about 361. per annum. Houfes in Token-houfe-yard, near Lothbury, London, with a leafe in Piccadilly, and the Seven Stars and the Blazing Star in Birching-lane, London, worth about 500l. per ann. besides mortgages upon certain houses in Hog-lane, near Shoreditch in London, and in Erith in Kent, worth about zol. per ann. I have three fourth parts of the fhip Charles whereof Derych Paine is mafter, which I value at 8ol. per ann. As alfo the copper-plates for the maps of Ireland with the king's privilege, which I rate at 100l. per ann. in all 730l. per ann. I have in Ireland, without the county of Kerry,in lands, remainders, and reverfions, about 3100l. per ann. I have of neat profits out of the lands and woods of Kerry, 11001. per ann. befides iron-works, fishing, and lead mines, and marble quarries, worth 600l. per ann. in all 4800l. I have as my wife's jointure, during her life, about 850l. per ann. and for fourteen years after her death about 200l. per ann. I have, by 3300l. money at intereft, 320l. per ann. in all about 6700l. per annum. The perfonal eftate is as follows, viz. In cheft 6600l. in the hands of Adam Loftus, 12961. of Mr. John Cogs, Goldsmith, of London, 12511. in filver, plate and jewels, about 30col. in furniture, goods, pictures, coach-horfes, books, and watches, 1150 per eftimate in all 12,000l. I value my three chefts of original maps and field-books, the copies of the Downe-furvey, with the barony maps, and the cheft of diftribution books, with two chefts of loofe papers relating to the furvey, the two great barony books, and the book of the hiftory of the furvey, all together at 2000l. I have due out of Kerry, for arrears of my rent and iron, before the 24th of June 1685, the fum of 19121. for the next half year's rent out of my lands in Ireland, my wife's jointure, and England, on or before the 24th of June next, 200ol. Moreover, by arrears due 30th of April 1685, out of all my estate, by eftimate, and intereft of money, 180cl. By other good debts, due upon bonds and bills at this time, per eftimate, 900l. By debts, which I call bad, 4000l. worth perhaps 800l. by debts, which I call doubtful, 50,000l. worth perhaps 25,000l. in all 34,4121. and the total of the whole perfonal eftate, 46,412l. So as my prefent income for the year 1685 may be 6700l. the profits of the perfonal estate may be 46411, and the demonftrable improvement of my Irish estate may be 36591. per ann. to make in all 15,000l. per ann. in and by all manner of effects, abating for bad debts, about 28,000l. whereupon I say in grofs, that my real estate or income may be 67 col. per annum, my perfonal eftate about 45,0col. my bad and defperate debts 30,000l. and the improvements may be 4000l. per annum, in all 15,000l. per ann. at Jupra. Now, my opinion and defire is (if I could effect it, and if I were clear from the law, custom, and all other impediments) to add to my wife's jointure thee fourths of what it is now computed at, viz. 6371. per ann. to make the whole 15871. per ann. which addition of 6371. and 850l. being deducted out of the aforementioned 6700l. leaves 51131. for my two fons; whereof I would my eldest fon fhould have two thirds, or 34081. and the younger 17051. and that after their mother's death, the aforefaid addition of 6371. fhould fhould be added in like proportion, making for the eldeft 38321. and for the youngest 19161. And I would that the improvement of the eftate fhould be equally divided between my two fons; and that the perfonal eftate (first taking out 10,000l. for my only daughter) that the reft fhould be equally divided between my wife and three children; by which method my wife would have 15871. per ann. and goool. in perfonal effects; my daughter would have 10000l. of the Craem, and goool. more with lefs certainty; my eldeft fon would have 3800l. per ann. and half the expected improvement, with goool. in hopeful effects, over and above his wife's portion; and my youngeft fon would have the fame within 1900l. per ann. I would advise my wife in this cafe, to spend her whole 15871. per ann. that is to fay, on her own entertainment, charity, and munificence, without care of increafing her children's fortunes; and I would the fhould give away one third of the abovementioned goool. at her death, even from her children, upon any worthy object, and difpofe of the other two