48 The Wills of Dame Rachel Speke, &c. 
or into the hands of any other person or persons the like sume of one hundred 
pounds to the intent and purpose that the interest and profitt thereof shall be 
imployed for the vse benefitt promotion or advancement of such Charity Schools 
and for the teaching and instructing such poor children and furnishing them 
with books as aforesaid or if I shall in my lifetime by any deed instrument or 
writeing by me to be duely executed make any other settlement establishment 
or disposition touching or concerning such sume of one hundred pounds or the 
interest produce or profitt thereof to or for the intents or purposes last above 
mention’d That then and in such case the sume of one hundred pounds by 
me as above willed and directed to be paid by my Executors shall not be by 
them paid by virtue of this my will but that the Gift devise and bequest 
above-mention’d herein and hereby made by me touching the said one hundred 
pounds and the interest and profitt thereof for the benefitt of the said Charity 
Schools and for teaching and instructing poor children and furnishing them” 
with books as aforesaid shall be utterly void and of none effect to all intents 
and purposes.” . . . 
The will was proved 22 Dec., 1711, and is registered C.P.C. ‘‘ Young,” 
fo. 268. 
It would seem by the following will that the Vicar of Box, who 
was undoubtedly known during the earlier stages of his career as 
‘“‘Millard,” had latterly adopted the spelling “ Miller.”’ There is, 
of course, a strong presumption, that the “ Mr. Pauncefoot Miller,” 
mentioned in the ‘“ Report,” was his kinsman, but no clue to the 
nature of the relationship is given by his will :— 
In the name of God, Amen I George Miller of Box in the County of Wilts 
Clerk, do make this my last will and Testament in manner and form following 
Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my brothers W™. Miller and Thomas 
Miller each one Guinea to buy them mourning Rings Item I give to my 
beloved daughter Lucy two hundred pounds Item I give to the poor of Box 
not receiving Alms the sum of fforty shillings to be distributed amongst them 
in Bread on the Third day after my Interment Item I give and devise unto 
my dearly beloved wife all my Lands Tenements and Hereditaments where- 
soever they be in the Counties of Wilts and Gloucester and all my Estate real 
or personal subject to the payment of the Legacies aforesaid and of all the 
debts which I shall owe at the time of my death Lastly I make and constitute 
my said beloved wife Executrix of this my last will and Testament desiring 
her to Burn all my Sermon Notes and all other paper Books and papers of 
my own hand writing other then such as relate to the Tythes of Box Vicaridge 
and such as may be usefull to her in the Execution of these presents as soon 
as the same shall come to her power or possession In witness whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and seal this Sixth day of November A.D. 1732 Geo: 
Miller. Sign’d seal’d publish’d and declar’d in the presence of us who have 
subscribed our names in the presence of the Testator Tho: Nutt Joseph Casey 
Mary Vesey 
Proved at London 10 May 1740 by Susannah Miller, widow, the relict and 
executrix. OC.P.C. ‘‘ Browne,’’ fo. 150. 
