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This appears to be an early English Will and difficult to decipher.

Just to helps things along, whose Will and date is it?   John Thathborne?  Surnames mentioned etc.   Sometimes these Wills etc are on National Archives and the brief details on the site does help.

On the Forest of Dean website, they have transcribed Gloucestershire Bonds and Licences...

In the early  18th century records, Mangottsfield (sometimes has two 'tt' s...)

One in 1785 and another in 1806 - states, Mangotsfield in the County of Gloucester and Diocese of Bristol).

From: Forest of Dean Marriage Allegations (on line)

2 July 1810

Thomas GABB - Farmer
Residence: COWLEY (as spelt)

Hannah HATHWAY -
Residence: COWLEY

By Bond:
witness one: Samuel GABB a Farmer of COWLEY

The Licence gives the age of Thomas as 28 and Hannah aged 39

I don't subscribe to British Newpapers on line any more - but can see the outline of an article in the Gloucestershire Chronicle dated Saturday 8 November 1834.

Law ford's Gate of Correction - Samuel WARD alias DAGGER, J PARKER Esq., for threatening the life of  HANNAH MILSOM of BITTON; in order to prevent her giving evidence again John WARD alias DAGGER, now confined in donees the Gaol for felony.

May be Hannah wanted to escape BITTON.



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Gloucestershire GRO INDEX

17 September 1834 -

John DAGGER (alias) - aged 31 - residence : KINGSWOOD


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Gloucester Journal - Saturday 15 April 1837

Gloucestershire Lent Azzies

mentions Samuel WARD alias DAGGER aged 28  etc  - charged with housebreaking at BITTON.

By Googling

35 Francis Street Cheltenham - no need to put in postcode, but it is GL53 7NY


You can see photos of the house on Rightmove as it was sold on the 30 Jan 2024.  Also a map, which comes up first, just follow down to see photos.

? Not sure if you have this from British Newspapers on line (don't subscribe any more) but this is a brief section of the article available to read.....

Gloucestershire Echo - Tuesday 31 July 1917

Cheltenham.

There was a distressing occurrence at 35 FRANCIS STREET, CHELTENHAM
on Tuesday, when an old-age pensioner, named PHILIP STANLEY
was found lying by the firegrate of his parlour suffering from terrible burns his head and face.  The old man had been ..........