In the name of god Amen I JOHN CASWELL of Backonton in the parish of Abury County of Wiltshire being weak in body but of good and perfwct mind and memory praise be therefore given the almighty god do make and ordainthis my present last will and testament in manner and form following /that is to say ***principally i command my soul into the hands of almighty god hoping through the mortal death and passion of my savior jesus christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of all my sins and to inherit everlasting life and my body i commit to ye earth to be decently buried at ye discretion of my executors hearafter named.and as touching the discretion of all such temporal estates goods and chattl as it hath pleased god far above my deserts to bestow upon me i give and dispose thereof as follows----- first i will that all*****and dues as i owe in right or ****to any manner of person or persons shall be well and truly paid or ordered to be paid within convienient time after my death by my executors herinafter named and also i will that all my funeral charges shall be paid and discharged by my executors .I give my loving son Richard Caswell the sum of five shillings if demanded,My son Thomas Caswell the sum of five shillings if demanded
i give untomy loving son Michael Caswell the sum of one hundred pounds of good and lwfull money of great britain to be paid unto him when my executors herinafter named
shall think fit for him to have it.my loving so Edmond Caswell my freehold estate being and lying in ye Tythings of BORTON EASTON in the parish of Bishops Cannings,for him to have my said estate after ye decease of Elizabeth my loving wife -- and ---forward to remain after ye decease of my loving wife to remain to my son Edmondand his heirs
be it male or femaleto ye end of the world but if my son Edmond should chance die before he possessed of it or after he is possessed of ye w estate and leave no heirs to inherit it then i give it to my loving son Richard and his heirs for ever and my son Richard it do live pocess my w estate then he shall pay my son Michael Caswell the sum of £150 of good and lawful moey og Great Britain but if my son Richard Caswelldo live and chanceto be possessed of my freehold estate and my son Michaelshould die before my son Richard possess and he my son richard caswell should chance to be possess after my son Michael is dead than i will that my son Richard Caswellshall pay £150 as he was to pay my son Michael CASWELL.To all my grandchildren to be equally divided among them all as each of my grandchilodren may have his equal part of it,item i give unto my loving daughter Mary Baskifill the sum of five shillings if demanded,i give my son in law Francis Baskifill the sum of five shillings if demanded,i give my son in law John Pope if he be living ye sum of five shillings to be paid if demanded,i give my grandchildren my son William Caswells children son Richard Caswells children for each to have five shillings and to be paid by my execotors --all that ***residue of my personal estate goods and chattels whatsoever i do give and bequeath unto Elizabeth my loving wife and i do make her my full and sole executor of this my last will and testerment and i*****that my body in a decent christian manner at ye descretion of my exectors and i do here by revoke disanul,and make void all former wills and testerments in word or written by me hereto saw made and this to be taken only for my last will and testerment and none other in witness therof i***_* John Caswell Senior do make this my lasy will and testement being contained in one sheet of paper have set my hand at the bottom of it and set my seal this 13th day of April 1735
signed sealed and published and declared in thee presence of
Nickolas Pope Marlborough 9th day July 1735
the mark of Joseph Chivers John Downford snr at the home of Elizabeth Caswell executor
above named was duly sworn before me John Neurse surrogate
and thats it
