solemnization of the said marriage, to pay the interest thereof to me during my life, and after my decease to my said wife for her life, and after the decease of the survivor of us upon such trusts, as to the principal money, for the benefit of the children of the said marriage as therein mentioned, and in case there should be no such child or children, or being such, all of them should die before such ages or times as are therein mentioned, upon trust, to apply the said sum of 15001. as my said wife should by such deed or will as is therein mentioned appoint, and in default of such appointment, to her executors, administrators, or assigns; and my father, Richard N., thereby covenanted, that in case the then intended marriage should take effect, and the said Mary should survive me, he, his heirs, executors, or administrators, would yearly pay unto her during her life such sum of money, as, with the clear yearly produce of her said real and personal estate thereby settled or agreed to be settled, would make up the clear yearly sum of 2001., and my said father thereby covenanted to pay the sum of 2000l. to the said trustees therein named, upon such trusts, for the benefit of the children of the said marriage as are therein mentioned: and whereas the said portion or sum of 1500l. was received by me, and yet continues in my hands, and there hath not, as yet, been any issue of the said marriage; and Limitations by whereas my said late father, Richard N., by his last way of strict will and testament, in writing, bearing date the day of 17-, after confirming the said settlement, and ordering his debts to be paid out of his personal estate, devised his freehold messuages, lands, and tenements at B- — in the county of to the use of a trustee therein named, for the term of 500 years, upon the trusts thereinafter declared, and hereinafter in part mentioned; remainder to the use of me for life, without impeachment of waste; remainder to the use of

settlement re

cited.

trustees and their heirs during my life, in trust, to preserve the contingent remainders; remainder to the use of my first and every other son successively, in tail male; remainder to the use of my daughters, as tenants in common, in tail, with cross remainders; remainder to his nephew, William N., for his life; remainder to the use of trustees and their heirs during the life of the said William N. in trust, to preserve the contingent remainders; remainder to the use of James N., son of the said William, for his life; remainder to the use of trustees and their heirs during his life, in trust, to preserve the contingent remainders; remainder to the use of the first and every other son of the said James N. successively, in tail male; remainder to the use of the male heir, who should be lawfully entitled for the time being to the ancient estate, at G. belonging to the N -'s, for the life of such male heir; remainder to the use of trustees and their heirs during the life of the said male heir, to preserve the contingent remainders; remainder to the use of the first and every other son of the said male heir successively, in tail male, reversion to the use of his (my said father's) right heirs; and he gave to his wife an annuity of 1001. for her life, to be paid out of his real estate, and declared that the said term of 500 years was so limited to the use of the trustees thereof as aforesaid, for securing the payment of the said annuity, and for raising all such sum and sums of money as he should have to pay in consequence of his covenant in my said marriage, and he gave his leasehold estate to trustees upon trust, to permit the person who for the time being should be in possession of his freehold estates by virtue of his will, to receive the rents and profits thereof, subject to the payment of the said 100l. annuity, and the Dispositions of sum he had engaged to pay under my said settlement; and he gave all his monies at interest and securities for the same, and the interest thereof,

personalty by his father's will

recited.

and 500 l. stock in the canal, (2001. whereof then stood and is yet standing in my name) and all profits and dividends belonging to the same, and also all his silver plate, household furniture, beds, bedding, pictures, prints, watches, books, live cattle, husbandry gears, to trustees upon trust, to pay out of his said monies his debts, funeral expenses, the probate of his will, and in the next place, to pay to me the sum of 5001. upon my succeeding to the rectory of G. by three equal payments in each year, next after my institution, for the purpose of being laid out at my discretion, in the improvement of the glebe lands, and buildings; and as to the remainder of the money, to lay out the same, with the approbation of the person who for the time being should by virtue of his will, be in the possession of his real estate, in the purchasing of freehold premises, in the county of