thirds to fuch of her children and grandchildren as pleased her beft, with out regard to any other rule or proportion. In cafe of either of my three children's death under age, I advife as follows, viz. if my eldeft, Charles, die without iffue, I would that Henry should have three fourths of what he leaves, and my daughter Anne the reft. If Henry die, I would that what he leaves may be equally divided between Charles and Anne; and if Anne die, that her fhare be equally divided between Charles and Henry. Memorandum, That I think fit to rate the 30,000l. defperate debts at 1000l. only, and to give it my daughter, to make her abovementioned 10,000l. and goool. to be full 20,000l. which is much short of what I have given her younger brother; and the elder brother may have 3800 per ann. 9o0ol. in money, worth 900l. more, 2000l. by improvements, and 1300l. by marriage, to make up the whole to 8000l. per ann. which is very well for the eldest fon, as 20,000l. for the daughter. He then leaves his wife executrix and guardian during her widowhood, and in café oi her marriage, her brother James Waller and Thomas Dance; recommending to them and his children to use the fame fervants and inftruments for management of the eftate, as were in his life-time, át certain falaries to continue during their lives, or until his youngest child fhould be twenty-one years, which would be the 22d of October 1696, after which his children might put the management of their refpective concerns into what hand they pleased. And then proceeds -I would not have my funeral charges to exceed 300l. over and above what fum I allow, and give 150l. to fet up a monument in the church of Rumfey, near where my grandfather, father, and mother were buried, in memory of them, and of all my brothers and fifters. I alfo give 51. for a stone to be fet up in Lothbury church, London, in memory of my brother Anthony, there buried about the 18th of Octo ber 1649: I alfa give 5ol. for a fmall monument, to be fet up in St. Bride's church, Dublin, in memory of my fon John, and my near kinfman John Petty; fuppofing my wife will add thereunto for her exC 2 cellent cellent fon Sir William Fenton, Bart. who was buried there 18th March 1670-1; and if I myself be buried in any of the faid three places, I would have col. only added to the above-named fums, or that the faid 100l. fhall be bestowed on a monument for me in any other place, where I fhall die. As for legacies for the poor I am at a stand; as for beggars by trade and election I give them nothing; as for imporents by the hand of God, the pub. lic ought to maintain them; as for those who have been bred to o calling nor eftate, they fhould De put upon their kindred; as for thofe, who can get no work, the magiftrate fhould cause them to be employed, which may be well done in Ireland, where is fifteen acres of improveable land for every head; prifoners for crimes, by the king; for debt, by their profecutors; as for those who compaflionate the fufferings of any object, let them relieve themselves by relieving fuch fufferers, that is, give them alms pro re nata, and for God's fake relieve thofe feveral fpecies abovementioned, where the abovementioned obligers fail in their duties; wherefore I am contented that I have aflifted all my poor relations, and put many into a way of getting their own bread, and have laboured in publick works, and by inventions have fought out real objects of charity; and do hereby conjure all, who partake of my eftate, from time to time to do the fame at their peril. Neverthelefs to anfwer cuftom, and to take the furer fide, I give zol. to the most wanting of the parish wherein I die. As for the education of my children, I would that my daughter might marry in Ireland, defiring that fuch a fum as I have left her, might not be carried out of Ireland. I wish that my eldeft fon may get a gentleman's eftate in England, which, by what I have gotten already, intend to purchase, and by what I prefume he may have with a wife, may amount to between 2 and 3000l. per ann. and buy fome office he may get there, together with an ordinary fuperlucration, may reasonably be expected; fo as I defign my youngeft fon's trade and employment to be the prudent management of our Irish estate for himself and his elder brother, which I fuppofe his faid brother must confider him for. As for myself, I