Mr.Cullen's Family thus imposed upon supplied all his wants, and paid him the due Respects to the Quality he Personated, till falling sick, on the 28th ofDecemberhe made a Will, as follows.
His WILL.
In the name of God, Amen.IHumphrey WickhamofSwatclift,in the County ofOxonEsquire; being sick and weak in Body, but of sound Mind and Memory, do make this my last WILL and TESTAMENT, revoking all Wills by me formerly made: And as touching such Worldly Estate as God hath been pleased to bless me withal, I do hereby give and bequeath the same in manner following.
Imprimis,I do give, devise, and bequeath, to my KinsmanWilliam Wickham,ofGazington,in the County ofOxon,all that my Mansion House ofSwacliftaforesaid; and all the Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments thereunto belonging, to hold unto him the saidWilliam Wickham,and his Heirs for ever.
Item,I give and bequeath untoJohn Cullin,Son ofThomas Cullin,of the Parish of St.Clement Danes,in the County ofMiddlesex,Baker, all that my impropriated Personage ofSowgrate,in the County ofNorthampton,with the Rents, Issues, and Profits thereof.
Item,I give unto Anne Cullin,Sister of the saidJohn Cullin,the Summ of Two hundred and fifty Pounds.
Item,I give untoThomas Cullin,Son of the saidThomas Cullin,the Sum of Three hundred Pounds.
Item,I give untoDorothy HalfordofHalford,in the County ofWarwick,the Sum of two hundred Pounds.
Item,I give untoRichard Davis,Son ofWilliam Davisof the said Parish of St.Clement Danes,the Sum of Four hundred Pounds.
Item,I give untoWilliam Davis,Son of the saidWilliam Davis,the Summ of Two hundred Pounds.
Item,I give untoAnne Fowkes,for her Care and Diligence in Looking after me in my Sickness, the Sum of one hundred pounds.
Item,I give untoRobert Croker,Son ofWilliam CrokerofSanford,in the said County ofOxon(being my God-son) the Sum of Five hundred Pounds.
Item,I give unto the saidWilliam Croker,the Sum of Five hundred Pounds.
Item,I give untoRobert Penniston,Son of SirThomas Penniston,and younger Brother to SirFarmalis PennistonofCornhill,in the said County ofOxonthe Sum of Three hundred Pounds.
Item,I give unto Mrs.Jane Penniston,Sister of the said Mr.Robert Penniston,the Summ of Two hundred Pounds.
Item,I do hereby give, devise, and bequeath, all my Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments whatsoever, called by the name ofApple-tree Ducy,inCropridee,in the County ofNorthampton,untoJohn BrookingofRashly,in the County ofDevon,Esquire, and the saidWilliam Davis senior,andThomas Cullin senior,and the Survivor of them, and their Heirs, and the Survivor of them upon Trust and Confidence: Nevertheless, that they the saidJohn Brooking, William Davis,andThomas Cullin,shall sell and dispose of the same; and out of the Money thereby raised, pay, or cause to be paid, the respective Legacies herein before bequeathed unto the saidAnne Cullin, Thomas Cullin Junior, Dorothy Halford, Richard Davis, William Davis Junior,andAnne Fowkes.And whereas I have herein before bequeathed unto my KinsmanWill. Wickham,and his Heirs, all my Mansion-house atSwackliftaforesaid, with the Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments thereunto belonging; my true Will and Meaning is, That the same Devise is upon this special Trust and Confidence, That the saidWilliam Wickhamshall pay, or cause to be paid, the several Legacies herein before bequeathed unto the saidRob. Croker,andWill. Croker, Robert Penniston,andJane Penniston;and also pay and discharge one Bond for the Principal Sum of five hundred pounds, with Interest, which I became bound for withThomas Walker,to oneThomas Irons,any thing herein before contained, to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding; and also that he the saidWilliam Wickham,shall out of his Legacy, and Lands, and Premises aforesaid, to him devised, pay, or cause to be paid unto my Executors hereafter named, the Sum of five hundred pounds, to be by them bestowed, distributed, or employed for the use and benefit of the Poor of the Parish ofSwackliftaforesaid, in such manner as they, or the major part of them shall think fit and convenient.
Item,I give and bequeath unto the saidJohn Brookingout of the Moneys that shall be raised of the Sale of the said Lands and Tenements, calledApple-tree Ducyaforesaid, the Summ of Five hundred Pounds: And all the rest and residue of the Moneys that shall be thereby raised, I do hereby give and bequeath unto the saidWilliam DaviesSenior, andThomas CullinSenior, to be equally divided between them and the Survivor of them.
Item,I give and bequeath untoAlice Cullin,Wife of the saidThomas CullinSenior, the Sum of Six hundred Pounds to her own proper Use and Disposal.
