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beginne wth my better parte my Soul which I resigne & comitt into the mercifull hands of God that made it & of Jesus Christ his sonne that redeemed it Hopeinge for & expectinge eternall life & salvation by his onelie meanes and meritts applyed unto my soul by faith in him wrought in me by the free & powerfull workinge of the holy ghost that gracious & divine spirit To whome with the most holy father & his ever blessed sonne be ascribed all honour glorie power praise & dominion world wthout end Amen My body that disesteemed pte the interringe thereof I referre to the care & discretion of my surviveinge freinds especially my executors But desire wthall that it may be inhumed in the Chancell of the Church of Mexbrough aforesaid as neare the place where my deare father was buried as the ground will afford and for my remaineinge temporall estate not given nor settled upon my eldest sonne Thomas Horne nor yet disposed of I give & dispose it in manner followinge FIRST whereas it was the desire & intention of my deceased father that I should settle & convey unto John Horne my brother for the terme of his natural life the remainder in Tayle to his yssue all those his messuages cottages lands Tenemts & hereditam's wtsoever lyeinge and beinge in the towne or pish of Wakefeild whereof he dyed seised part whereof are freehold & pte coppiehold (except all such Messuages Lands & Tenemts as were by my said ffather in his lifetime or are or shall be by me since his death settled & given to ffeoffes in trust for the use of the poore in those Hospitalls in Wakefeild By him erected) I doe hereby give devise & bequeath All the said freehold Messuages Lands & tenemts unto my said Brother John Horne for & duringe the terme of his natural life And after his decease Then unto Wim Horne eldest sonne of the said John Horne & to the heires of his body lawfully begotten or to be begotten And for want of such yssue then to the second sonne of him the said John Horne lawfully begotten or to be begotten And for want of such yssue then to the third sonne of the said John Horne & to the heires of his body lawfully begotten & to be begotten. And for want of such yssue to the fourth fifth & sixt sonnes of the body of the said John Horne lawfully begotten & to be begotten in like manner & for such estates as to the first sonne successivelie accordinge to their seniorities And for want of such heires then to the right heires of the said John Horne for ever And as for & concerninge the said Coppiehold Messuages Lands & Tenem's whereof my ffather dyed seised in Wakefeild aforesaid I doe hereby devise will & declare That the Surrender by me made of the Coppiehold Messuages Lands & Tenemts into the hands of the Lord

or Lords of the Mannor of Wakefeild by two Customary Tennants of the said Mannor shall be & enure to the use & behoofe of my said Brother John Horne for the terme of his natural life & after to his first second third fourth fifth & sixth sonnes in manner & forme and for such estate & estates as are before limitted of & in ye said freehold Lands And for want of such yssue of my said Brother John Horne then to the right heires of me the said William Horne for ever Alsoe I doe devise give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Horne my deare wife All my Messuages Lands Tenemts & hereditamts w'soever lyeinge and beinge in Mexbrough aforesaid (whereof I now stand seised) for her natural life (if she soe longe continue in my name & unmarried) But if she marrie againe Then my will & minde is that she onelie have the sume of threscore pounds yearelie paid unto her att the feasts of pentecost & St Martin the BPP in winter by equall porcons dureinge her life by Mr Benjamin Kent of Coldhindley gent. & Mr John Killingbecke of Heddingley in the pish of Leedes gent. (whom I hereby constitute & appoint Trustees for the uses intents & purposes herein & hereafter declared & expressed) And after the decease of the said Elizabeth I doe devise & give All the said Messuages Cottages, Lands Tenemts and hereditamts in Mexbrough aforesaid unto my sonne Alexander Horne for & duringe his natural life & after his decease then to the first sonne of the body of him the said Alexander Horne & to the heires of the body of such first sonne and for want of such yssue then to the second sonne of him the said Alexander & to the heires of the body of such second sonne and for want of such yssue then to the third sonne of the said Alexander Horne & to the heires of the body of such third sonne And for want of such yssue then to the fourth fifth & sixt sonnes of him the said Alexander & to the heires of the severall bodies of such fourth fifth & sixt sonnes respectivelie & successivelie accordinge to their seniorities And for default of yssue of the bodie of the said Alexander then to the right heires of me the said William Horne for ever. And if it shall happen the said yearely sume of threescore pounds to be in arreare & unpaid by my said Trustees by the space of thirtie dayes after any of the feasts or dayes of paymt att wch the same ought to be paid (beinge lawfully demanded) Then I doe devise & give unto my said wife the sume of Twentie shillings (as a penaltie) for every day that the said sume shall be unpaid as aforesaid over & above the said sume of threscore pounds yearely wth full power to enter into all or any of the p'misses & to distraine as well for the said sume in arreare as for the said penaltie (If any such shall happen

