15 November 1823 Will of Henry Pyke of West Wick, Pewsey, Wiltshire, esquire (proved 15 February 1827)

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This is the last Will and Testament of me Henry Pyke of West
Wick in the Parish of Pewsey and County of Wilts Esquire as for and concerning all that capital
mesuage or tenement and farm together with the several pieces and parcels of arable meadow and 
ley land therwith occupied and the rights members and appurtenances thereto belonging situate and 
being at Olney in the County of Bucks and now in the occupation of Thomas  Everley
or his undertenants and also all that capital messuage or tenement and farm with the cottages
and gardens thereto belonging together with the several pieces and parcels of arable meadow pasture and 
ley lands therewith occupied and the rights members and appurtenances thereto belonging 
situate and being in Emberton otherwise Emmerton in the said County of Bucks and now in
the occupation of Daniel Coles or his undertenants I give and devise the same and every part
thereof with the rights members and appurtenances unto my brother Thomas Pyke of Wootten
Rivers in the County of Wilts Gentleman and my brother in Law Richard Welford of Marlbro
in the said County of Wilts Gentleman and tot he survivor of them and to the heirs and assigns of 
such survivor to hold the same unto and to the use of the said Thomas Pyke and Richard
Welford and the survivor of them and the heirs and assigns of such survivor for ever Upon the
several trusts nevertheless and to and for the several ends intents and purposes and with under
and subject to the several powers provisoes and declarations hereinafter limited expressed and 
declared of and concerning the same that is to say upon trust that  my said Trustees or the survor
of them and the heirs and assigns of such survivor shall immediately upon my decease as soon 


after as they in their discretion shall think fit proceed to an absolute sale of the said tenement heredits and 
premises either by public auction or private contract in one or more lot or lots for the most money that can be
gotten for the same and shall possess themselves and himself of the rents and profits in the meantime and of 
the monies to arise by such sale or sales upon trust to pay and discharge as far as the same will extend all
and every the just debt and debts which may be due from me at my decease whether upon mortgage of
all or any part of my estates bond or other specialty and ??mple cont???? and also my funeral 
testamentary and all other expences relating to or incidental to the    performance of the trusts
and bequests of this my will and also from and out of the said purchase money as far as the same will extend to
raise the sum of one thousand pounds of lawful British money free and clear of all legacy duty and other
drawbacks whatsoever and pay the same immediately on my decease into the hands of my brother 
the Reverend John Pyke to and for the use of the said John Pyke his executors and administrators 
with lawful interest for the same until paid and to take proper receipts and discharges for the same save and 
except any debt by bond note or otherwise which may be due from me to my said brother Thomas Pyke at my
decease and for which I have hereinbefore given him a compensation in lieu thereof in case he
chuses to accept the same and if not then out of such monies to discharge such debt as well as all my other
debts or so far as the same will extend And in case the produce of such sale or sales shall be more than
sufficient to discharge such debts legacy and expences and interest thereon then upon trust to pay
over or suffer the residue to be retained by the said Thomas Pyke his executors or administrators to and
for his and their own use and benefit and to for and upon no other use trust intent and purpose
whatsoever Provided always and my will and desire is that in case the said Thomas Pyke and 
Richard Welford should be desirous of purchasing both or either of my said farms at Olney and
Emberton otherwise Emmerton aforesaid then I do hereby empower and allow them so to do at a
fair price and the purchase money to be applied as before mentioned and I hereby give to the said 
Thomas Pyke the first selection of purchasing one of the said estates and in case the said Richard 
Welford should decline purchasing after such selection made then my will is that the said Thomas
Pike shall be at liberty to purchase both or either of the said estates and for faclitating such
sale or sales my will is that the receipt of the said Thomas Pyke and Richard Welford or the survivor of
them and the heirs and assigns of such survivir his exors or administrators shall from time to time be a
good and sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers of all or any part of my last mentioned
tenements and hereditaments and premises and to his her or their respective heirs executors or 
administrators for so much of such purchase money as shall therein be acknowledged to be received and 
that such purchaser or purchasers his or her heirs executors or administrators shall not afterwards be
answerable or accountable for any loss or missapplication of such purchase money so received or any
part thereof And as to for and concerning all that my capital freehold messuage or tenement and farm
called Wick Farm together with the several closes pieces and parcels of arable meadow pasture down &
wood lands and grounds therewith occupied with the rights members and appurtenances thereto belonging 
and now in my occupation situate in the several Parishes of Pewsey aforesaid and Milton in the said