Item,I give and bequeath in like manner the Sum of Six hundred Pounds untoJane Davis,the Wife of the saidWilliam Davis.
Item,I give unto the saidRobert CrokerandWill. Croker,the Sum of Ten Pounds a piece to buy them Mourning: and also to each of them a Ring of Twelve Shillings.
Item,I give untoJane CrokerandMary Croker;and also to the saidRobert Penniston,andJane Penniston,and all other my Legates herein before mentioned, and to every of them the Sum of Ten Pounds a piece to buy them Mourning, and a Ring of Twelve Shillings.
Item,Whereas I have the Sum of Seven hundred Pounds lying at Interest in the hands of Mr.Ambrose Holbitch,in the name ofOliver Charles,my Servant, I do hereby give and bequeath the same to and amongst my Four Servants, Oliver Charles, John Harber, Sarah Winn,andMargery Smith,and the Survivor of them, to be equally divided amongst them, share and share alike.
Item,I give and bequeath my Three Geldings, and all my Accoutrements belonging to them unto the saidJohn Brookeing, William DavisSenior, andThomas Cullin,Senior, viz.my Bright Bay Gelding to the saidThomas Cullin,and my Black Gelding to the saidWilliam Davis,and my Dapple-grey Gelding to the saidJohn Brookeing.All the Arrears of Rent in my Tenants Hands at the time of my Decease I do hereby freely acquit and discharge. And all the rest and Residue of my Personal Estate, not herein before devised, after my Debts, Legacies and Funeral Expences, paid and discharged, I do hereby give and bequeath unto my said KinsmanWilliam Wickham.
And, lastly. I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint the saidWilliam Wickham, John Brooking, William Davis senior,andThomas Cullin senior,Executors of this my Will; hereby revoking and making void all other, and former Will or Wills by me made.
In Witness whereof I the saidHumphrey Wickhamhave to this my last Will, containing one side of a Sheet of Paper, and almost half the back, thereof, set my Hand and Seal this Twentieth day ofDecemb. Anno Dom. 1691.
Humphrey Wickham.
Signed, Sealed, Published and Declared in the presence of us, with the words(Will. Wickham)being first interlined, Rob. Smith, Jo. Chapman, Rich. Chapman, Mart. Pinckard.
I, the above-namedHumphrey Wickham,having omitted out of my Will above-mentioned, the Disposition of my Estate inHuntingtonshire,do hereby make this Addition to, and part of my said Will, in manner following: I give and bequeath all my Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments, calledPryor's Farm, and all other my Estate inHolly-wellandNeedingworth,unto the above-namedJohn Brooking, William Davis senior,andTho. Cullin senior,and the Survivor of them, and their Heirs, and the Heirs of the Survivor of them, under this special Trust and Confidence, that the saidJo. Brooking, William Davis,andThomas Cullin,shall sell and dispose of the same; and out of the Moneys thereby raised, pay, or cause to be paid the respective Legacies hereafter named; viz.I give and bequeath toHumphrey Longfordthe sum of six hundred pounds, and to his SisterMary Longfordthe like sum of six hundred pounds.
Item,I give and bequeath unto the saidTho. CullinSen. the further Sum of800 l.and all the Remainder of the Moneys thereby raised, I give and bequeath unto the saidWill. DavisSen. andJanehis Wife, and the Survivor of them.
Item,Whereas I have by Will above-said, given untoJohn Cullin,Son of the saidThomas Cullin,the impropriated Parsonage ofSowgrave;my true meaning is, That I do give and devise the same to the saidJohn Cullin,and his Heirs for ever. In Witness whereof, I the saidHumphrey Wickhamhave to this Codicil Addition, or further part of my said Will, set my Hand and Seal, this Twenty eighth Day ofDecember,Anno Dom.1691.
Humphrey Wickham.
Signed, Sealed, Published, and Declared, in the Presence of us, Robert Smith, John Chapman, Rich. Chapman, Martin Pinkard. Probatum fuit,&c.
