In the name of God Amen.

I Jacob Bayly of Box in the County of Wilts Innholder being Sick and weak in Body but of sound Mind & Memory thanks to Almighty God for the same but considering the Certainty of Death and the Uncertainty of the Time thereof Do make and Ordain this my last Will and Testament in Manner as followeth That is to say First & Principally I give and humbly resign that most precious Jewel my Soul unto Almighty God my Creator hoping through the Death and Passion of Jesus Christ my Saviour & Redeemer to have Pardon & Remission of my Sins & to Inherit everlasting Life and my Body I Commit to be decently Interred at the discretion of my Executor hereafter mentioned And as for such Real and Personal Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me I give and dispose thereof as followeth First my Will is and I do hereby require that all such Debts that I shall owe at the time of my Decease and my Funeral Expenses be first paid and satisfied Also my Will is and I do hereby require that all such Legacies Annuities Sums & Sums of Money be paid and satisfied according to the direction of my late Father John Bayly’s last Will and Testament and according to the direction of my late Unkle Michael’s last Will & Testament Also I Give devise and bequeath unto my Brother James Bayly his Heirs and assigns for ever my freehold Estate at Milsplat in the Parish of Box aforesaid Subject nevertheless to the Payment thereout of one annuity or yearly Rent Charge of Eight £’s to my Sister Jane Wife to William Pinchin by half yearly Payments from my Decease for and during the Term of her Natural Life and of one other annuity or yearly Rent Charge of Forty Shillings to Ann Bayly my Cousin and Daughter of my Unkle James Bayly by half yearly Payments from my Decease for and during the Term of her Natural Life in Consideration of my Love and affection towards her and for her Care in my affairs Also I Give Devise and bequeath unto my Brother James Bayly his Heirs & assigns for ever all that my Freestone Quarry called Salathiel Simpsion’s Quarry Also I give devise and bequeath to my ? Brother James Bayly all that my Messuage or Tenement or Dwelling house Called the Bear in Box afores’d together with the Malthouses Brewhouses Stables Buildings Orchards Gardens & appurtenances there belonging to be had and holden by him the said James Bayly his Heirs and assigns after my Decease and the Decease of my Sister in Law Ann now Wife of Mr David Jones during all the Rest, Residue & Remain to Come and unexpired of the several Estates Leases and term of years that I have thereon Subject nevertheless to the several Jointures Dowers Wills annuities as have been Charged thereon or made ? payable thereout Also I further give and bequeath unto my said Sister Jane the Wife of Wm. Pinchin the Sum of Forty Pounds to be paid to her by my Executor in a Twelve Month after my Decease And also I give and bequeath to her my Silver Tankard also I give and bequeath to my Brother Thos. Bayly his Heirs & assigns all that my Freehold Estate lying in the Parish of Rowd in the County of Wilts aforesaid also my further Will and Desire is and I do hereby require my said Brother James Bayly for and in Consideration of the several Gifts Devised and bequeathed by me to him herein before made within one year after my Decease to pay or cause to be paid to my said Brother Thos. Bayly the Sum of One Hundred Pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain also I give devise and bequeath unto my said brother Thos. Bayly and to his assigns All and singular my Meadow or Pasture Grounds called Barrgetts and Lay with the appurtenances during the Estate Interest and Term that I have therein to come also I give and bequeath unto my said Brother Thos. Bayly all my Strong Beer and Vessels that are in the Cellar called the Lower Room and my Gold Ring as was my Father’s One Silver Spoon marked J:B: One Side of Bacon One Hund’d. of Cheese and one Pair of my Silver-Buckles as was Brother John Bayly’s also I give devise and bequeath unto my Brother Michael Bayly his Heirs and assigns all that Close of Meadow or Pasture Ground called the home Paddock after my Decease for the Remainder of the Term that shall be thereon then to come and unexpired Subject nevertheless to all Incumbrances thereon also my Will and Desire is and I do hereby require my said Brother James Bayly to Demise Let and Set the Tenement called the Bear in Box to my said Brother Mich.l Bayly during the Term of his natural Life at and under the yearly Rent of Twenty