William Glanvill

6 Sep 1766

In the Name of God Amen
I William Glanvill of the parish of Eton in the County of Bucks bricklayer being in sound mind and memory blefsed by God and calling to mind the brevity of all humans life have by his promifsion made declared and appointed this to be my last will and testatment in manner and form following Imprimis I bequeath my Soul to God that gave it and my Body to be interred in as frugal a manner pofsible at the discretion of my loving and dearly beloved wife Mary Glanvill my executrix and all my temporal effects to dispose them as it is under writing I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved wife Mary Glanvill all my freehold estate lying at Sippingham and in the parish of Bunnham in her own right and property and the full power to dispose of it as she shall think most convenient and none else to hinder her hereafter after my decease Also I give and bequeath to my loving and well beloved wife Mary Glanvill all that leasehold estate holden from Mrs Elizabeth Sexton of Eton boullewoman (?) for the continuance of these years yet unexpired now let to George Piper in Eton and also I give to my well beloved wife Mary Glanvill full right and posse (?) to rendre (?) the said lease of Mrs Elizth Sexton who this present lease is now expiring according to the tenure of the lease hold from the said Elizth Sexton I say & devise that estate to my well beloved and loving wife Mary Glanvill to hold and enjoy or dispose of as she shall think most agreable to herself Also I do give and bequeath those three houses holden from the Reverend Provost and fellows of Eton Colledge situated in the parish of Eton the the County of Bucks let to the Reverend Mr Clarkson and to Mrs Sarah Lun and to Mr John Williams the whole property right of Rouswall interest claim and to renew as often as the leases shall be required of by the said provost and colledge for her own property interest tithe and behoof I say I give the same to by loving and well beloved wife Mary Glanvill to keep sell or dispose as she shall think most agreable to herself Also I give to my loving and well beloved wife Mary Glanvill the lease of my present dwelling house together with that house in which Mr John Sporrer (?) lives in being annexed to the house of my said dwelling house situated in Eton and holden of Chris Buckle Esquire for the term of those years unexpired and also the right to future leases to be by her renewed for her own use property and benefit and occupation as she shall be most agreeable to her Also I give to my loving and well beloved wife Mary Glanvill all my goods plate household ffurniture in Convral (?) whereof I am not pofsefsed of I say I give them to her for her own property to pofsefs and enjoy and income Also I give to my son William Markham Glanvill the sum of fifty pounds to be laid out on him by my loving and well beloved wife Mary Glanvill towards his apprenticeship and cloathing as she shall think most agreeable to her Lastly I give to my loving wife Mary Glanvill full power to have written out all by book debts in my bricklaying made and to collect the same and pay them to my creditors and I do leave my loving wife Mary Glanvill my whole and sole executrix to this my last will and testament not doubting her care and fidelity (?) is my son William Markham Glanvill unto which will I have set my own hand and seal In Witnefs thereof the sixth day of September in the year of our Lord God 1766 and have requested three of my friends to witnefs the same William Glanville - Wm Geal / John Baker / John Gill / Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us. Wm Geale - John Baker. John Gill

This will was proved at London the twelfth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty six before the workshipful George Harris Doctor of Laws and Surrogate of the Right Worshipful George Hay Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commifsary of the prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the oath of Mary Glanvill widow the relict of the deceased and sole executrix named in the said will to whom administration was granted of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the deceased having been first sworn duly to administer