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or my ftudies, or to indulge in my 
relaxations, or to cultivate my 
friends at my pleafure; fo on my 
death I with things to continue as 
fubftantially as they have always 
been.—I therefore by this, my laft 
and only will, devife, leave, and 
bequeath to my entirely beloved 
and incomparable wife, Jane Mary 
Burke, the whole real eftate of 
which 1 fhall die feifed, whether 
lands, rents, or houfes, in abfolute 
fee-fimple; ,as alfo all my perfonal 
veftate, whether flock, furniture, 
plate, money, or fecurities for mo- 
ney, annuities for lives or years, be 
the faid eftate of what-nature, qua- 
lity, or extent or defcription it may, 
to her fole uncontrouled poffefiion 
and difpofal, as her property, in any 
manner which may feem proper 
to her to.poflefs or to difpofe of the 
fame, whether it be real or perfonal 
eftate, by her laft will, or other- 
wife; it being my intention that 
fhe may have as clear and uncon- 
trouled a right and title thereto and 
therein as I poffefs myfelf, as to the 
ufe, expenditure, fale, or devife. 
J hope thefe words are fufficient to 
exprefs the abfolute, unconditioned, 
and unlimited right of complete 
ownerfhip I mean to give to her 
to the faid lands and goods; and I 
truft that no words of furplufage, 
or ambiguity, may vitiate this my 
clearintention. There are no per- 
fons who have a right, or, I believe, 
a difpofition to complain of this be- 
queft which I have duly weighed 
and made, ona proper confidera- 
tion of my duties, and the relations 
in which I ftand.—I alfo make my 
wife, Jane Mary Burke aforefaid, 
my fole executrix of this my laft 
will, knowing that fhe will receive 
advice and affiftance from her and 
my excellent friends Dr, Walker, 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
upon her during her life. 
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King, and Dr. Laurence, to whom 
I recommend her and her concerns, 
though that perhaps is needlefs, as 
they are as much attached to ‘her 
as theyare tome, I do it only to 
mark my fpecial confidence in their 
affection, fkill, and induftry.—I 
with that my dear wife may, as foon 
after my deceafe as poffible—which, 
after what has happened, fhe will 
fee with. conftancy and refignation 
—make her will, with the advice 
and affiftance of the two perfons I 
haved named; but it is my with 
alfo, that fhe will not think herfelf 
fo bound up by any bequefts fhe 
may make in the faid will, and 
which, whilft fhe lives, can be only 
intentions, as not, during her life, 
to ufe her property with all the li- 
berty I have given her over it, juft 
as if fhe had written no will at all, 
but in every thing to follow the di- 
rections of her own equitable and 
charitable mind, and her own pru- 
dent and meafured underftanding. 
Having thus committed. every 
thing to her direétion, I recom- 
mend, fubjeét always to that dif- 
cretion, that if I fhould not, during 
my life, give or fecure to my dear 
niece Mary C. Harland, wife. of 
my worthy friend . Captain Har- 
land, the fum of a thoufand pounds, 
or an annuity equivalent to it, that 
fhe would beftow upon her that 
fum of money, or that .annuity, 
conditioned and limited in fuch 
manner as fhe, my wife aforefaid, 
may think proper, by a devife in 
her will, or otherwife as fhe may 
find moft convenient to the fitua- 
tion of her affairs, without preffure 
My wife 
put me, in mind of this, which I 
now recommend to her. I certain- 
ly, fome years ago, gave my niece 
reafon to expect it, but I was net 
able 
