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Last Will and Testament of Sephen Fuller of Saint Clement's Danes, London, Merchant 1796-1799

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Testator: Stephen Fuller of Saint Clement Danes, London, Merchant Date of the Will: 28 May 1796 Proved: 19 September 1799

Persons mentioned

Stephen Fuller, Testator
Thomas Fuller, late brother
Phillippa Dickinson, daughter
Elizabeth Fuller, daughter already deceased and without issue
John Trayton Fuller, son-in-law
Hans Sloane, son-in-law
William Dickinson, son-in-law
William Dickinson, the Younger: grandson
Frances Dickinson, granddaughter
William Sloane, grandson
Stephen Sloane, grandson
Maria Sloane, granddaughter
Rose Fuller, nephew and business partner
Ann Spencer of Grays Walk, Lambeth, friend
Elizabeth Tidey, former servant
William Randall, current servant
John Regeant, current servant
John Thomas Batt, Esquire, Barrister, unknown relationship
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This is the last Will and testament of Mr Stephen Fuller of Saint
Clements Lane London Merchant I Give to John
Trayton Fuller of Ashdown Place in Sussex Esquire
who was the husband of my Daughter Elizabeth now
dead without issue the sum of five hundred Pounds
and I direct the same to be paid to him as if he
was not indebted to me my will being that if he
desires it he shall have at least four years for
payment of the pricipal sums of five hundred pounds
and five hundred pounds due to me on two Bonds
from him and that in the mean time he shall be
called upon only for the Interest of the said two principal
Sums Also I give five hundred to my Nephew and
Partner Rose Fuller Esquire and my Will is that the said
five hundred Pounds shall be paid to the said Rose
Fuller as if he was not indebted to me on the partnership
Amount between us the payment of such Debt Geing
to be regulated in manner hereinafter directed I give
to Ann Spencer of Grays Walk Lambeth Spinster five
Guineas a year during her life to be paid without
deduction on Easter Monday in every year that being
the day in which I am in the habit of making a
Yearly present to her of the same Amount and the
first payment to be made on the first Easter Monday
after my decease and my Worthy friend Mr Samuel
Istead gives to her a life yearly sum of five Guineas
and has promised me to continue it I desire my Executors
to put Aim in mind of it accordingly Also I Give five
pounds a year to Elizabeth Tidey Spinster my Old
servant during her life to be paid to her by such
yearly payments in every year and the first such
payment to be made on the first Easter
after my decease And I desire my (deletion)
Executors to secure the said Annuities of five Guineas
and five pounds by such Appropriation of Stocks in
the public funds as they shall think fit And I Give
to my Servants William Randall and John Regeant

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Ten Pounds a piece if they shall be living with
me at my decease And I Give to my Grandson
William Dickinson Esquire Ten thousand Pounds And
I also give to him my Books and Book Cases or Shelves
And my Writing Table and the two sets of Drawers
under it and my small writting Desk and my great
Mahogany Wardrobe And in regard to my Silver plate
many parts of which I have melted down and
converted into useful Plate I leave the Tureen and
its appurtenances presented to me by the Coffee Planters
of Jamaica to my Daughter Philippa Dickinson for her
sole and separate use notwithstanding any coverture as
being equivalent to the plate melted down and given
by me to my Son in Law Hans Sloane Esquire And I
Give one half of the remainder of my plate to my said
Grandson William Dickinson and the other half of such
remainder equally between my two Grand Sons William
Sloane and Stephen Sloane And I Give to my Grand
Daughter Frances Dickinson five thousand Pounds
I Give to my Grandaughter Maria Sloane five thousand
And I give to John Thomas Batt Esquire Barrister at
Law my said Son in Law Hans Sloane my Son in Law
William Dickinson Esquire and my said Grand Son
William Dickinson Ten thousand Pounds upon trust
that they or the survivors or survivor of them or the
Executors or Administrators of the survivor of them
do and shall place out the same ten thousand pounds
in Government Stocks or Parliamentary funds or Bank
Stock or East India Stock or on such real securities in
England and Wales as shall appear to them or him
advisable And my Will is that the said John Thomas
Batt my said Son in Law Hans Sloane my said Son in
Law William Dickinson and my said Grandson William
Dickinson and the survivors and survivor of them and
the Executors and Administrators of such survivor do
and shall stand possessed of the stocks funds and
securities in which the said ten thousand pounds shall
be so placed out upon the trusts following (that is to
say) In trust for my said Gradsons William Sloane
and Stephen Sloane in such shares and at such times
with such benefit of survivorship and Accrues and in
such manner as the said Hans Sloane by any writing
or writings with or without power of Revocation to
be by him Sealed and delivered in the presence of two
or more credible witnesses or by his last Will and
Testament or any writing of a Testamentary kind
to be by him signed and published in the presence

