In the Name of God Amen I Richard Scrivener of Puxley in the Parishes of Cosgrove and Passenham  in the County of Northampton Farmer make Publish and declare my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say I give and bequeath all my household goods and furniture plate linen and china dairy utensils brewing vessels and all other my household effects whatsoever and to my daughter Catherine Scrivener two and for her own use and benefit Also I give and bequeath unto my Eldest Son John Scrivener a Legacy or some of One hundred pounds Also I give and bequeath unto my housekeeper Ann Blake and Legacy or sum of One hundred pounds free from payment of duty to the Crown which duties I direct to be paid by my Executors hereinafter named And it is my will and mind that the said Legacy of One hundred  pounds shall be paid to the said Ann Blake within twelve Calendar months after the day of my decease with Interest for the same after the rate of Four pounds per centum per annum until the same shall be paid All the rest and residue of my personal Estate whatsoever and wheresoever in which I include object or sum of One hundred and forty pounds now two to me from my son Arthur Scrivener And also all and every my freehold messuages cottages farms lands tenements and hereditaments situate at Puxley aforesaid And all other my real Estate whatsoever and wheresoever with their and every of their rights members and appurtenances I give devise and bequeath unto George Claridge of the Parish of Potterspury in the said County of Northampton Yeoman and to John SceerCongreve or the survivor of them or the heirs executors administrators or assigns of such survivor do and shall as soon as conveniently may be after my decease sell and absolutely dispose of the same personal and real Estates either together or in parts by Public Auction or Private Contract as to them or him shall seem expedient for the best price or prices that can be reasonably had or obtained for the same and convey assign and assure the same unto the purchaser or representative purchasers thereof his her or their areas executors or administrators or assigns or as he she or they shall direct or appoint And I will and declare that the receipt or receipts of the said George Claridge and John Sceer Congreve or the survivor of them or their areas executors administrators or assigns of such survivor shall from time to time be a sufficient discharge or sufficient discharges to the purchaser or purchasers of the said premises herein before made saleable by this my Will or any part all parts thereof for his her or their purchase money or so much thereof as shall be in such receipt or receipts be acknowledged or expressed to have been received And that each purchaser or purchasers his her or their heirs executors administrators or assigns or any of them shall not afterwards be answerable or accountable for any loss misapplication or nonapplication of such purchase money so received or any part all parts thereof or implication in the trusts of this my Will And it is my a further will and mind that my said Trustees or Trustee for the time being two and shall by and out of the money arising from the Sale of my said real and personal Estates pay of and discharge all Mortgages and loans debts charges and encumbrances which may affect the said real Estate And all charges and expences incident to the Sale and for making out and perfecting the Title to the said hereditaments and real estate and of executing the several trusts hereby reposed in them And also all funeral and testamentary expenses and just debts which may be due and owing from me at the time of my decease and the several Legacies herein before bequeathed And stand possessed hereinafter mentioned (that is to say) Upon trust as to our fifth part or share thereof (after deducting therefrom or sum of Fifty pounds which I give and bequeath to my said daughter Catherine Scrivener) to put and place out the same in their own names or name on Government or real Security during the life of my daughter Mary Scott and pay the Interest thereof to the said Mary Scott and two and for her own use and benefit separate and apart from her present or any future husband and as to the same shall not be liable to any debts or engagements of such husband and her receipts alone to be a sufficient discharge for such payments And from and after the decease of the said Mary Scott Upon further trust to pay and divide the said Trust fund unto and amongst all and every the child and children of the said Mary Scott who shall be then living and the law for the issue of such who may be then and in equal proportions (such issue taking her parents share only) And as to the other fifth part of the said residue of trust monies Upon trust to pay two thirds if parts thereof unto my Grandson John Scrivener and the remaining one this third part thereof unto my Grandson Reuben Scrivener (Sons of my late Son Richard Scrivener) to and for their own use and benefit And as one other fifth part or share of the said residue of trust monies Upon trust to pay the same unto my son’s Son Arthur Scrivener his executors administrators or assigns And as to one other fifth part or share of the said residue of trust monies ( after deducting therefrom or sum of Fifty pounds which I give and bequeath to my said daughter Catherine Scrivener) Upon trust to place out the same in their own names or names on Government or Real security during the life of Alice (widow of my late Son Reuben Scrivener ) and pay the Interest thereof to the said Alice Scrivener and to her own use and benefit separate and apart from any husband which she may hereafter marry and her receipts alone to be a sufficient discharge for such payments And from and after her decease Upon further trust to pay and divide the said last mentioned Trust money unto and amongst all and every such child and children of the said Anna Scrivener by my said son Reuben Scrivener who shall be then living and the lawful issue of such of them who may be then dead in equal proportions (such Issue taking her parents share only) And as to the remaining fifth part or share of the said residue of the trust monies Upon further trust to pay the same unto my said daughter Catherine Scrivener her executors administrators or assigns  Ad it is my a further will and mind and I had do hereby declare that the said George Claridge and John Sceer Congreve and the survivor of them and the executors and administrators of such survivor shall not be charged or chargeable with any more of the said trust monies and premises than they eat respectively shall actually receive and that one of them shall not be answerable or accountable for the other of them but each of them for his own acts receipts neglects or defaults only nor shall they or either of them be answerable or accountable for any Banker Broker or other person with home any of the said trust monies may be deposited for the safe custody or otherwise in the execution of the said trusts nor for a net necessary or deficiency of any stocks funds or securities in or upon which any of the said Trust monies may be invested in pursuance of and in conformity to this my Will and for any misfortune loss is or damage which may happen in the execution of the aforesaid trusts or otherwise in relation their two unless the same shall happen by or through their own wilful default respectively And also that they my said Trustees and the survivor of them and the executors administrators and assigns of such survivor shall and may by and out of the monies which shall come to their or his hands by virtue of the Trusts aforesaid retain to and reimburse himself and themselves and allow to his and their Cotrustee or costs charges and Expences which they or any or either of them shall or may respectively sustain expend or be put unto in all about the execution of the trusts aforesaid or in any manor relating thereto And I do hereby express do direct and declare that the said John Sceer Congreve shall notwithstanding his acceptance of the office or Trustee and Executor of this my Will be entitled to make all lawful and reasonable charges for business borne by him as an Attorney Solicitor or Agent in the execution of the trusts aforesaid and to receive the same pecuniary emoluments and remuneration for such business and for all his attendances time and trouble  given and bestowed by him in or about or in relation to the execution of the trusts of my said Will as if he (not being a Trustee or Executor of my said Will) were employed by the Trustees or Executors thereof as Attorney and Solicitor And shall be entitled to remain out of the said trust monies or to be allowed and to receive from his Trustees and Coexecutor out of the same monies the fall amount of such charges and emoluments and remuneration any Law or r.ie of Equity to the contrary thereof in anywise notwithstanding And lastly I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint the said George Caridge and John Sceer Congreve joint Executors to this my Will hereby revoking all former Wills by me at any time heretofore made In witness whereof I have to this my last Will and Testament contained in five sheets of Paper set my hand and seal ( to …) my hand only to the first four sheets and my hand and seal to the fifth and last sheet thereof be Nineteenth day of February in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty one Richard Scrivener
Signed sealed published and declared by the said Testator Richard Scrivener as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us present at the same time who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto Edwd J Harris Wm H Bell Clerk to Mr Congreve Solicitor Stony Stratford

Probate 3 Nov 1854