“The Rings I give are as on the other side.
“To my brother, Jon Ken; to my sister, his wife; to my brother, Doctor Ken; to my Sister Pye; to Mr. Francis Morley; to Mr. George Vernon; to his wife; to his three daughter; to Mristris Nelson; to Mr. Richard Walton; to Mr. Palmer; to Mr. Taylor; to Mr. Tho Garrard; to the Lord Bp of Sarum; to Mr. Rede, his servant; to my cozen Dorothy Kenrick; to my Cozen Lewin; to Mr. Walter Higgs; to Mr. Charles Cotton; to Mr. Rich: Marryot 22; to my brother Beacham; to my Sister, his wife; to the Lady Anne How; to Mrs. King Doctor Philips wife; to Mr. Valentine Harecourt; to Mrs. Eliza: Johnson; to Mrs. Mary Rogers; to Mrs. Eliza: Milward; to Mrs. Dorothy Wallop; to Mr. Will Milward of Christ church, Oxford; to Mr. John Darbesheire; to Mrs. Unedvill; to Mrs. Rock; to Mr. Peter White; to Mr. John Lloyde; to my Cozen Greinsells widdow, Mrs. Dalbin, must not be forgotten 16; Izaak Walton note that severall lines are blotted out of this will for they were twice repeated and that this will is now Signed and Sealed this twenty and fourth day of October, One thousand Six hundred eighty three, in the presence of us Witnesse Abra: Markland, Jos: Taylor, Thomas Crawley.”
Will of Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington, died September 14, 1852: he was probably born in Dublin, though both the place and date of birth are uncertain. He is buried in St. Paul’s Cathedral, London.
His will, taken from the original on file at Somerset House, London, is as follows:
“An attempt having been made to assassinate me on the night of the 10th instant, which may be repeated with success, and being desirous of settling my worldly affairs and there being no professional person at Paris to whom I can entrust the task of drawing my Will, I now draw it in my own hand writing, hereby revoking all former Wills particularly one likewise in my own hand writing made in the year 1807 previous to the Expedition to Copenhagen.
“I hereby leave to the trustees appointed by Act of Part to carry into execution the objects of the various Grants to me, my house in Piccadilly London with its furniture and all I possess in money and other valuables in the funds in Exchequer Bills and elsewhere according to the schedule annexed in trust for the following purposes:
“First: To carry into execution my Marriage Settlement with the Duchess of Wellington.
“Secondly: To pay to all my servants one year’s wages beyond what may be due to each on the day of my death.
“Thirdly: To pay all my just debts.