In the Name of God Amen I John Simons of Hanslop in the County of Bucks Labourer being of sound disposing mind memory and understanding Do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say First and principally I commend my Soul to God who gate it and my bodey I commit to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executrix herein after named And as to such temporal Estate which I shall dye possessed of Interested in or in any wise intitled unto my just Debts Legacy and Funeral Expences being first duly paid and satisfied I Give and dispose of thereof as followeth that is to say I Give and bequeath to my Father and Mother John and Ellin Simons the summ of Eight Pounds   Item I Give and bequeath to my Brother James Simons the summ of Two Pounds and my whearing Apparil with my Working Tools   Item I Give and bequeath to my Brother Richard Simons the summ of two Pounds   Item I Give to my Brother William Simons the summ of two Pounds   Item I Give and bequeath to my Sister Martha Simons the summ of two Pounds   Item I Give and bequeath to my Sister Hanah Simons the  summ of two Pounds   Item I Give and bequeath to my loving Wife Jane Simons and to her Heirs and Assignes for ever All that my real and personal Estate what some ever or where some ever And I do appoint my said Wife Jane Simons to be sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I the said John Simons have hereunto set my hand and seal the 22nd day of June in the year of our Lord 1797 John Simons his mark (LS) Signed sealed published and delivered by the said John Simons the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and at his request and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as Witnesses hereunto Phebe Mills Harman Tompson his mark Thomas Billing