This is the last will and testament of me William BRYER of Hadleigh in the County of Suffolk Gentleman and I appoint my beloved wife Susannah and my son John BRYER and my friend Charles FENN of Hadleigh aforesaid Farmer and Merchant Executrix and Executors of this my will and I direct that all my just debts funeral probate and executorial charges shall be fully paid and satisfied as soon as conveniently can be after my decease I give to my said wife my wearing apparel wines and other consumable housekeeping stores for her own absolute use and benefit and give to her my said Wife the possession and ? use of all and singular my household goods and furniture plate linen china glass and books (except as aforesaid) of which I shall be possessed at the time of my decease during her life and after her decease I direct my said executors to make sale and dispose of the same by public auction and the monies arising therefrom after dis?ting the expenses attending such sale shall fall into and form part of my residuary personal estate and I direct that as soon as conveniently can be after my decease an inventory shall be made of the said effects hereinbefore bequeathed to my said Wife for her life one Copy whereof shall be kept by her and the other shall be deposited with my other executors and I direct my Executors immediately after my decease collect and convert into money all other my personal Estate and Effects whatsoever (except the principal sum three hundred pounds now owed to me from my son in law Thomas BROWN and ? by a certain conditional Bill of Sale under his hand and seal bearing a date the fifth day of May one thousand eight hundred and forty five and to place out the monies arising therefrom at interest in their or his names or name upon real Government or other good security and to pay the interest or dividends arising therefrom as the same shall become due and payable unto my said wife for and during the term of her natural life and also I empower and direct my said Executors to receive the interest which from time to time may become due and payable on the said principal sum of three hundred pounds of and from the said Thomas BROWN and to pay the same unto my said wife for and during the term of her natural life as aforesaid and from and immediately after the decease of my said wife I dispose of the monies so to be collected and got in as aforesaid or the stocks funds or securities in or upon which the same shall be placed out or invested together with the interest or dividends that may be due ? and also together with the said sum of three hundred pounds secured as aforesaid in manner following (that is to say) I give unto the said Thomas BROWN the said sum of three hundred pounds so due and owing from him as aforesaid together with said conditional Bill of Sale by which the same is secured I give and bequeath to my said son John BRYER the sum of five hundred pounds and I order and direct my said Executors or the survivor of them or the executors or administrators of the survivor from and immediately after the decease of my said wife to place out at interest in their or his names or name the sum of three hundred pounds upon real Government et other good security in trust for my daughter Susannah the wife of the said Thomas BROWN for her separate use during such time as she may be under ? and so that as same may not be subject to the debts engagements or control of her present or any future husband and her receipt only to be a sufficient discharge for the dividends and proceeds in respect of the trust monies stocks and securities and after the decease of my said daughter Susannah my said executors or the survivor of them or the executors or administrators of the survivor shall stand possessed of the said sum of three hundred pounds stock funds and securities in trust for all and every the children of the said Susannah BROWN in equal shares if more than one and in default of issue to go in such manner and form as my said daughter Susannah Brown shall by ? or will direct or appoint and I from and after the decease of my said wife direct my said executors or the survivor to place out at interest upon such security as aforesaid in their or his names or name the sum of eight hundred pounds and pay and apply the interest or dividends arising therefrom as the same shall become due and payable unto my daughter Sarah Ann wife of John WHITE for and during the term of her natural life the same to paid into her own proper hands for her own sole private use and her receipt alone to be a sufficient discharge for the same it being my will and intention that the same shall not be subject or liable to the control debts or engagements of her present or any future husband and from and after her decease I give an bequeath the same unto all and every the child or children of my said daughter Sarah Ann WHITE to be equally divided between them share and share alike and to the child or children then living of such of them as may be then dead such child or children to have and take the part or share only that his her or their parent or parents would have been entitled unto if living and from and immediately after the decease of my said wife I dispose of all the rest of my residue and the remainder of the said monies that may be left after payment of the said sums of five hundred pounds three hundred pounds and eight hundred pounds and the stocks funds and securities in or upon which the same shall be placed out in manner following that is to say I give and bequeath to my said son John BRYER one moiety or half part thereof and as to the other moiety or half part thereof I direct my said Executors or the survivor of them or the executors or administrators of the survivor to place out at interest upon such security as aforesaid in their names or name and to pay and apply the interest or dividends arising from such share unto my said daughter Susannah BROWN for and during the term of her natural life the same to be paid into her own proper hands for her own sole separate private use and her script alone to be sufficient discharge for the same it also being my will and intention that the same and the interest or dividends arising therefrom shall not be subject or liable to the control debts or engagements of her present or any future husband and from and after the decease of my said daughter Susannah BROWN I give and bequesth the said moiety or half part and the interest or dividends that may be thereon due unto all and every her children or child to be equally divided between them share and share alike and to the child or children them living of such of them as may be then dead such child or children to have and take the part or shar only that his her or their parent or parents would have been entitled unto if living and in default of issue to go in such manner and form as my said daughter shall by deed or will direct or appoint as aforesaid Whereas having in the lifetime of my late son in law Henry BAKER advanced him from time to time heavy? sums of money as also my daughter Eliza the widow of the said Henry BAKER since his decease I desire that my said daughter the said Eliza BAKER take no interest whatever under this my will and I do hereby declare that my said executors shall not be charged or chargeable with or answerable or accountable for any more of my monies personal estate and effects than they shall respectively actually receive or shall come to their hands by virtue of this my will nor with or for any loss or losses that may happen to any part of my property without their wilful neglect or default nor the one of them for the other of them but each for his own honour and that it shall and may be lawful to and for my said Executors and each of them to direct and reimburse themselves respectively out of the monies that shall come to their hands by virtue of this my will all such costs charges and expenses as each or other of them shall pay expend or be put unto by reason or means of all or any of the trusts or powers hereby in them reposed or in the execution thereof or in any suit proceeding act matter or thing relating thereto in anywise howsoever and I authorise them or the survivor of them to vary alter and transpose at their discretion all or any of the stocks funds or securities in or upon which any part of my property shall be placed out or invested for other securities of the like nature and I hereby revoking all former and other wills by me at anytime heretofore made do declare this to be and contain my last will and testament In witness whereof I the said William BRYER the testator have to this my last will and testament contained in this and the preceding sheets of paper annexed together set my hand this fourteenth day of August one thousand eight hundred and forty six - William Bryer - signed and declared by the said William Bryer the testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other present at the same time have hereunto subscribed out hand as witnesses - John GROWSE surgeon Hadleigh - J. F. ROBINSON solr. Hadleigh

Proved at London 18th June 1847 before the Worshipful William ROBINSON Doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the oath of John BRYER the son one of the executors to whom Admon was granted having been first sworn only to administer. Power reserved of making the like grant to Susannah BRYER widow the Relict and Charles FENN the other executors when they shall apply for the same.