This stupendious confidence of a dying man is very amazing, nay he drove on the Masquerade at that strange rate, that he may be truly said to have ended as he began, having received the blessed Sacrament, pretended the settlement of his Conscience, and making peace with Heaven with that seeming sincerity, as if he had resolved to prevaricate with God with the same assurance he had all along done with Mankind. The credulity of these deluded persons his Landlord, and the rest, is not much to be wonder'd at, when the last Gasps of Death could carry so fair an Hypocrisie, and their Transports for his extravagant Legacies bequeathed 'em are rather to be pittied then rediculed. And if they have been faulty in any little over-fondness of their imaginary good fortune, the Jests and Gibes they have received, have been their sufficient punishment; besides Mr.Cullin'sbeing run out of above 30l.After his Death care was taken to provide him a Coffin of about 10l.value, and the Embalmers were paid for some of their Office of preserving him sweet, till preparations for a solemn and sumptuous Funeral could be made, suitable to the remains of the honourable Deceased. And this Letter was sent as follows.Sir,Theseserve to inform you thatHumphrey WickhamEsquire ofSwacliftin the County ofOxondied this morning at my House where he has been about ten days; He has made his Will, and you are one of his Executors with me and others; A very great share of his Estate is given to you; therefore pray Sir speed toLondon, that we may take care of his Funeral and other matters necessary to be done upon this occasion.I think it may not be amiss that you keep this private, lest any thing may be Purloyned or Imbezelled by any of the deceaseds Servants, or any else at his Seat atSwaclift, which is all given to you, some Legacies thereout to be paid; I am, Sir,Your ServantTho. Cullin.London 3. January 169-1/2. From my House at the Wheat-sheaf near St.ClementsChurch over againstArundelStreet.Strand.To Mr.William WickhamofGazingtoninquire at the Blew Boars Head inOxon.These following Lines were inclosed from the aforesaid Executors in the said Letter being left by the deceased.Whereas, IHumphrey WickhamEsquire, in Company with my own manJohn Harbert,and John Austin, Son ofNich. Austin, did carry a black Hoggs Skin Trunk, marked with the LettersH. W.1688.Wherein are the Deeds of my Estate atSowgraveandApple-tree Ducy; these are to desire you to deliver them to the Executors, signed with his own Name, thusHumphrey WickhamMemorandum, there are two Mortgages in the hands ofAustin, the one for 1400l.and the other for 400l.In the name ofOliver Charles, in the hands of Mr.Ambrose Holbech.
This stupendious confidence of a dying man is very amazing, nay he drove on the Masquerade at that strange rate, that he may be truly said to have ended as he began, having received the blessed Sacrament, pretended the settlement of his Conscience, and making peace with Heaven with that seeming sincerity, as if he had resolved to prevaricate with God with the same assurance he had all along done with Mankind. The credulity of these deluded persons his Landlord, and the rest, is not much to be wonder'd at, when the last Gasps of Death could carry so fair an Hypocrisie, and their Transports for his extravagant Legacies bequeathed 'em are rather to be pittied then rediculed. And if they have been faulty in any little over-fondness of their imaginary good fortune, the Jests and Gibes they have received, have been their sufficient punishment; besides Mr.Cullin'sbeing run out of above 30l.
After his Death care was taken to provide him a Coffin of about 10l.value, and the Embalmers were paid for some of their Office of preserving him sweet, till preparations for a solemn and sumptuous Funeral could be made, suitable to the remains of the honourable Deceased. And this Letter was sent as follows.
Sir,
Theseserve to inform you thatHumphrey WickhamEsquire ofSwacliftin the County ofOxondied this morning at my House where he has been about ten days; He has made his Will, and you are one of his Executors with me and others; A very great share of his Estate is given to you; therefore pray Sir speed toLondon, that we may take care of his Funeral and other matters necessary to be done upon this occasion.
I think it may not be amiss that you keep this private, lest any thing may be Purloyned or Imbezelled by any of the deceaseds Servants, or any else at his Seat atSwaclift, which is all given to you, some Legacies thereout to be paid; I am, Sir,
Your Servant
Tho. Cullin.
London 3. January 169-1/2. From my House at the Wheat-sheaf near St.ClementsChurch over againstArundelStreet.Strand.
To Mr.William WickhamofGazingtoninquire at the Blew Boars Head inOxon.
These following Lines were inclosed from the aforesaid Executors in the said Letter being left by the deceased.
Whereas, IHumphrey WickhamEsquire, in Company with my own manJohn Harbert,and John Austin, Son ofNich. Austin, did carry a black Hoggs Skin Trunk, marked with the Letters
H. W.1688.
Wherein are the Deeds of my Estate atSowgraveandApple-tree Ducy; these are to desire you to deliver them to the Executors, signed with his own Name, thus
Humphrey Wickham
Memorandum, there are two Mortgages in the hands ofAustin, the one for 1400l.and the other for 400l.In the name ofOliver Charles, in the hands of Mr.Ambrose Holbech.
In answer to this Letter came a Gentleman fromOxfordto tell Mr.Cullin, that the Christian name of this Mr.WickhamofGazingtonwas mistaken, which gave the first Alarm of an Imposture, otherwise Horse and Mourning had been provided to have carried him down toSwackleyfor his Interment there.
Mr.Cullinbeing not over apt to believe himself cheated, but more to satisfie the rest of the World, sent down a Messenger toSwackley, with fifteen shillings in his Pocket, mounted upon a poor Hackney, but ordered to return upon the Bright Bay Gelding bequeathed him in his Will; being not convinced of the Delusion till his Messengers Return notwithstanding several persons of Reputation had declared him a counterfeit; & MajorRichardsonand Mr.Comptonhad both inspected the Corps, and averred him to be the very man formerly Judged for six Wives as before mentioned, and more than once their Prisoner in Newgate.