being now about threefcore and two years old, I intend to attend the improvement of my lands in Ireland, and to get in the many debts owing unto me; and to promote the trade of iron, lead, marble, fish, and timber, whereof my eftate is capable: and as for ftudies and experiments, I think now to confine the same to the anatomy of the people and political arithmetick; as alfo to the improvement of fhips, land carriages, guns, and pumps, as of most ufe to mankind, not blaming the ftudies of other men. As for religion, I die in the profeffion of that faith, and in the practice of fuch worship, as I find established by the law of my country, not being able to believe what I myfelf pleafe, nor to worship God better than by doing as I would be done unto, and obferving the laws of my country, and expreffing my love and honour to Almighty God, by fuch figns and tokens, as are understood to be fuch by the people with whom I live, God knowing my heart, even without any at all; and thus begging the Divine Majefty to make me me what he would have me to be, both as to faith and good works, I willingly refign my foul into his hands, relying only on his infinite mercy and the merits of my Saviour, for my happiness after this life; where I expect to know and fee God more clearly, than, by the ftudy of the fcriptures and of his works, I have been hitherto able to do. Grant me, O Lord, an easy paffage to thyself, that as I have lived in thy fear, I may be known to die in thy favour. Amen. [In 1667 he married Elizabeth, daughter to Sir Hardrefs Waller, of Caffletown, in the county of Limerick, and widow of Sir Maurice Fenton; and dying at his houfe in Piccadilly-ftreet, Westminster, of a gangrene in his foot, occafioned by the fwelling of the gout, 16th December 1687, was buried in the church of Rumfey, near the bodies of his father and mother.] Abstract of the WILL of the late Lieutenant General HUSKE.. £. s. 500 To James Lawton, his 10.10 under groom 500 To Mary Knights, his 24 town houfe keeper, 301. 52 10 100 To the poor of Newmarket 100 To Ld Cadogan, 10 pictures To the Earls of Godol phin and Winchelfea, Finch, 100 guineas each 1155 00 per annum during her life, valued at 15 years purchase,and 50 befides 500 To Edward Webb, his footman To Jofeph Mofum, his valet de chambre, 2001. per ann. during his life, valued at 15 years purchase, and 5ol. be fides Said valet's daugh. when of age, or married Said valet's wife, in cafe fhe furvives her husband, sol. per ann. for her life 1200 3050 1000 O To the faid valet and footman,all his cloaths, linen, and wearing apparel To Thomas Culridge, his groom of the ftables All his horfes, horfe-furniture, and wheel carriages, are also given to the faid groom, the value of which not yet known One year's wages and 3 months board wages to all his fervants Total of his bequests to his fervants, exclufive of apparel, horses, furniture, carriages, and. wages, is To the two daughters of his late brother Ellis Hufke,4cl.per ann.during their lives, valued at 15 years purchase To the 4 grand-children 5000 0 12400 I 200 of his late brother Richard Huske, 500l.each 2000 Total of his bequests to his family, provided the legatees do not disturb 3200 the executors in the execution of the will, by any fuit in law orequity, is ToMrHen.Bullock, zool. and Mr Tho. Bullock, 100l. both clerks to Wm. Adair, Efq; and joint executors with him 300 To William Adair, Efq; agent to his regiment. and government, and one of the executors, the house and land at Ealing, which coft 4000 The two following pieces, befides pre- FFfpring of St. Lewis, imitate your forefather. Be, like him, mild, humane,eafy of accefs, affable, compaffionate, and liberal. Let your grandeur never hinder you from condescending out of goodnefs, to the lowest of your fubjects, to put yourself in their place; yet o fo, that this goodness may never weaken your authority, nor leffen their refpect. Study men continually; learn to make ufe of them, without making them your ma o fters; fearch the whole world for merit. It is commonly modeft and retired; virtue does not pierce the throng to fhew itself; it is neither forward nor greedy, and is content to be forgotten. Suffer not yourfelf to be befet by infinuating flatterers. Make it known that you love neither praifes nor mere cring o ing addreffes. Shew no confidence, but |