Mary Glanvill
31 Oct 1738
In the Name of God Amen
I Mary Glanvill of the Tower of London widow being of sound
mind memory and understanding to make this my last will
and testament in manner and form following that is to say As for
my interment I desire it may be with decency and that thereb e
a hearse and two coaches to attend my funeral and as for my
real and personal estate I dispose thereof as followeth that is
to say I give devise and bequeath all that my freehold
messuage or tenement situate and being in great Queen Street
in the parish of Saint Giles in the Feilds in the County of Middx
now in the tennure of Mrs Ann Arne together with all
buildings yards gardens ground and appurtenances whatsoever
to the said messuage or tenement belonging unto Edward Short
of the Tower of London esquire and Hezekiah Walker citizen
and plumber of London their heirs and assigns to hold to them their heirs and assigns upon trust
that they the said Edward Short and Hezekiah Walter and the
survivor of them and the heirs and assigns of such survivor
shall and do out of the rents and profits thereof pay unto
my son Matthias Glanvill and to my daughter Frances Glanvill
ten pounds apeice yearly free of all taxes and outgoings whatsoever
at four equal quarterly payments that is to say Christmas Day
Lady Day Midsummer Day and Michaelmas Day the first payment
to commence at the first of the said days of payment which shall
happen next after my decease for and during and until my just debts
be fully paid and satisfied and as to the residue of the rents
and profits which shall arise from time to time by and out of the said
messuage and premisses upon trust that my said trustees and the
survivor or them and the heirs and assigns of such survivor
shall apply the same in satisfaction and payment of all my just
debts and after payment and satisfaction thereof then I will and
direct that the said annuities or yearly sums of ten pounds apiece
hereinbefore for the said Matthias and Frances
Glanvill shall cease and from and after payment and satisfaction
of all my just debts as aforesaid then I give and devise one third
part of the said messuage or tenement with the appurtenances
unto my son Benjamin Glanvill for and during the term of his
natural life and after his decease I give and devise the said
third part of the said messuage or tenement and premises
unto all and every the children of my said son Benjamin
Glanvill and their heirs to hold as tenants in common and
not as joint tenants and I give and devise one other third part
of the said messuage or tenement with the appurtenances
unto my said son Matthias Glanvill for and during the term
of his natural life and after his decease I give and devise the
said third part of the said premises unto all and every the
children of my said son Matthias Glanvill and their heirs to
hold as tenants in common and not as joint tenants and I
give and devise the other third part of the said messuage or
tenement with the appurtenances unto my daughter Frances
Glanvill for and during the term of her natural life and after
her decease I give and devise the said third part of the said
premises unto all and every the children of my said daughter
and thir heirs to hold as tenants in common and not as
joint tenants and in case any of my said sons and daughter
shall happen to dye without any issue of his her or their
body or bodys then I give and devise the part of him her
or them so dying without issue unto the survivors or
survivor of them for the lives of life of such survivors or
survivor and after the decease of such survivors or survivor
to and amongst all and every the children of such survivors
or survivor and their heirs to hold as tenants in common
and not as joint tenants Item I give to my said daughter
Frances Glanvill the red curtains red chairs the red great
chair the red window seat and all my wearing apparell
and my rings and other ornaments of my person Item I give
to my said daughter Frances Glanville and my said son Matthias
Glanvill my plate and the remainder of my household goods
and furniture to be equally divided between them share and
share alike Item I release and discharge my said son Matthias
Glanvill and my said daughter Frances Glanvill from all
demands now I have or shall have upon them or which shall be
due to my estate from them respectively at the time of my death
Item all the rest residue and remainder of my estate both real
and personal I give devise and bequeath to my said sons Benj
and Matthias and my said daughter Frances and to their heirs
executors and administrators to be equally divided between them
share and share alike save and except the legacy or sum
hereinafter mentioned (that is to say) Item I give to the said
Edward Short and Hezekiah Walter the sum of four guineas
apeice and do will and direct that they shall deduct and retain
to themselves all reasonable charges and expenses out of my
estate in and about the execution of the trust hereby reposed in
them and that my said trustees their heirs executors and
administrators shall be accountable only for their own acts
and not for the acts of the other of them and I do appoint
the said Edward Short and Hezekiah Walker executors of this
my last will and testatement hereby revoking all former wills
by me made In witness whereof I the said Mary Glanvill
have put my hand to the first sheet and my hand and seal
to the second sheet of this my will being contained in two
sheets of paper this thirty first day of October in the year of
our Lord one thousand seven hundred and thirty eight - Mary
Glanvill - Signed sealed published and declared by the said
Mary Glanvill as and for her last will and testament in the
presence of us who at her request and in her presence
subscribed our names as witnessed fo the due execution of
the same - John Mingham Abigall Collins Sarah Lloyd Francis
Whittfer
This will was proved at London before the
Worshipfull Robert Chapman Doctor of Laws Surrogate of
the Right Worshipful John Bettesworth also Doctor of Laws
Master Keeper or Commissary of the prerogative Court of
Canterbury lawfully constituted the fourteenth day of
May in the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundered thirty nine by the oaths of Edward Short
esquire and Hezekiah Walker the executors in the said will
named to whom administration was granted of all and
singular the goods chattles and credits of the said deceased
being first sworn duly to administer the same