This is the last Will and Testament of me John Ayres of Castlethorpe in the County of Buckingham Merchant I give and bequeath unto my friends William Nichols of Castlethorpe aforesaid ffarmer and Thomas Dawson of Cosgrove in the County of Northampton Miller their Executors Administrators and assigns All and singular my Household Goods and ffurniture Plate Linen and China Ware and except such Household Goods and ffurniture as my dear Wife Sarah Ayres shall think proper to take therefrom for the purpose of furnishing a House not exceeding in value the sum of One hundred and ffifty pounds which I give and bequeath to her for her own absolute use and benefit monies and securities for Money Stock in Trade and Effects and all other my personal Estate whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature or kind soever the same may be upon Trust that they the said William Nichols and Thomas Dawson and the Survivor of them his Executors Administrators or Assigns do and shall from and immediately after my decease collect and get in all debts which shall be due and owing to me And also convert into money all such other part or parts of my said personal Estate in the Government ffunds of Great Britain or upon real Securities at Interest in their names or name and vary or alter transpose such Stock ffunds or Securities for other of the like nature when and so often as it shall seem expedient and stand and be possessed of and interested in the said principal monies Stocks ffunds or Securities Upon Trust to pay and apply the interest dividends and yearly proceeds thereof unto my said Wife Sarah Ayres for and towards the maintenance Education and bringing up of my six Children James Ayres ffanny Ayres Margaret Ayres Mary Ayres Sarah Ayres and John Ayres until they shall severally and respectively attain their several and respective ages of Twenty one years or days of marriage which shall first happen And when and as the[y] shall severally and respectively attain that age or be married The Upon Trust to pay the sum of Two hundred pounds part of my personal Estate and Effects unto my said Son James Ayres to whom I give and bequeath the same accordingly the sum of Two Hundred pounds further part of my said personal Estate and effects unto my said Daughter ffanny Ayres on her attaining the said Age of twenty one years or be married to whom I give and bequeath the same accordingly the sum of Two hundred pounds further part of my said personal Estate and effects unto my said Daughter Margaret Ayres on her attaining the said age of twenty one years or be married to whom I give and bequeath the same accordingly the sum of Three Hundred pounds further part thereof unto my said Daughter Mary Ayres on her attaining the said age of Twenty one years or marriage to whom I give and bequeath the same accordingly the sum of Three Hundred pounds further part thereof unto my said Daughter Sarah Ayres on her attaining the said age of twenty one years or marriage to whom I give and bequeath the same accordingly and the sum of Three Hundred pounds further part thereof unto my said Son John Ayres on his attaining the age of twenty one years to whom I give and bequeath the same accordingly but should either of my said Six Children die before attaining the age of twenty one years or day of marriage then the share or shares of him her or them so dying to go to the Survivors in equal proportions provided always And I do hereby declare that in case my said Son James Ayres shall be desirous to commence Business for himself notwithstanding he shall be under the age of twenty one years then and in that case I direct my Executors hereinafter named to pay to him the said sum Two hundred pounds so hereinafter by me bequeathed or such part thereof and shall not have advanced him in my life time and which I direct shall be deducted thereform And as to all the Rest Residue and remainder of my said personal Estate and Effects after payment of the above mentioned Legacies I give and bequeath the same unto the said William Nichols and Thomas Dawson and the Survivor of them his Executors Administrators or Assigns Upon Trust to stand possessed of and interested in the same and to pay and apply the interest dividends and yearly proceeds thereof unto my said Wife Sarah Ayres for and during the term of her natural life if she shall so long remain my Widow And from and immediately after her decease or second marriage which shall first happen Upon Trust to pay and apply and divide the principal and all interest which may be due therein thereon unto and equally between my said ffive Children ffanny Ayres Margaret Ayres Mary Ayres Sarah Ayres and John Ayres share and share alike but in the event of the death of any or either of my said five Children in the lifetime of my said Wife leaving lawful Issue then and in such Case the Child or Children of such deceased Child (being lawful issue) shall take the parents share in equal proportions but in case either of my said Children shall die under the age of twenty one years without leaving lawful Issue then and in such Case the share or shares of him her or them so dying shall go to the Survivors in equal proportions Provided always And I do declare that it shall and may be lawful to and for my said Trustees or Trustee to deduct retain and reimburse themselves and himself out of the monies which shall come to their or his hands by virtue of the Trusts of this my Will all loss Cash Charges damages and expences which they or he shall be put unto in or about the execution of the same And that one of them shall not be charged or chargeable for the Acts Deeds receipts or payment of the other of them except the same shall happen by or through their or his wilful default respectively nor shall they or either of them be Charged or Chargeable with any monies then shall actually come to their hands by virtue of this my Will And I hereby nominate Constitute and appoint my Wife the said Sarah Ayres and the said William Nichols and Thomas Dawson Executors of this my Will and Guardians of my said Children and hereby revoking and making void all former and other Wills by me at any time heretofore made I declare this to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I the said John Ayres the Testator have to this my last Will and Testament contained in three sheets of paper set my hand and seal to each sheet thereof this twenty fifth day of September One thousand eight hundred and thirty four John Ayres Signed sealed published and declared by the said John Ayres the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses the word "Daughter" in the first sheet and in the word "Child" and proportions in the second sheet being first underlined Joseph Heboll Castlethorpe John Leete Clerk to Mr Worley Solr Stony Stratford

Proved at London 8th November 1834 before the Judges by the Oaths of Sarah Ayres Widow the Relict William Nichols and Thomas Dawson the Executors to whom Administration was granted having first sworn by Commission duly to administer