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of the same number of witnesses shall from time to
time limit direct and appoint and until such
limitation direction or appointment shall be made
and in case of any such limitation direction or
appointment then so far as the same shall not
extend In Trust for my said Grand Sons William
Sloane and Hans Sloane equally and their several
and respective Executors and Administrators But
my Will is that my said Son in Law Hans Sloane
besides the power of Appointment hereinbefore
entrusted to him and subject to his execution
thereof from time to time shall during his life have
the power of applying the Yearly Dividends Interest
and Income of and from the Stocks funds and
Securities in which the said Ten thousand Pounds or
any part thereof shall for the time being be
invested for the Maintenance Education or other
benefit or Advantage of my said Grandsons William
and Stephen Sloane respectively in such proportions
and in such manner as to the said Hans Sloane shall
from time to time seem most suitable and proper my
intent being that he shall have the fullest discretion
in this respect and that it shall not be necessary to
resort to the Court of Chancery ot any Court
whatever to Warrant such Discretional Application
by him in any manner whatever. And my Will also
is that the said John Thomas Batt my said Son in
Law William Dickinson and said Grandson William
Dickinson and the survivors and survivor of them
and the Executors and Administrators of such survivor
shall at all times during the life of the said Hans
Sloane when he shall request it join with him in
selling or otherwise Disposing of any of the Stocks
funds and Securities in which the said Ten thousand
Pounds or any part thereof shall for the time being
be placed out and in converting the same into
Money and in applying such money for the advancement
promotion Maintenance Education Improvement or
other benefit or Advantage of the said William Sloane
and Stephen Sloane respectively or of either of them
as to the said Hans Sloane shall from time to time
appear most advisable and in the same manner as
if such money consisted of Yearly Dividends Interest
and produce of the Stocks funds and Securities in
which the said Ten thousand Pounds shall be
invested And my Will further is that at all times
During the life [of my said Son in Law Hans Sloane] the said John Thomas Batt [my said Son in Law] Hans
Sloane my said Son in Law William Dickinson and my
said Grand Son William Dickinson and the Survivors

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and Survivor of them and the Executor and Administrators
of such survivor shall have full power of selling and
Disposing of the Stocks funds and Securities in which the
said Ten thousand Pounds or any part thereof shall for
the time being be invested and of investing the manner
which shall arise from any such Sale or Disposition in
any other such Stocks funds or Securities [as aforesaid other Stocks funds and Securities] to be upon the
same Trusts and shall have the same power over such
other Stocks funds and Securities and so from tiem to time
as often as they or he shalll think a change of stocks [funds] or
Securities convenient And Whereas it may happen
that my said Grandsons William Sloane and Stephen
Sloane the Eldest of whom is only about fifteen Years
of age may offens(?) their father the said Hans Sloane
by misconduct I therefore do hereby Authorize and
Empower the said Hans Sloane at any time or times
during his life by any writing or writings with or
without power of Revocation to be by him Sealed and
delivered in the presence of two or more credible (deletion)
witnesses or by his Last Will and Testament or any
Testamentary writing to be by him Signed and Published
in the presence of two such witnesses to appoint the
said Ten thousand Pounds or any part thereof unto my
said Grand Daughter Maria Sloane or in case of her
decease during the life of the said Hans Sloane to any
Child or Children the said Maria Sloane may have by
any person she shall marry as he the said Hans Sloane
shall think (deletion) most proper and as to all the residue
of my Goods Chattels and Personal Estate whatsoever
I Give and Bequeath the same unto the said john
Thomas Batt my said Son in Law Hans Sloane my said
Son in Law William Dickinson and my said Grand Son
William Dickinson their Executors and Administrators
but upon the Trusts hereinafter mentioned And my
Will is that the said John Thomas Batt my said Son
in Law Hans Sloane my said Son in Law William Dickinson
and my said Grandson William Dickinson or the survivors
or survivor of them or the Executors or Administrators
of such survivor do and shall with all convenient speed
after my decease convert so much of the said residue
as shall not consist of Government Stocks or Parliamentary
funds or Bank Stock or East India Stock or shall not be
placed out on real securities in England or Wales into
Money and invest such Money [and also as (...) of the said residue as (...) consist of Money] in such Stocks and funds and
on such real Securities as aforesaid in the Names of them
the said John Thomas Batt my said Son in Law Hans
Sloane my said son in Law William Dickinson and my
said Grandson William Dickinson or of the survivors or
survivor of them or of the Executors or Administrators of
such survivor as to them or him shall seem most expedient