County of Wilts ?????r both of them and also all those several ?? cottages or tenements with the
gardens and appurts thereto belonging situate in the said Parishes of Pewsey and Milton
   and now in the respective occupations of Thomas Martin  John Fibbence and Henry
Hailstone And also all that my freehold messuage or tenement and Farm called Dagnall Farm with 
the several closes pieces and parcels of arable meadow pasture down ley and wood lands and grounds 
therewith occupied with the rights members and appurtenances to the same belonging and which are 
now in the occupation of Susannah Ginger or her undertenants and are situate in the several 
parishes present or places of Dagnall Eddlesborough Leighton Buzzard and Studham or some or 
one of them in the Counties of Bucks Bedford and Hertford or in some or one of them And also all that my
Copyhold messuage or tenement and farm with the several Copyhold cottages tenements and gardens 
thereon being called Burcott Farm together with the several closes pieces and parcels of Copyhold arable 
meadow pasture and ley grounds lands and woods therewith had with their rights members & appurts
thereto belonging situate in the precincts or places of Burcott otherwise Crofton and Wing in the Parish of Wing and 
County of Bucks aforesaid and now in the occupations of Thomas Adams or his undertenants and all which
I have surrendered to the uses of my Will and also all those my several freehold closes pieces and parcels
of arable meadow pasture and ley lands and grounds with their rights members and appurtenances 
situate at Murseley in the said County of Bucks and now in the occupation of samuel Simmons or his
undertenants And also all those my several pieces or parcels of freehold land and grounds called the
Fresh marshground situate at East Hamm in the County of Essex with their rights members and


appurtenances and now in the occupation of William Turner Gentleman I give and devise the same
last mentioned and devised messuages cottages farms lands tenements hereditaments and premises
with their and every of their rights members and appurtenances unto the said Thomas Pyke and
Richard Welford and the survivor of them and the heirs and assigns of such survivor To hold unto &
to the use of the said Thomas Pyke and Richard Welford and the survivor of them and the heirs
and assigns of such survivor for ever upon the several trusts nevertheless and to and for the 
several ends intents and purposes and with under and subject to the several powers provisoes &
declarations hereinafter limited expressed and declared of and concerning the same that is to say
upon trust to stand seized thereof and to receive the rents issues and profits thereof In the first
place from and out of the rents issues and profits of all that my capital messuage or tenement and
farm called Wick Farm with the rights members and appurtenances thereto belonging to raise one
annuity or clear yearly sum of fifty two pounds of lawful British money free of legacy duty &
all other outgoings whatsoever and to pay the same into the proper hands and for the sole use &
benefit of Julienne Hillier of North Newton in the said County of Wilts Spinster by equal weekly portions
of twenty shillings for and during the term of her natural life and her receipt alone and independent of the
controul or engagement of any persons she may hereafter marry shall be to my trustees their
full and sufficient discharge And in case my said freehold estates situate at Alney and Emberton
otherwise Emmerton aforesaid and hereinbefore by me directed to be sold for the liquidation
of my debts and interest thereon funeral testamentary and other expences and legacy to the said
John Pyke shall be insufficient to pay and discharge the same then upon trust from time to
time to pay over and apply so much of the rents issues and profits of all my said last mentioned
hereditaments and premises subject to such annuity as aforesaid in discharge of the residue of all
my said debts and interest thereon funeral testatmentary and other expences and legacy to the
said John Pyke as aforesaid and from and immediately after the same shall have been liquidated and
proper discharges given Then upon trust as for and concerning all that the aforesaid capital messuage
tenement and farm with the several closes pieces and parcels of arable meadow pasture down & wood
lands and grounds thereto belonging called Wick Farm with their rights members and appurts and
also all those the said several cottages or tenements with the gardens and appurtenances situate in
Pewsey and Milton aforesaid to convey assign and assure the said last mentioned hereditaments and
premises and every part thereof with their rights members and appurtences unto and to the only
proper use and behoof of my nephew Thomas Henry Pyke
  the eldest Son of my
  brother Thomas Pyke
  to hold to him the
  said Thomas Henry
  Pyke
  his heirs and assigns for ever and to 
for and upon no other use trust intent or purposes whatsoever and as for and concerning all
that the aforesaid messuage tenement or farm called Dagnall Farm with the several closes 
pieces and parcels of arable meadow pasture down ley and wood lands and grounds thereto
belonging with their rights members and appurtenances upon trust to pay the rents issues and
profits thereof by equal half yearly payments into the proper hands and for the sole benefit it
my sister Sarah wife wife of the said Richard Welford independent of the controul or engagements of
her said husband for and during the term of her natural life and from and immediately after her
