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been taken generally in great haste ; I will, that the 

 money arising by such sale be disposed of by my 

 executors as hereafter is appointed and directed." 



He then devises all that his Manor of Chelsea, 

 with its rights, members, and appurtenances, and also 

 all his lands, messuages, tenements, and hereditaments, 

 in Chelsea, or elsewhere; and all other his estates of 

 inheritance and personal whatsoever, together with 

 the residue of his personal estate, to his aforesaid 

 executors, upon the trusts following: 



" One third part of the said manor, and of all his 

 messuages, &c. to the use of his eldest daughter, Mrs 

 Stanley, and her assigns, and after her decease to her 

 two daughters and their lawful issue, share and share 

 alike, provided that the said daughters marry with 

 the consent of their mother, or their guardian ; and 

 if not, then such share to go to the other sister. The 

 other two-thirds of the manor, &c. to his youngest 

 daughter Lady Cadogan, and to her heirs. 



" In case either of his daughters die without issue, 

 then the share of her so dying, to the survivor and 

 her heirs; and in default of such issue of both his 

 daughters, then the whole of the said Manor, &c. to 

 his nephew, William Sloane, Esq. and his heirs ; in 

 default of such issue, to his neice, Lady Fowler, and 

 her heirs, or to his Sister, Mrs Elsmere, and her 

 heirs, successively. 



"At the same time that I thus leave to my daughters, 

 relations, and friends what I have, I earnestly recom- 

 mend to them the practice of moral and religious 

 duties, as being of greater use to them than any thing 

 I can leave them, not only in the life to come, but 

 even in this, by helping them through the difficulties of 

 It, by more inward quiet, satisfaction and better health 

 than otherwise, and with the esteem and respect of 

 their friends and acquaintance. 



" Item. I desire his Grace the Duke of Richmond 

 to accept such Jive and rare animals as I may have 

 at the time of my decease. 



I, Sir Hans Sloane, of Chelsea, in the county of 

 Middlesex, Bart, do make this codicil to be annext 



