By the Rev. Canon J. E. Jackson. 3 



MSS. have found their way into the British Museum. The most 

 valuable of all, viz., the Family Register above alluded to, is now in 

 my own possession : having- been given to me by George Poulett 

 Scrope, Esq., late of Castle Combe, who had purchased it many 

 years ago from a remote descendant of the Gores of Alderton, 



Thomas Gore wrote out in his own fine hand and executed his 

 will in duplicate (for precaution sake) , From one of the originals, 

 also in my possession, the following copy is printed. 



"In the Name of God, Amen. Upon the 20th day of July in 

 the five and thirtieth year of our Soveraigne Lord Charles the 

 second, by the Grace of God of England, Scotland, France and 

 Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c., And in the yeare of our 

 Lord God 1683 according to the English computation. 



" I Thomas Gore of Aldrington alias Alderton in the County of 

 Wilts, Esq., being in reasonable good health and of sound and 

 perfect memory (thanks be given to Almighty God) calling to 

 remembrance the uncertain state of this transitory life and that all 

 Flesh must yield unto death when it shall please God to call. And 

 desiring in this my perfect memory so to settle and dispose of such 

 worldly estate as it hath pleased God of his goodness to bestow upon 

 me. That it be not a trouble and perplexity unto me in my last 

 sickness when it shall please God to call me out of this troublesome 

 world, to the disquieting of soule and conscience (which I labour to 

 prepare for God's most blessed visitation) And for the quieting of 

 my said estate that no contention nor strife may arise or grow 

 concerning the same after my decease, revoakeing all former Wills 

 by me made do therefore make, constitute, ordain and declare my 

 last Will and Testament in manner and forme following : And first 

 before all things, as becometh a Christian, being penitent and sorry 

 from the bottome of my heart for all my sins past, most humbly 

 desiring forgiveness for the same, I bequeathe my soule into the 

 hands of Almighty God my Maker, Trusting and assuredly believing 

 that through the obedience and sufferings of Jesus Christ my 

 Blessed Saviour, I shall have free and cleare Remission of all my 

 sins. And that after this transitory life ended I shall be partaker of 

 the Heavenly Kingdome which God hath prepared for his elect. 



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