No. XIX.

WILL devising Estates to the Uses of # strict Settlement made upon the Testa tor's Marriage.

THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me [testator's name, &c.]. WHEREAS, by the settlement made in contemplation of my marriage with my wife [name], by indentures of lease and release, bearing date respectively &c., divers he reditaments therein described were settled by me, To the use of myself for life, with remainder to the use of trustees and their heirs, during my life, to preserve contingent remainders; with remainder, (subject to limitations, for securing a jointure rent-charge to my wife, if she should survive me, for her life, and to a term of five hundred years for raising portions for our younger children), To the first and other sons of our marriage successively in tail male; with remainders over; And which settlement contains divers powers and provisions concerning the said hereditaments. Now I do hereby subject all the hereditaments of which I am competent to dispose, with the appurtenances, To such of the uses, trusts, powers, and provisions contained in the said settlement concerning the hereditaments thereby settled posterior to the

limitation of the said term of five hundred years, as are capable of effect; And I confirm the said settlement. IN WITNESS &c.

No. XX.

CODICIL revoking the Appointment of two of three Trustees and Executors, and substituting others.

THIS IS A CODICIL TO THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me, [testator's name, &-c.], which | will bears date the day of, in the year

WHEREAS, by my said will I have devised and bequeathed certain real and personal estate, and given certain powers to [three trustees], as trustees, and appointed them executors of my will, and bequeathed to them a legacy of £ — a-piece. Now I revoke my said will so far as the said [two of the three trustees] are objects thereof, and substitute [names, &c., of substituted trustees] in their place, and declare that my said will shall take ef fect in the same manner as if the names of the said [substituted trustees] had been originally inserted therein instead of the names of the said [the two original trustees]; but I confirm my said will in other respects. IN WITNESS &c.

No. XXI.

CODICIL, appointing a Trustee and Executor in the place of one deceased (a).

THIS

IS THE FIRST CODICIL TO THE LAST WILL

AND TESTAMENT of me, [testator's name, &c.], which will bears date the day of

in the

year WHEREAS [name], named in my said will as a trustee and executor, is lately dead. Now it is my will that [name, &c.] shall be substituted in the place of the said [deceased trustee], as one of the trustees and executors of my said will; and

direct that my said will shall be read and construed as if the name of the said [substituted trustee] had been inserted therein in the place and instead of the name of the said [deceased trustee]; and I confirm my said will, except as aforesaid. IN WITNESS &c.

(a) For this succinct and neat form the authors are indebted to Mr. Robert Clayton Walters, of Newcastle-uponTyne. Codicils substituting trustees and executors often fail to produce the full effect intended, though painfully elaborated.

No. XXII.

DISCLAIMER by a Devisee and Legatee in
Trust.

Recital of will;

To
SHALL COME, [name, &c., of disclaiming trustee],
of &c., sends greeting. WHEREAS [testator], late
of, deceased, made and published his last will
and testament in writing, duly executed for pass-
ing freehold estates, bearing date the

ALL PERSONS TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS

day of

in the year —; which will, after devising certain real estates in the manner therein mentioned, purports to give and devise unto the said [disclaiming trustee] and to [other trustees], their heirs and assigns, all the said testator's freehold and copyhold messuages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments whatsoever and wheresoever; To HOLD the same unto and to the use of the said [trustees], their heirs and assigns for ever, Upon certain trusts, and with, under, and subject to certain powers, provisions, and authorities in the said will expressed concerning the same; And the said will, after giving some specific and pecuniary legacies, purports to bequeath to the same trustees all the residue of the said testator's personal estate and effects, To hold the same unto the said [trustees], their executors, administra