This is the last Will and Testament of me Richard Sladden of Deal in the County
of Kent Mariner made the Twenty first Day of November in the Year of our Lord Christ 1735
followeth (that is to Say) First I do hereby Give and Bequeath All those my two Messuages or Tenements
with the Outhouses Edifices Buildings Ground Capstone Ground and Appurtences to them respectively
belonging situate lying and being in the Beach Street in Deal aforesaid (being Leasehold under M^r
John Paramor and M^rs. Ann Hawker) now in the Several Tenures or Occupations of John Martin
Stephen Pilcher and Thomas Long or their Assigns unto my loving Wife Mary Sladden and her Assigns
for and during the Term of her natural Life if she shall so long continue and remain my Widow
and unmarried She my said Wife Mary paying and discharging All Quitrents that shall grow due
for the said Messuages and premisses And also all such Interest as shall be due at the Time of my
Decease or shall grow due during the Time she shall possess the same for any Sum[me] or Sum[me]s of Money
which I have already or shall or may at any Time hereafter charge the said premisses with by the
Way of Mortgage And from and after the Decease of my said Wife Mary Sladden or her Marrying
again which of them shall first happen Then I Give and Bequeath the said two Messuages or
Tenements and Premisses with the Appurtences unto my two Children Mary Sladden and Charles
Sladden their Exec^s Admin^s and Assigns equally to be divided between them share and share alike
And my express Mind and Will is that all such principal Sum[me] and Sum[me]s of Money which I have
already or shall or may at any Time hereafter charge the said two Messuages or Tenements and
premisses with by the Way of Mortgage shall be born and paid by my said two Children Mary
Sladden and Charles Sladden their Exec^s Admin^s and Assigns by and out of the same and not by my
Executrix hereinafter named by or out of any other part of my personal Estate Also, I do hereby
Give and bequeath All that my Tenement or Dwelling House with the Outhouses Garden Ground
and Appurtences thereto belonging situate lying and being in the Lower Street in Deal aforesaid
(being Leasehold under his Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury) and now in my own Occupacon
unto my said loving Wife Mary Sladden and her Assigns for and during the Term of her natural Life
if she shall so long continue my Widow and unmarried and after her Decease (in Case she shall dye
without marrying again) Then unto such of my said Children Mary Sladden and Charles Sladden
as she my said Wife Mary Sladden shall in and by her last Will and Testament in Writing Give and
bequeath the same unto And in Case my said Wife shall dye my Widow without Making such Will or
shall marry again Then imediately after her Decease or marrying again which shall first happen I
Give and bequeath the same unto my said two Children Mary Sladden and Charles Sladden their Exec^s Admin^s and Assigns equally to be divided between them share and share alike And (from and after
the Payment of my Debts (except such principal Moneys as my said two first menconed Messuages
and Premisses shall be charged with by way of Mortgage as aforesaid) Funeral Expences Probat of this
my last Will and Testament and all other incident Charges touching the Execution thereof) I do hereby
give and bequeath All the Rest and Residue of my Ready Money Plate Linnen Bedding Household Goods
Furniture Goods Chattels Effects and personal Estate whatsoever and wheresoever unto my said Wife
Mary Sladden Absolutely for ever And Lastly I do hereby make and appoint my said Wife Mary
Sladden full and sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and Making void all
former and other Wills heretofore by me made In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and
Seal the Day and Year first above written

Signed Sealed Published and declared by the said
Richard Sladden for and as his last Will and Testament Ri^d: Sladden
in the presence of Moses Estes
Jno: Middleton Not. Publ. [Public Notary]

[p.2]
May the 18^th. 1751 before the Rev^d.
Thos. Lampray Clerk Surrogate &c In
the Presence of me Geo: Plomer N: Pul [Public Notary]

The within written Will was Proved by the

Oath of Mary Sladden Relict of the deceased
and Sole Executris herein named she being
sworn well and truely to Perform the same.

[a grant of administration statement follows, crossed out but legible with a note in the margin:]

This Adm.on
was decread
but did not ??
it appearing
that Mary
Sladden the wid:
made a Will and
that being now
Proved

[the crossed out grant of Admon.:]

April the 14^th 1772 before the Rev.^d
George Hearne Clerk Surrogate &c. In
the Presence of one Pet^r[?] DeLasaux Notary Publ

Administration of will this Will annexed of the Goods &c.
of the deceased left unadministered by Mary Sladden
widow the Relict of the deceased and Sole Executrix
named in this Will was granted to Mary Sayer wife
of Thomas Sayer, Natural and lawful Daughter
of the deceased, (having an Interest herein) and
Administratrix of the said Mary Sladden now
also deceased, She being Sworn duly to Adm.^er