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of Middlesex, Esquire, being desirous to pre- 

 serve for the publick Use the said Library, 

 and to prevent the like Accident for the fu- 

 ture, did, by his last Will and Testament, 

 bearing- Date the Eleventh Day of June, in 

 the Year of our Lord One thousand seven 

 hundred and thirty- eight, and duly proved 

 in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, give, 

 devise, and bequeath, unto the Trustees of 

 the said Library, the Sum of Seven thousand 

 Pounds (if his Effects real and Personal, not 

 before disposed of by that his Will and Tes- 

 tament, should, after the Decease of Mistress 

 Elizabeth Milles, amount to so much) to erect 

 in a proper Situation such a House as might 

 be most likely to preserve that Library, as 

 much as can be, from all Accidents; but if 

 it should so happen, that before this Part of 

 his Will could take Place, there should be 

 erected such a proper Building for this Use, 

 then he did give, devise, and bequeath, the 

 aforesaid Sum of Seven thousand Pounds to 

 the said Trustees, to be employed in purcha- 

 sing such Manuscripts, Books of Antiquities, 

 ancient Coins, Medals, and other Curiosities, 

 as might be worthy to increase and enlarge 

 the said Library; and did also thereby give 

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