Pounds and the said James Bayly to pay all annuities or yearly Rent Charges and to keep the said Tenement in Repair also I give and bequeath unto my Cousin John Pinchin his Heirs and assigns from and after my Decease all that my Close of Meadow or Pasture Ground called Ashley Lane Meadow with the appurtenances for the Remainder of the Term that shall be thereon then to come Subject nevertheless to all Incumbrances thereon also I give and bequeath to my Brother James Bayly to my Brother Thomas Bayly and to my Sister in Law Betty his Wife to my Brother in law Wm. Pinchin and to my Sister Jane his wife the Sum of Five Pounds of lawful Money of Great Britain each to be paid to them by my Executor immediately after my Decease Also I Give and bequeath to my four Cousins William John Joseph & Ann Pinchin Sons and Daughter of Wm. & Jane Pinchin the Sum of Ten Pounds Each to be paid to them severally and respectively as they shall attain their ages of one and twenty years and if one of them should happen to die before his or her or their attainment of that age that then his her or their Part so dying to be paid to the Survivor or Survivors of them Share and Share alike also I give and bequeath to my cousins John Thomas & Mary Sons and Daughter of my said Brother Thos. Bayly the like Sum of Ten Pounds Each to be paid to them ? Severally and Respectively as they shall attain their ages of one and twenty years and if either of them should happen to die before his her or their attainment of that age that then his her or their Part so dying to be left to the Survivor or Survivors of them Share and Share alike also I Give and Bequeath to my Cousins William & Ann Son & Daughter of my said Brother Michael Bayly the like Sum of Ten Pounds each to be paid to them as they shall severally & respectively attain their ages of one & twenty years and if either of them should happen to die before his or her or their attainment of that age that then his her or their Part so dying be paid to the Survivor or Survivors of them Also I Give and Bequeath unto my Cousin Ann Bayly Daughter of my Brother James Bayly the like Sum of Ten Pounds to be paid to her when she shall attain her age of & and twenty years Also I Give and Bequeath unto my dear Cousin Ann Bayly Twenty Pounds to be paid her by my Executor in one year after my Decease also one of my Silver Spoons and my Silver Snuffbox both marked J:B: and one of my Gold Rings as I wear also I give and bequeath unto my Brothers James Bayly my Brother Tho’s Bayly my Brother in Law Wm. Pinchin my Sister Jane his wife my Sister in Law Betty Bayly my Unkle James Bayly my aunt Mary Bayly his wife my Unkle John Little my Cousin Sarah Little his Daughter and to my dear Cousin Ann Bayly the Sum of One Guinea each to buy them Rings also I give and bequeath unto my Eight Cousins Mary Elizabeth and Sarah Daughters of my Unkle James Bayly Charles Michael Robert & Mary & Ann Newman Sons and Daughters of Charles & Mary Newman the Sum of five Shillings each to be paid to them after my Decease also I give devise and bequeath unto my Brother Michael Bayly his Executors administrators & assigns all my right Title and Interest in and to my Pasture Ground called the Ley-Tining also I Give & bequeath unto Dick Hogden five Shillings also all the rest of my Goods & Chattles Debts Ready Money and Securities for Money not herein before Given & Bequeathed I Give devise & bequeath unto my Brother Mich.l Bayly whom I do hereby nominate Constitute and appoint whole & sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me at anytime heretofore (made?) and Lastly I Earnestly desire my very good Friends Unkle James Bayly of Wadswick Yeoman My Cousin James Lee of the same Yeoman and James Baker of Box aforesaid Cooper to be Observers of this my Will and to see the same duly Executed and if any Differences or Disputes shall arise between my Executor & Legatees concerning this my Will I desire it may be referred to them my said Observers whose Judgement & Award therein shall be final In Testimony whereof I the said Jacob Bayly the testator have to this my last Will and Testament Containing four Sheets of Paper to the three first set my hand and to this last my Hand and Seal this one & twentieth day of October One thousand Seven Hundred and thirty Six Jacob Bayly Signed Sealed Published & declared by the Testator to his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who subscribed our Names as Witnesses hereto in the presence of the said Testator Thomas Tattershall John Shepherd Joseph Sampson