Date of Will: 19 October 1771
Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on 3 April 1773

 










In the Name of God Amen
I WILLIAM HIORNS of Neithrop in the County of Oxford Tanner and Grocer being weak in Body but of sound and disposing mind Memory and Understanding do for the settling of my wordly affairs make this my last Will and Testament First I give and devise unto my Son JOHN HIORNS his Heirs and Assigns for ever All and singular my Messuage or Tenement Tann Yard and Premises in my Occupation in Neithropp aforesaid subject nevertheless And I do hereby charge the same with the payment of the Sum of Two hundred pounds to my daughter ELIZABETH within twelve twelve Months after my decease Also I give and bequeath unto my said Son JOHN HIORNS all my Stock in Trade as a Tanner and all debts Sum and Sums of Money due and owing to me for or on account of the said Tanning Trade of Money that shall and may be due and owing from me to any person or persons whatsoever for or on Account thereof  Also I give and devise unto my Daughters ELIZABETH and ANN their Heirs and Assigns to hold as Tenants in common and not as joint Tenants All and singular my two Messuages or Tenements in Parsons Lane in Banbury in the said County of Oxford one of them being in my own Occupation and the other in the Occupation of HUMPHREY PEDLEY And also all those two Messuages or Tenements in Calthrup Lane in Banbury aforesaid in the Occupation of JOHN TYRRELL and [                ] HERBERT  Also I give and bequeath unto my said Daughters ELIZABETH and ANN their Executors Administrators and Assigns all and every sum and sums of Money due to me upon Bonds Mortgages or Notes from any person or persons whatsoever and all the Cash that I shall have in my house at the time of my decease they paying thereout to my Son JOHN HIORNS the sum of Fifty pounds which I now owe to him  Also I give and bequeath unto my said Daughters ELIZABETH and ANN all and singular my Stock of Trade as a Grocer and Chandler and all Book Debts Sum and Sums of Money due and owing to me on that Account they my said Daughters paying all and every Sum and Sums of Money that I shall owe to any Person or Persons on Account of the said Trades of a Grocer and Chandler  Also I Will and require that such of my just Debts which I have not here provided against and the Charges of my Funeral Expenses shall be born and paid out of my household Goods and Furniture in my house in Neithrop and Banbury aforesaid and from and after the Payment of my said just Debts and Funeral Expenses then I give and bequeath the Remainder of my said household Goods unto my said Son and Daughters in equal shares and Proportions  Also I give to my said Daughters my little horse which I normally ride on  Also I Will and require that my Funeral may be plain and decent and I should wish to be attended to my Grave by my Nephew JOHN HIORNS and JOHN ROUSE and I am also desirous that no other Person except my Sister ELIZABETH CLARIDGE may be asked or invited to my Funeral  I also desire that the Six Men who shall carry me to the Grave may be paid two Shillings and six pence each and that a Leg of Mutton may be provided for them and DEW BLOXHAM at WILLIAM SANDERS’s in Parsons Lane in Banbury aforesaid and that they may have therewith Seven Shillings worth of Ale  Lastly I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said Son and Daughters Executor and Executrixes of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby revoke all former Will and Wills by me made   In Testimony whereof I the said Testator WILLIAM HIORNS have to this my last Will and Testament contained in two sheets of Paper set my hand to the first Sheet and to the last my hand and Seal the Nineteenth day of October in the year of our Lord 1771 – WILLIAM HIRONSSigned sealed published and declared by the Testator WILLIAM HIORNS as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request and in his sight and in the presence of each other have subscribed our Names as Witnesses – WILLIAM WALFORDFRANCES WALFORDW. PENN

This Will was proved at London the third day of April in the Year of our Lord One Thousand seven hundred and seventy three before the Worshipful Andrew [Coltee] [Ducarel] Doctor of Laws and Surrogate of the Right Worshipful George Hay Doctor of Laws and Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the Oath of JOHN HIRONS otherwise HIORNS the Son of the deceased and one of the Executors named in the said Will to whom Administration was granted of all and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said deceased having been first sworn duly to administer power reserved of making the like Grant to ELIZABETH HIRONS otherwise HIORNS and ANN HIRONS otherwise HIORNS Spinsters the Daughters of the said deceased and the other Executors named in the said Will when they or either of them shall apply for the same

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