The Messenger returningTuesdaythe 12th ofJanuaryhe brought a Compliment to the Executors from CaptainWickham, (who had treated the Messenger very civilly,) to this effect; that he gave 'em his hearty thanks for their intended kindness to him, and if they would please to come toSwackleyfor a Month or more they should be very welcome, and have the use of all the Geldings,viz.the Black, the Bright Bay, and Dapple Grey, tho he could not well part with 'em for good and all.
Upon this full satisfaction received, about three the next Morning with no more than a Watchman and a Lanthorn in a Coffin of four shillings price, he was laid in Earth in a Nook of St.ClementsChurchyard.
Postscript.
TheNurse and Assistants that attended him in his sickness now call to mind, that they once or twice observed him to laugh to himself very pleasantly, which they suppose proceeded from the pleasure he took in cheating the World he was then just upon leaving.
FINIS.
DIEGO REDIVIVUS:
or the
Last WILL
AND
TESTAMENT
Of the Pretended
Humphrey Wickham, Esq;
AliasWilliam Morrel,aliasBowyer,&c.
WITH AFull RELATION of his NotoriousCHEATS and IMPOSTURES:Who dyed at Mr.CullinsHouse, the Thirdof this InstantJanuary, in the Parish ofSt.Clement Danes, &c.
LICENSED and Entred in the REGISTER-BOOKof the Company of Stationers.
LONDON, Printed forAbel Roper, at theMitrenearTemple-Bar. 1692.
ADVERTISEMENT.
This is to give notice, That the Fine COFFIN, mentioned in the following Relation, is to be sold inShipyard, withoutTemple-bar.
The LastWillandTestamentof the pretendedHumphrey WickhamEsq;aliasWilliam Morrel,aliasBowyer,&c. with Annotations thereupon.
ThePublick undoubtedly cannot be better entertained, than by the following Relation, of one of the most notorious Cheats as has been known in an Age, which has already made a very amazing Noise in the Town and the Particulars whereof, may be no disacceptable Entertainment.
A Person not over-well Clad, was seen standing gazing about him in the Streets, over-againstArundel-Buildings in theStrand; but the gravity of his Age (being a Person between 50 and 60) invited the Curiosity of Mr.Cullinthe Baker, to ask this unknown Person what he wanted? To which he replied, He wanted a Lodging. Upon this, Mr.Cullinvery courteously made answer, He should be welcome to his House; which he very easily and readily accepted; and accordingly was received very kindly. Now having no extraordinary Stock of Money,viz.but Two Shillings in his Pocket, he was exposed to the necessity of making use of some Romantick Narrative of his Quality and Condition, to make good his Quarters with so slender a Purse, to hold out payment. Accordingly the Curiosity of his Landlady enquiring what Country-man he was? He replied,Oxfordshire; that his Name wasWickham, a Person of a good Estate nearBanbury; and that the occasion of his coming to Town, was only to avoid the payment of 500l.which he stood engaged for by Bond, in behalf of a Person that was run away, and had left him to pay that Money, and which truly he had made an Oath to himself he would never pay; not that the Summ was so considerable to a Man of his plentiful Fortune, only he was resolved to keep his Vow; and that had made him retire a little from being arrested for it.
The Affability and good Language of this Person of imaginary Quality, soon found Credit with his believing Landlord and Landlady, and no Caress was thought kind enough to a Person of his eminent Figure and Extraction. His first entrance into this indulgent Family was about a fortnight beforeChristmass, where he gained that daily ground, that no Respect could be sufficiently paid him: His little Pocket Strength signified nothing, for his Host was not a little exalted with the Honour of such a Guest under his Roof.
But, as Providence was pleased to order it, his Reign was ordain'd to be but short; for he soon fell into a languishing Sickness, in which time neither Doctor, Apothecary, Nurse, or any other Assistance was wanting.
Now our pretended Captain, what ever other Faults he had, was resolv'd not to be guilty of Ingratitude, and accordingly made an ample Last Will and Testament, and most liberally gave extraordinary large Donations and Legacies to his kind Landlord,&c.
It was very remarkable, that during his Sickness, his Landlord, being Overseer of the Poor, had requested a kind Brother in Office, the Church-Warden, to pay a small Office of Christian Duty to this poor languishing Gentleman; who making him a condoling Visit, with wet Eyes and uplifted Hands, was so kind as to wish his Worship's Soul everlasting Rest, which was seconded by many a repeated sigh from the rest of the Condolers about him: And one more especially, having heard of this great Wind-fall, lamented much his Unhappiness, in not visiting this Gentleman, saying,He was never born to do himself good, having lost by his Negligence at least1000l.Also another eminent Man of the Parish, being dissatisfied that he did not come in for a Share with the rest of his Neighbours, went and told them,That the Coroner ought to be sent for, and an Enquiry made how he died.