decease to convey assign and assure the said last mentioned hereditabments and premises and every part
thereof with their rights members and appurtenances unto and to the only proper use and behoof of my
nephew Henry Pyke Wldford second son of the said Sarah and Richard Welford To hold to him the said 
Henry Pyke Welford his heirs and assigns forever And to for and upon no ohter use trust intent or
purpose whatsoever And as for and concerning all that the aforesaid Copyhold messuage or 
tenement and farm with the several Copyhold cottages tenements and gardens thereon being
called Burcott Farm together with the several closes pieces and parcels of Copyhold arable
meadow pasture ley lands grounds and woods thereto belonging with their rights members &
appurtenances situate in Burcott Wing and Croften aforesaid And also all those the aforesaid 
several freehold closes pieces and parcels of arable  meadow pasture and ley lands and 
grounds situate in Mursley aforesaid with their rights members and appurtenances and also all
those the aforesaid freehold several pieces or pacels of land called Fresh marsh ground situate in
EAst Hamm aforesaid with their rights members and appurtenances to convey assign and 
assure the same and every part thereof unto and to the only proper use and behoof of my said
brother Thomas Pyke To hold to him the said Thomas Pyke his heirs and assigns for ever 
provided always and my will is nevertheless that such last mentioned devise to my said brother
Thomas Pyke and his heirs is upon this express condition that unless the said Thomas Pyke
his executors or administrators shall within three months next after my decease release all & every
sum and sums of money which I may stand indebted to him or them at my decease and all interest


interest thereon And in case he or they shall refuse or neglect so to do then upon trust that my said trustees
shall after such refusal or neglect as aforesaid convey assign and assure All and singular the said
hereditaments and premises so lastly hereinbefore devised to the said Thomas Pyke his heirs and assigns
unto and to the only proper use and behoof of my nephew the said Thomas Henry Pyke his heirs and 
assigns forever and to for and upon use trust intent or purpose whatsoever I give and bequeath
unto my nephew the said Thomas Henry Pyke All and singular my household goods and 
implements of household plate jewels linen woollen china wines beers and other liquors which
may be in or about my dwelling house at the time of my decease and also all and singular my
farming stock cattle and crops severed or unsevered implements of husbandry and all other matters 
effects and things on my farm at Wick aforesaid at the time of my decease To hold the same unto
my said nephew Thomas Henry Pyke his executors and administrators absolutely And as
for and concerning all the rest residue and remainder of my personal estate and effects whatsoever
  wheresoever and of what nature or kind soever I give and bequeath the same and
every part thereof unto my Executors hereinafter named upon trust to be converted into money and in
the first place to be applied in part liquidation of my debts and interest thereon funeral testimentary
and other expences as aforesaid And I hereby declare my will to be that it shall and may be lawful to and
for my said trustees and any new trustee or trustees and my Executors hereinafter appointed and their
respective heirs executors and administrators by and out of all or any part of the monies which by
virtue of this my will or any trust therein declared shall come to their or any of their hands to deduct
retain to and reimburse themselves all such reasonable costs charges and expences as they or either 
of them shall or may respectively sustain expend or be put unto in or about the execution of this
my will and also then they my said Trustees and Executors their respective heirs executors and 
administrators shall be charged and chargeable only every of them for and with his her or their 
respective receipts payments acts and wilful defaults and not otherwise and shall not be charged or 
chargeable with or for any sum or sums of money other than such as shall actually and resp????ly
come to his her and their hands by virtue of this my will nor with or for any loss or damage which may
happen in or about the execution of all or any of the trusts hereby in them reposed with out his her or their 
wilful defaults provided always and it is my will and desire that if the said Thomas Pyke and Richard 
Welford oreither of them shall die or be desirious of being discharged or and from or refuse decline or  be
incapable to ??? in the trusts hereby in them reposed or in the execution or exercise of the powers or
authorities hereby vested in them before such trusts shall be fully executed performed and discharged it
shall and may be lawful to and for the said Thomas Henry Pyke together with either of my said trustees
who may continue to act or if both should be dead or decline ???ing then of his own accord to nominate 
substitute and appoint any other person or persons to be a trustee or trustees in the place and stead of
any such trustee and trustees so dying or desirous to be discharged or refusing declining or 
    becoming incapable to act as aforesaid and that when and so often any new trustee or
trustees shall be nominated or appointed as aforesaid all the trust estates monies and premises of
or unto which or on account whereof such new trustee or trustees shall be so nominated and appointed
shall be thereupon with all convenient speed conveyed assigned and transferred in such ????
