The Works of William Harvey M.D.: Translated from the Latin with a life of the authorHarvey, William
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The Works of William Harvey M.D.: Translated from the Latin with a life of the author
Harvey, William
Blood -- Circulation -- Early works to 1800; Embryology -- Early works to 1800; Physiology -- Early works to 1800
Touching my bookes and householdstuffe Pictures and apparell of which I
have not already disposed I give to the Colledge of Physicians all my
bookes and papers and my best Persia long Carpet and my blue sattin
imbroyedyed Cushion one paire of brasse Andirons with fireshovell and
tongues of brasse for the ornament of the meeting roome I have erected
for that purpose Item I give my velvet gowne to my lo friend Mr
Doctor Scarbrough desiring him and my lo friend Mr Doctor Ent to looke
over those scattered remnant of my poore Librarie and what bookes papers
or rare collections they shall thinke fit to present to the Colledge and
the rest to be Sold and with the money buy better And for their paines I
give to Mr Doctor Ent all the presses and shelves he please to make use
of and five pounds to buy him a ring to keepe or weare in remembrance of
me And to Doctor Scarbrough All my little silver instruments of surgerie
Item I give all my Chamber furniture tables bed bedding hangings which I
have at Lambeth to my Sister Dan and her daughter Sarah And all that at
London to my lo Sister Eliab and her daughter or my godsonne Eliab as
she shall appoint Lastly I desire my executor to assigne over the
custode of Will Fowkes after the death of my Niece Mary Pratt if she
happen to dye before him vnto the Sister of the said William my Niece
Mary West Thus I have finished my last Will in three pages two of them
written with own hand and my name subscribed to everie one with my hand
and seal to the last
WILL HARVEY
Signed sealed and published as the last will and testament of me William
Harvey In the presence of us Edward Dering Henneage Finch Richard Flud
Francis Finche Item I have since written a Codicill with my owne hand in
a sheet of paper to be added hereto with my name thereto subscribed and
my seale.
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