All Care and Application signified but little, for his lastExitwas drawing on; in which time, not in the least to shrink from his Character of Quality, he still kept up the Honourable Figure he had so long presented; and accordingly made most prodigious Protestations of Good-will and Acknowledgments to the Family, avowing that the few Hundreds he had bequeathed them, was nothing to what he would do for 'em, if please God to lengthen his Life to serve them and theirs.
And now having performed the Part of a good Patron and Friend, as his last Legacies do sufficiently testifie; he was resolved to be as good a Christian too, and thereupon requested the taking the Sacrament: To which, being admitted (with what Integrity you'll find by the Sequel) with a grave Countenance to the very last, he was very ready to receive the Sacrament; and upon so serious an Undertaking, was pleased to put a Case of Conscience to the Minister,viz.having made a Vow never to pay the 500l.he stood engaged for, Whether he was obliged to keep his Vow, or no? To which being answered in the Negative, That he was obliged to pay his Debts, notwithstanding his rash Vow. He made answer, That truly now drawing near Heaven, he considered the point, and acquiesced with his Ghostly Monitor; and thereupon incerted the 500l.into the Will.
This piece of extraordinary Justice being perform'd with a very composed and setled mind he left this troublesom World onSundaythe Third Instant, seeming very well contented to part with his great Riches and Lands, for the more valuable consideration of future Happiness.
Now I must do the Family this Right, That notwithstanding the great Sums they gain'd by so ample a Testament, and such bounteous Legacies, however their sorrow for the lamented Departure of so worthy a Gentleman was very hearty and cordial: Nay, some are of Opinion, that instead of diminishing (as Sorrow generally wears off) theirs, on the contrary is daily encreasing.
But perhaps nothing was so unkind as excluding the poor Prentice from visiting the sick Gentleman. For, alas, the poor Boy has been heard most dolefully to bewail the unkindness of his Master; for undoubtedly the worthy Gentleman would have left him enough to have set him up, had he been amongst the Throng of Visitants, who all tasted so highly of his extravagant Liberality.
Now to assure you that the Kindness of his Executors continued beyond his Death, they thought themselves so far indebted to his Memory, that not only the Embalmer was sent for, but likewise a Coffin, price 12l.was made, and all little enough for so generous a Patron, so much as Mourning, and Rings, and what else bespoken,&c.
But before these Honourable Exequies could be performed, an unhappy Letter from the TrueHumphrey WickhamEsq; a Person of a great Estate and Reputation, detected the whole Fraud and Delusion, and the Remains of ourQuandamPerson of Honour was committed to Earth, in a Coffin, price 4s.with Shrowd and other Funeral Materials accordingly.
You are hereby informed, That this grand Impostor, whose true Name wasVVilliam MorrellaliasBowyer, formerly a Surgeon inBanbury, had been two Months a Guest at Mr.Wickham's, and thereby so acquainted with his Family as enabled him to personate the Cheat so artificially, and so we leave him.
HisWILL.
In the Name of God, Amen, IHumphrey WickhamofSwaclift, in the County ofOxonEsq; being sick and weak in Body, but of sound Mind and Memory, do make this my last WILL and TESTAMENT, revoking all Wills by me formerly made: And as touching such Worldly Estate as God hath been pleased to bless me withal, I do hereby give and bequeath the same in manner following:
Imprimis, I do give, devise, and bequeath to my KinsmanWilliam Wickham, Son ofGeorge Wickham, ofGazingtonin the County ofOxon, all that my Mansion-House ofSwacliftaforesaid; and all the Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments thereunto belonging, to hold unto him the saidWilliam Wickham, and his Heirs forever.
Item, I give and bequeath untoJohn Cullin, Son ofThomas Cullin, of the Parish of St.Clement Danes, in the County ofMiddlesex, Baker, all that my impropriated Parsonage ofSowgrate, in the County ofNorthampton, with the Rents, Issues, and Profits thereof.
Item, I give untoAnne Cullin, Sister of the saidJohn Cullin, the Summ of Two hundred and fifty Pounds.
Item, I give untoThomas Cullin, Son of the saidThomas Cullin, the Summ of Three hundred Pounds.
Item, I give untoDorothy Halford, Daughter ofThomas HalfordofHalford, in the County ofWarwick, the Summ of Two hundred Pounds.
Item, I give untoRichard Davis, Son ofWilliam Davisof the said Parish of St.Clement Danes, the Summ of Four hundred Pounds.
