Transcript of the will of Edward Precy 1780

	In the Name of God Amen
	I Edward Prascey of Whitchurch in the County of Oxford
	Gentleman do make this my last Will and Testament Whereas
	I am intitled to the sum of three hundred pounds upon and
	by virtue of a Mortgage from Henry Clark of a Brewhouse
	Malthouse and other premises and also to the sum of three
	hundred and seventy pounds upon and by virtue of a
	Mortgage from John Allen of a Messuage or Tenement in
	Henley upon Thames and also of in and to certain Sums
	in three per centum consolidated Bank Annuities Now I
	the said Edward Prascey do hereby give and bequeath unto
	my Wife Sarah Jonathan Sills of Upper Thames Street London
	Merchant and John Allen of Henley upon Thames in the
	County of Oxford Tallow Chandler the said Sums of three hundred
	pounds and three hundred and seventy pounds so due by Mortgage
	and also the sum of two thousand three hundred pounds three per
	Centum Consolidated Bank Annuities upon Trust that they do and
	shall permit and suffer my said Wife to receive the Interest and
	Dividends thereof for her life or pay the same to her And from and
	after her decease as touching the said three hundred pounds upon
	Trust to pay the Interest thereof to Jane Clark Wife of the said
	Henry Clark for her life And from and after her decease Upon
	Trust to pay unto her Son Henry One hundred pounds part of the
	said principal Sum of three hundred pounds together with Interest
	for the same when he shall attain his Age of twenty one years and
	upon further Trust to pay unto Elizabeth the Daughter of the said
	Jane Clark the remaining two hundred pounds with Interest for
	the same when She shall attain her Age of twenty one years but
	in case either of them shall die under twenty one years of Age
	then upon Trust to pay the whole to the Survivor And as
	touching the said Sum of three hundred and seventy pounds
	from and after my said Wife’s decease I do give the same to the
	said John Allen his Executors and Administrators and do request
	my other Trustee and Executor to Release and discharge him
	therefrom And as touching the said two thousand three hundred pounds
	three per Centum Consolidated Bank Annuities from and after my
	said Wife’s decease I do give and bequeath the same as follows
	one thousand pounds part thereof to the said Jonathan Sills
	Six hundred pounds further part thereof to Sarah Prascey
	Allen Daughter of the said John Allen One hundred and fifty pounds
	further part thereof to Edward Prascey Allen Son of the said John
	Allen One hundred and fifty pounds further part thereof to John
	Allen Son of the said John Allen two hundred pounds further part
	thereof to Richard Allen of Pangborn Watchmaker And the
	remaining two hundred pounds to Sarah the Wife of John Keen
	of Langborn Smith I give to Edward Prascey Sills the sum of two
	hundred pounds in Money And all the rest residue and remainder
	of my Estate and Effects whatsoever and wheresoever I do hereby give
	and bequeath the same unto my said Wife in confidence that She
	will dispose thereof to some part of my Family I appoint my
	said Wife the said Jonathan Sills and John Allen Executrix and
	Executors of this my Will revoking all former Wills declare this
	as my last In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
	and Seal the twenty seventh day of August in the Year of our
	Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy eight Edwd. Prascey
	__ - Signed Sealed published and declared by the said Edward
	Prascey as his last Will and Testament in the presence of Sarah
	Prior /–/ Mattw. Chessall /–/
	I Edward Prascey of Whitchurch in the
	County of Oxon Gentleman do make this as a Codicil to my
	last Will and Testament in manner and form following (that is
	to say) I give to my Niece Frances Sills the Wife of Mr Jonathan
	Sills the sum of fifty pounds Stock in the three per Cent Consolidated
	Bank Annuities Also I give to the said Frances Sills all and every
	my Household Goods Furniture and Effects hereinafter particularly
	mentioned being in the House where I now live at Whitchurch
	aforesaid (that is to say) one pair of Brass Candlesticks two ___
	__ one Brass Extinguisher one pair of Snuffers _____ __
	______ one small Box Iron two Heaters two Stands four Flat
	Irons one Brass Pepper Box one Lemon Squeeser one tin
	Canister one Chocolate Pot and Mill one Coffee pot one Copper
	Coal Scoop one Brass Sack? pulley Weights Chain and Case
	one pair of Copper Scales and Weights (Vizt) one pound two
	pounds half a pound and a Quarter of a pound two ounces
	one ounce half an ounce a Quarter of an ounce and two
	Draws? eleven Pewter Dishes one Soup Dish one Fish Drainer
	two dozen of Plates six Soup Plates One Water Dish four
	water plates one Bed pan two washing Stools one Flasket?
