Ancient, Curious, and Famous WillsHarris, Virgil M. (Virgil McClure)
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Ancient, Curious, and Famous Wills
Harris, Virgil M. (Virgil McClure)
Wills
“Item: I bequeath to the Reverend Mr. Robert Grattan, Prebendary of St.
Audeon’s, my Gold Bottle Screw, which he gave me, and my strong Box, on
Condition of his giving the sole Use of the said Box to his Brother Dr.
James Grattan, during the Life of the said Doctor, who hath more
Occasion for it, and the second best Beaver Hat I shall die possessed
of.
“Item: I bequeath to Mr. John Grattan, Prebendary of Clonmethan, my
Silver Box in which the Freedom of the City of Cork was presented to me;
in which I desire the said John to keep the Tobacco he usually cheweth,
called Pigtail.
“Item: I bequeath all my Horses and Mares to the Reverend Mr. John
Jackson, Vicar of Santry, together with all my Horse Furniture:
Lamenting that I had not Credit enough with any chief Governor (since
the Change of Times) to get some additional Church Preferment for so
virtuous and worthy a Gentleman. I also leave him my third best Beaver
Hat.
“Item: I bequeath to the Reverend Doctor Francis Wilson, the Works of
Plato in three Folio Volumes, the Earl of Clarendon’s History in the
three Folio Volumes, and my best Bible; together with thirteen small
Persian Pictures in the Drawing Room, and the small Silver Tankard given
to me by the Contribution of some Friends, whose Names are engraved at
the Bottom of the said Tankard.
“Item: I bequeath to the Earl of Orrery the enamelled Silver Plates to
distinguish Bottles of Wine by, given to me by his excellent Lady, and
the Half-length Picture of the late Countess of Orkney in the Drawing
Room.
“Item: I bequeath to Alexander McAullay, Esq., the Gold Box in which the
Freedom of the City of Dublin was presented to me, as a Testimony of the
Esteem and Love I have for him, on Account of his great Learning, fine
natural Parts, unaffected Piety and Benevolence, and his truly
honourable Zeal in Defence of the legal Rights of the Clergy, in
Opposition to all their unprovoked Oppressors.
“Item: I bequeath to Deane Swift, Esq., my large Silver Standish,
consisting of a large Silver Plate, an Ink Pot, a Sand Box and a Bell of
the same Metal.
“Item: I bequeath to Mrs. Mary Barber the Medal of Queen Anne and Prince
George, which she formerly gave me.
“Item: I leave to the Reverend Mr. John Worrall my best Beaver Hat.
“Item: I bequeath to the Reverend Doctor Patrick Delany my Medal of
Queen Anne in Silver, and on the Reverse the Bishops of England kneeling
before her Most Sacred Majesty.
“Item: I bequeath to the Reverend Mr. James King, Prebendary of Tipper,
my large gilded Medal of King Charles the First, and on the Reverse a
Crown of Martyrdom, with other Devices. My Will, nevertheless, is, that
if any of the above named Legatees should die before me, that then, and
in that Case, the respective Legacies to them bequeathed, shall revert
to myself, and become again subject to my Disposal.
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