In the Name of God Amen I Benjamin Bigg of Yardley Gubbeon in the County of Northampton Postmaster being weake in body but of sound mind and understanding all possible praise be given to Allmighty God therefore But considering the certainty of death Doe make and ordaine this my last Will and Testament. ffirst and principally I commend my soule into the hands of Allmighty God hoping through the Meritts Death and passion of Jesus Christ my saviour to be made partaker of everlasting life: And my body I commit to the Earth to be buried neare the Tombe of my late ffather att Winslow in the County of Bucks at the discretion of my Executors herein after named. And as for such Temporall Estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with I give and dispose thereof as followeth. Imprimis I give and bequeath unto Anne my loveing Wife all and every my freehold lands Tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever for the Terme of her naturall life. And after her Decease I give the same unto Ann Bigg my daughter and her heirs forever. And to prevent all Disputes Misunderstandings and Missinterpretations that may be had and made of the Devise of Richard Scrivener my late Bother in Law touching the said ffreehold Land I desire my said Wife to continue this Devise by Deed unto my loveing Brother Richard Bigg and such other person as She shall think fitt to the uses aforesaid. Item I give and bequeath unto the said Ann my loveing Wife: all and every my household goods whatsoever upon Condition that She performe my said Devise. Item I give and bequeath unto the said Ann my loveing Wife all and every my Goods and Chattells whatsoever not herein before bequeathed to be sold and disposed of for the payment of my debts. Item I having made a Surrender of all my Copyhold lands Tenements and Hereditaments held of the Mannor of Winslowe cum Membris in the County of Bucks to the use of my last Will and Testament. As to all those Copyhold Lands lately surrendered to my Use by Gilbert East and Mr North my will and meaning is And I doe hereby declare the Uses thereof to be to the said Ann my Wife and Richard Bigg my Brother and their Heires. To the Intent that they shall sell and dispose of the same for the best price that can be had or gotten for the same And with the Money arising by the Sale thereof to pay and satisfye all such of my said Debts as my said personall Estate shall not be sufficient to answer and pay. And the Overplus thereof my desire is shall be placed out att Interest from time to time in the Names of my loveing Wife and Brother for the Benefitt of my younger Children Mary Bigg and Jane Bigg. And upon this further Trust until Sale thereof to dispose of the profits thereof for their benefit alsoe. And Whereas I have settled Two hundred pounds upon my said Wife and younger Children which is secured to me by a Surrender of the Copyhold lands of Robert Gibbs scituate in Winslowe aforesaid And Whereas my part of the Bell Inne in Winslowe stands charged with the payment of Two hundred pounds to the Grandchildren of my said late ffather payable upon the Death of Mary Bigg my Mother. And as to my parte of the said Bell Inn and all the Lands Tenements and hereditaments thereto belonging my will and desire is that the said Two hundred pounds set as aforesaid settled on my said Wife and Children shall att the Death of my said Mother be paid in Discharge of the said Legacies of my said ffather. And in consideration thereof I doe hereby declare the uses of my said part of the said Bell Inn to the said Ann my Wife for her life and my said younger Children and their heires. And further in case the said Two hundred pounds soe as