Item, I give untoWilliam Davis, Son of the saidWilliam Davis, the Summ of Two hundred Pounds.
Item, I give untoAnne Fowkes, for her Care and Diligence in Looking after me in my Sickness, the Summ of One hundred Pounds.
Item, I give untoRobert Croker, Son ofWilliam CrokerofSanford, in the said County ofOxon(being my God-son) the Sum of Five Hundred Pounds.
Item, I give unto the saidWilliam Croker, the Summ of Five hundred Pounds.
Item, I give untoRobert Penniston, Son of SirThomas Penniston, and younger Brother to SirFarmalis PennistonofCornhill, in the said County ofOxonthe Summ of Three hundred Pounds.
Item, I give unto Mrs.Jane Penniston, Sister of the said Mr.Robert Penniston, the Summ of Two hundred Pounds.
Item, I do hereby give, devise, and bequeath, all my Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments whatsoever, called by the Name ofApple-tree Ducy, inCropridee, in the County ofNorthampton, untoJohn BrookingofRashly, in the County ofDevon, Esquire, and the saidWilliam DavisSenior, andThomas CullinSenior, and the Survivor of them, and their Heirs, and the Survivor of them upon Trust and Confidence: Nevertheless, that they the saidJohn Brooking,VVilliam Davis, andThomas Cullin, shall sell and dispose of the same; and out of the Money thereby raised, pay, or cause to be paid, the respective Legacies herein before bequeathed unto the saidAnne Cullin,Thomas CullinJun.Dorothy Halford,Richard Davis,VVilliam DavisJun. andAnne Fowkes. And whereas I have herein before bequeathed unto my KinsmanVVilliam VVickham, and his Heirs, all my Mansion-House atSwacliftaforesaid, with the Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments thereunto belonging; my true Will and Meaning is, That the same Devise is upon this special Trust and Confidence, That the saidVVilliam VVickhamshall pay, or cause to be paid, the several Legacies herein before bequeathed unto the saidRob. Croker, andVVil. Croker,Robert Penniston, andJane Penniston; and also pay and discharge one Bond for the Principal Sum of five hundred Pounds, with Interest, which I became bound for and withThomas VValker, to oneThomas Irons, any thing herein before-contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding; and also that he the saidVVilliam VVickham, shall out of his Legacy, and Lands, and Premises aforesaid, to him devised, pay, or cause to be paid unto my Executors hereafter named, the Sum of Five hundred Pounds, to be by them bestowed, distributed, or employed for the use and benefit of the Poor of the Parish ofSwacliftaforesaid, in such manner as they, or the major part of them shall think fit and convenient.
Item, I give and bequeath unto the saidJohn Brookingout of the Moneys that shall be raised of the Sale of the said Lands and Tenements, calledApple-tree Ducyaforesaid, the Summ of Five hundred Pounds: And all the rest and residue of the Moneys that shall be thereby raised. I do hereby give and bequeath unto the saidVVilliam DaviesSenior, andThomas CullinSenior, to be equally divided between them and the Survivor of them.
Item, I give and bequeath untoAlice Cullin, Wife of the saidThomas CullinSenior, the Sum of Six hundred Pounds to her own proper Use and Disposal.
Item, I give and bequeath in like manner the Summ of Six hundred Pounds untoJane Davis, the Wife of the saidVVilliam Davis.
Item, I give unto the saidRobert CrokerandVVill. Croker, the Summ of Ten Pounds a-piece to buy them Mourning: and also to each of them a Ring of Twelve Shillings.
Item, I give untoJane CrokerandMary Croker; and also to the saidRobert Peniston, andJane Peniston, and all other my Legatees herein before-mentioned, and to every of them the Summ of Ten Pounds a-piece to buy them Mourning, and a Ring of Twelve Shillings.
Item, Whereas I have the Sum of Seven hundred Pounds, lying at Interest in the hands of Mr.Ambrose Holbitch, in the name ofOliver Charles, my Servant, I do hereby give and bequeath the same to and amongst my Four Servants,Oliver Charles,John Harbert,Sarah VVinn, andMargery Smith, and the Survivor of them, to be equally divided amongst them, share and share alike.
Item, I give and bequeath my Three Geldings, and all my Accoutrements belonging to them unto the saidJohn Brookeing,VVilliam DavisSenior, andThomas Cullin, Sen.viz.my Bright Bay Gelding to the saidThomas Cullin, and my Black Gelding to the saidVVilliam Davis, and my Dapple-grey Gelding to the saidJohn Brooking. All the Arrears of Rent in my Tenants Hands at the time of my Decease I do hereby freely acquit and discharge. And all the rest and Residue of my Personal Estate, not herein before devised, after my Debts, Legacies and Funeral Expences, paid and discharged, I do hereby give and bequeath unto my said KinsmanVVilliam VVickham.
