21 February 1766 Will of Edward Pyke of St Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Surrey, gentleman (proved 20 July 1767)

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This is the last Will and Testament
of me Edward Pyke of the Parish of Saint Mary Magdalen
Bermondsey in the County of Surry Gentleman made
this twenty First Day of February in the year of our Lord
one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Six that is to
say after payment of my Just Debts and Funeral 
Expences I Give and bequeath unto the Trustees of the


Charity School of Bermondsey aforesaid the sum of Twenty
pounds for the use and benefit o the Charity Children 
belonging to the said School also I Give and bequeath 
unto the Trustees of the Charity School of Horslydown in
the Parish if St John Southwark in the said County the
sum of Twenty pounds for the use and benefit of the
Charity Children belonging to the said school also I Give
and bequeath unto the Trustees of the Charity School of
Gravel Lane Southwark the Sum of Twenty Pounds for
the use and benefit of the Charity Children belonging to
the said School Also I Give and bequeath unto Thomas Plummer 
of the parish of Saint Clement Danes in the County of Middlesex 
woollen draper and Richard Harling of Red Cross Street London
Grocer their Executors and administrators Five thousand pounds
three and a half per Cent Bank Annuities 1758 and three Thousand
pounds India Annuities and one thousand pounds Bank Stock
upon Trust that they the said Thomas Plummer and Richard
Harling or the Survivor of them or the Executors or Admors 
of such Survivor shall and do pay unto Thomas Blagrave 
(son of Thomas Blagrave deceased) so much of the Interest of
the said several sums last mentioned as they shall think
necessary untill he attains the age of Twenty one years
and when he shall have attained the said Age my will is
that my said Trustees shall and do then Assign and Transfer
the said Five Thousand Pounds Three Thousand pounds and
one thousand pounds unto the said Thomas Blagrave to
and for his own use and benefit together with all Interest
thereon then unexpended but if he shall happen to dye
before he attains the said Age Then I Give and bequeath 
the said Five Thousand Pounds Three Thousand pounds and
One thousand Pounds and all Interest thereon then due
and unexpended unto and amongst the said Thomas Plummer
Richard Harling Mary Price the Daughter of Mr Price of
the Poultry London Surgeons Instrument Maker and Adam
Smith of Reading in the County of Berks Brewer to be equally
divided between them the said Thomas Plummer Richard Harling
Mary Price and Adam Smith share and share alike Also I
Give devise and bequeath unto the said Thomas Blagrave
All that my Freehold Messuage or Farm House Barns Buildings 
Lands Tenements and Hereditaments with the appurtenances
whatsoever there unto belonging scituate lying or being in 
or near the several Parishes of Wilmington and Sutton at
Hone or either of them in the County of Kent and now or
late in the Occupation of William and Robert Fanchion their
assigns or undertenants Also I Give Devise and bequeath 
unto the said Thomas Blagrave All those my two Freehold 
Messuages or Tenements with the appurtenances whatsoever 
there unto belonging Scituate and being in or near Crutched
Fryers London To have and to hold all and every the said
Messuages Farm Lands Tenements Hereditaments and Premisses
with their and every of their Appurtenances from and
immediately after my Decease unto and to the use of the said


