This is the last Will and Testament of me John Pratley of Milton in the Parish of Shipton under Wychwood in the County of Oxford Farmer I give devise and bequeath all my freehold and leasehold messuages cottages or tenements hereditaments and premises With their and every of their respective rights members and appurtenances situate and being at Milton aforesaid and all other my real estate if any unto my dear Wife Hannah Pratley and her assigns for and during the term of her natural life she keeping the same in tenantable repair and insured against loss or damage by fire and from and immediately after the decease of my said Wife I give devise and bequeath all my said freehold and leasehold messuages cottages or tenements hereditaments and premises with their and every of their respective rights members and appurtenances and all other my real estate if any unto my four children Elizabeth the wife of David Alden Bethuel Pratley Jesse Pratley and Reuben Pratley equally as tenants in common and their respective heirs executors and administrators and assigns according to the nature tenure and quality of the said hereditament and premises respectively I give and bequeath all my household goods and furniture plate linen china and implements of household unto my said Wife Hannah Pratley during her life and from and immediately after her decease I give and bequeath the same household goods and furniture plate linen china and implements of household unto and to be divided equally between and amongst my said four children share and share alike I give and bequeath all my live and dead farming stock and all my monies and all the Residue of my personal estate and effects of every sort and kind (subject to the payment of my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses) unto and to be divided equally between and amongst my said four children Elizabeth Bethuel Jesse and Reuben share and share alike and I appoint my said two sons Bethuel Pratley and Jesse Pratley Executors of this my Will and do declare that both of them shall be answerable only for his own acts deeds receipts and disbursements and that neither of them shall be answerable for involuntary losses and that they shall and may deduct and retain out of my estate and effects all costs charges and expenses which they may respectively suffer sustain or expend in or about the execution of this Will In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand the seventh day of March one thousand eight hundred and seventy - J. Pratley - Signed and acknowledged by the said John Pratley the testator as his Will in the presence of us present at the same time and who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses - H.F. Wilkins Solicitor Chipping Norton - Wm Keir Hand his Clerk

Proved at London 10^th May 1875 by the oath of Bethuel Pratley the Son the Surviving Executor to whom Admon was granted

MILTON.

Sudden Death.- On Monday last an inquest was held before F. Westell, Esq., coroner, on the body of Mr. John Pratley, farmer, of this village, aged 65, who lived alone. On Saturday, about eight o'clock one of his sons went to deceased's house in consequence of seeing nothing of him, and found him in bed, undressed, dead. He appeared, as if he had died in his sleep.- Mr. Sam Haigh, surgeon, of Milton, stated that he attended deceased about two months ago for congestion of the lungs; he then complained of his head. He had no doubt deceased died from apoplexy. A verdict in accordance with the facts was returned.