This is the last Will and Testament of me James Worboys of Ashwell in the
County of Hertford Labourer First I give and bequeath to my Wife Ann Worboys the
sum of four Pounds to be paid to her immediately after my decease for the
purpose of discharging my Funeral Expences and Debts And I give to my said Wife
for her own absolute Use all the Household Furniture that was her property
before our Marriage And I give to my said Wife the Use and Occupation of all the
rest of my Household Furniture during her Life And also the Interest of the
Principal Money due to me from Samuel Bowman of Ashwell aforesaid Farmer And
from and after the decease of my said Wife I give and bequeath unto my Brothers
Charles and William Worboys and to my Nephew William Worboys son of my late
Brother John Worboys deceased the sum of two Pounds each And after payment of
all Costs and Charges which the said Samuel Bowman shall be at or put to in the
Execution of this my Will I give to my two Sons James and Thomas Worboys all the
Principal Money and Interest which shall then be due from the said Samuel Bowman
and all my Household Furniture (the Use of which I have before given to my said
Wife for her Life) and Personal Estate equally to be divided between them share
and share alike And I nominate and appoint the said Samuel Bowman sole Executor
of this my Will and do hereby revoke all former Wills and declare this only to
be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand
this nineteenth day of April in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and twenty three.
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Signed published and declared by the said James Worboys the Testator as and
for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and in
his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our
Names as Witnesses thereto,
Cordwell Westrope
Edward Bacon
I the within named Testator James Worboys do hereby direct that in case my
Brothers Charles and William Worboys or either of them shall happen to die in
the Life time of my Wife then the Legacy given by my Will to them or him so
dying shall not be paid but sink into the residue of my Personal Estate for the
benefit of my residuary Legatees And this I declare to be a Codicil to my said
Will As Witness my Hand this ...
James Worboys his X mark
Witness
Cordwell Westrope
Smith Westrope
15 January 1839
Thomas Westrope the only surviving son and next of kin of the
Testator and residuary legatee in the annexed Will was sworn duly to execute the
same Samuel Bowman the Executor therein named having departed this life without
having proved such Will and that the effects of the deceased are under the value
of one Hundred Pounds.