In the Name of God Amen I Mary Wake of Tathall End in  Parish of Hanslop in the County of Bucks Widow and Relict of Baldwin Wake late of the same place Esquire deceased being sick and weak in body but of sound memory and understanding blessed be Almighty God do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following hereby recommending my soul into the hands of Almighty God hoping to be saved through the Merits and Intercession of our blessed Saviour Jesus Christ  And my body I commit to the Earth decently to be buried in the parish Church of Grendon in the County of Northampton at the discretion of my Executor  And as to that Worldly Estate God has blessed me with I give devise and bequeath the same as followeth  And first I give devise and bequeath unto my intended husband Richard Richardson of Cliffords Inn London Gentleman All my Goods and Chattels real and personal of what nature or kindsoever and all rents and Arrears of rents debts sum and sums of money whatsoever now due and owing unto me or that shall be due and owing to me at my decease  To have and to hold the same to him the said Richard Richardson his Executors Administrators and Assigns for ever And I do comitt the care Guardianship and Education of my son Charles Wake unto the said Richard Richardson untill my said son Charles shall attain his age of Twenty one years  And as to my Moiety or half part of all that the Mannor of Tathall in Hanslop aforesaid and a Moiety of all the Lands Tenements and Hereditaments settled in Joynture on my Mother Mistress Sarah Lane and comprized  and contained in certain Articles of Agreement Tripartite bearing date the Nineteenth day of April in the year of  Our Lord One Thousand seven hundred Twenty and Three  made or mentioned to be made Between -----------  my said late husband Baldwin Wake by the name of Baldwin Wake of Waltham Abbey in the County of Essex Esquire of the first part myself by the name of Mary Lane of Tathall in the parish of Hanslop in the County of Bucks Spinster of the second part and John Stephenson of Whitwell Hall in the County of Nottinghamshire Esq and Ambrose Saunders of Sibbitoft in the County of Northampton Esquire of theThird part pursuant to a power therein to me given I hereby give devise and bequeath the same to my said Son Charles for and during the Term of his natural Life provided always that in case he shall happen to dye or depart this Life before he shall attain his age of Twenty One years then and in such case I give devise and bequeath the same unto my said intended husband Richard Richardson his heirs and Assigns for ever And as for and concerning of the other Moiety  of the said Mannor of Tathall and other Moiety of all and singular the Lands Tenements and Hereditaments of my late ffather Edward Lane deceased in Hanslop aforesaid or elsewhere not settled in Joynture on my said Mother and not comprized in the said Articles of Agreement hereinbefore mentioned I hereby give devise and bequeath the same unto my said Intended Husband Richard Richardson his heirs and assigns for ever And I do hereby give and bequeath to the poor of the parish of Hanslop five pounds to be distributed amongst them in such manner as my Executors hereinafter named shall think fit and I do give and bequeath to the poor of the parish of Grendon in the County of Northampton the sum of Twenty Shillings amongst them as my Executors shall think fit And I do hereby make constitute and appoint my said intended Husband Richard Richardson my full and Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills by me at any time made In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this fourteenth day of ffebruary in the Tenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King George the second over Great Britain and so forth and in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven hundred and thirty six  Mary Wake signed sealed  published and declared by the said Mary Wake to be her last Will and Testament in the presence of  us (who in her presence and each others at her request) do subscribe our names as Witnesses – Katherine Oders, Richard Blye, Frances Barker

This Will was proved at London 19/02/1736/7