Then I give devise and bequeath unto my brother Edward Rymall and my brother in law Richard Worman the younger of Benham Valence aforesaid all that my messuage or tenement with the bakehouse, granary, outhouses and about four acres of land thereunto belonging situate at Brill on the Hill in the county of Buckingham with their and every of their appurtenances and all other my real estate whatsoever and also all and singular my monies, goods, chattels and personal estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever to hold unto my said brother Edward Rymall and the said Richard Worman their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns for ever in trust and with full power to sell and dispose of all my said real and personal estate, goods and chattels as soon after my decease as conveniently may be for the most money and the best price and prices they can reasonably get for the same and by and out of the moneys thereby arising and the rents and profits of my said real estate in the mean time and until such sale in the first place to retain pay and satisfy themselves all costs, charges and expenses as they or either of them shall be put to or sustain in or about the premises and then in the next place to pay and satisfy all debts and sums of money which at the time of my decease shall be justly and bone fide and arising and payable from me to any person or persons whomsoever

And after so retaining and paying such costs, charges and expenses and such debts and sums of money as aforesaid in trust to place and put forth the overplus of the moneys arising from the sale of my said real and personal estate at interest in their own names upon some good security or securitys and to pay and apply the interest thereof as the same shall grow due and payable together with the rents and profits of my said real estate in the mean time and until the same can be sold and also from and after such sale so much of the principal as they my said Trustees shall from time to time in their discretion see fit and necessary to for and upon the support and maintenance of my beloved wife Elizabeth Rymall and my six children

Namely Phoebe, Mary, Joseph, Elizabeth, Ann and Charlotte until the youngest of my said children shall attain his or her age of twenty one years and then in trust to pay and deliver up all such interest and principal as shall then remain unapplied unto and amongst my said six children equally between them share and share alike.

But if any or either of my said children shall happen to die before his, her or their share of the moneys arising by the sale of my said real and personal estate shall become payable then I give the part or share parts or shares of him, her or them so dying unto and amongst the survivors of them equally share and share alike provided always and it is my will and meaning that the receipt or receipts of my said Trustees or the survivor of them his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns shall be good and sufficient discharge or discharges to the purchaser or purchasers for all or any part of the purchase money to be paid or given for the same and that such purchaser or purchasers shall not be answerable or accountable for the application, misapplication or nonapplication of the purchase money or any part thereof provided also and my will further is that my said Trustees shall and may retain and reimburse themselves all charges and damages which they or either of them shall be put to or sustain in or about the execution of this my Will or any of the Trusts hereby in them reposed and that they or either of them shall not be answerable or accountable for any loss or damages which shall or may happen therein.

And I do make, constitute and appoint my said brother Edward Rymall and brother in law Richard Worman executors of this my Will and Guardians of my said children during their respective minoritys.

Lastly I do hereby revoke and make void all other Wills by me at any time heretofore made and do publish and declare this to be my last Will and Testament.

In witness whereof I the said Joseph Rymall the testator have to this my Will contained in two sheets of paper set my hand and seal to wit my hand to the bottom of the first sheet and my hand and seal to this last sheet this eighteenth day of March one thousand seven hundred and seventy two Joseph Rimell.

The writing contained in this and the preceding sheet of paper was signed, sealed and published and declared by the said Joseph Rymall the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and at his request have subscribed our names as witnesses, Rich Worman, Adam Brown, Joseph Leach.

This Will was proved at London the sixth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy three before the Worshipful Francis Simpson Doctor at Laws and surrogate of the right Worshipful George Spay Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the oaths of Edward Rymall or otherwise Rimell the brother of the deceased and Richard Worman the executors named in the said Will to whom administration of all and singular the goods chattels and codicils of the said deceased was granted having been first sworn duly to administer.

Will from PROB11/992 Stephens Quire 403-455

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