LIFE OF IZAAK WALTON. 



[16S3, 



" The rings I give are as on 

 To my brother Jon Ken. 

 to my sister his wife, 

 to my brother Doc' Ken. 

 to my sister Pye. 

 to Mr Francis Morley. 

 to S' George Vernon. 

 to his wife, 

 to his 3 dafters. 

 to M" Nelson, 

 to Mr Rich. Walton, 

 to Mr Palmer, 

 to Mr Taylor, 

 to Mr Tho. Garrard, 

 to the Lord Bp of Sarum. 

 to Mr Rede his servant, 

 to my Coz. Dorothy Kenrick. 

 to my Coz. Lewin. 

 to Mr Walter Higgs. 

 to Mr Cha. Cotton. 

 to Mr Rich. Marryot. 



the other side. 



to my brother Beacham. 

 to my sister his wife, 

 to the lady Anne How. 

 to Mrs King Do' Philips wife, 

 to Mr Valantine Harecourt. 

 to Mrs Elyza Johnson, 

 to Mrs Mary Rogers, 

 to Mrs Elyza Milward. 

 to Mrs Doro. Wallop, 

 to Mr Will. Milward, of Christ- 

 church, Oxford, 

 to Mr John Darbeshire. 

 to Mrs Vuedvill. 

 to Mrs Rock, 

 to Mr Peter White, 

 to Mr John Lloyde. 

 to my cozen Greinsells widow. 



16 Mrs Dalbin must not be for- 

 gotten. 



"Note that severall lines are blotted out of this' 

 will for they were twice repeted : And, that this 

 will is now signed and sealed, this twenty and 

 fourth day of October 1683 in the presence of 

 us — 



IzAAK Walton. 

 Witnes, Abra: Markland. 

 Jos: Taylor, 

 Thomas Crawley. 



" Probatum apud London &c. Coram venli et egregio viro d'no Thoma 

 Exton Milite Legum D'core surro &c quarto die mensis Februarii Anno 

 D'ni (stylo Anglise) 1683 juramento Isaaci Walton jun"^ filii d'ci def'ti et 

 Extoris &S cui &c de bene &i;. Juraf." 



His will was thus endorsed by himself : — ■ 

 " Izaak Walton's last will octo' 1683." — 



Walton's will was proved by his son on the 4th of February 

 1683-4; and it contains so many statements illustrative of his 

 character and situation, that some remarks irpon it will not be 

 considered misplaced. His profession of faith was strictly in 

 accordance with the principles which he expressed in his writings ; 

 but the motive which made him give so particular an account of 

 his belief, justifies the idea that the tolerant spirit which he mani- 