manner and form and so that the same shall be legally and effectually vested in the surviving or continuing
trustee or trustees
  and such new or other Trustee or Trustees
  or if there shall be no continuing trustee of the same trust estates monies & premises
then in such new trustees only to the same uses upon the same trusts as are hereinbefore declared &
expressed of and concerning the said trust estates ?????s and premises respectively or wuch of them as
shall or may be then subsisting or capable of taking effect and I do hereby nominate & appoint my
said brother the said Thomas Pyke and the said Richard Welford to be joint Executors of this my
will hereby revoking all former wills by me at any time heretofore made I declare this and this
only to be my last Will and Testament In witness whereof I have to this my said last Will and
Testament contained on eight sides of paper to the seven first sides thereof set my name and to
this eighth and last set and subscribed my name and affixed my seal this fifteenth day of 
November in the fourth year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the fourth and in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty three  Henry Pyke  LS  Signed
sealed published and declared by the above named Testator Henry Pyke 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 have set and subscribed our names as witnesses thereto  Wm Wilkins 
Geo Sainsbury  Richard Griffiths Welford Clerks to Mr Welford Solr Marlborough Wilts


I Henry Pyke of West Wick in the Parish of Pewsey and County of Wilts Esquire declare this to be a
Codicil to my last will and Testament and desire the same be proved therewith I give and bequeath unto
my brother Thomas Pyke and my brother in law Richard Welford Trustees and Executors in my said
will named the full sum of four hundred pounds of lawful British money free of legacy duty and all other 
drawbacks whatsoever Upon trust to invest the same in his and their names or the name of the survor
of them upon real or Government security so soon as the same can be raised after my decease and to pay
and apply the interest dividends and proceeds thereof by two equal half yearly payments for and towards
the maintenance and education of my nephew Henry Pyke eldest son of my brother William Pyke during 
the term of his minority and when he shall attain the age of twenty one years then upon trust to pay
assign and transfer the said principal money or the stocks funds and securities whereon the same shall be 
placed and all interest thereon due unto the said Henry Pyke his executors and administrators And in
case the said Henry Pyke shall not attain his said age of twenty one years upon trust to pay the 
interest dividends and proceeds thereof in equal proportions and by half yearly payments for and 
towards the maintenance and education of all and every such ohter child and children of the said 
William Pyke by Sophia his present wife who shall not have attained the age of twenty one years during 
his her or their respective minorities and so continue until every such child shall have attained the age 
of twenty one years and when the last or only surviving child if all but one shall die shall have attained
such age upon trust to pay or transfer the whole of the said principal money stocks funds & securities
and all interest due thereon equally unto and amongst all and every the child or children if more than
one survive of the said William Pyke as aforesaid who shall have attained his her or their res??ive
age of twenty one years and be then living or to such only surviving child but if all such children 
shall die under the age of twenty one years I direct the said legacy shall lapse into my personal estate
I give and bequeath unto my sister Elizabeth Pinkley the sum of three hundred pounds of lawful 
British money free of legacy duty and all other outgoings I also give and bequeath unto my Sister
Jane the wife of Joseph Silber Esquire the like sum of three hundred pounds of like lawful
money free of legacy duty and other charges and I do hereby charge the  three last mentioned
pecuniary legacies upon all my freehold copyhold and leasehold estates in my will limited for
the purposes of raising a fund for the discharge of my debts and legacies by me given in case my
personal estate not specifically bequeathed shall be insufficient to raise and discharge the 
same and whereas I have in and by my said will and Testament bearing date on or about
the fifteenth day of November one thousand eight hundred and twenty three devised unto
Julienne Hillier of North Newnton in the said County of Wilts Spinster one annuity or clear
yearly sum of fifty two pounds payable by weekly installments Now in addition to the said 
annuity I do hereby charge all that my capital messuage or tenement and farm called Wick
Farm with the rights members and appurtenances thereto belonging situate in the Parish 
of Pewsey in the County of Wilts and now in my occupation with one further annuity or
yearly sum of twenty eight pounds free of all legacy duty and all other drawbacks I give the
same unto and for the benefit of the said Julienne independent of the controul or engagements
of any husband she may hereafter intermarry with And I direct the said Thomas Pyke and
Richard Welford and the survivor of them his heirs executors and administrators to raise 
the said last mentioned annuity of twenty eight pounds from and out of my said last mentioned