to be) ALSOE I give bequeath & graunt unto Benjamin Horne my youngest sonne out of the said Messuages Cottages Lands Tenemts & hereditamts in Mexbrough aforesaid after the deceasse of my said wife Elizabeth Horne & when the said Alexander Horne shall enter into possesse & enjoy the same If the said Beniamin be one & twentie yeares of age one Annuity or Rent Charge of forty pounds p Annu formerly purchased by my ffather for & duringe the naturall life of the said Benjamin To be paid by the said Alexander his heires or Assignes unto the said Benjamin at the ffeasts of Pentecost & St Martin the BPP in Winter by even & equall porcons And if it shall happen the said Annuitie or rent charge of fortie pounds p Annú or any pte thereof to be behinde & unpaid by the space of Thirtie dayes after any of the feasts or dayes of paymt att wch the same ought to be paid equally as aforesaid (beinge lawfully demanded) Then I doe devise & give unto my said sonne Benjamin the sume of Tenne shillings (as a penaltie) for every day that the said Annuitie of forty pounds shall be unpaid as aforesaid over & above the said sume of forty pounds yearely wth full power to enter into all or any the p'misses & to distreine as well for ye said sume in arreare as for ye said penaltie (If any such shall happen to be) And whereas it is supposed that the said Rent charge is redeemable by the heires of John Buckley at all times upon ye paymt of five hundred pounds Then my will & mind is that in case the said Rent charge be soe redeemed then the said sume of five hundred pounds shall be paid unto the said Benjamin (If he have accomplished the age of one & twenty yeares) & if not then unto my said Trustees for his use untill hee shall attaine those yeares ALSOE I further give unto the said Benjamin one house situate lyeinge & beinge in Wakefeild aforesaid wth all thappurtenaunces thereunto belonginge now in the tenure or occupation of Mary Potter Widdowe or her assignes (wch house I lately purchased of Mary Atkinson Widdowe deceased & Robert Atkinson her sonne) for & duringe the terme of his natural life & after his decease Then I devise & give the said house unto the ffirst sonne of the said Beniamin & to the heires of the body of such first sonne And for want of such yssue then to the second sonne of the said Beniamin in like manner And for want of yssue of the body of such second sonne then to the third fourth ffifth & sixt sonnes of the body of the said Beniamin in like manner & for such estates successivelie as are before limitted to the ffirst sonne of the said Beniamin And for want of such yssue then to the right heires of him the said Beniamin for ever ALSOE I doe devise & give unto my said Trustees Mr Beniamin Kent & Mr John Killingbeck

