Memoirs of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, and of the Court of Queen Anne Vol. 2 (of 2)Thomson, A. T., Mrs.
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Memoirs of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, and of the Court of Queen Anne Vol. 2 (of 2)
Thomson, A. T., Mrs.
Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- Biography; Marlborough, Sarah Jennings Churchill, Duchess of, 1660-1744
And my will is, and I hereby expressly declare, that if the said John
Spencer (my grandson) shall become bound or surety for any person or
persons whatever for any sum or sums of money, or if he, or any person
or persons in _trust_ for him, shall take from any king or queen of
these realms any pension, or any office or employment, civil or
military, (except the rangership of the great or little parks at
Windsor,) then shall all these my intents and covenants in behalf of the
said John Spencer become void, as if he were actually dead.
(_The same with regard to John Spencer the younger._)
And whereas by lease from the crown I am possessed of all that capital
messuage which I now inhabit, called _Marlborough-house_, with all its
appurtenances, within or near the parishes of St. James, the liberty of
Westminster, and St. Martin in-the-Fields, in the county of Middlesex,
for the term of fifty years:
Now I hereby give and bequeath all my interest in the said capital
messuage, &c. unto my executors (subject to such charge thereon as is
hereinafter mentioned) upon the TRUSTS following: That is to say, in
_trust_ for the said John Spencer the father, for so long a period of
the fifty years as he shall live; and then in trust for George Spencer,
commonly called Marquis of Blandford, eldest son and heir apparent of
Charles Duke of Marlborough; and after his decease, in trust for any son
of the said George Spencer who shall attain his majority.
Provided the said George Spencer shall have no son, then in _trust_ for
Charles Spencer, second son of Charles Duke of Marlborough, and his son,
(with similar provisions, provided Charles Spencer shall have no son,
conferring the interest upon such other son of Charles Duke of
Marlborough as shall attain his majority.)
Provided always, that should any attempt be made by any of these
legatees to dispose, let, exchange, or give up possession in any manner
of Marlborough-house, or commit any act likely to subvert any of the
declared intentions of the late Duke of Marlborough with respect to his
will, such bequest shall become utterly void, and my executors are
hereby empowered to dispose of all my interest in the said messuage, and
pay over the money as part of my personal estate.
I am likewise possessed of another lease from the crown, bearing date
Feb. 13, 1728, not yet expired.
Now I give and bequeath the said lease to my executors in _trust_ for
the holder of Marlborough-house for the time being, and subject to the
same conditions and limitations.
And whereas I am empowered by the Duke of Marlborough’s will to dispose
of such goods as are my own in Marlborough-house, and of which there is
an inventory:
Now I bequeath all such goods, furniture, pictures, &c., to my grandson
John Spencer, his executors, &c.
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