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Will of Thomas Bull, labourer, 1731 (proved 1732)
Herts RO 169AW2
Some of the repetitive phrases have been omitted
In the Name of God Amen I Thomas Bull of Winslowe in the County of Bucks Labourer being weake in Body but of Sound and perfect minde and memory Praised be God therefore and Considering the Certainty of death and the Uncertaine tyme thereof doe this Nineteenth day of Aprill Anno D(omi)ni 1731 make and Ordaine this my last Will and Testament in manner followeing (that is to say) First and Principally I Com(m)end my Soule into the hands of Almighty God who gave itt and my Body I Com(m)itt to the Earth to be decently Buryed att the discretion of my Executor hereinafter named And as for such Worldly Estate as itt hath pleased God to blesse me with I Give and dispose thereof as followeth Impr(im)is I Give Will Devise and Bequeath All that my Coppyhold & Messuage or Tenements in Winslowe aforesaid which are now in the Tenure or Occupation of William Bull my Father and Joseph Bull my Brother or either of them with the Yard Backsides and Appertenances thereunto belonging or in any wise Appertaining unto the said William Bull my Father and Anne Bull my Mother for and during the Terme of theire naturall lives and the life of the longer liver of them and after the decease of the Survivor of Them then to John Bull my Brother and his Heires and Assignes forever Provided always and upon this Condition Neverthelesse That if the said John Bull ... shall out of the same well and truely pay or cause to be paid unto William Bull my Brother the Sum(m)e of Five Pounds of lawfull mony of Greate Brittaine within Twelve moneths next after the death of the Survivor of them the said William Bull and Anne Bull ... And doe alsoe in Case the said William Bull my Brother shall happen to depart this life before the said Five Pounds shall be due and payable ... pay or cause to be paid the said Five Pounds soe intended for the said William Bull my Brother unto the said Joseph Bull my Brother within Twelve moneths next after the death of the Survivor of them the said William Bull and Anne Bull ... And doe out of the same ... pay or cause to be paid unto Richard Bull my Brother his Executors or Administrators the like Sum(m)e of Five Tenn Pounds of like lawfull mony of Greate Brittaine ... And doe out of the same ... pay or cause to be paid unto the said Joseph Bull my Brother the Sum(m)e of Fifteene Pounds ... And doe alsoe in Case the said Joseph Bull my Brother shall happen to departe this life before the said Fifteen Pounds shall be due and payable and shall leave Issue of his Body lawfully begotten ... pay ... the said Fifteene Pounds soe intended for ... Joseph Bull ... unto Such Issue att such tyme as such Issue shall have Attained the Age of One and Twenty Yeares if there shall happen to be more than One Each of them an Equall share thereof And if there shall happen to be but One such Child Then all the Fifteene Pounds to such Child And doe also in Case ... Joseph Bull ... shall happen to departe this life before the said Fifteene Pounds shall be due and payable and shall leave noe Issue of his Body lawfully begotten Or if in Case He doe leave Issue of his Body lawfully begotten and such Issue shall happen to dye before he she or they shall have attained the Age of One and Twenty Yeares ... pay ... Five Pounds parte of the
The marke of Thomas Bull
[f.2] said Fifteene Pounds Soe intended for ... Joseph Bull ... unto ... William Bull my Brother or such other Person or Persons who shall legally Represent him within Twelve moneths next after the death of the survivor of ... my Father and Mother or of such Issue which shall last happen and Five Pounds more parte of the ... Fifteene ... unto ... Richard Bull ... or such other Person ...who legally represent him ... and keepe and detaine the other Five Pounds the Residue of the said Fifteene Pounds in the hands of him ... John Bull his Heires or Assignes for his and theire own proper use But in Case John Bull ... shall Neglect or refuse to pay the said Five Pounds soe intended for ... William Bull my Brother in manner as aforesaid or the said Five Tenn Pounds soe intended for ... Richard Bull ... or the said Fifteene Pounds for ... Joseph Bull ... or such parte thereof as shall be payable ... or any parte or parcell of them any or either of them which shall be due and payable Then I Give Will Devise and Bequeath my said Coppyhold Messuage or Tenements and the Appertenances belonging to the same unto my said Brothers William Bull Richard Bull and Joseph Bull and their Heires forever Item I Give Will Devise and Bequeath All my Goods Chattells and Personall Estate whatsoever and wheresoever unto ... Joseph Bull ... he paying my debts and Funerall Expences And I doe hereby make Ordaine and Appoint the said Joseph Bull ... full and Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament And lastly I doe hereby Revoke and make Voide all former Wills by me before made and doe declare this to be my last Will and Testament In Witnesse whereof I have to this my Will contained in Two Sheets of Paper to the first Sheete thereof sett my hand and the last Sheete thereof my hand and seale this Ninteenth day of Aprill Anno D(omi)ni 1731
The marke of Thomas Bull
Signed Sealed Published and Declared in the
Presence of us who have hereunto Subscribed
our Names as Witnesses in the Presence of
the Testator and Each other¦ and the word
(Tenn) being Once Interlined in Each Sheete before
the Executeing hereof
Thomas Blake
Peter Goldsworth
John Goldsworth
[Probate at St Albans on 25 May 1732 on the oath of Joseph Bull, brother and executor]
Notes
Thomas Bull was buried at Winslow on 30 April 1731. He was bap. 6 March 1692/3. His brother John was older, bap. 8 July 1688, so it is surprising that Thomas owned any property. In 1744 John Bull sold a cottage in Cow Street which was probably one of the tenements referred to here.