  estate and pay the same
  over unto the said Julienne
  Hillier whose receipt
  alone shall be to my
  Trustees their sufficient 
  discharge as well also
  as the first hereinbefore
  mentioned
annuity or yearly sum of fifty two pounds by equal two monthly payments in every year 
of six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence each instead of weekly payments as in my
said will mentioned touching the said first mentioned annuity of fifty two pounds per annum by
my said will given to the said Julienne Hillier and whereas I have in and by my said
last will and Testament given and devised all that my freehold messuage tenement or 
farm called Dagnal Farm with the several closes pieces and parcels of arable meadow
pasture doen ley and wood lands and grounds to the same belonging with their rights
members and appurtenances situate at Dagnal in the Parish of Sa lesborough in the 
County of Bucks Studham and Leighton Buzzard in the Counties of Bucks and Bedford or
one of them and now in the occupation of Susannah Ginger or her undertenants after 
certain limitations thereof in my said will mentioned unto the said Thomas Pyke & Richard 
Welford upon trusts to pay the rents issues and proceeds thereof unto my sister Sarah the
wife of the said Richard Welford for and during the term of her natural life with the
remainder in fee to my nephew Henry Pyke Welford second son of the said Sarah and 
Richard Welford Now I do confirm the estate for life to my said Sister Sarah Welford but revoke


the devise to the said Henry Pyke Welford in my said Will mentioned and instead and in lieu
thereof from and after the decease of the said Sarah Welford I give and devise the said 
messuage or tenement and farm lands and hereditaments with their rights members and 
appurtenances unto the said Thomas Pyke and Richard Welford and the survivor of them
his heirs and assigns for ever But nevertheless to upon and for the uses trusts intents and 
purposes  and with under and subject to the powers provisoes conditions and limitations hereinafter
mentioned and expressed of and concerning the same that is to say to the use of the said 
Henry Pyke Welford for and during the term of his natural life without impeachment of 
waste and from and after the determination of that estate tot he use of the said Thomas
Pyke and Richard Welford and the Survivor of them and the?? heirs of such survivor during the life of the said Henry
Pyke Welford upon trust to spuport and preserve the contingent uses and estates hereinafter
limited from being defeated and destroyed and for that purpose to make entries and bring
actions as occasion may require but nevertheless to permit and suffer the said Henry Pyke
Welford and his assigns to receive and take the rents issues and profits of the said heredits &
premises for and during the term of his natural life without impeachment of waste to and for
his and their own use and benefit and from and immediately after the decease of the said 
Henry Pyke Welford to the use of the first second third fourth and all and every other the sons
and sons of the body of the said Henry Pyke Welford lawfully to be begotten severally
successively and in remainder one after another as they and every of them shall happen to be in priority of 
birth and of the several and respective heirs male of the body and respective bodies of all and
every such son and sons lawfully issuing the elder of such sons and the heirs male of his body
issuing being always prefered and to take before the younger of the same sons and the
heirs male of his and their bodies issuing and for default of such issue to the use of all and
every the daughter and daughters of the body of the said Henry Pyke Welford lawfully to
be begotten if more than one as tenants in common and not as joint tenants and in default 
of such issue to the use of my niece Sarah Welford the eldest daughter of the said Sarah
and Richard Welford and her assigns during the term of her natural life without
impeachment of waste and after the determination of that estate by forfeiture or
otherwise in her life time to the use of the said Thomas Pyke and Richard Welford and
the survivor of them and the heirs of such survivor upon trust to support and preserve
the contingent uses and estates hereinafter limited from being defeated and destroyed and
for that purpose to make entries and bring actions as occasion may require but nevertheless
to permit and suffer the said Sarah Welford the younger and her assigns to receive and 
take the rents issues and profits of teh said hereditaments and premises for and during the
term of his natural life to and for her and their own use and benefit and from and 
immediately after the decease of the said Sarah Welford the younger to the use of the 
first second third fourth and all and every other the son and sons of the body of the said 
Sarah Welford the younger lawfully to be begotten severally successively and in remainder
one after another as they and every of them shall happen to be in priority of birth 
of the several and respective heirs male of the body and respective bodies of all and every
such son and sons lawfully issuing the elder of such sons and the heirs male of his body
being preferred and to take before the younger of the same sons and the heirs male of 
his and their body and bodies issuing And for default of such issue to the use of all and
