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The Will of Edward (1767)
Vines of Reading, Berks
This is the last will and testament of me, Edward Vines of Russell Street, Reading, in the county of Berkshire, Esquire. I desire to be buried in as economical a manner as possible and that my coffin be made by Mr. John Minall of Reading, aforesaid carpenter and not to go through the hands or ordering [?] of any undertaker. I give, devise and bequeath unto my only daughter Emma Vines the sum of one hundred pounds stirling and my piccolo pianoforte. I also give and devise unto my said daughter for and during her natural life without impeachment for waste all those my three freehold messuages on the west side of Russell Street, Reading aforesaid with the gardens and appurts. thereunto belonging, and whereas it is my will and meaning that my said daughter shall receive under this my will during her life an annual income of one hundred pounds stirling at the least and as the said premises do not at present yield that amount, I do hereby will appoint and direct that my nephew Joseph Vines of Newbury in the said county of Berks., Gentleman, shall receive and take the costs and profits of the said messuages or tenements and premises during her life as they shall become due and payable and keep an account thereof and after deducting the cost of charges and repairs and collecting the said rents and managing the said premises and insuring the same against loss or damage by fire then in case the clear annual balance to be paid over to my said daughter shall not amount to one hundred pounds, I direct my executor to pay annually unto the said Joseph Vines out of my residuary personal estate a sufficient sum to make up such annual balance to the full sum of one hundred pounds for the benefit of my said daughter during her life free from all deductions, losses, charges and expenses whatsoever and I declare that the receipt and receipts of the said Joseph Vines shall from time to time be good discharge and discharges to the tenants of the said premises for their rents and to my executor for the deficiency of such rents as aforesaid and I direct the said Joseph Vines to pay such annual sum of one hundred pounds as and when he shall receive the same unto my said daughter for her own life for her own absolute use and benefit without being liable for the debts, contracts [?] or engagements of any husband she may happen to marry and for which her own receipt alone, whether she be covert or sole, shall be a good discharge to my said receiver. But I declare that it shall not be lawful or competent for my said daughter during her life to assign, mortgage, sell, charge or otherwise dispose of the said premises or any part thereof by way of anticipation and whereas the fixtures in the said messuages were taken to by the several tenants thereof at a valuation at the commencement of their tenancy. Now I do hereby declare and direct that as the several leases shall expire my executor shall out of my residuary personal estate purchase the said fixtures or place others equally good in their stead to be letten [?] and used with the said messuages for the benefit of my said daughter during her life. And whereas by virtue of an indenture bearing date the twenty first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and twenty four between Sir George Chrisiphorus [?] Paul and Benjamin Brooksbank, Esquire, of the first part, James Clitherow, Esquire, of the second part and the undersigned Edward Vines of the third part, the said Joseph Vines of the fourth part, and George Hetherington Hosier of the fifth part, all that fee farm rent of sixty six pounds, eight shillings, and eight pence issuing out of the Manor of Battle in the Parish of St. Mary, Reading, Berks, with it’s appurts. was for the considerations therein mentioned limited and assured unto the said Joseph Vines and his heirs upon the trusts and for the intents and purposes therein expressed and declared and subject thereunto, it was declared that the said Joseph Vines, his heirs and assigns, should stand possessed of the said rent charge in trust for the said Edward Vines, my heirs and assigns and to convey and dispose of the same as I or they should from time to time direct or appoint. Now I do hereby give devise limit direct and appoint that from and after my decease the said Joseph Vines and his heirs shall stand possessed of the said fee farm rent subject as aforesaid upon the trusts following, that is to say, as to thirty pounds per annum part of the said fee farm rent upon trust to pay the same over to Harriet Walter, many years a diligent servant in my employ, for and during the term of her natural life for her own sole use and benefit and as to thirty pounds per annum other part of the said fee farm rent upon trust to pay the same over unto my faithful housekeeper, Eliza Hughes, for and during the term of her natural life for her