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pher, with a Pifs-burnt Wig, and thread. bare Coat. Here's a Wretch too had the Impudence to tell me, my Face wasn't my own, when you know, dear Auntce, I never us'd any thing but your Wafh, to cure Pimples, and Dr 's Cofmetic.-Well; I long to fee you, I must fee you, and will fee you; and fo with Duty to Papa and Mamma, Iam, deareft Auntee, your moft obedi B ent Nephew, MIDONIUS.

P. S. Tell Mamma I can't eat Mutton, and have juft forgot my Dancing.

The Audito, Feb. 2. No. 8.

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The Craftsman, Feb. 3. No. 344.
Of the JURY ACT.
His Act being near expiring, and A

TE a juft Exception having been ta

ken to a Claufe in it concerning Special
Juries, 'tis hoped our Representatives
will fecure us from any Danger there-
from, fhould they think fit to continue
this Law. The Claufe is to the Purport
following: viz. "That it fhall and B
may be lawful for the Court of King's
Bench, Common Pleas, and Exchequer,
upon Motion made in Behalf of His
Majefty, or of any Profecutor, or De-
fendant, in any Indictment or Infor-
mation, for any Misdemeanour, &c. or
on the Motion of Plaintiff or De-
any
fendant, in any Action, Caufe or Suit
whatsoever; and the faid Courts are au-
thorized and requir'd to appoint a Jury
to be ftruck before the Officer of the
refpective Court, for the Trial of
Iffue tryable by a Jury of Twelve Men,
in fuch a manner as fpecial Juries have
been and are ufually ftruck in Trials at
Bar in the faid Courts. "

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Happiness, fo, to live well, is to tread the Path which leads to this, and to live ill, is to walk in that which brings to the other. The Way to everlasting Mifery is unfortunate, tho' ftrew'd with pinefs, fortunate and good, tho' beset Flowers; that ending in eternal Hap

with Thorns and Briars.

All things are upon a kind of Balance. The good or bad Fortune of several Conditions is foeven poised, that almoft Equal Proportions of both are to be fifts in imagining that each is happier, or more miferable, than his Neighbour. However that be, nothing can deftroy the Inequality deriv'd from the Ends of these two Ways. And it being fo very dreadful, is also so visible, that did Men act but as rational Creatures, they would mind the Way that leads to endlefs Happiness, and carefully fhun the other. Yet the Confideration of this double End has scarce any Influence on the Choice they make of a Way to walk in during Life. The Reafon of it seems to be this: They follow their Inclinations and Paffions, and take up with Maxims the Tendency of which they will not give themselves the trouble to examine.

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The Werkly Miscellany, Feb. 3. No 8. The World is obliged to this Paper for the first Publication of this Remarkable WILL of RICH. NORTON, Efq;

2 the Name of God, Amen.

IRICHARD NORTON, of Southwick, in the County of Senthampton, having no Child to inherit after me, and my paternal Kindred, for whom I have a true Refpect as fuch, being in fuitable and eafy Circumftances of their own, do make this my laft Will and Teftament, being in perfect Health and found of Mind, hereby revoking all and every Will and Wills by me before made.

My Eflare, at prefent, being incumbred with a Jointure Settlement, fome Payments, and with fome Debts, I muft leave the Iffue

of the first to God; and as to the other, I fhall do my best Endeavour to clear thein, and shall, to that End, most willingly undergo any Self-Denial that may manifeft my true Intent of having all I have (except as is here in after excepted) as free to thofe I shall make my Heirs, as I can, and in the mean Time

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fhall out-live me, to be paid by my Executors, or their Order.

I do charge all my Real and Perfonal Estates whatsoever except what Legacies I shall give in a Paper fealed up, or in Parchment with this my Will, with the full Payment, Satisfaction and Difcharge of all and fingular my Debts; and after my Funeral Expences, my Legacies and Debts fhall be fully and punctually discharged, and paid, I do Devile, Will, and Give all my Real and Perfonal Estate whatsoever (except as abovefaid) in the CounBty of Southampton, with every thing that I hold, poffefs and enjoy, or in any manner whatsoever it be belonging to the fame Real and Perfonal Eftates, to the Poor; that is to lay, to the Poor Hungry, and Thirsty, Naked, and Strangers, Sick and; Wounded, and Prifoners, and to and for no other Ufe, or Ules whatsoever; and I do hereby make, conftitute and appoint the Poor abovefaid to be my general and abfolute Heir, and Heirs,

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shall next meet, fit, or be held; and I humbly implore Almighty God to guide and direc every Perfon or Perfons concerned, or to be concerned, in the true and juft Execution and Performance of this my laft Will and Teftament, according to my true Intent and Meaning, and that he would be pleafed to blefs and profper all and every of them in and for their fo doing, through our Lord Jefus Chrift, Amen. To this my laft Will and Tellament I have fet my Hand and Seal, it being all written with my own Hand, this 24th Day of

June, being the Nativity of St John Baptift,

in the Year of our Lord God 1714.

