| Description | Calendar of D184/4/16: Copy [contemporary] of the will of Robert Revell of Carnfield; to Thomas Bayley of Derby, Robert Wilmot of Duffield, Godfrey Watkinson of Brampton and Baptist Trott of Mappleton his manors, royalties, messuages, cottages, mills, lands, tenements and advowsons in trust, out of the rents and profits to pay his debts with interest, and legacies and funeral expenses not satisfied out of his personal estate, (having especial regard for the preservation of his wife's jointure according to his covenant in a deed of settlement upon her dated 22 Jun 1727). After the performance of these trusts he bequeaths the premises or the unsold residue of them to his trustees in trust to the use of Frances his daughter for life and of her heirs male in order of seniority, for want of issue to the use of his brother Francis Revell for his life, and his heirs male in order of seniority; for want of issue to the use of the testator's kinsman Edward Revell for his life and his heirs male in order of seniority, and in default of issue to the use of the heir male of Sir Thomas Revell, in or about the reign of Edward I of Newbold, Warwickshire. Proviso that the limitation mentioned to his daughter shall not impede the raising of the £3000 mentioned in his deed of settlement for the portions of such daughters as he might have, it being his intention that it should be paid to Frances his only child. Under a power reserved in the settlement for raising a sum not exceeding £1000 upon premises in the possession of Robert Clarke and Mary Ashmore, he now charges these premises with a sum of £500, the interest upon which is to be paid by the trustees named in the settlement to his cousin Mary Harpur daughter of Henry Harpur deceased for her life, as compensation for the faithful service she had done to his family; on her death the £500 is to be preserved in the hands of his trustees to increase his wife's jointure, remainder to the benefit of the person possessing his estate, being laid out after his death of Mary in purchase of land by the trustees for the uses mentioned. Reciting that he owes Mary £100 for which he has given his bond, he declares that the gift above is in lieu of discharge of £50 of the debt. He bequeaths to his wife the use of the plate for her life, (remainder to her daughter), also her watch and all furniture, his jewels, rings, linen, coach or chariot which she pleases to choose and such pair of his coach horses as she best likes with a pair of his best harness, two family pictures and such of his other pictures as shall be accounted valuable, his guns, swords and arms, library of books, organ harpsichord and dining-room clock, to be accounted family heirlooms. The rest of his goods and personal estate he bequeaths to his executors towards payment of his debts, legacies and funeral expenses; to his brother Francis and kinsman Edward £50 each within twelve months of his decease. He appoints his wife and trustees as his executors, giving them 10 guineas each to buy mourning and rings as a small acknowledgement for the great trouble they are likely to undergo in performance of the trusts. He wills that handsome mourning be allowed to his wife and daughter out of his personal estate. He leaves his funeral to the discretion of his executors, desiring it may be done without any pompous show; his executors and trustees to have power to deduct their expenses from his estate, each being accountable for his own deeds only 29 Oct 1729. Codicils 1. His instruments, music-books and mathematical instruments are to be accounted heirlooms; to his wife he gives the furniture of any two rooms she pleases. His favourite "skewed" [piebald] horse may for his good services run the estate and be kept whilst he lives without being put to any labour. 9 Nov 1729. 2. He bequeaths to his trustees all his real estate mentioned in his will, in trust to pay his wife for her life, immediately after the raising of the £3000, so much of the rents and profits of his estate as will make good unto her the deficiency of her jointure after the reduction by raising the £3000. 8 Dec 1729 |