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And my Will also is that the said John Thomas Batt
my said Son in Law Hans Sloane my said Son in law
William Dickinson and my said Grandson William
Dickinson and the survivors and survivor of them and
the Executors and Administrators of the survivor
and shall stand and be possessed and interested of
and in the Stocks funds and securities in while any
part of the said residue shall be invested in pursuant
of the discretion aforesaid and also of and in such Stocks
funds and securities of the description aforesaid as
shall compose the other part of the said residue in
upon the Trusts hereinafter declared And [as] to for and
concerning one Moiety of the Stocks funds and
securities while shall compose or arise from the said
residue of my Personal Estate in manner aforesaid
I do hereby will and declare that the said john
Thomas Batt my said son in Law Hans Sloane my
said Son in Law William Dickinson and my said Grand
Son William Dickinson and the survivors and survivor
of them and the Executors and Administrator of
such survivor do and shall stand possessed of and
Interested in the said Moiety of the said Stocks funds
and securities so composing or arising from the said
residue of my Personal Estate Upon the Trusts following
(that is to say) Upon Trust out of the Yearly Interest
Dividends and Income of and from the said Moiety
of the said Stocks funds and Securities to pay or cause
to be paid the year annuity or yearly sum of Six
hundred and thirty pounds unto my said Daughter
Philippa Dickinson during her natural Life the said
Annuity or year sum of six hundred and thirty
pounds to be paid half year by two equal portions
in every year and the first half yearly payment to
be made at the end of a Month from the day of
my decease and the said Annuity or yearly sum of
six hundred and thirty pounds to be for her sole and
separate use notwithstanding her present or any
future coverture and not to be liable to the Debts
or Control of her present or any future Husband
and her receipt or the receipt of such person or persons
as she notwithstanding any coverture shall appoint
to receive the said Annuity or Yearly sum to be from
time to time a sufficient Discharge And subject to the
said Annuity or Yearly sum of six hundred and
thirty pounds In trust for my said Grandson William
Dickinson and said Grand Daughter Frances Dickinson
in such shares and proportions at such times with
such benefit of survivorship and accrues and in such
manner as my said Daughter Philippa Dickinson

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notwithstanding her present or any future Coverture
shall by any writing or writings with or without power
of Revocation to be by her sealed and delivered in the
presence of two or more Credible Witnesses or by her
last Will and Testament or any Intrument in writing
in the nature of a last Will and Testament to be by her
signed and published in the presence of two or more
such witnesses from time to time limit direct and appoint
and in default of such limitation direction and appointment
and in the mean time until such limitation direction and
Appointment shall be made and in case of any such
subject to the same upon Trust during the natural Life
of my said Daughter Philippa Dickinson to pay to my
said Grandson William Dickinson and his Assings three
full and equal fourth parts of the Yearly Dividends
Interest and produce of the said Moiety of the said
Stocks funds and Securities after payment of the said
Annuity or Yearly sum of six hundred and thirty Pounds
And to pay to my said Grand Daughter Frances
Dickinson and her Assigns the remaining full and equal
fourth part of the said Yearly Dividends Interest and
Produce of the said Moiety of the same Stocks funds
and securities after such payment of the same Annuity
And from and immediately after the decease of my said
Daughter Philippa Dickinson then as to (deletion) three
fourth parts of the said Moiety of the same Stocks
funds and securities and of the Yearly Interest
Dividends and produce thereof In Trust for my said
Grandson William Dickinson his Executoers Administrators
and Assigns and as to the remaning fourth part
of the same Moiety In Trust for my said Grand
Daughter Frances Dickinson her Executors Administrators
and Assigns and my Will is that it shall and may
be careful for the said John Thomas Batt my said
Son in law Hans Sloane my said Son in law William
Dickinson and my said Grandson William Dickinson
and the survivors and survivor of them and the
Executors and Administrators of such survivor at any
time or times during the natural life of my said
Daughter Philippa Dickinson with her consent
notwithstanding any Coverture to be testified in
writing under her hand to sell and dispose of the
said Moiety of the said Stocks funds and Securities
or any part of the said Moiety and with the like
consent to lay out and invest the money arising
from any such sale or disposition in any otehr such
Stocks funds and securities as aforesaid such other stocks
funds and securities to be upon the same Trusts as
aforesaid and again with the same consent and in

