William Hughes (1761-1833) will 1833

William Hughes of the Town of Leicester in the County of Leicester Gentleman being in Health of Body and of sound Mind Memory and Understanding but considering the uncertainty of life Dd make and Publish this my last Will and Testament in manner following/ that is to say) First I give devise and bequeath unto my Daughter Hannah Hughes, now the Wife of Richard Lee her present Husband of the Town of Leicester in the County of Leicester Baker All that my Six Freehold Messuages, Cottages, or Tenements which I am legally Possessed of in Fee Simples

unto my aforesaid Daughter Hannah Lee and my Son in Law Richard Lee. now in the Tenure or Occupation of John Atkins William Tailby John Barber Robert Hardy. Samuel Weston one empty or their Undertenant, All which my aforesaid Six Messuages Cottages, a Tenements, with their and every of their appurtenances thereunto belonging are situate and being in the Street called and known by the Name Bishops fee of Woodboy Street in the Parish of Saint Margarets in the Town borough of Leicester aforesaid unt my said Daughter Hannah Lee, and Richard Lee formerly Hannah Hughes, and to their Heirs and Assign for ever, Then my Will is)

That I give and bequeath unto my Sons in Law . Richard Lee of Leicester aforesaid Batter, Hannah Lee the Wife of the said Richard Lee, and John Briggs of Loughborough in the said County of Leicester aforesaid their Heirs, Executors and Administrators the whole of my Household, Goods, Furniture, Linen, Plate, China, ready Money, Securities for Money, and all my Personal Effects whatsoever, or wheresoever the same may be in England or elsewhere And all Debt and Debts, that shall be owing to me at the time of my decease, Whether upon Bond, Note, Monigage, or for Moneylent and advanced to any Person or Persons whomsoever in my life time with or without any Secunity not being given, they my Executors and Executria herein after Named may beable to prove by Evidence to call upon and demand the same, and to enable them my said Executors, and Executrif to demand and Prosecute for the recovery. thereof, I order and my Will is that my Executors and Executrix do pay all my Just debt to, Funeral Expenses and of Proving this my- Will, And my Will is that in case there shall be sufficient to satisfy this my Will, Then my Will is that my Executors and Executrix shall pay the following Lessacies, or so much as they my Executors or Executing shall be able to recover by Law or Equity, but not to be answerable for any loss or losses unless done witfully, then in that Case my Will is if there is sufficient, I Give and bequeath unto Elizabeth Ireland of New Town Linford the Sum of Fourty Pounds, Also I- F.W.R. give and bequeath unto William Hughes of Belgrave the sum of Seventy pounds Also give and bequeath unto Rebecca Gilbert of Pocklington the sum of Forty Pounds, Also I give unto Sarah Briggs of Loughborough the Sum of Forty Pounds, to them by my Executors and Executrifout of my Personal Estate, (If there should be sufficient to pay the said Legacies, (Anl not otherise) All which said Legacies I direct to be paid within Twelve Months from and after my decease in basd my said Executors and Executing shall be able to get in my Debts then outstandings, And my Willis that neither of my Executows or Executig shall be answerable for the Nelort or Misapplication of the other, And I do hereby Nominate constitute and appoint Richard Lee, John Briggs and Hannah Lee Executors and Executrix to this my last Will and Testament thereby revoking all former Will and Wills by heretofore made where I have here unto set my Hand and Seal to the first Theot of Paper and my Hand and Seal to this second and last Sheet of Paper this Twenty second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight Hundred and thirty one. Signed Sealed Published and declared by the above The Mark of Named William Hughes the Testator, as and for his last Will and Testament, in the presence of us, who have hereunto set and William Hughes subscribed our Vameo, as Witness thereto, at him nequent, and in his presence, and in the presence of each other William Horner Thomas Warndale Talbot William Heine Solicitor Orchard Street Leicester