RICHARD NORTON. Signed, Sealed, and published by the within written Teftator, as and for his laft Will and Tefsament, in the Prefence of us whofe Names are bere under-written, who have, in the Presence of the said Teftator, subscribed our Names as Witnees hereunto,

Arthur Goodrich,
Thomas Sutton,

Arthur Goodrich, jun.

When, by the Goodness of God, I came first to my Eftate, I fuffered a Recovery. thereof, which will be found among my Writings, as well as elsewhere, fo that my Eftate is in my free Gift, as I have formerly been advised, having no Child, and this is the third Will I have made with this very Intent, in Cafe I had no Child: My Wife's Jointure takes Place if the furvives, for 700l. per Ann.

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all and every fuch particular limited Legacies to my Heir or Heirs, appointed by my laft Will and Teftament, dated the 24th Day of June 1714.

And first of all I do moft humbly give and devife to the King's most excellent Majefty, his Heirs and Succeffors, to the End of the World, all my fine Pictures, Drawings in Frames with Glaffes over them, and the famous Print of St Cecilia, by Raphael D'Urbino, in a Frame with a Glafs over it, where ever they may be, and not otherwise herein and by Deed excepted, or by me difpoled of o

Btherwife in my Life-time, and all and every

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Memorandum, That for, and as a Codicilor Supplement, to be added to, and taken as Part of the laft Will and Teftament of Mr Richard Norton, of Southwick, in the County of Southampton, bearing Date the 24th of June, in the Year of our Lord 1714. I do further declare my Will to be, and I do hereby give and devife, bequeath, and appoint all that Meffuage or Tenement, Farm, Lands, and Pre-* mifes called Cullens, fituate, lying, and being at Beckford, iu the Parish of Southwick aforefaid, which I lately purchafed of Thomas Maidlew, William Walderon, and John Upfdale, F and their feveral Wives, unto my univerfal Heir or Heirs, as it is conftituted and appointed in my laft Will and Testamentaforefaid.

And I do declare this to be Part of my laft Will and Teftament, and appoint it to be taken and accepted as fuch accordingly. In witnefs whereof I have hereunto let my Hand and Seal, hereby in all other Things ratifying and confirming my faid Will, all written with my own Hand this 24th Day of April, in the Year of our Lord 1725.

RICHARD NORTON. Signed, Sealed, and published, and declared in the Prefence of,

Ed. Wynn, Tho. Sutton, Art. Goodrich. I do herein and hereby give and devise the afternamed particular Things, as a Gift or Legacy to each Perfon and Perfons herein afternamed by me; but if any of my herein named Legatees fhould die before me, not exprefs'd ar general Legatees, then I do give and devife

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Pictures by me bought hereafter.

I do give anddevile to my Heir or Heirs, appointed by me by my last Will and Teftament dated as abovefaid, the true Hair of my dearly beloved Sovereign King William III. which is now in a Japan Box, together with the Small Jewels, &c. therein, defigned for Ornaments to a Crown, to be placed over a Gold Cafe, in the Figure or Form of a Monument, in which fhall be put the faid Hair, and incloíed with the proper Infcription as is now written on the Outfide; and my earnest Desire is, that it may be kept and preserved in the fame Manner in Southwick Houfe to the End of the World.

I do alfo give and devife to my faid Heir or Heirs, my Picture of Our Lord upon the Crofs, with the Bleffed Virgin and St John on each Side, in Chiaro Ofcuro; and alfo my Picture of Our Lord on the Crofs, with Angels, in Oil Colours; together with my Crucifix of Ivory on a black Crofs; and my Father, Mother, and my own Pictures, in half Length; mine is by Sir Godfrey Kneller, the other Copies by Mr Tilfon, and a Head of my Father by Sir Peter Lilly, with the Pictures of King William and Queen Mary.

I do humbly give and devife to his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury for the Time to come, to his and their Succeffors, Archbishops of Canterbury, my large Saphire them, daily and fucceffively worn to the End Ring, to be by him, and all and every of

of the World.

I do humbly give and devife to his Grace the Archbishop of Tork, a large Saphire Ring, to be bought out of my Perfonal Estate, by my Executors, or their Order, to and for the very fame Ufe, Intent, and Purpose only as aforesaid, to the End of the World.

I do give and devife to all and every Bishop and Bishops of Great Britain or England, a Ring to each, whereon is to be enamelled a Holy Lamb, fet round with Diamonds, to be bought by my Executors, or their Order, to and for the very farne Ufe, Intent, and Purpofe only as aforefaid, to the End of the World,

To my Coufin Richard Whithed, and his Heirs, I do give and devife all my Pictures of the White's Family, and the Head in Painting by Sir Peter Lilly, of his Grandmother Whighed, and 10%. for what he please.

I do give and devise to my Coufin Thomas Nerton, and his Heirs, all my Family Pictures

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of the Norton Line, and Frimneffes, and 104 for what he please.