Thomas Blagrave and the Heirs of his Body Lawfully to be
begotten and for default of such Heirs I Give and Devise the
said Freehold Estate and premisses in Kent unto the said Thomas
Plummer and his Heirs for ever And I Give and Devise the said 
Two Houses in Crutched Fryers unto the said Richard Harling 
and his Heirs for ever Also I Give and bequeath unto the said
Thomas Plummer Five Thousand Pounds three and a half
per Cent Bank Annuities 1758 to and for his own use and
benefit and I Give and bequeath unto the said Richard Harling 
Two Thousand Pounds South Sea Stock to and for his own
use and benefit Also I Give and bequeath unto the said Adam
Smith one Thousand Pounds South Sea Stock to and for his 
own use and benefit And I Give and bequeath unto the said
Mary Price One Thousand Pounds South Sea Stock to and
for her own use and benefit Also I Give and bequeath unto 
William Adams and Martha his Wife Prudence Davis
Elizabeth Halsey ElizabethBedcott and John Crouch Ten
Pounds a piece and I Give and bequeath unto Thomas Edsall
Senior Twenty Pounds and unto Thomas Edsall Junior Tenn
pounds Also I Give and bequeath unto my Servant Ann Lyons
Fifty pounds if She shall be in my service at my decease 
and I Give and bequeath unto my Servant Ann Dixon 
Twenty Five pounds if She shall be in my Service at my
decease Also I Give and bequeath the Lease of my dwelling
House in the Grange Walk and all the Furniture in it of 
what kind soever unto the said Thomas Plummer Richard
Harling and Thomas Blagrave to be disposed of as they
shall judge proper and the produce thereof to be equally
Divided between them Share and Share alike all the Rest 
Residue and Remainder of my Goods Chattels Stocks Funds
Moneys Mortgages and Securities for Money and all other 
my Estate whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature
Kind or Quality soever the same may be not by me
already disposed of I Give devise and bequeath the same 
and every part thereof and all my Estate and Interest therein
unto them the said Thomas Plummer Richard Harling 
and Thomas Blagrave to be equally Divided between them
share and share alike and I do hereby make Constitute and
appoint the said Thomas Plummer and Richard Harling 
joint Executors of this my will hereby revoking and making 
void all former and other Wills by me at any time heretofore 
made and I do declare these presents only to be and contain 
my last Will and Testament In witness whereof I the said
Edward Pyke have to this my will contained in four Sheets 
ofPaper set my hand and Seal to the Fastening them
together at the Top of the First Sheet the day and year First
above written Edwd Pyke Signed sealed published and
declared by the said Edward Pyke the Testator as and for
his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at
his request in his presence and in the presence of each
other have subscribed our Names as Witnesses hereto


John Jones of Bermondsey Farmer  Charles Dickerson Servant
to Mr Pyke  M Drew of Bermondsey Attorney

A Codicil to be added to accepted
and taken as and for part of the last will and Testament
of me Edward Pyke of the Parish of St Mary Magdalen
Bermondsey in the County of Surry Gentleman which I
duly made and published bearing date the Twenty First 
day of February Last Whereas I have in and by my said
Will given and bequeathed unto Thomas Plummer and 
Richard Harling therein named Five thousand pounds
three and a half per Cent Bank Annuities 1758 In Trust 
for Thomas Blagrave (son of Thomas Blagrave deceased)
therein mentioned and whereas since my making and
publishing my said Will I have given and advanced to
the said Thomas Blagrave the Sum of Two Thousand
Pounds to put him into Business Now my Will is and
I do hereby declare that the said Sum of Two Thousand
Pounds shall be deducted out of the said Five Thousand 
pounds Bank Annuitys and that the reamining three
Thouas Pounds shall be paid and applied in the same
manner as the said Five thousand pounds would have 
been in case this alteration had not been made and in
all other respects I hereby ratify and Confirm my said
will In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand
and Seal this Eighth day of November in the year of our
Lord One thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Six Edwd Pyke
Signed sealed published and declared by the said Edward
Pyke as and for a Codicil to his Last Will and Testament
in the presence of us who at his request in his presence 
and in the presence of each other have Subscribed our
Names as witnesses hereto  M Drew of Bermondsey Atty
Jno Norris

This Will was proved at London with a Codicil 
annexed on the twentieth day of July in the year of our Lord
one Thousand seven hundred and sixty seven before the
Worshipfull William Compton Doctor of Laws and Surrogate
of the Right Worshipfull George Hay Also Doctor of Laws
Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative Court
of Canterbury Lawfully Constituted by the oaths of Thomas
Plummer and Richard Harling 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 the having been first sworn duly to administer

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