This is the last Will and Testament of me Joel Cox of Hanslope in the County of Buckingham Carpenter which I make publish and declare in manner following (that is to say) I appoint my dear Wife Sarah Cox and my Son George Cox of Hanslope aforesaid Executrix and Executor of this my Will   I give devise and bequeath All and singular my Messuages Cottages or Tenements situate at Hanslope aforesaid or elsewhere And all other my real estate whatsoever and wheresoever And also all my Goods Monies Chattels Rights Credits and all other my personal Estate of which I shall be possessed at the time of my decease or which I am empowered to dispose of  (except such hereditaments as are vested in me as Trustee or Mortgagee) unto the said George Cox his heirs executors administrators and assigns Upon the trusts following (that is to say) Upon trust as soon as conveniently may be after my decease in the discretion of the said George Cox his heirs executors administrators or assigns and of his or their own absolute authority in such manner as he or they shall think proper to collect get in and receive such parts thereof as shall consist of money or Government or real securities and to sell dispose of and convert into money so much and such parts of my said real and personal Estates as shall not consist of money or Government or real securities And I declare that the purchaser of any part of my real or personal Estates and all other persons paying to my said Trustee or Trustees and Trust money belonging to my Estate and taking his or their receipt for the same shall be discharged from all responsibility in  respect of the application thereof And I expressly declare that notwithstanding the trust for Sale and conversion hereinbefore contained it shall be lawful for my Trustee or Trustees for the time being to postpone or defer the Sale and conversion of any part of my said real and personal Estate (but which real estate shall nevertheless be deemed to be of the nature of personally) for such period as to my said Trustee or Trustees shall seem expedient And that until such Sale and conversion the income (if any) arising from the said real and personal estate shall go and belong to the person or persons who would be entitled to the annual produce of the money arising therefrom under the trusts hereinafter contained if such sales and conversion had actually taken place And I do hereby declare and direct that my said Trustee or Trustees shall stand possessed of such produce of my said real and personal Estate and effects (after payment of my Debts funeral and testamentary Expences which I direct shall be thereout fully paid and satisfied) Upon trust to place out and invest the same at Interest upon Government or real securities and to alter vary and transpose such securities as often as it shall seem expedient And do and shall pay apply and dispose of the Dividends Interest and annual produce thereof unto my said dear Wife Sarah for and during the term of her natural life for her support and maintenance and for the maintenance support and education of such of my said Children as may then require same   And my will and mind further is that in case the income arising from the annual produce of my said real and personal Estate should not be thought sufficient for the support and maintenance of my said dear Wife Sarah it shall and may be lawful to and for my said Trustee or Trustees for the time being to advance such part of the Capital of my said personal estate vested in him or them as aforesaid to my said Wife as my said Trustee or Trustees may in his or their discretion judge necessary for her better support maintenance and comfort during her life And from and immediately after the decease of my said dear Wife I direct that my said Trustee or Trustees for the time being shall stand possessed of my said trust estate and the Stocks funds and securities upon which the same may be invested Upon trust to pay distribute and divide the same unto between and amongst himself the said George Cox and such other of my Children viz James, Joel, Joseph, Charles and Edwin as shall be living at the time of my decease in equal shares and proportions as tenants in common the shares of my said Children to be paid to them respectively on their severally attaining the age of twenty one years And I direct that the interest of their respective shares in the meantime shall be paid and applied to and for their respective maintenance and support Provided always and I do hereby declare and direct that in case any or either of my said Children shall depart this life under the age of twenty one years and without leaving lawful Issue living at the time of his her or their death or respective deaths then the share and interest or shares and interests of him her or them so dying of and in the said trust moneys bequeathed to or hereby intended for him her of them  respectively shall go to the survivors or survivor of them my said Children in equal shares and proportions Provided always and my will and mind is and I do hereby direct that if any such Child or Children shall die under the age of twenty one years leaving lawful issue such issue shall have and be entitled to the share and interest or shares and interests of and in the said trust moneys stocks funds and securities as his her or their parent or respective parents would have had or been entitled to if he she or they had lived to attain the age of twenty one years Provided always and it is my will and mind and I do hereby declare that it shall and may be lawful to and for my said Executors and Trustees their executors or administrators by and out of all or any of the monies which by virtue of this my Will shall come to their or his hands to deduct retain to and reimburse themselves and himself all costs charges and expences attending the execution of this my Will or any of the trusts herein contained And also that they and their executors and administrators shall be charged and chargeable only for his and their own respective receipts and payments  acts and wilful defaults and not otherwise and shall not be charged with or for any sum or sums of money other than such as shall actually and respectively come to their respective hands by virtue of this my Will nor with or for any loss or damage which may happen in and about the execution thereof or of any of the trusts hereby declared without his or their wilful defaults And lastly hereby revoking all former Wills by me at any time heretofore made I declare this only to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I the said Joel Cox the Testator have to the two first sheets of this my Will contained in three sheets of paper set my hand and to this third and last sheet thereof my hand and seal this first day of September in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty six Joel Cox (LS) Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the said Joel Cox the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses Fra. Holbeche W Gibbon Clerks to Messrs …. And Garrard Sol. Olney Bucks Stamp Garrard Olney