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Page 186 - Do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme following. First, I bequeath my soul into the hands of Almighty God...
Page 15 - An act for the more effectual preserving the King's person and government, by disabling papists from sitting in either house of parliament.
Page 29 - ... an .act for the further security of his majesty's person and government, and the succession of the crown in the heirs of the late princess Sophia, being protestants, and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended prince of Wales, and his open and secret abettors...
Page 73 - Body but of sound mind and memory do make and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and form following...
Page 239 - ... mind and memory, do make and publish this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me at any time heretofore made.
Page 51 - ... preferred, and to take before, the younger of such sons, and the heirs male of his and their body and respective bodies issuing; and for default of such issue...
Page 87 - Christ to have full and free pardon of all my sins and to inherit everlasting life and my body I commit to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executors hereafter named...
Page 73 - I must shortly depart this life deem it right and proper, both as respects my family and myself, that I should make a disposition of the property with which a Kind Providence has blessed me, I do therefore make this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and annulling all others by me heretofore made.
Page 75 - Premises and be thereby enabled to accept and take a grant and Release of the Reversion and Inheritance thereof to him and his heirs...
Page 79 - To the use of the said [purchaser] and his assigns, during his life, without impeachment of waste ; AND after the determination of that estate, by forfeiture or otherwise, in...