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This is the last Will and Testament of me, Thomas Horobin, of Crowdicote, yeoman.
I bequeath to my dear wife three hundred pounds, also one pair of bed stocks with bedding and hangings and such of any household goods and furniture as my said wife may think proper to select for her own use.
I give to my daughter Ann, the wife of George Smith one pound and to my daughter Harriet, the wife of Thomas Gilman the sum of one pound, I having fully advanced them in my lifetime.
I bequeath to my son William Horobin all my live and dead farming stock with such of the household goods and furniture as my said wife does not need for herself together with the Tenant Right of the Farm which I now hold under his Grace the Duke of Devonshire.
I devise to my said wife the Messuage or Tenement, buildings, land and premises situate in Crowdicote aforesaid, late the property of John Gates during so much of her natural life as she may think proper to reside therein.
And from and after her decease or quitting possession, I devise the same to my said son William Horobin, his heirs and assigns for ever. And I devise all that land and buildings called Masonís Land situate at Crowdicote aforesaid unto my son Thomas Horobin and his assigns for his life. And after his decease I devise the same unto and equally amongst all his children equally their and his heirs and assigns as Tenents in Common.
All the rest of my real and personal estate I devise and bequeath unto my dear wife, her heirs, executors, administrators and assigns.
And I appoint my friend Mr Robert Newton Oliver and my son George Horobin, Executors of this my Will and I declare that my Executors shall not be answerable for each other or for any involuntary loss. And I authorize them to retain and allow to each other all expenses incidental to the execution of this my Will.
Dated the twenty ninth day of October 1858.
Thomas Horobin
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Thomas Horobin the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us present at the same time who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses.
John Wain
Samuel Gregory
Proved 10th June 1858.