All that my Mannor of Coldhindley wth the Rights & appurtenances thereof together wth all & singuler my Messuages Cottages Lands & tenem's in Coldhindley aforesaid in the pish of ffellkirke in the said County in whose tenure soever the same be And alsoe all that Comon or Wast ground called Coldhindley Moore conteyneinge by estimation eightie acres (be it more or less) wth all other Lands Messuages Cottages Tenements and hereditaments w'soever whereof I die seised & wch I have not formerlie devised To the uses intents & purposes herein and hereafter declared & expressed (that is to say) To the intent that the said Trustees or the survivor of them shall and may lett sett & devise All or any the said Lands & Tenemts & the yearely rents & profitts thereof Demande collect and levie for the uses & purposes followinge (to witt) for & until the said Trustees or the survivor of them shall discharge and pay to my three Daughters Judith, Elizabeth & Sarah more then what I leave in good Debts upon Bonds (hereafter & hereby devised to them) soe much as shall make the portions of each of them five hundred pounds and if the said sumes shall be raised before my sonne WiHm Horne shall attaine the age of one and twentie yeares Then my will & mind is that the surplusage be disposed for & towards the putting forth of my two sonnes Alexander & Beniamen Apprentices the one (to witt Alexander) to a Leedes Merchant and the other to what Trade his Mother with the advice of my said Trustees shall think fitt ALSOE I give and bequeath unto my said three Daughters Judith Elizabeth & Sarah all my Debts due & payable upon Bond whether they be taken Myne or their names towards the said sume of five hundred pounds apeice wch I devise & bequeath to my said Daughters to be payd unto them successivelie accordinge to their seniorities (to witt) to the said Judith wthin six months after my decease together with the consideračon due for the same To my said Daughter Elizabeth soe much as is due uppon Bond to herselfe wthin six months after my deceasse together with the considerations due for the same & the remainder of five hundred pounds as it is raised by my said trustees to be put forth in her name & for her use till the said sume of five hundred be compleatlie made good to her & paid And because there is noe provision made for the p'sent maintenance of my said Daughter Sarah Therefore my will & minde is That my Daughter Judith allowe unto her yearelie (after the receipt of her five hundred pounds) the sume of five pounds towards her maintenance till my said Daughter Judith shall marrie & have occasion to use her said porčon Likewise that my Daughter Elizabeth pay unto her the sume of fiftie shillings yearely when she receives

use money for three hundred pounds and when she hath received her full sume of five hundred pounds then to pay & allowe her five pounds yearlie till she my said Daughter Elizabeth shall marrie & have occasion to use it And soe soone as any money shall be raised for my Daughter Sarah my will & minde is that it shall be put forth in her owne name & shee to have the proffitts thereof for her maintenance & towards her education And if any of my said Daughters shall dye unmarried before the said sume of five hundred pounds be fully payd (by my said Trustees or the survivor of them) unto her Then I devise & give soe much of the said sume as shall be unpaid (unto such deceased Daughter) unto the survivour or survivours of my said Daughters equally ALSOE I give & devise unto my sonne William Horne when he shall attaine the age of one & twentie yeares if all his Sisters porcons be raised and payd but not otherwise All that my Manor of Coldhindley aforesaid wth the rights & appurtenances thereof togather with all & singular my Messuages Cottages Lands & Tenemts in the same In whose tenure soever the same be And also all that Comon or Wasteground called Coldhindley Moore conteyninge by estimation Eightie acres be it more or lesse To him the said William for & dureinge his naturall life And after his deceasse Then to the eldest sonne of the said William & to the heires of the body of such eldest sonne And for want of such yssue then to the second sonne of the body of the said Wim to be begotten & to the heires of the body of such second sonne And for want of such yssue then to the third sonne of the said William and to the heires of the body of such third sonne And for want of such yssue then to the fourth fifth and sixt sonnes of the body of the said William successivelie one after another in like manner and for such estates as to the first son of the said William And for want of such yssue Then to the right heires of the said William Horne for ever ALSOE I give and bequeath unto Elizabeth wife of Nicholas Andrew of Dodworth who was the Daughter of one of my ffathers Sisters the sume of five pounds beinge the intentionall gift of my deceased father ALSOE I give unto my Sister the wife of Mr Lucian Lewins the sume of twenty shillings ALSOE I give & bequeath unto Beniamin Kent & John Killingbecke gent. Trustees nominated in this my last Will & Testam & to Mr Thomas Skeynes Supvisor thereof to each of them twentie shillings (if they please) to bestowe of a ringe & to weare in remembrance of me ALSOE I give unto Judith the wife of the said Mr Thomas Skeynes my loveinge Kinswoman the sume of twentie shillings ALSOE I give unto Mr Thomas Belton Minister of the

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