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like manner to change and alter such other Stocks
funds and securities and so from time to time during
the natural life of the said Philippa Dickinson as
often as she shall think fit to Approve And as to
for and concerning the other Moiety of the said
Stocks funds and securities which shall so compose
or arise from the said residue of my Personal Estate
I do will and declare that the said John Thomas
Batt my said Son in law Hans Sloane my said Son in
Law William Dickinson and my said Grandson William
Dickinson and the survivors and survivor of them
and the Executors and Administrators of such survivor
do and shall stand and be possessed of and Interested
in the said last mentioned Moiety of the said Stocks
funds and securities Upon the Trusts following (that is
to say) In Trust for my said Grand Daughter Maria
Sloane and my said Grand Sons William Sloane and
Stephen Sloane or any of them in such shares and
proportions or for either of them singly and wholly
and at such time and times and with such benefit
of survivorship and accrues and in such manner as
my said Son in Law Hans Sloane by any writing
with or without power of Revocation to be by him
Sealed and Delivered in the presence of two or more
Credible Witnesses or by his last Will and Testament
or any Instrument in writing of a Testamentary
kind to be by him signed and publisehd in the
presence of two or more such Witnesses shall from
time to time limit direct and Appoint And in
default of such limitation Direction or Appointment
and in the mean time until such limitation direction or
Appointment shall be made and in case of any such
subject to the same Upon Trust from time to time
during the natural life of him the said Hans Sloane
to suffer him to receive the Yearly Dividends Interest
and produce of the said last mentioned Moiety of
the said Stocks funds and securities in order that he the
said Hans Sloane may apply the same Dividends Interest
and produce for the Maintenance Education Advancement
Promotion or other benefit or Advantage of my said
Grand Daughter Maria Sloane and my said Grand
Sons William Sloane and Stephen Sloane respectively
or of any of them in such shares and proportions or of
either of them singly and wholly and in such manner
and (...) as to him the said Hans Sloane shall appear
most Proper and Advisable and their respective Conduct
shall appear to him to require my intent being that
he shall have the fullest discretions in this respect and
Shall be intitled to exercise such discretion without

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resorting to the Court of Chancery or any Court whatsoever
and from and immediately after the decease of my said
Son in Law Hans Sloane and in the mean time subject
to the Trust aforesaid In Trust As to for and concerning
one fourth part of the said last mentioned Moiety of
the said Stocks funds and Securities for my said Grand
Daughter Maria Sloane her Executors and Administrators
And In Trust As to for and concerning the three
other fourth parts of the said (deletion) last mentioned
Moiety of the [said] stocks funds and securities In Trust
for my said Grand Sons William Sloane and Stephen
Sloane [...] and their respective Executors and Administrators
And my Will further is that the said John Thomas
Batt my said Son in law William Dickinson and my
said Grandson William Dickinson and the survivors and
survivor of them and the Executors And Administrators
of such survivor do and shall from time to time during
the natural life of the said Hans Sloane when he
shall request it join with him in selling and disposing
of the said last mentioned Moiety of the Stocks funds
and securities so composing or arising from the said
residue of my personal Estate or any part of the
said last mentioned Moiety and with the like consent
to lay out and invest the Monies arising from any
such sale or disposition in any other such Stocks funds
or securities as aforesaid such other Stocks funds or
securities to be upon the same Trusts and so from
time to [time] change the said last mentioned Moiety of the
said Stocks funds and securities or of any part of the said
last mentioned Moiety as often as to my said Son in
law Hans Sloane it shall seem meet and proper and
my Will further is that the said John Thomas Batt
my said Son in law William Dickinson and my said
Granson William Dickinson and the survivors and
survivor of them and the Executors and Administrators
of such survivor do and shall from time to time during
the natural life of my said Son in law Hans Sloane
when he shall request it to joins with him in selling
and disposing of the said last mentioned Moiety of
the Stocks funds and securities so composing or arising
from the residue of my Personal Estate or of any part
of the said last mentioned Moiety and in laying
out the Monies which shall arise from such sale
and disposition in the purchase of such Lands
Tenements and Hereditaments within England or Wales
wheter Freehold Copyhold or Leasehold as to the
said Hans Sloane shall from time to time deem
proper and Rigible And my Will is that as often as
any such purchase shall be made the Lands Tenements

