And also all my Copyhold Lands and Tenements whatsoever 
lying and being in the Mannor of Chobham in the said County when 
he shall attain to the Age of One and Twenty Years To hold the same 
to him and his Heirs for ever according to the custom of the said 
Mannors which said Copyhold premises I have surrendered to the 
use of this my last Will which before devised Lands and premises 
unto my said Son John given shall stand chargeable with and subject 
to the payment of Six hundred pounds to my Son Edward Goreing 
And the Summe of Six hundred pounds unto my Son William 
Goreing which I give and bequeath to each of them respectively to 
be paid to them respectively by my said Son John when they shall 
attain to their respective Ages of Twenty one years  Item I give and 
devise unto my Son James Goreing all that my Farm with all and 
singular the Barns Stables outhouses Lands and premises with the 
appurts thereto belonging or appertaining situate and being at 
Worplesdon in the said County when he shall attain to his Age of One 
and Twenty years To hold the same from thence to him and his Heirs 
for Ever subject to and chargeable with and out of the same unto my 
Daughter Elizabeth the summe of Three hundred pounds which I 
give and bequeath unto my said Daughter to be paid by my said Son 
James out of the said Farm when she shall attain the Age of One and 
Twenty years  And if it shall happen that my Eldest Son John shall dye 
before he shall attain to the Age of Twenty one years Then my will 
and meaning is  and I do devise and direct that the Estate herein to 
him devised as aforesaid shall be equally divided amongst my 
surviving Children when they shall attain the Age of Twenty one 
years share and share alike And if my younger Children shall dye 
before they or either of them shall attain to the Age of Twenty one 
years Then I will and direct that the premises or Bequest or Portion 
of such younger Child so dying shall be equally divided between my 
younger Children  Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter 
Elizabeth the summe of Fifty pounds to be paid to her by my 
Executrix when she shall attain to the Age of Twenty one years  And 
further I will and direct that my loving Wife Elizabeth shall have and 
enjoy the profitts and Rents of my Estate untill my Children shall 
respectively attain to their respective Ages of One and Twenty years 
for and towards their bringing up maintenance and Education And 
Lastly I make constitute and appoint my loving Wife Elizabeth my 
sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament unto whom I give 
and bequeath all the Rest of my Goods and chattles whatsoever To 
hold the same to her and her Assigns for Ever And I further appoint 
and desire my loving Friends Henry Edmead John Inwood John 
Collyer of Horsell and Henry Rogers of Chobham and Joseph Roake 
to be Trustees and Overseers of this my last Will and Testament unto 
Revoking and disanulling all former Wills by me heretofore made  In 
witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and Seal the day and 
year first above written. 
Edward Goring
Sealed published and declared by the said Edward Goring the 
Testator to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who 
subscribed our names in the presence of the said Testator the Day 
and year above written
the mark of George Harding   Henry Rogers   John Longust   Richard 
Hastler

Probatum fuit ... Undecimo die Mensis Maii Anno Dni Millesimo 
Septingemino Undecimo ...

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