John Glanvile
24 March 1853
The last will of me John Glanvile of Wedmore in the county of Somerset surgeon I give devise
and bequeath unto my son William Shartman Glanvile and his assigns for the term of his natural
life all and singular my ffreehold copyhold and leasehold messuages lands tenements hereditaments
and premises whatsoever and wheresoever with their respective rights wayleaves and appurtenances
and from and after his decease I give devise and bequeath the same to one or more of the children
of my said son William Glanvile exclusively of the other or others of them and in such measure
and if more than one in such shares and for such estates and interests and with such provisions
and to vest at such age or ages as he my said son shall in and on any deed or deeds writing or
writings or in and by his last will and testament or any codicil or codicils thereto grant convey
release assign give devise and bequeath the same And for want of any such grant conveyance a
ssignment gift devise or bequest thereof and so far as any if made shall not extend then I give
devise and bequeath the same unto and equally between all the children of my said son William
Shartman Glanvile their heirs executors administrators and assigns as tenants in common for all
my estate and interest that may be subsisting therein respectively and if there shall be but
one child of my said son then to such only child his or her heirs executors administrators and
assigns And in case any one or more of the children of my said son William Shartman Glanvile
shall die under the age of twenty one years without leaving issue of his her or their body or
respective bodies lawfully begotten living at his her or their death or deaths respectively Then
I give devise and bequeath as well the shares accruing as the original shares of each child so
dying in the said respective freehold copyhold and leasehold premises to the other or others of
such children and his her and their heirs executors administrators and assigns if more than one
of such children equally between them as tenants in common their heirs executors administrators
and assigns But if there be only one such children then wholly to that one his her or their heirs
executors administrators and assigns And in case any one or more of such children shall die under
the age of twenty one years leaving issue at his her or their death or deaths respectively Then I
give devise and bequeath as well the shares accruing as the original share or shares of each child
so dying leaving issue as aforesaid in the same respective freehold copyhold and leasehold
premises to his or her child or children and his and her heirs executors administrators and
assigns if more than one such child equally between them as tenants in common But if only one
such child then wholly to that one his or her heirs executors administrators and assigns provided
always and I empower my said son William Shartman Glanvile during his life to lease all or
part of my said ffreehold copyhold and leasehold premises with their respective appurtenances
for any term not exceeding fourteen years from the date of such lease to take effect in
possession immediately or within one year from the granting thereof and so as to these shall
be made payable by every such lease the most improved yearly rent or rents to commence from
the time and the lease shall commence in possession that can be reasonably gotten for the same
without taking any fine premium or forgift for making thereof And so as every such lease
shall contain condition for recovery for nonpayment of the rent or rents thereby to be reserved
by the space of twenty one days after same shall become due and so as the person or persons
respectively to whom every such lease shall be made his her or their executors administrators
or assigns shall not by any clause or words to be contained therein be exempted from punishment
for committing waste And further I empower my said son William Shartman Glanvile at any time
or times during his life to convey by way of exchange any part or parts of my said freehold
copyhold and leasehold premises for any other premises to be situate in England and which my
said son may deem more advantageous or beneficial to my estate And in the event of any such
exchange or exchanges it shall be lawful for my said son to receive or give any sum or sums
of money by way of equality of exchange and to mortgage or charge any part or parts of my
said ffreehold copyhold and leasehold premises or the premises so to be taken in exchange
as aforesaid with any such sum or sums of money that may so be given by way of equality of
exchange and also with all expenses attending such exchange And as to my said copyhold and
leasehold premises I direct my said son William Shartman Glanvile so often as any life or
lives upon which the same or any part thereof is now or may or hereafter be holden shall
stop or fall or when any part or parts of my said leasehold premises held for a term or terms
of years shall become renewable then and so often as the same shall happen to effect a renewal
or renewals of such copyholds and leasehold premises respectively and to pay the fines and
expenses of any such renewal or renewals out of the rents and profits of my said copyhold and
leasehold premises or otherwise to raise the same by charge or mortgage thereof or of a
competent part or parts thereof And I further declare that in case my personal estate shall
be insufficient for the payment of my debts funeral and testamentary expenses it shall be
lawful for my said son William Shartman Glanvile to raise by sale or mortgage of a competent
part of my real copyhold and leasehold estate so much money as may be necessary for such
purposes And for facilitating such sale or mortgage and the execution of the powers herein
contained I declare that the receipts of my said son William Shartman Glanvile shall be good
discharges to all persons paying him any sum or sums of money by virtue hereof and that as
purchaser or purchasers or other person or persons shall be required to see to the application
of his her or their money so paid or advanced And I further empower my said son William
Shartman Glanvile by any deed or deeds in writing or by his will or any codicil or codicils
thereto to charge my ffreehold estate or any part thereof with the payment of an annuity or
yearly rent charge not exceeding the sum of One hundred pounds to his present or any future
wife for any period not exceeding the term of her natural life and to grant or give her the
usual powers of distress convey and sale in case of nonpayment thereof or any part thereof
All my monies and securities for money household furniture goods plate linen china and all
other my personal estate and effects of every description I give and bequeath unto my said
son William Shartman Glanvile for his own absolute use and benefit subject to the payment of
my debts funeral and testamentary expenses. And I appoint my said son William Shartman
Glanvile sole executor of this my will in witness whereof I the said John Glanvile the
testator have herunto set my hand this twenty fourth day of march one thousand eight hundred
and fifty three - John Glanvile - signed by the said John Glanvile the testator as his
last will and testament in the presence of us present at the same time who at his request
in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witness
the word ??? in the first and various sheets marked with our initials having been first
signatories. R F Edwards Solr Wedmore, Robert Edwards Wedmore.
Proved at London 6th July 1855 before the worshipful William Calverley elected doctor of
laws and surrogate by the oath of William Shartman Glanvile esquire son executor to
who admon was granted having been first sworn only to adminster