every the daughter and daughters of the body of the said Sarah Welford the younger 
lawfully to be begotten if more than one as tenants in common and not as joint tenants
and for default of such issue to the use of my nephew Frederick Welford third son of the said 
Richard and Sarah Welford his heirs and assigns for ever Provided always and my
Will is that the said Henry Pyke Welford and all and every other tenant or tenants 
for life or in tail shall be at liberty to charge by writing under his or their respective
hand and seal the said hereditaments and premises with one clear rent charge or 
yearly sum not exceeding fifty pounds per annum as and for a provision for any
woman such tenant for life or in tail may happen to marry and I give the full
power for recovery of such rent charge in all other respects I do hereby ratify and
confirm my said last Will and Testament In witness whereof I have to this my said
Codicil contained in five sheets of paper to the first four sheets thereof set my hand
and to this fifth and last sheet my hand and seal this second day of January in 
the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty four  Henry Pyke LS 


Signed sealed published and declared by the said Henry Pyke as and for a Codicil to his last Will and
Testament and to be annexed thereto and taken as part thereof in the presence of us who in his presence
at his request and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses hereto
Wm Wilkins  Geo Sainsbury  Richard Griffiths Welford Clerks to Mr Welford Solr
Marlbro Wilts

I Henry Pyke of Wyck in the Parish of Pewsey in the County of Wilts Esquire Do declare this to be a
Codicil to my last Will and Testament and desire the same may be proved therewith whereas I have by a
Codicil to my last Will and Testament dated the second day of January 1824 given and bequeathed unto
my brother Thomas Pyke and my brother in law Richard Welford Trustees in my Will named the sum of
four hundred pounds of lawful British money upon trust to invest the same upon real & Government 
Security and to pay and apply the interest and dividends thereof for the maintenance and education of my
nephew Henry Pyke eldest son of my brother William Pyke during his minority and to pay the said
principal sum when he shall attain the age of twenty one years and in the event of his decease before
attaining such age Upon trust to pay such interest and dividends in equal portions as therein mentioned
for the maintenance and education of all and every such other child and children of the said William
Pyke by Sophia his present wife as therein mentioned with several other trusts as in my said Codicil
mentioned relating thereto Now I do hereby revoke and absolutely make void such bequest or legacy of
four hundred pounds and all the trusts thereupon resulting and instead and in lieu thereof I give and
bequeath unto the said Thomas Pyke and Richard Welford and the survivor of them his executors and 
administrators the sum of four hundred pounds of lawful money free of ??? legacy duty and all other
drawbacks and to be raised within six months next after my decease Upon the following trusts that is
to say upon trust from and out of the rents and profits of the several hereditaments in my will appointed
to raise a general fund for the purposes therein mentioned to raise the said sum of four hundred pounds
and invest the same upon Government or real security and from time to time to change and reinvest
the same in similar security as occasion may require and to pay and apply the dividends and interest
therefrom to arise unto and for the maintenance and education of my nephew Leopold Pyke second 
son of my brother William Pyke for and during his minority and when he shall have attained the
age of twenty one years upon trust to pay and divide the principal of such stocks funds and securities
in the following proportions that is to say as to two third parts thereof unto the said Leopold Pyke
for his absolute use and as to teh remaining one third part thereof unto the said Henry Pyke
eldest son of the said William Pyke for his absolute use and in the event of either of my said 
nephews dying before they attain the age of twenty one years then I direct the survivor attaining such
age shall take the whole of such stocks funds and securities adn the accumulations thereof if any
and in the event of both dying under the age of twenty one years then I direct such stocks funds and 
securities shall fall into my residuary personal estate and in all other respects I ratify & confirm
my said Will and Codicil In witness whereof I the said Henry Pyke the testator have to this my
Codicil contained in one sheet of paper set my hand and seal this twentieth day of November in
the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty six  Henry Pyke  LS  Signed sealed
published and declared by the said Testator Henry Pyke as and for a Codicil to his last Will and Testament 
in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have 
subscribed our names as witnesses hereto  Geo Sainsbury Clerk to Mr Welford  Thomas Powell
Elizabeth Hawker Servants to Mr Pyke

Proved at London with two Codicils 15 Feby 1827 before the Judge by the Oath of Thomas Pyke the bother & Richard
Welford the Executors to whom Admon was granted having been first sworn by Comon duly to Adm

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