Hi Chris, 6/ Expenses be fully paid and satisfied and I do Give and 7/ Bequeath unto my Dear Son William Frederick Zincke 8/ all that my Share in The Richmond Bridge Tontine which 9/ I purchased on his life and all my Right Title and Interest 10/ therein To Hold to my said son William Frederick Zincke A tontine was a financial scheme by which the subscribers to a loan or common fund receive each an annuity during his life, which increases as their number is diminished by death, till the last survivor enjoys the whole income; also applied to the share or right of each subscriber. Lorenzo Tonti was a Neapolitan banker. Richmond Bridge as it is today was built in 1774-1775 so presumably the Tontine helped finance it. New Inn was one of the Inns of Court and became an Inn of Chancery. Cheers, Liz in Melbourne On Monday, March 08, 2004 4:47 PM, J.C.Christopher Glass [SMTP:chris@jccglass.fsnet.co.uk] wrote: > hi all > im have trouble with a few words in a will lines 8,9 ,10 > image at > http://www.geocities.com/jccglass/tontine.html > > will load problem lines page2 image later > > his son is refred to as a" member of new inn" in his mothers will > which i take to be related to the law courts > > chris Glass Ruislip uk > > > page1 > > 1/ IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN > 2/ I Christian Zincke of New Inn in the County of > 3/ Middlesex, Esquire do make and ordain my last will and > 4/ Testament in manner and form following that is to say > 5/ first I will and direct that all my just debts and funeral > 6/ expenses be fully paid and satisfied and I do give and > 7/ bequeath unto my dear son William Frederick Zincke > 8/ all that my share in //////// //// at Tontine which > 9/ I purchased on his life and all my Right Title and Interest? > 10/ therein //////? to my said son William Frederick Zincke > 11/ his executors administrators and assign to and for his and > 12/ their own use and benefit and all the rest and residue of > 13/ my estate and effects of what nature or kind soever I give > 14/ and bequeath unto my dearly beloved wife Sarah Zincke > 15/ and my said son William Frederick Zincke equally to be > 16/ divided between them share and share alike and in case > 17/ either of them my said wife Sarah Zincke and son William > 18/ Frederick Zincke shall happen to die before me then I give > snip >