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my son Izaak, to each of them a ring, with these words or motto, " L.OVI 

 my memory, I. IV. obiit " to 



the Lord Bishop of IVinton a ring, with this motto, "A mite for a 

 million, I. W. obiit " 



and to the friends hereafter named, I give to each of them a ring, with 

 this motto, "A f fiend* s farewell, /. IV. obiit 



" and my will is, the said rings be delivered 



within forty days after my death : and that the price of value of all the 

 said rings shall be thirteen shillings and fourpence a-piece. I give to 

 Doctor ffawkins Doctor Donne's Sermons, which I have heard preached, 

 and read with much content. To my son Izaak, I give Doctor Sibbs his 

 Soul's Conflict ; and to my daughter his Bruised Reed, desiring them to 

 read them so as to be well acquainted with them. And I also give unto 

 her all my books at Winchester and Droxford, and whatever in those two 

 places are, or I can call mine, except a trunk of linnen, which I give to my 

 son Izaak ; but if he do not live to marry, or make use of it, then I give 

 the same to my grand-daughter, Ann Hawkins ; and I give my daughter, 

 Doctor Hairs Works, which be now at Farnham, To my son Izaak, I 

 give all my books, not yet given at Farnham Castell, and a deske of prints 

 and pictures ; also a cabinett near my bed's head ; in which are some 

 little things that he will value, though of no great worth.* And my will 

 and desire is, that he will be kind to his aunt Beachame, and his aunt Rose 

 Ken, by allowing the first about fifty shillings a year, in or for bacon and 

 cheese, not more, and paying four pounds a-year towards the boarding of 

 her son's dyet to Mr. John Whitehead : for his aunt Ken, I desire him to 

 be kind to her, according to her necessity and his own abilitie, and I com- 

 mend one of her children, to breed up as I have said I intend to do, if he 

 shall be able to do it, as I know he will ; for they be good folke. I give 

 to Mr. John Darby shire the Sermons of Mr. Anthony Farringdon, or of 

 Dr. Sanderson, which my executor thinks fit. To my servant, Thomas 

 Edgill, I give five pound in money, and all my clothes, linen and woollen, 

 except one suit of clothes : which I give to Mr. Holinshed, and forty shil- 

 lings, if the said Thomas be my servant at my death ; if not, my clothes 

 only. And I give my old friend, Mr. Richard Marriot, ten pounds in 

 money, to be paid him within three months after my death ; and I desire 

 my son to shew kindness to him if he shall neede, and my son can spare 

 it : and I do hereby will and declare my son Izaak to be my sole executor 



* How many a " Grangerite '' must have felt his mouth water at this pas- 

 sage, in the rational idea that Walton's good taste had selected in this small 

 compass so many Faithornes, Elstrackes, Lombarts, &c.\ as would now fetch 

 five hundred guineas under the hammer of Christie and Manson, or Leyjh 

 Sotheby and Wilkinson. 



