In the name of God, Amen. I Matthew Flinders Es-
quire captain in the Royal Navy, now residing in London,
being at this time in sound mind and understanding, and
in health of body, think it just and neceƒsary to pro-
-vide against accidents, by making this my last
will and testament in the form and manner following.


I do name and appoint my dear wife Ann
Flinders, my friend M^r Charles Hursthouse, farmer of
Tidd St Marys in the county of Lincoln, and my
friend John Newbald Esquire, merchant, of
Hull in Yorkshire, to be the guardians, trustees,
and executors of this my will and testament.
And in case of the death, or the incapacity, or
refusal of John Newbald Esquire to act as above,
I do name and appoint M^r Robt Newbald,
his son to be trustee & executor, in the place
of his father; and should any of the above cir-
-cumstances occur to M^r Charles Hursthouse
I do name and appoint M^r ______ to act in
his stead. And my will is, that they, the
said three trustees and executors, do dispose
of my monies, securities for money, real or
personal estate, and property of every dis-
-cription whether in my poƒseƒsion, or that
may devolve to me by bequest or otherwise in
the form and manner following.

First, In the case where I should die without
iƒsue lawfully begotten, either actually existing
or posthumous, then my will is, that the

following distribution of my monies &c do take place First. I give and bequeath the sum of twelve hundred pounds, lawful money of Great Britain, to my dear wife Ann Flinders; or if she refuse that sum, then such part thereof, as she may think proper to specify.	Ann Flinders £1200
Second. To my dear sister Susanna, wife of George Pearson, now residing at St Ives in Huntingdonshire, I give the sum of five hundred pounds sterling: she to enjoy the interest arising there from during her life, and the principal, at her death, to be equally divided amongst her surviving children.	Sus. Pearson £500
Third. To my dear brother Samuel Ward Flinders, lieutenant in the Royal Navy, I be- -queath all the monies and property belonging to me in the Isles of France and Bourbon, for the obtaining of which, he is to be furnished with the neceƒsary papers and authority; but is to do it at his own cost and trouble. And if the said monies and property do not amount to five hundred pounds sterling, then they are to be made up to that sum from my property in England. And in case his decease takes place before mine, and he leave issue lawfully begotten there I give the said monies of five hundred pounds from the general maƒs of my property to his child, or by equal proportions to his children.	S W Flinders £500

Han. Dodd £100 Hen. Flinders £100	Fourth. To Hannah, wife of Joseph Dodd, of Donington, and to Henrietta Flinders, my two Sisters of the half blood, I bequeath one hun- -dred pounds sterling each; but in case of the previous death of one or both of them, if she or they leave lawful issue, then the part of the parent to be given to the children in equal proportions.
Monuments £100	Fifth. I will that the sum of one hundred pounds be expended in four marble slabs, to be set up, by permission of the minister and churchwardens, in the parish Church in Donington in the county of Lincoln, against the wall facing the communion door of the same church; and the said four slabs to have engraved upon them such inscriptions to the memory of my great grand-father, grand-father, father, and myself, as the pious sentiments of my brother Samuel, with the approbation of my wifes may dictate.
Legacies £400	Sixth. I give and bequeath the following legacies. To my nephew James Harvey, of Donington, and to his sister Susannah, each fifty pounds. To my mother-in-law Mrs Eliza Flinders –         fifty pounds. To my uncle Mr John Flinders, of Spalding       fifty pounds To my aunt Mrs Eliza Carr of Louth                   fifty pounds To my half uncle, William Flinders of Boston     fifty pounds
	or in case of his death the same sum to his son William To my half aunt, Mary Cawthen of Pinchbeck                                                 twenty pounds

