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This is the Last Will and
Testament of Anthony Collett of Eyke in the
I desire my funeral may be private and attended with no more exposure than
All my just debts and funeral expenses and the expense of the probate of this my Will to be paid out of my personal estate
I give and advise unto Anthony Collett my eldest son all my messuages farms and tenements and hereditaments with therein and every of therein appurtenances as well that freeholds and their copyhold part and parts thereof which copyhold parts I have surrendered to the ….. of my Will situated lying and being in Walton Felixstowe, Trimley Saint Martin and Trimley Saint Mary or in some or one of any of them or in any other ….. parish or place to therein or any of them adjoining in the said County of Suffolk to hold the same hereditaments to and to the use of the said Anthony Collett my son his heirs and assigns for ever
I give and bequeath to Mary my dear wife all hose, cloaks, ….. wearing apparel and ornaments of her person whatsoever and I also give her my chaise and the horse ….. and the furniture which at my decease shall belong to the son or be used therewith and all my stock of liquors of any sort which shall be in my dwelling house at Eyke aforesaid at the time of my decease
I also give her such and
so ….. of my best
I also give her the sum of one hundred pounds for mourning
I also give to all my children except my aforesaid son Anthony the sum of twenty pounds a piece for mourning
I also give and advise unto the aforesaid Mary my wife and to the said Anthony Collett my son and to my son William Collett all my freehold meassuages or tenements lands hereditaments and premises not herein before given and advised to my said son Anthony as aforesaid situate lying and belonging in Melton, Bromeswell, Capel Saint Andrews, Shottisham, Eyke, Knodishall, ….. and Gromford or in some or all or any of them or some other, town, parish or place to therein or any of therein adjoining in the said County of Suffolk and now in the several towns or occupations of Jonathon Churchyard, William Orbet, Richard Cooper, John , Richard Knorsley, ….. Gooding and John Spall their or some or one of their undertenants or assigns or all other my freehold messuages or tenements lands hereditaments and premises not herein given to my son Anthony as aforesaid to hold to tithe, therein sons and assigns to the use of them their sons and assigns for dues on trust nevertheless that they or their survivors
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or survivor of those, their, his, or her heirs or assigns do and shall as soon as conveniently may be after my decease sell and dispose of the same and of the ….. simple and inheritance thereof and of every part thereof unto any person or persons whomsoever either together or in parcels for the best price or prices that can reasonably be got for the same and I empower and direct them the said Mary my wife and Anthony and William my sons and their survivors or survivor of those, their or his sons or assigns to sell all my copyhold or …….. to Mary messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments whatsoever and where so ever and the inheritance and fees simple thereof except such as I have herein before given and advised to my said son Anthony Collett to any person or persons whomsoever either together or in parcels for the best price and prices that can be reasonably be got for the same
I also give and bequeath under to the said Mary my wife and my sons Anthony and William their executors and administrators all my chattels and personal and all other my personal estate and effects whatsoever not …… before otherwise disposed of including such of my said best Sinon China, pictures, household goods and furniture as my said wife shall not … to have as aforesaid upon trust that they or their survivors or survivor of therein his executors or administrators shall and do as soon as soon as conveniently may be after my decease convert into money so much and such parts of my said chattels personal estate and effects as do not consist of or in moneys and as to the moneys to arise thereby and by the sale of my said freehold and Copyhold Estate so devised empowered and directed to be sold as aforesaid and by the costs and profits thereof file sale and also as to such parts of my personal estate as shall consist in money I do give bequeath and dispose thereof and direct the same to be applied after payment thereout of the permissary legacies herein before given to my said wife and my children for mourning
In manner and to and for the intents and purposes herein after mentioned expressed and declared of and continuing the same that is to say I give and bequeath and direct to be paid thereout unto Nathaniel Collett my son the sum of one thousand pounds and to Woodthorpe Collett my son the sum of one thousand pounds and to Samuel Collett my son the sum of one thousand pounds
I also give and bequeath and direct to be paid thereout to Elizabeth Collett my daughter the sum of one thousand pounds with legacies to become invested and transmissible … from the time of my decease in such of the said legatee thereof who shall then have attained the …age of twenty one years but to be paid to them not within three calendar months next after the sale of my said estate or a sufficient part thereof for answering such payments and to borrow invest and transmissible tutorists in such of them as shall not have attained the said age of twenty one years as and when they shall respectfully attain that age and to be then paid if the said estate or a sufficient part thereof for answering such payments shall be then sold if not then within three calendar months next after such sale provided and my mind and with further is and
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I do hereby direct that in case any of therein the said Nathaniel, Woodthorpe, Samuel and Elizabeth shall die under the age of twenty one years and without leaving any lawful issue of his or her body living at the time of such his or her decease or born alive in due time afterwards then the segary hereby given for every such of my said children so dying shall go belong to and be considered as part of the residue of my personal estate herein after disposed of but in case any of therein the said Nathaniel, Woodthorpe, Samuel and Elizabeth shall die under the age of twenty one years
This Will was proved at London this thirtieth day of April in the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty five before his Worshipful Andrew Coltee Juridical Rector of Lords Surrogate of the Right Worshipful Peter Calvert rector of Lords Master Keeper of Commissary of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by this oath of William Thomas and Thomas Carey the executors named in the said Will to whom administration was granted of all and singular the goods chattels and credits of the deceased having been first sworn duly to administer
Anthony Collett (Ref. 18M5) his eldest son
William Collett (Ref. 18M13) his ninth child
Nathaniel Collett (Ref. 18M14) his tenth child
Woodthorpe Collett (Ref. 18M16) his twelfth child
Samuel Collett (Ref. 18M17) his thirteenth child
Elizabeth Collett (Ref. 18M12) his eighth child