Testament of me Edward Holdsworth late a Member of

made the fifth day of October in the Year of our Lord Christ one

thousand seven hundred and forty five in manner following

that is to say Whereas my brother Winch Holdsworth of

hath sometime since conveyed or otherwise settled my deed

sundry Lands Tenements and Hereditaments situated and

being in the parish of Bray in the County of Berks or else

where commonly called or known by the Name of Baldwins

To hold for me my Heirs and Assigns after the decease of him

the said Winch Holdsworth Now I do hereby give and

devise the same Lands Tenements and Hereditaments called

Baldwins or by what or other Name or Names the same have

been or may or shall be called unto the now Wife of my

said brother Winch Holdsworth in case she shall survive

him To hold to her and her Assigns for and during the form

of her natural Life and from and after the deceases of them

the said Winch Holdsworth and my now Sister in Law his said

Wife I give and devise all and singular the said Lands

Tenements and the Inheritance and expectancy thereof unto

my beloved Brother the Reverend Mr Henry Holdsworth

Vicar of Dartmouth in the County of Devon his heirs and

Assigns forever Also I give and devise unto the said Henry

Holdsworth his Heirs and Assigns forever all other my Lands

Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever and wheresoever

situate and being within the Realm of England Also I give

and bequeath unto my said Brother Doctor Winch Holdsworth

the sum of twenty pounds and I also give him the use of

my pictures which are in his possession during his Life Also

I give and bequeath to my said Sister in Law the now Wife

of the said Doctor Winch Holdsworth the sum of twenty pounds

Also I give and bequeath to the children of the said Richard

Holdsworth and his now Wife and the survivors and survivor

of them which shall be living at my death the sum of two

hundred pounds to be disposed of for their his or her Benefit

as my Executor herein after named shall think fit Also I

give to my Heirs the Daughters of John and Ann Mason

and the Survivors and Survivor of them who shall be living

at my decease the Sum of two hundred pounds to be divided

amongst them or disposed for their his or her Benefit at

the sole Discretion of my said Executor allowing nevertheless

to my God Daughter one of the said children in case she

shall survive me a double share Also I give my Brother

in Law the Reverend Mr Downes the sum of twenty pounds

Also I hereby direct that my Executor herein after named

shall place out at Interest or in the publish funds at his

Discretion the sum of eight hundreed pounds to the Intent

that my Sister Philadelphia Downes shall have the use and

produce thereof during her Life and after her Decease my

Will is that the said eight hundred pounds shall be divided

between her Daughters in manner following that is to say

five hundred pounds to my Neice Elizabeth Downes and three

hundred pounds to my Neice Philadelphia Downes and in

case it should so happen that any Match be proposed for

either of my said Heirs Downes which shall be approved

of by their said Father and Mother or the survivor of them

with the consent of my said Executor then my desire is that

the aforesaid sum of five hundred pounds and three hundred

pounds be respectively paid to them or to their husbands

upon Condition that the Interest or Income of the same

after the rate of four pounds for a hundred for a year

be secured to their said Mother my sister Philadelphia

Downes during her Life as aforesaid and in case either

of my said Heirs dyes before she is intitled to such

respective Legacy them my desire is that the whole should

go to the Survivor of them subject to the payment of

Interest or produce to the said Philadelphia Downes

Robert Downes fellow of Magdalen College aforesaid the

sum of one hundred pounds to be employed in fitting up

chambers for him in the New Buildings there Also I give

to my Godson William Downes the sum of one hundred

pounds to be employed for his Education in such manner

and at such times and in such proportion as my said Executor

shall judge most for his Advantage before he arrives at

the Age of twenty one years Also I give to my Brother in

Law Joseph Taylor the sum of ten pounds and my Will is

that my said Executor shall place the sum of two hundred

pounds out at Interest or in the publick funds to the

Intent the same Interest or Annual Income shall be paid

to and for the use of my Sister Mary Ann Taylor during

her Life and after the decease of my Sister Mary Ann

Taylor my Will is that the said Sum of two hundred pounds

shall be divided amongst her children allowing to my

Godson one of the said children in case he shall be living

at my death a double share Also I give to my Sister in

Law the wife of my Brother Henry Holdsworth twenty

pounds Also I give to Magdalen College in Oxford the sum

of one hundred pounds to be expended in and about the

New Buildings there Also I give to my dear friend Charles

Jennens of Queen Square London Esquire if living at the

time of my decease my interleaved Virgils with all my

papers relating thereto and my pictures which now are

in his custody except that of James Herbert Esquire which

I desire might be returned to that family and whatsover

remains after payment of my debts (if any) funeral

expenses and Legacies (whether Bonds Goods Money or

any other personal estate whatsoever I give to my said

Brother Henry Holdsworth to and for his own proper use and

the publick stock and Annuitys below par or my nonpayment

of Money lent on any Securities whatsoever my Will is

that all my Legatees herein before named shall bear a

proportionable share in the deficiencies so that the Loss

might not fall wholly on my Executor Lastly I make constitute

and appoint my said Brother Henry Holdsworth sole

Executor of this my last Will and Testatment hereby

revoking all and every former Will and Wills by me at any

time heretofore made and declared In Witness whereof I

have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the day and Year

above written Edw^d Holdsworth Signed Sealed published

and declared as and for the Last Will and Testament of

Edward Holdsworth the Testator in the presence of us who

have subscribed our Names as Witnesses thereto at his

Request and in his presence and in the presence of each

other W^m Jeanes of Shroton, Wm Grundsy Clerk to Mr W^m

This Will was proved at London the nineteenth

day of February in the Year of our Lord one thousand

seven hundred and forty six before the Worshipful Robert

Jenner Doctor of Laws and Surrogate of the right Worshipful

John Bettesworth also Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or

Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully

constituted by the Oath of the Reverend Henry Holdsworth

Clerk Master of Arts the Brother of the deceased and sole

Executor in the said Will named to whom administration was

granted of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits

of the said deceased being first sworn duly to administer