And, lastly, I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint the saidVVilliam VVickham,John Brooking,VVilliam DavisSenior, andThomas CullinSenior, Executors of this my Will; hereby revoking and making void all other, and former Will or Wills by me made.
In Witness whereof I the saidHumphrey VVickhamhave to this my last Will, containing one side of a Sheet of Paper, and almost half the back thereof, set my Hand and Seal this Twenty seventh day ofDecember, Anno Dom.1691.
Humphrey Wickham.
Signed, Sealed, Published and Declared in the presence of us, with the Words (VVill. VVickham) being first interlined,Rob. Smith,Jo. Chapman,Rich. Chapman,Mart. Pinckard.
I, the above namedHumphrey VVickham, having omitted out of my Will above-mentioned, the Disposition of my Estate inHuntingtonshire, do hereby make this Addition to, and part of my said Will, in manner following. I give and bequeath all my Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments, calledPryor's Farm, and all other my Estate inHollywellandNeedingworth, or else where, in the said County ofHuntington, unto the above namedJohn Brooking,VVilliam DavisSenior, andTho. CullinSen. and the Survivor of them, and their Heirs, and the Heirs of the Survivor of them, under this special Trust and Confidence, that the saidJo. Brooking,VVilliam Davis, andThomas Cullen, shall sell and dispose of the same; and out of the Moneys thereby raised, pay, or Cause to be paid the respective Legacies hereafter named,viz.I give and bequeath toHumphrey Longfordthe sum of six hundred pounds, and to his SisterMary Longfordthe like sum of six hundred pounds.
Item, I give and bequeath unto the saidTho. CullinSen. the further Summ of 800l.. and all the Remainder of the Moneys thereby raised, I give and bequeath unto the saidWill. DavisSen. andJanehis Wife, and the Survivor of them.
Item, Whereas I have by Will above-said, given untoJohn Cullin, Son of the saidThomas Cullin, the impropriated Parsonage ofSowgrave; my true meaning is, That I do give and devise the same to the saidJohn Cullin, and his Heirs for ever. In Witness whereof, I the saidHumphrey Wickhamhave to this Condicil Addition, or further part of my said Will, set my Hand and Seal, this Twenty eighth Day ofDecember, Anno Dom. 1691.
Humphrey Wickham.
Signed, Sealed, Published, and Declared, in the Presence of us,Robert Smith,John Chapman,Rich. Chapman,Martin Pinkard,
Probatum fuit hum. Testium. cum Codicillo eidem annex. coram Venerab. Vir. Henrico Fauconberge Legum Doctore, Surr. Venerab. & Egregii Viri Dom. Richardi Raines Militis, Legem etiam Doctoris Curiæ Prærogativæ Cantuar. Magist. &c. Quarto die Mensis Januarii, Anno Dom. (Stilo Angliæ, 1691.) Juramentis Willielmi Davis, & Thomæ Cullen, duorum ex Executor. &c. Quibus, &c. de bene & fidel. Administrand. eadem ad Sancta Dei Evangelia Jurat. Reservata potestate similem Com. faciendi Willielmo Wickham & Johanni Brooking, alteris Executor. eum venerint seu eorum a'ter venerit eand. petitur.
Probatum fuit hum. Testium. cum Codicillo eidem annex. coram Venerab. Vir. Henrico Fauconberge Legum Doctore, Surr. Venerab. & Egregii Viri Dom. Richardi Raines Militis, Legem etiam Doctoris Curiæ Prærogativæ Cantuar. Magist. &c. Quarto die Mensis Januarii, Anno Dom. (Stilo Angliæ, 1691.) Juramentis Willielmi Davis, & Thomæ Cullen, duorum ex Executor. &c. Quibus, &c. de bene & fidel. Administrand. eadem ad Sancta Dei Evangelia Jurat. Reservata potestate similem Com. faciendi Willielmo Wickham & Johanni Brooking, alteris Executor. eum venerint seu eorum a'ter venerit eand. petitur.
FINIS
PUBLICATIONS OF THE AUGUSTAN REPRINT SOCIETY
First Year (1946-1947)
Numbers 1-6 out of print.
Second Year (1947-1948)
7. John Gay'sThe Present State of Wit(1711); and a section on Wit fromThe English Theophrastus(1702).
8. Rapin'sDe Carmine Pastorali, translated by Creech (1684).
9. T. Hanmer's (?)Some Remarks on the Tragedy of Hamlet(1736).
10. Corbyn Morris'Essay towards Fixing the True Standards of Wit, etc.(1744).
11. Thomas Purney'sDiscourse on the Pastoral(1717).
12. Essays on the Stage, selected, with an Introduction by Joseph Wood Krutch.
Third Year (1948-1949)
13. Sir John Falstaff (pseud.),The Theatre(1720).
14. Edward Moore'sThe Gamester(1753).
15. John Oldmixon'sReflections on Dr. Swift's Letter to Harley(1712); and Arthur Mainwaring'sThe British Academy(1712).
16. Nevil Payne'sFatal Jealousy(1673).
17. Nicholas Rowe'sSome Account of the Life of Mr. William Shakespeare(1709).
18. "Of Genius," inThe Occasional Paper, Vol. III, No. 10 (1719); and Aaron Hill's Preface toThe Creation(1720).