To my half Aunt Penelope Procter of London To my dear cousin Henrietta Newbald of Hull	twenty pounds twenty pounds
To Mr Charles Hursthouse, and to John Newbald or to their substitutes, on undertaking the trust	each twenty pounds
Seventh. I bequeath to the following persons mourning rings of the value of two guineas each and bearing the letters M.F. as a motto. The Rt Hon. Sir Joseph Banks Bt. Osborne Standert Esq. of London Captain William Kent of the Royal Navy Monsieur Paul Labauve of the Isle of France Mons. Thomas Pitot, of do Mons. Charles Desbassayons of the Isle of Bourbon Mr John Flinders of Spalding, Lincolnshire Mrs Henrietta Newbald of Hull, Yorkshire and Miƒs Isabella Tyler of Beverley, do	Mourning Rings £18
Eighth. My household goods, plate, clothes, linen, books, and papers, I give to my dear wife and executrix, Ann Flinders: She to give out of them all manuscript books, and the papers relating to my voyage; (with the ex- -ception of letters) to my brother Samuel Ward Flinders; and to dispose of the rest as she shall see good.	Household pro- -perty and books to Ann Flinders
If any of the legatees, mentioned in any of the preceeding [sic] paragraphs, should be deceased before me, then his, her, or their legacies, except where the legacies are specified to descend to children, shall go to increase the sums left in the first, second, third, fourth, and sixth paragraphs, the person therein mentioned being	Surplus pro- -perty to be divided

living; and the respective augmentations shall be in proportion to the legacies of each. Also, if the whole of my property as above specified should be more than sufficient to pay the legacies so left as above, then the surplus is to go to the augmentation of them, in the same proportionate manner; but with respect to the third paragraph, if the monies therein left exceed the sum of £500, clear of expence, then the augmentation is not to make it exceed what the sum left in the second paragraph will amount to, when so augmented; my in- -tention being that the sums left to my brother and sister should be equal. If, after the expenses attending on my interment (of which my wife, or such person as she may appoint, is to have the direction and choice of place) my monies &c should be found in- -sufficient to pay and provide for all the above legacies, then a reduction of those contained in the second, third, fourth, and sixth par- -agraphs, proportionally to the sums left, is to take place. The sums specified in the first, fifth, and seventh paragraphs are to suffer no reduction.     Such is the disposition I desire may be made of my monies and property of whatever kind, in case I should die and leave no lawful issue; but if in the con- trary case, I should leave issue, one or

or more children, then my desire is, that my said three executors and trustees, dispose of my monies, securities for money, real and personal estate, and property of every description, whether then be- -longing to me, or afterwards descending or devolving be bequest, or otherwise in the form and manner following, ––––	In case of Children
First. The expenses attending my interment at such place and in such manner as my dear wife, Ann Flinders, or a person of her appointment, may direct, are to be paid and the sum of one hundred pounds set aside for the four marble slabs, as directed in the fifth article preceeding.	Funeral expenses Monuments £100
Second. I bequeath the following annuities and Legacies, in lawful money of Great Britain for life To my dear wife Ann, one clear annuity, during her natural life of, -------------------fifty-five pounds To my mother in law, Mrs Elizabeth Flinders, one clear life annuity of ------------------ten pounds	Annuities £65
To my sister Susannah Pearson, or to her children in equal proportion, in case of her death pre= -vious to my decease, the sum of one hundred pounds To my brother Samuel W Flinders, or to his law- -ful children if any, in the same case the sum of ---------------------------------one hundred pounds To each of my half sisters Hannah Dodd, and Henrietta Flinders, or in the above case, to the children (if any) of each, the sum of ------fifty pounds To my nephew James Harvey of Donington – twenty pounds To his sister Susanna Harvey ----------------------twenty pounds	Legacies £440

