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white old Japan china jars. Item, I give to Mary Antrobus, of Cambridge, spinfter, my fecond coufin by the mother's fide, all that my freehold eftate and house in the parish of St. Michael, Cornhill, London, now let at the yearly rent of fixty-five pounds, and in the occupation of Mr. Nortgeth, perfumer, provided that he pay out of the faid rent, by half-yearly payments, Mrs. Jane Olliffe, my aunt, of Cambridge, widow, the fum of Twenty pounds per ann. during her natural life; and after the decease of the faid Jane Olliffe, I give the faid eftate to the faid Mary Antrobus, To Have and To Hold, to her, her heirs and affigns for ever. Further I bequeath to the faid Mary Antrobus the fum of fix hundred pounds, New South-Sea Annuities, now ftanding in the joint names of Jane Olliffe and Thomas Gray, but charged with the payment of five pounds

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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 Majefty'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 Confolidated; all now standing in my name. I give to Richard Stonehewer, Efq; one of his Majesty's

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Majesty's Commiffioners of Excife, the fum of five hundred pounds, Reduced Bank Annuities; and I beg his acceptance 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 Hempstead, 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 shared 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 juft debts and the expences of my funeral are discharged, all the residue of my personal estate whatfoever 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 Mafon and James Browne, to be joint executors of this my laft will and teftament. And if And if any relation of mine, or other legatee, fhall go about to moleft, or commence any fuit against, my faid

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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, I have hereunto fet my hand and feal, this fecond day of July, 1770.

THOMAS GRAY.

Signed, fealed, published, 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, C 3 have