1853 Will of Elizabeth Budge

Widow

 

This is the last Will and Testament of me Elizabeth Budge of Yeovil in the County of Somerset Widow which I make for the disposal of all my worldly estate and effects in manner and form following that is to say I desire to be buried in a decent and respectable manner at the discretion of my executors hereinafter named  All my monies and securities for money goods chattels rights credits Estate and Effects whatsoever and wheresoever charged and chargeable with the payment of my just debts funeral expences and the costs of proving this my Will  I give and bequeath unto Robert Perry of Crewkerne in the County of Somerset Accountant and John Budge of the same place Grocer their heirs executors administrators and assigns all my estate and interest therein respectively upon the trusts following that is to say upon trust that they the said Robert Perry and John Budge and the survivor of them and the executors and administrators of such survivor do and shall as soon as conveniently may be after my decease convert the whole of my said estate and effects into money and divide the same into five equal parts or shares and pay one fifth part thereof unto my son George Payne Budge his executors and administrators one other fifth part unto my son Thomas Budge his executors and administrators one other fifth part unto my daughter Mary Aplin her executors and administrators and the remaining one fifth part thereof unto the three children of my late son Edward Budge their executors and administrators the same to be equally divided between them share and share alike as tenants in common and not as joint tenants And I do hereby direct that the receipt or receipts in writing of the said Robert Perry and John Budge and the survivor of them his heirs executors and administrators shall be a good valid and effectual discharge and discharges both at law and in equity to any person or persons paying any monies to them and that such purchaser or purchasers his her or their heirs executors administrators or assigns shall not be obliged to look to the application of such purchase money or be prejudiced or injured by the misapplication or nonapplication thereof and I do hereby declare that the said Robert Perry and John Budge or either of them their or either of their executors or administrators shall not be charged or chargeable with or for any trust monies than they respectively shall actually receive by virtue of this my Will nor with or for any loss which may happen to the said trust monies or estate unless the same happen through their wilful default And also that the said Robert Perry and John Budge lawfully may by and out of the said trust monies and estate deduct retain to and reimburse himself and themselves respectively and pay to his co-trustee all costs charges payments and expences which he or they respectively shall be at or put unto in the execution of this my Will or any of the trusts relating thereto And I do hereby make nominate constitute and appoint the said Robert Perry and John Budge  joint Executors In trust of this my last Will and Testament and do hereby revoke all former and other Wills by me at any time heretofore made and declare this only to be my last Will and testament In Witness whereof I the said Elizabeth Budge the testatrix have to this my last Will and Testament contained in two sheets of paper subscribed my name this twenty third day of March one thousand eight hundred and fifty three

Elizabeth Budge

Signed by the said Elizabeth Budge as and for her last Will and Testament in the presence of us present at the same time who in her presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as attesting Witnesses thereto

 

Proved at London 14 Sept 1854 before the Judge by the oaths of Robert Perry and John Budge the Executors to whom Adm[inistrati]on was granted having been first sworn by Com[missi]on duly to administer

 

Transcribed by Bob Osborn