To my Aunt	To my Aunt Mrs Elizabeth Carr the sum of twenty pds To my half uncle William Flinders or in case of his previous death, to his son William ------ twenty pounds To my half Aunt Mary Cawthen ---------- ten pounds To my half Aunt Penelope Procter ------ ten pounds To my second and third above named executors or to their substitutes on undertaking the trust each the sum of ------------------------------ twenty pounds
Mourning Rings £18	Thirdly. The mourning rings to the persons specified in the seventh paragraph preceeding are to be given, and to make part of the present disposition of my property.
Furniture &c to Ann Flinders	Fourth. My household furniture plate &c as specified in the eighth paragraph preceeding, are to be disposed of in the way therein directed.
Remaining property to Child or Children	Fifth. After all the above bequests and arrange- -ments are satisfied and done so far as the ex= =istence of the legatees, or of their children where specified will acquire and allow them my will is, that all my remaining monies &c of every kind, as well that in actual poƒseƒs= =ion as those that may descend or be devised to me, or that may arise in any way whatever after my decease and including the legacies to such persons as may be deceased where no children are specified or being specified if those children are deceased then the whole of my said remaining monies &c shall go to my child or children; and if I leave more than one, then the said remaining monies &c to be divided amongst them

them in equal proportions. The child or chil= =dren to receive the whole sum or division with the interest due thereon, (deducting the expences of bringing up and education) as he, she, or they may respectively attain the age of twenty-one years.	If deceased
Sixth. In case my said child or children so existing at my decease, should nevertheleƒs die before the age of twenty-one years, and he, she, or they or any of them, should leave no lawful issue; then my will is, that all the above mentioned remaining monies &c should be divided into four equal parts or portions, of which I give one part to James Harvey and	under age without issue property to be divided
Susanna Harvey, or the survivors, if the deceased bear no children; the second part I give to my brother Samuel Ward Flinders or if he be deceased, to his lawful issue, if any to is then existing; The third part to my Nephew Matthew Flinders Pearson; and the fourth and last I give to the remaining children of my sister, Susanna Pearson, in equal propor- -tions. And if any of the persons to whom these four parts are to descend in the case above specified, should be deceased, and have left no lawful issue, then the part of such person or persons is to be employ'd in augmenting the remaining part or parts so bequeathed, in equal proportions.     Lastly and generally, I do hereby direct and	One part to the Harveys One part S W Flinders One part to M F Pearson One part to the other Pearsons

Trustees to sell, and re-invest pro- -perty	and authorise my three executors and trustees, or my wife Ann Flinders conjointly with either one of the others, to sell and dispose of any part of my said remaining property in trust during the minority of my child or children; and to re- -place and invest it in any other way which they may judge most advantageous to the interest of the said child or children.
Call in & replace monies as they see necessary	Also to call in and replace all or any of my said remaining trust monies and secu- -rities for money when and as often as they shall find or suppose it necessary. And I do hereby order and direct that the receipt or
Their receipts be a sufficient discharge	receipts of my said three trustees or of my wife Ann Flinders with either one of the other two, shall be good and sufficient discharge and discharges from time to time for any or any part of my said remaining trust monies &c for which the same shall be given. Also
Trustees to retain costs & damages	that it shall and may be lawful for my said executors and trustees to secure and retain to himself, herself, or themselves, all such costs, charges, damages, payments, and expenses as they may respectively bear, pay, expend or or be just unto, in the execution of the trust and executorship hereby reposed and confided or
Not to be an- -swerable, but for their own particular defaults.	in the defence and protection thereof. Also, that they my said three executors, and trustees shall not be answerable the one for the other or

or others of them, or for the acts, receipts or de- -faults of the other; but each of them, for his or her own acts, deeds, receipts, and defaults only; nor for any loƒs that may happen to the said trust of monies, property &c or any part thereof by failure of any security on which the same may be placed out of interest, unleƒs the same shall happen by their or one of their wilful neglect or default.	Nor for failure of securities unleƒs arising from neglect or de- -fault
In witneƒs & confirmation of this my last will and testament, and of every Ratification part thereof. I the said Matthew Flinders have & Signature hereunto set my hand & seal this sixth day of July in the year or our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twelve.     Mattw Flinders ( L. S. )
This writing was signed and sealed by the said Matthew Flinders Esquire, captain in the Royal Navy, and by him published and	Witnessed
declared as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who have hereunto sub- scribed our names as witneƒses hereunto, in his presence.	Isabella Tyler Spinster – Joseph Hayes Surgeon &c –