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and Hereditaments which shall be so purchased and all
the legal Estate and Interest therein shall be duly
converted to and vested in the said John Thomas Batt
my said Son in law Hans Sloane my said Son in Law
William Dickinson and my said Grandson William
Dickinson or the survivors or survivor of them and the
heirs Executors or Administrators of them or such
survivors or survivor of them according to the nature
and quality of the legal Estate and Interest in such
Lands Tenements and Hereditaments respectively but as
to the Equitable Estate and Interest in the same Lands
Tenements and Hereditaments In Trust for the same
person and persons in the same proportions and shares
and at the same time and times and to and for the
same intents and purposes and in the same manner
and form and subject to the same powers of aplication
limitation direction and appointment as if the Lands
Tenements and Hereditaments which shall be so purchased
were the Stocks funds or securities by sale or disposition
whereof the purchase of the same Lands Tenements and
Hereditaments shall be effected and whereas it may
be convenient that the stocks funds and securities which
shall in manner and under the direction aforesaid
compose or arise from the residue of my Personal Estate
should be divided into two equal parts for the
respective purposes of the several Trusts hereinbefore
declared Now my Will is that my Executors or the
survivors or survivor do (deletion) [of (...) or the Executors or Administrators of such survivors] shall with all convenient
speed after my decease and from time to time as
there shall be an opportunity by writing under their
or his hands or hand make a Division of the said stocks
funds and securities respectively into two equal parts
and do and shall by the same writing under their or
his hands or hand allot one of such Equal parts for
the Moiety of which I have hereinbefore declared Trusts
for my said Daughter Philippa Dickinson and my said
Grand Children William Dickinson and Frances Dickinson
in manner hereinbefore expressed and do also allot the
other of such equal parts for the Moiety of which I have
hereinbefore declared Trusts for my said Grand Daughter
Maria Sloane and my said Grandsons William Sloane
and Stephen Sloane respectively in manner aforesaid
And my Will is that from and immediately after every
such Division and Allotment the stocks funds and
securities which shall be so repectively Alloted shall
be deamed and considered as vested in my said Executors
or the survivors or survivor of them and the Executors
and Administrators of such survivor upon the several
and respective Trusts accordingly (that is to say) the
stocks funds and Securities which shall be so alloted

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and Hereditaments which shall be so purchase and all
the legal Estate and Interest therein shall be duly
concerned to and vested in the said John Thomas Batt
my said Son in law Hans Sloane my said Son in Law
William Dickinson and my said Grandson William
Dickinson or the survivors or survivor of them and the
heirs Executors or Administrators of them or such
survivors or survivor of them according to the nature
and quality of the legal Estate and Interest in such
Lands Tenements and Hereditaments respectively but as
to the equitable Estate and Interest in the same Lands
tenements and Hereditaments In Trust for the same
person and persons in the same proportions and shares
and at the same time and times and to and for the
same intents and purposes and in the same manner
and form and subject to the same powers of application
limitation direction and appointment as if the Lands
Tenements and Hereditaments which shall be so purchased
were the stocks funds or securities by sale or disposition
whereof the purchase of the same Lands Tenements and
Hereditamentsshall be effected and whereas it may
be convenient that the stocks funds and securities which
shall in manner and under the direction aforesaid
compose or arise from the residue of my Personal Estate
should be divided into two equal parts for the
respective purposes of the several Trusts hereinbefore
declared Now my Will is that my Executors or the
survivors or survivor do [of (...) of the Executors or Admors. of such survivor] shall with all convenient
speed after my decease and from time to time as
there shall be an opportunity by writing under their
or his hands or hand make a Division of the said stocks
funds and securities respectively into two Equal parts
and do and shall by the same writing under their or
his hands or hand allot one of such Equal parts for
the Moiety of which I have hereinbefore declared Trusts
for my said Daughter Philippa Dickinson and my said
Grand Children William Dickinson and Frances Dickinson
in manner hereinbefore expressed and do also allot the
other of such equal parts for the Moiety of which I have
hereinbefore declared Trusts for my said Grand Daughter
Maria Sloane and my said Grandsons William Sloane
and Stephen Sloane respectively in manner aforesaid
And my Will is that from and immediately after every
such Division and Allotment the stocks funds and
securities which shall be so repectively Alloted shall
be deemed and considered as vested in my said Executors
or the survivors or survivor of them and the Executors
and Administrators of such survivor upon the several
and respective Trusts accordingly (that is to say) the
stocks funds and Securities which shall be so alloted