-, to be conveyed to the trustees, upon the same trusts as the other real estates by virtue of his will were limited to, or such of them as should be capable of taking effect: as to husbandry gear, and quick goods, they were to be sold, and the money arising therefrom to be invested in the purchase of freehold lands, within the county of for the uses

limited of his other estates by his said will; and as to household furniture, beds, bedding, rings, watches, plate, pictures, &c. he gave to his wife such parts thereof as he should particularize in a schedule, for her life; and as to such parts thereof as should not be so directed, and those so directed after her death, the trustees were to permit the person for the time being entitled to his real estate, to have the use thereof; and, until such purchases as aforesaid should be made, the trustees were to continue the monies at interest, or to call in and replace the same, either on mortgages, or invest the same in the public funds, and pay or permit the person lawfully in possession, for the time being, of his real estates, to receive the interest and dividends of the same; and as to the said 5001. canal

Dehits himself

as his f. ther's executor, on

account of the

residue of his personal estate.

stock, the trustees were to permit the person or persons, who for the time being would be entitled to the premises to be purchased as aforesaid, or until purchased, the interest of the money intended to purchase the same, to receive the dividends thereof, and afterwards to transfer the principal to such person and persons, his, her, and their executors, administrators, and assigns, in whom the premises so to be purchased, (when purchased), his or their heirs or assigns, should become absolute at law, by virtue of his will. And he made me (subject and without prejudice to any of the trusts therein contained) executor of his said will: and whereas my said father departed this life in the year , without revoking or altering his said will, leaving me, his only child and heir at law; and shortly after his decease I proved the same will, in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. And whereas, exclusively of the specific estates, to the enjoyment whereof I am entitled for my life, under my said father's will, I remain possessed of the said sum of 5001. canal stock, and of the sum of 707. like stock, which my said father purchased after the making of his said will, and the residue of my said late father's personal estate, has been permitted to remain in my hands; and it will appear by my accounts, as executor of my said father's will, that such residue amounts to the sum of 1. And whereas, the said J..ne, my late mother, departed this life in the year having first duly made her last will and testament, whereby she gave to me all arrears which should be due in respect of her said annuity of 1007. at the time of her death, upon my paying to her relation Mary R-, an annuity of 107. during her life; and gave the use of her watch to me for life, and at my decease, the same, and the rings, pictures, - and trinkets, whereof she was possessed, she directed to go to the uses thereof directed by her said husband's will; and I having elected to take the benefit of the bequests in her said will, have paid the

and

desirous of pertrusts of his marriage settlement, and mother's will before men

forming the

and his father's

tioned.

Direction to his

own trustees and -, my exe- executors, to

make good the sum of 1500l. which he owes the trustees settlement.

to

of his marriage

said annuity of 101. to the said Jane R-, up to the last day of payment thereof, preceding the date of this my will. And whereas, I am desirous that as That testator is well the trust in my said marriage settlement, regarding the said portion or sum of 1500l. as those of my said father's will, touching his personal estates, or such and so many thereof as remain to be performed, and also the trusts in my said mother's will, touching the specific chattels therein-mentioned, should be performed and carried into execution, I therefore direct that cutors, hereinafter appointed, do and shall, as soon as conveniently may be after my decease, pay the sum of 1500 1. in satisfaction of the debt owing from me in respect of my having so received my wife's portion of that amount as aforesaid, with interest for the same, after the rate of 51. for 1001. for a year, to the trustees or trustee for the time being, in my said marriage settlement, upon such of the trusts therein declared concerning the same respectively, as shall be then subsisting or capable of taking effect: and I further direct that my said executors do and shall, so soon as conveniently may be after To transfer the my decease, transfer the said sum of 5001. navi- stock to the trus sool. navigation gation stock, unto the trustees or trustee for the tees of his fatime being, who shall be then entitled to receive ther's will. the same under my said father's will, upon such and the same trusts therein declared concerning the same respectively, as shall be then subsisting or capable of taking effect; and also that they my said ex- To transfer the ecutors do and shall, so soon as conveniently may be specific things, after my decease, deliver over the specific things, to his mother's the enjoyment whereof I am entitled for my life will, he was to under the said will of my mother, to the person or to the persons persons who for the time being shall be then entitled entitled to reto receive the same upon such of the trusts therein after him. contained or referred to, as shall be then subsisting or capable of being performed, and deliver over such plate, furniture, pictures, rings, watches, and books

which, under

enjoy for life,

ceive the same