pounds per ann. to Graves Stokeley, of Stoke-Pogeis, in the county of Bucks; which fum of fix hundred pounds, after the decease of the faid annuitant, does (by the will of Anne Rogers, my late aunt) belong folely and entirely to me; together with all overplus of interest in the mean time accruing. Further, if at the time of my decease there shall be any arrear of falary due to me from his Majesty's treasury, I give all fuch arrears to the faid Mary Antrobus. Item, I give to Mrs. Dorothy Comyns, of Cambridge, my other fecond coufin by the mother's fide, the fums of fix hundred pounds, Old South-Sea Annuities of three hundred pounds, Four per Cent. Bank Annuities Confolidated; and of two hundred pounds Three per Cent. Bank Annuities Consolidated; all now ftanding in my name. I give to Richard Stonehewer, Efq; one of his Majesty's ز Majesty's Commiffioners of Excife, the fum of five hundred pounds, Reduced Bank Annuities; and I beg his ассерtance of one of my diamond rings. I give to Dr. Thomas Wharton, of Old Park, in the bishopric of Durham, five hundred pounds, Reduced Bank Annuities; and defire him alfo to accept of one of my diamond rings. I give to my fervant, Stephen Hempftead, the fum of fifty pounds, Reduced Bank Annuities; and if he continues in my fervice to the time of my death, I also give him all my wearing apparel and linen. I give to my two coufins above mentioned, Mary Antrobus and Dorothy Comyns, all my plate, watches, rings, china ware, bed linen, and table linen, and the furniture of my chambers at Cambridge, not otherwife bequeathed, to be equally and amicably fhared between them. I give to the Reverend William Mafon, Precentor of York, all my books, manufcripts, coins, mufic, printed or written, and papers of all kinds, to preserve or destroy at his own difcretion: And after my just debts and the expences of my funeral are difcharged, all the refidue of my perfonal estate whatsoever I do hereby give and bequeath to the faid Reverend William Mafon and to the Reverend Mr. James Browne, Prefident of Pembroke-hall, Cambridge, to be equally divided between them defiring them to apply the fum of two hundred pounds to an use of charity, concerning which I have already informed them and I do hereby constitute and appoint them, the faid William Mason and James Browne, to be joint executors of this my last will and testaAnd if any relation of mine, or other legatec, fhall go about to molest, for commence any fuit againft, my faid ment. ; executors in the execution of their office, I do, as far as the law will permit me, hereby revoke and make void all fuch bequests or legacies as I had given to that person or perfons, and give it to be divided between my faid executors and refiduary legatees, whofe integrity and kindness I have fo long experienced, and who can best judge of my true intention and meaning. In witnefs whereof, E have hereunto set my hand and feal this second day of July, 1770. THOMAS GRAY. Sighed, fealed, publifhed, and declared by the faid Thomas Gray, the teftator, as, and for, his laft will and teftament, in the prefence of us; who in his prefence, and at his requeft, and in the presence of each other, have C 3 Proved at London the twelfth of Auguft, 1771, before the Worshipful Andrew Coltre Ducarel, Doctor of Laws, and Surrogate, by the oaths of the Reverend William Mason, Clerk, Master of Arts, and the Reverend James Browne, Clerk, Master of Arts, the executors; to whom administration was granted, having been first fworn duly to adminifter. JOHN STEVENS, 1 HENRY STEVENS, GEO. GOSTLING, jun. |