I John Stuart Eccles of Ecclesville in the County of Tyrone revoking all testamentary dispositions heretofore made by me declare this to be my last will, whereof I appoint my beloved wife Frances Caroline Eccles my Sole Executrix. I confirm the settlement made in contemplation of my marriage with my said wife of my Estates in the County of Tyrone which are thereby limited after my death to uses amongst others for Securing a jointure rent charge of six hundred pounds a year to my said wife for her life and portions for our younger children and subject thereto to the use of the Sons of our Marriage Successively in tail male with reversion to myself in fee simple. I bequeath all my personal estate and effects unto the said Frances Caroline Eccles her Executors Administrators and Assigns for her and their own absolute use and benefit. And as to all the lands tenements and hereditaments of every tenure including chattels real with their appurtenances of or to which I am or may at my decease be entitled (in default of my leaving issue under the limitations in my said Settlement contained) or over which I shall have a general power of appointment or disposition by Will including my reversions in fee in the said estate comprised in my said marriage settlement. I devise the same to the use and intent that may said wife shall reserve for her own absolute benefit during her life if she shall so long continue my widow and not otherwise the whole of the rents and profits thereof and subject as aforesaid to the use of every daughter of mine and her issue male in succession so that every elder daughter and her issue male may be preferred to every younger daughter and her issue male and so that every such daughter may take an Estate for her life with remainder to her first and every subsequent son successively according to Seniority in tail mail and on failure of such issue to the use of my brother Charles Edward Eccles and his assigns for his life with the remainder to the use of the first and every other son of my said brother successively according to seniority in tail male and in default both or upon failure of such issue, I devise all the said Lands tenements and hereditaments to my uncle Robert Gilbert Eccles for his life and after his death to the first and every other son of my said uncle Successively according to Seniority in tail male and in default or on the failure of such issue to my own right heirs. I declare that every estate for life hereinbefore limited as to be unimpeachable for Waste. I empower every tenant for life under the limitations contained whether in possession or not either in contemplation of Marriage or after Marriage by deed revocable or irrevocable or by Will or any testamentary Writing to appoint (but without prejudice to any prior subsisting uses or powers) to or in favour of any and every person whom they shall respectively marry or have married a yearly rent charge or rent charges not exceeding in the whole the sum of three thousand pounds to be issuing out of my said lands tenements and hereditaments or any part thereof and to commence from the decease of such  Tenant for life and to be payable half yearly during the life of such persons with the usual powers and remedies by distress and entry for securing the payment thereof and also to limit the lines tenements and hereditaments so charged to a Trustee or Trustees for a term of years to commence from the decease of such Tenant for life without impeachment of waste upon perpetuity? for securing the appointed yearly rents charge and subject to a proviso for use but no rent charge to be appointed under this unless the appointer shall be or afterwards become entitled in possession to the said hereditaments or would if living have been or become during the lifetime of such person so entitled under the limitations herein contained and if the same lands tenements and hereditaments would under this power be liable at any one time to the payment of a larger yearly sum in the whole than three hundred pounds then the posteum rent charge or rent charges shall not take effect or shall only partially take effect in possession until the amount of the previous rent charge or rent charges shall cease or be diminished So as to always to limit the existing annual charge to the sum of Three hundred pounds and the said rent charges shall have priority of payment according to the order of limitation of the estate of the person appointing the same. I empower every tenant for life under the limitations herein Contained whether entitled in possession or not by deed revocable or irrevocable or by will or any testamentary Writing to appoint (but without prejudice to any rent charge to be limited under any power hereinbefore contained) my said lands tenements and hereditaments or any part thereof to any trustee or trustees for any term of years without impeachment of waste upon proper trusts and provisions for raising otherwise than by sale for the child or children of the tenant for life so appointing other than an eldest or only son entitled to the inheritance of the said hereditaments under the limitations aforesaid a portion not exceeding Two Thousand pounds for one such child or portions not exceeding in the whole Four thousand pounds for two such children or six thousand pounds for three or more such children at such age or time ages or times in such manner and if more than in one such shares and to be subject to such powers of appointment by the person for the time being exercising this power and to such provisions for advancement as the person for the time being exercising this power shall in manner of aforesaid direct with maintenance not exceeding interest at the rate of five pounds per cent per annum on such portion or portions but the term to be created as last aforesaid shall be subject to a proper proviso for cesser and trusts thereof shall not be capable of being executed unless the appointor or his or her issue shall afterwards become entitled in possession to the said hereditaments under the limitations aforesaid or some issue of such appointor shall attain the age of twenty one years or being a daughter or daughters shall marry under that age and if the said hereditaments would by reason of the exercise of this power be liable at any time to the payment of a larger principal sum in the whole than six thousand pounds then the charge or charges posteum in point of title shall be wholly or partially suspended and the said charges shall take effect in priority according to the order of limitation of the Estates of the persons charging the same Provided always that it shall be lawful for every person for the time being entitled in possession as beneficial tenant for life or as a tenant in tail under the limitations hereinbefore contained to appoint by way of lease my hereditaments or any of them, except my Capital Mansion House of Ecclesville aforesaid and the outbuilding garden demesne and pleasure grounds thereto belonging for ant term of years in possession from making of the Lease so as the best yearly rent payable half yearly or quarterly be reserved and no fine or premium be taken and so as the lease contain all such Covenants and provisions as the Lessor shall direct and think reasonable. In Witness whereof I have hereunto and to a duplicate hereof set my hand this First day of October one thousand eight hundred and Seventy three.

John. S. Eccles

Signed by the said John Stuart Eccles the Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other all being present together at the same time hereunder Subscribe our names as Witnesses.

Henry L Keily Solicitor Dublin.

James Bessonet

5 Salem Place, Dublin.

This is a Codicil to the Last and Testament of me John Stewart [sic] Eccles of Ecclesville in the County of Tyrone which bears date the first day of October 1873. I hereby revoke all other Codicil and Codicils made by me at any time to said Will, And whereas I have by said Will appointed my dear wife Frances Caroline Eccles my sole executrix and I am desirous of appointing Thomas Duncan of Fintona and Edward C Thompson of Omagh Medical Doctors to be executors of said Will in addition to my said dear wife Frances Caroline Eccles and I appoint my said dear wife Frances Caroline Eccles, Thomas Duncan and Edward C Thompson also to be the guardians of my infant children and in all other respects I confirm said Will. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 2^nd Day of April 886 (Six)

John S Eccles.

Signed by the said John Stewart [sic] Eccles as a Codicil to his last Will and Testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other Subscribe our names as Witnesses.

Thomas C Dickie. Solicitor Omagh.

Thomas Duncan. Surgeon, Fintona.

Probate 17^th June 1886.

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