Will of Lady Penelope Cholmondeley, 1786

Will of Lady Penelope Cholmondeley

Below is a true line-by-line transcription, including spelling, capitalization, and punctuation, of the Will of Lady Penelope Cholmondeley as found at The National Archives. Any additional notations by this transcriber are shown in [square brackets]. Christol James-15049 01:10, 16 February 2023 (UTC)

Transcription

The Right Hon’ble Lady Penelope Cholmondeley, Baroness Mount Eagle [Stated in the left margin]

This is the Last Will

and Testament of me The Honourable Lady Penelope

Chomondeley Baroness Mount Eagle Widow and Relict of the

Honourable General James Chomondeley and Daughter and

heir of Elizabeth late Countess of Barrymore by The Right

Honourable James Barry late Earl of Barrymore in this Kingdom

of Ireland who was sole Daughter and heir of the Right

Honourable Richard late Earl Rivers deceased which I make

in manner following that is to say I desire to be

buried at Macclesfield in the County of Chester in a manner

consistent with my Rank and Quality and to be attended

to the Grave with suitable Dignity And I give divest and

bequeath all my Real Estates whatsoever and whosoever

whether in Possession Reversion Remainder or Expectancy And

also all my personal Estate unto my Great Nephew the Right

Honourable George James Cholmondeley his heirs

Executors and Administrators for ever as a small token of my

Affection Regard and Esteem for him and of my

Gratitude for the many favors conferred on me by him

And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint him sole

Executor of this my Will hereby revoking all former Wills

at any time by me heretofore made do declare this only

to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I

leave to two parts of this my Will each wrote on one

Sheet of paper set my hand this second day of May in

the Year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and

eighty five Penelope Cholmondeley – Signed ^^sealed Published and

Declared by the said Penelope Cholmondeley as and for her

last Will and Testament in the presence of Us who in her

presence and in the presence of each other subscribe Our

Names as Witnesses thereto W^m Dalrymple ,, De Sales ,, Mary Tassalott

This Will was proved at London this second day

of March in the Year of Our Lord one thousand seven

hundred and eight six before his Worshipful George Harris

Doctor of the Laws and Surrogate of the Right Worshipful Peter

Calvert.

Calvert also Doctor of Laws Master Keeper or Commissary

of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constitutes

of the Oath of The Right Honourable George James Earl

Cholmondeley the Great Nephew of the deceased and sole

Executor named in the said Will to whom Administration

was granted of all and singular the Goods and Chattels and Credits of

the said Deceased leaving been first sworn duly to administer ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Lady Penelope Cholmondeley, (https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D417952) The National Archives. Ref: PROB 11/1139/202, Date: 2 March 1786, (accessed 7 Feb 2023).Will Image Download