	one washing Tub one small Saucepan and Cover one Dozen
	of green handle knives and forks one Funnell for a Cask
	one Salting Tub two Tilts? two tap Tubs two half Hogsheads
	one Twelve Gallon Cask one five Gallon Cask one B_____ two
	Vinegar Casks painted One Brass lock and Key two Brass
	locks and Keys one Tin Skimmer for Cream nine patty pans in
	the parlour one Bath Stove Shovel Tongs and Poker One Tea
	Table one Fire Skreen one Mahogany Tea Board with Rails
	one Mahogany Tea Chest and Canisters four Pictures (the
	Seasons) mine and my Wife’s Pictures two large Images two
	small Images two Dogs two Swans three _____ two Bottles
	one large looking Glass with Gilt Frame In the Cupboard
	in the parlour one Water Glass a sett of China Cups and
	saucers two red and white China Quart Mugs two Crewets?
	two wine Quart Decanters two Pint Decanters one Water
	Decanter two half pint Glasses one Beer Glass and twelve
	small Glasses two Bottle Stands three blue and white Sauce
	Boats two Crown Tea Pots six blue and white Tea Cups and
	saucers one Silver Quart Mug one Pint Mug eight large
	silver Table Spoons eleven Silver Tea Spoons one Strainer and a
	pair of Tea Tongs one Pepper Box one Milk pot one punch
	Ladle two Salts with Spoons one brown Tea Kettle and Lamp
	two red and white Check Curtains and Rods one red Bed half
	Tester Bed Bolster one Pillow two Blanketts one Quilt one
	Bedstead with yellow and white Check Furniture one Feather
	Bed one Bolster five Pillows four Blanketts one counterpane
	one Mattress one Foot Board two Bedside Carpets one pair of
	Bellows one Case with Flowers six Mahogany Chairs one Night
	Chair and Pan one large easy Chair with Flowered Cotton
	Cover one nest of Dressing Drawers two Toilets one Dressing
	Glass? one Mahogany double Chest of Drawers one Mahogany
	Bason? Stand with Bottle __ one Red and White Window
	Curtain one Work Basket one Cloaths Press one large Chest
	one Leather Trunk China in the Closet Four large Dishes
	one Soup Dish four Midling Dishes one smaller Dish five long
	Dishes Six Soup Plates one dozen and eleven Plates five
	Tart Dishes two blue and white Punch Bowls one red and
	white Bowl four pint Basons one red and white Sugar
	Dish three Custard Cups some old China six red and white
	Cups ten Saucers two blue and white Tea pots and Milk pot
	five Coffee Cups five Water Glasses one Water Decanter On?
	the _____ one Quilting? Frame one ____ press one Bed
	Brush? two Boxes with Locks and Keys Also I give to
	Sarah Prascey Allen (Daughter of my Nephew John Allen
	of Henley) all and every Household Goods Furniture and
	Effects hereinafter particularly mentioned (that is to say)
	my Bedstead with blue Checked Furniture with the Feather
	Bed two Pillows three Blankets and one counterpane thereunto
	belonging my half Testered Bed with red Furniture which
	is now at the said Mr Allens House one large Mahogany
	Table six Cherry Tree mat bottomed Chairs one Deal Table
	with worked? and ____ Toilet one small Mahogany Looking
	Glass one pair of fine Sheets one pair of middling Sheets one
	pair of course Sheets six pillow cases one Damask Table Cloth
	two Diaper? Table Cloths one pair of white Window Curtains with
	Fringe Mahogany Bureau and the Picture of the said Sarah
	Prascey Allen Also I give to my Niece Frances Sills all my
	Books and all the residue of my Household Linen not herein
	before particularly mentioned and disposed of And I do hereby
	ratify and confirm my said Will in all other respects not hereby
	altered And I do declare this writing to be a Codicil to my said
	last Will and Testament and desire that the same may be added
	to and deemed and taken to be as part of my said last Will
	and Testament In Witness whereof I the said Edward Prascey
	have to this my Codicil contained in two Sheets of Paper set
	my hand and Seal the eighth day of September One thousand
	seven hundred and seventy nine Edwd. Prascey __ /–/ Signed
	Sealed Published and declared by the said Edward Prascey as
	a Codicil to his last Will and Testament in the presence of us
	Mary Smith /–/ Thos. Round /–/
	This Will was proved at London with a Codicil the
	twenty fourth day of May in the Year of our Lord one
	thousand seven hundred and eighty before the Right Worshipful
	Peter Calvert Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of
	the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the
	Oaths of Jonathan Sills and John Allen the Surviving Executors
	named in the said Will to whom Administration was granted of all
	and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the deceased the
	said Jonathan Sills having been first sworn before the
	Worshipful George Harris and the said John Allen before the
	Worshipful Francis Simpson respectively Doctors of Laws and
	Surrogates duly to administer. /

The will of Edward Prascey, 1780