own use and benefit and as to six pounds, eight shillings and eight pence per annum the residue of the said fee farm rent upon trust that the said Joseph Vines and his heirs do and shall retain the same during the life of the survivors of them, the said Harriet Walter and Eliza Hughes for his and their trouble and expenses in collecting and paying over the said fee farm rent as aforesaid and subject as aforesaid as to the whole of the fee farm rent upon trust for my only son Edward Vines, his heirs and assigns and I declare that the several parts of the said fee farm rent severally devised to the said Harriet Walter and Eliza Hughes as aforesaid, shall not be subject or liable to the debts, contracts[?], or engagements of any husband either of them may happen to marry and that their own several receipts alone, whether covert or sole, shall be good discharges to my said trustee. I give and bequeath the following legacies; to my only surviving sister Ann Millard, one hundred pounds for which her own receipt alone, not withstanding her coverture, shall be a good discharge to my executor; to my sister-in-law Betty Vines, one hundred pounds; to my nephew Edward Vines, son of my brother Jacob, one hundred pounds; to my niece Mary Ann Vizard, one hundred pounds; to my nephew, Jacob Vines, son of my brother James, five hundred pounds, part of a larger debt which he now owes me on security; to my said nephew Joseph Vines, all principal and interest that may be due and owing to me at the time of my decease on his note of hand for four hundred pounds from which I hereby release and discharge him and in addition thereto, I bequeath unto him the sum of one hundred pounds and my Skeleton Clock, made by Walsh. To my said nephew Joseph Vines the further sum of one hundred pounds to retain to and pay himself any sum not exceeding that amount which may be due to him at the time of my decease from my nephew, Uriah Briant Vines, and subject thereto added[?] to the legacy being [?] on the said one hundred pounds upon trust to pay the residue thereof [if any] unto the said Uriah Briant Vines. I give and bequeath to my late clerk, John Clary,[?], six hundred pounds, part of a larger sum which he owes me on security. To the said Eliza Hughes, if she shall be [and] continue in my service at the time of my decease, a complete suit of mourning, such as she may choose, also the entire proper furniture of and belonging to her present bedroom of every description and all my wearing apparel of all sorts I also give to the said Eliza Hughes. The sum of ten pounds I give and bequeath to my manservant, James Collins, if he shall be and continue in my service at the time of my decease, twenty pounds and a suit of servant’s mourning and I direct that the legacies to the said Eliza Hughes and James Collins shall be paid unto them by my executor free from legacy duty and all other charges and in addition to any sum I may at my decease be indebted to them or either of them on notes of hand and for wages or otherwise and I direct my executor to pay them their wages up to the quarter day next after my decease and I do hereby charge my residuary personal estate with the payment of interest on all the before mentioned legacies at and before the rate of five pounds per centum per annum to be calculated from the expiration of their calender months next after my decease. In Tax the same respectively shall not be sooner paid and satisfied, and as to the rest, residue and remainder of my estate whatsoever and wheresoever both real and personal and of what nature or kind soever including all estates as trust in principal or otherwise, I give devise and bequeath and appoint the same unto the use of my only son and heir at Law, the said Edward Vines, his heirs, executors, assignors[?] and assignees, allowing to the natures and tenures[?] thereof respectively for his own absolute use and benefit and I appoint him, my said son, sole executor of this my will and I hereby revoke all other wills by me at any time heretofor made and so declare this alone to be and contain my last will and testament in witness thereof I have executed [?] and to a duplicate hereof set my hand and seal this seventh day of January, one thousand, eight hundred and forty. E. Vines [signature] Signed, sealed, published
and declared by the said Edward Vines, the Estator as and for his last
will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the
presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto
Proved at London 5th Nov, 1841 before the worshipful John Hansbury [?], doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the oath of Edward Vines, Esq., the son, the sole ex/or to whom admon/ was granted, having been first sworn duly to administer. Family mentioned Sons of brother
Jacob1756
: Edward1792
Others mentioned Harriet Walter,
servant
:Perhaps the Harriet Blake mentioned in will
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