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This is the last Will and Testament of me THOMAS SMITH HOUSE of Rotherfield Greys in the County of Oxford Farmer

I direct all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses to be duly paid by my Executors hereinafter named as soon as conveniently can be after my decease

I hereby appoint my Brother CHARLES HOUSE and WILLIAM HARDING of Leamington in the County of Warwick Coal Merchant Trustees of this my Will  And I give and bequeath to each of them (if they shall accept the trusts of this my Will) the Legacy of twenty five pounds as a small mark of my esteem and for the trouble they may have in the execution of the trusts of this my Will

And I give and bequeath unto my said Trustees and the survivor of them and the executors and administrators of such survivor all my Household Goods and Furniture Plate Linen China Books and all other Household effects and things in and about my Dwellinghouse at the time of my decease in trust to permit my dear wife EMMA HOUSE to use and occupy the same during her Widowhood she keeping the same insured from loss or damage by fire  And after her decease or marriage then I direct the said Furniture and Effects to be sold and the proceeds to form part of my general Trust Estate hereinafter bequeathed

I give devise and bequeath unto my said Trustees all that my farming stock both live and dead growing crops implements of husbandry Goodwill term of years and other effects and interest belonging to me in any farm or farms in my occupation at the time of my decease  And also all book debts money in the Public Funds and other monies and securities for money and all other Estate both real and personal property and effects of every description to which I shall be entitled at the time of my decease to hold unto my said Trustees and the survivor of them and the heirs executors and administrators of such survivor upon trust as soon after my decease as they may think fit to make sale and dispose of such parts thereof as shall not consist of money or securities for money either by Public Auction or Private Contract at their discretion for the best price and prices that can be obtained for the same subject to any special conditions as to bidding title or evidence of title or otherwise with power to buy in rescind or vary any Contract relating thereto and to resell the same and to collect and get in all debts monies and securities and after payment of all expenses attending the Sale thereof to stand possessed of the whole proceeds arising from such Sale and conversion and all other monies Upon the trusts following that is to say Upon trust to lay out the same in the Government Stocks or Funds of this Kingdom or of India or on Mortgage of Real Security and pay and apply the dividends and annual income thereof from time to time as the same shall be received by them into the hands of my said dear Wife during her Widowhood for the maintenance of herself and my children

And after her decease or marriage again to pay or divide the capital of the said Trust Fund unto and equally between and among such my child or children who shall live to attain the age of twenty one years and to the issue of any such child who shall have died in my lifetime or the lifetime or widowhood of my said Wife leaving lawful issue but such issue to take only such share as his her or their parent would have taken

And I authorise my said Trustees or Trustee after the decease or marriage of my said Wife during the minority of any of my children to apply all or any part of the income arising from such child's presumptive share towards his or her maintenance and education

But notwithstanding the Trusts aforesaid I do hereby will and declare that should my Trustees or Trustee for the time being deem it advantageous for my Wife and children to carry on the Farm which I now hold on Lease for the term during which I hold the same or for any other period it shall be lawful for them my Trustees or Trustee with the consent of my said Wife during her Widowhood and afterwards at their own discretion so to do and to retain unsold so much of my live and dead stock and other effects as may be requisite for carrying on the said Farm and to apply the net profits to arise therefrom for the benefit of my Wife during her Widowhood and the maintenance of my children

And that my Trustees or Trustee may permit and suffer my Wife during Widowhood and children to reside in the Dwellinghouse of the said Farm and I request her to assist my Trustees or Trustee in the management of the same  But it shall be lawful for him or them at discretion to discontinue the said Farm at any time they or he may deem it expedient so to do and they shall then sell and dispose of the live and dead stock estate and effects so employed aforesaid and invest and apply the proceeds thereof in like manner as is hereinbefore directed with respect to the proceeds of the sale of my estate and property generally

And I hereby declare that if my said Trustees or either of them or any future Trustee to be appointed under this present provision shall die or become unable or unwilling to act in the trusts of this my Will or shall go to reside beyond the Seas before the same shall be fully performed it shall be lawful for my Wife during Widowhood and after for the Trustees or Trustee for the time being whether declining or continuing to act or if none for the Executors of any deceased Trustee to appoint any fit person or persons (not being of blood relationship to my said Wife) to be a Trustee or Trustees and thereupon the trust estates shall be conveyed and assured so as to become vested in the continuing Trustee and new Trustee or in such new Trustee or Trustees only as the case may require upon the subsisting Trusts of this my Will

And I expressly declare that every receipt which shall be given by the Trustees for the time being of this my Will to any purchaser or purchasers or other persons paying any monies pursuant to the trusts aforesaid shall be a legal discharge and fully exonerate such purchaser or purchasers or other person or persons from all obligation of seeing to the application thereof and from all liability by reason of the misapplication or non-application thereof

And I declare that no Trustee of this my Will shall be answerable for any Co-Trustee or for any Banker Broker or other Agent or for any money which he shall not actually receive or for any involuntary loss. And that each Trustee may retain and allow to his Co-Trustees out of any monies which may come to his hands all expenses to be incurred in the execution of the trusts of this my Will

And I hereby nominate and appoint my Brother CHARLES HOUSE and the said WILLIAM HARDING and said Wife EMMA HOUSE to be Executors and Executrix of this my Will hereby revoking all former and other Wills or Will by me hereinbefore made  I do declare this alone to be and contain my last Will and Testament (contained in three sheets of paper). In witness whereof I the said THOMAS SMITH HOUSE have hereunto set my hand this Twentieth day of April One thousand eight hundred and sixty seven

Signed and Declared by the said THOMAS SMITH HOUSE the Testator as and for his last Will and in the presence of us both present at the same time who in his presence and in the presence of each other at his request have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses CHARLES W HOFFMAN Solicitor Reading - JOSEPH W MUNT his Clerk