Fourth Year (1949-1950)
19. Susanna Centlivre'sThe Busie Body(1709).
20. Lewis Theobold'sPreface to The Works of Shakespeare(1734).
21.Critical Remarks on Sir Charles Grandison, Clarissa, and Pamela(1754).
22. Samuel Johnson'sThe Vanity of Human Wishes(1749) and TwoRamblerpapers (1750).
23. John Dryden'sHis Majesties Declaration Defended(1681).
24. Pierre Nicole'sAn Essay on True and Apparent Beauty in Which from Settled Principles is Rendered the Grounds for Choosing and Rejecting Epigrams, translated by J. V. Cunningham.
Fifth Year (1950-1951)
25. Thomas Baker'sThe Fine Lady's Airs(1709).
26. Charles Macklin'sThe Man of the World(1792).
27. Out of print.
28. John Evelyn'sAn Apologie for the Royal Party(1659); andA Panegyric to Charles the Second(1661).
29. Daniel Defoe'sA Vindication of the Press(1718).
30. Essays on Taste from John Gilbert Cooper'sLetters Concerning Taste, 3rd edition (1757), & John Armstrong'sMiscellanies(1770).
Sixth Year (1951-1952)
31. Thomas Gray'sAn Elegy Wrote in a Country Church Yard(1751); andThe Eton College Manuscript.
32. Prefaces to Fiction; Georges de Scudéry's Preface toIbrahim(1674), etc.
33. Henry Gally'sA Critical Essayon Characteristic-Writings (1725).
34. Thomas Tyers' A Biographical Sketch of Dr. Samuel Johnson (1785).
35. James Boswell, Andrew Erskine, and George Dempster.Critical Strictures on the New Tragedy of Elvira, Written by Mr. David Malloch(1763).
36. Joseph Harris'sThe City Bride(1696).
Seventh Year (1952-1953)
37. Thomas Morrison'sA Pindarick Ode on Painting(1767).
38. John Phillips'A Satyr Against Hypocrites(1655).
39. Thomas Warton'sA History of English Poetry.
40. Edward Bysshe'sThe Art of English Poetry(1708).
41. Bernard Mandeville's "A Letter to Dion" (1732).
42. Prefaces to Four Seventeenth-Century Romances.
Eighth Year (1953-1954)
43. John Baillie'sAn Essay on the Sublime(1747).
44. Mathias Casimire Sarbiewski'sThe Odes of Casimire, Translated by G. Hils (1646).
45. John Robert Scott'sDissertation on the Progress of the Fine Arts.
46. Selections from Seventeenth Century Songbooks.
47. Contemporaries of theTatlerandSpectator.
48. Samuel Richardson's Introduction toPamela.
Ninth Year (1954-1955)
49. Two St. Cecilia's Day Sermons (1696-1697).
50. Hervey Aston'sA Sermon Before the Sons of the Clergy(1745).
51. Lewis Maidwell'sAn Essay upon the Necessity and Excellency of Education(1705).
52. Pappity Stampoy'sA Collection of Scotch Proverbs(1663).
53. Urian Oakes'The Soveraign Efficacy of Divine Providence(1682).
54. Mary Davys'Familiar Letters Betwixt a Gentleman and a Lady(1725).
Tenth Year (1955-1956)
55. Samuel Say'sAn Essay on the Harmony, Variety, and Power of Numbers(1745).
56.Theologia Ruris, sive Schola & Scala Naturæ(1686).
57. Henry Fielding'sShamela(1741).
58. Eighteenth Century Book Illustrations.
59. Samuel Johnson'sNotes to Shakespeare. Vol. I, Comedies, Part I.
60. Samuel Johnson'sNotes to Shakespeare. Vol. I, Comedies, Part II.
Eleventh Year (1956-1957)
61. Elizabeth Elstob'sAn Apology for the Study of Northern Antiquities(1715).
62.Two Funeral Sermons(1635).
63.Parodies of Ballad Criticism(1711-1787).
64.Prefaces to Three Eighteenth Century Novels(1708, 1751, 1797).
65. Samuel Johnson'sNotes to Shakespeare. Vol. II, Histories, Part I.
66. Samuel Johnson'sNotes to Shakespeare. Vol. II, Histories, Part II.