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for the Moiety of my said Daughter Philippa
Dickinson and my said Grand Children William
Dickinson and Frances Dickinson shall be upon to and
for the Trusts Intents and purposes hereinbefore
declared of and concerning that Moiety and upon
to and for those Trusts Intents or purposes only
and the stocks funds and securities which shall be
so alloted for the Moiety of my said Grand Daughter
Maria Sloane and my said Gradsons William Sloane
and Stephen Sloane shall be upon to and for the Trusts
Intents and Purposes hereinbefore declared of and
concerning that Moiety and upon to and for those
Trusts Intents and Purposes only And I do hereby
constitute and appoint the said John Thomas Batt my
said Son in Law Hans Sloane my said Son in Law Williams
Dickinson and my said Grandson William Dickinson Executor
of this my last Will and Testament And my Will is
that my said Executors and Also their respective heirs
Executors or Administrators shall not be accountable
or Answerable one for the other or for the Acts Deeds
Receipt Neglects or defaults of the other of them but
each of them for his own Acts Deeds Receipts Neglects
and defaults only neitehr shall they or any of them
be charged or chargeable with or accountable for any
Trust Monies except such as shall actually be received
by them or come to their Lands respectivelly nor for
any Banker Broker Goldsmith or other person or persons
with whom or in whose hands or custody any trust
Monies shall at any time or times be placed or
deposited for safe Custody or otherwise in the
execution of the aforesaid Trusts or any of them
neither shall they or any of them the said Executors
and Trustees or their heirs Executors or Administrators
be charged or chargeable with or accountable or
Answerable for any loss or Damage which may
Happen by reason of any insufficiency or deficiency
either in point of Title or otherwise of any stocks
funds or securities wherein or upon which any Trust
Monies shall at any time or times be invested or
or placed out in the execution of the Trusts hereof
nor for any other Misfortune loss or damage whatsoever
which may happen in the execution of the Trusts of
this my Will unless the same shall happen by or
through their own wilful default respectively And
also they my said Executors and each of them
and their several and respective Heirs Executors and
Administrators may from time to time by and out
of the said Trust Monies and promises retain to
and reimburse themselves respectively and also allow

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and pay to each other all such costs Charges and exposures
as they or any of them shall at any time or times pay
expend or be put unto in or about the execution of the
Trusts of this my Will probably or of any them And whereas
upon my decease there will probably be due to me from
the House in which I was partner with my late Brother
Thomas Fuller and in which I am now partner with
my said Nephew Rose Fuller a considerable Balance
of Money Now I do hereby direct my said Executors with
all convenient speed after my decease to settle the said
partnership Accounts with my said Nephew Rose Fuller
and to ascertain the Balance of Money which shall be
due to my Estate And my Will is that my Executors shall
allow to my said Nephew Rose Fuller seven Years for
Payment of such Balance with Interest for the same
at the rate of five pounds for one hundred pounds by
seven equal and Yearly Instalments And in manner following
(that is to say) one seventh part of the principal sum of
which the said Balance shall consist with Interest after
the rate aforesaid for the whole principal due to be paid
at the end of one Year from my Death and a like
Instalment with Interest as aforesaid to paid at the end
of each of the six succeeding Years And lastly hereby
revoking all former Wills and Codicils heretofore made by
me I publish and declare these presents to be my only
last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have
hereunto and also to another part hereof set my
hand and Seal this twenty eighth day of May in
the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and
ninety six -------- Stephen Fuller (his seal) -------- Signed Sealed
Published and declared by the said Testator Stephen
Fuller in the presence of us who at his request and in
his presence and in the presence of each other have
subscribed our Names as Witnesses ---------- Fra. Hargrave ---
----- Richd. Chambers (deletion) to Mr. Hargrave --------


This Will was proved at London this
nineteenth day of September in the Year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine before the
Worshipful Christopher Robinson Doctor of Laws Surrogate
of the Right Honorable Sir William Wynne Knight also
Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commisary of the
Prerogative Court of Canterbury Lawfully constituted
by the Oaths of Hans Sloane and William Dickinson the
Younger the Gransdon of the deceased Esquires two of

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the Executors named in the said Will to whom
Administration was granted of all and singular the
Goods Chattels and Credits of the said deceased then
having been first Sworn duly to Administer Power
reserved of makinh the like grant to John Thomas
Batt Esquire and William Dickinson Esquire the other
Executors named in the said Will when they or either
of them shall apply for the same --------[1]


Sources

  1. England, The National Archives. Will of Stephen Fuller, Merchant of Saint Clement Danes , Middlesex. 19 September 1799. PROB 11/1330/144.




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