I did, fat the Birth of his Son, give him my Confent to renew his own and Son's Lives after me, of Old Alesford, with the A Bishop of Winton, which would be a conderable Gift to them, at my Years.

I do give and devife to my Brother Jahn Chichley, my Gold Chain and Medal thereto belonging, which was left to me by our Grandfather Sir John Lawson, Admiral, aod aifo my Brilliant Diamond Ring, which was left me by our Mother, fince fet round by me with 17 fmall Brilliants.

I do likewife give and devise to him all my Jewels of precious Stones, which I may have by me at my Death; excepted out of this Gift, those which are before or hereafter excepted.

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I do give and devife to my Sifter Elizabeth Hughes, her own Pi@ure, a half Length, with C all my Silver Plate whatfoeves, except my Shaving Bafon, and Ewer thereto belonging with all my Linen and China Ware, except my Wearing-Linen; likewife I do give and devife to her all the Goods and Furniture in the Green Damask Bed-Chamber in Southwick Houfe, with my large Tonquin Cheft, and all Things in it, hereby is excepted the Church Plate which I gave to the Tarifh Church of Southwick, and the fmall gilt Chalice and Paten ufed in my Chapel.

I do give and devife to my Brother, Richard and William Chichley, 101. each, for what they pleafe.

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I do give and devife to my Coufin, Mrs Henrietta-Maria Maynard, of Woodley, near E Reading in Berkshire, 2001 after the Death of her Husband, Mr Maynard, but if he dies before her faid Husband, then I do give and devife the faid 200l. to her Children, Share and Share alike.

I do give and devile to my God-daughter and Coufin, Mrs Susan Meredith, my Haltlength Picture of Sir John Lawjon, with her Grand-mother, St George'sPicture, Half-length, and my leaft Diamond Buckle, and a Gold Coronation Medal of K. William and Q. Mary, I having two of them.

I have given my God-fon Robert Philips, his Life in a Copyhold.

I do give and devife to my God-daughter Mrs Elizabeth Bignell, Daughter to Mr John Bignell, of Suffolk treet, Sadler, deceased. 20 1.

I do give and devife to Andrew and James Philips, Brothers, of Southwick Parish born, 20l. to each of them.

I do give and devife to my God-fon Thomas Brandon, Son to William Brandon, late of Portfmonth, Alderman, 107.

I do give and devife to Edward Buckland, who I bound Apprentice to Mr Townsend, a Stone Mafon, 201

I do give and devife to Mr John Mills, my Long Acquaintance, living now in Drary Lane, my Pulling Clock in my Bed Chamber.

do give and devile to James Missing, who

I bound Apprentice to Mr John Cook at the
Pine- Apple in New-fireet, Covent Garden, a
Cook, 201.

I do give and devile to Richard Hirft, my
Servant, sl.

I do give and devise to Ifaac Friend, my own Apprentice, sol.

I do give and devise to Edward Wynn, my Servant, 5ool. one of my Gold Coronation Medals of K. Wm and Q. Mary, my Gold Watch, with theGoldChain and Seals thereto belonging.

I do give and devife to the faid Edward Wynn, my two Parlour Clocks, my Mortgage on one Pye's Houle at Fareham, to make the beft of it, unless Ifhould fell or difpose of it before I die, together with my Coach, Chariot, Chaife, and Chair, and all my Horfes, Mares, and Colts, and Harness, Bridles, Saddles, &c. whatfoever, upon this Condition nevertheless, that if he the faid Edward Wynn fhall faithfully and punctually do and perform all and every Thing and Things that are required of him in my faid laft Will and Teftament, or by any other Direction I shall or may give him to be obferved at or after my Death, either Verbally or in Writing, or elfe thefe Gifts fhall be, and are totally void, and of none Effect.

I do give and devife to my Tenant Tho. Bird, upon the very fame Condition only as abovefaid, all my Cows, Hogs, or Pigs, and alfo sol, in Money.

I do give and devife to the Servant who dreffes me at or about the Time of my Decease, my Silver Shaving Bafon and Ewer belonging, my Gold Buttons at my Hand-wrift Bands, and all my Wearing Linen and Apparel whatfoever.

I give and devife to the Inhabitants of Southwick, in the County of Southampton, the two Silver Flaggons, Chalice, Paten, Bafon, and Spoon, all gilt, and engraven with my poor Name, c. for the Ufe only of the moit Holy Sacrament for ever.

I do give and devife the fmaller Silver gilt Chalice and Paten for the Ufe of the moft HoFly Sacrament, to Southwick House for ever.

I do give and devife to Jn. Hall of Havant 10l, I do give and devife to The. Knight, Organbuilder, formerly Apprentice to the famous Father Smith, in Suffolk Street, London, 51.

All my aforefaid Legacies and Gifts and Devifes, are to be paid by my moft Noble Execu tors, out of my Perfonal Eftate, if it may aGrife to fo much, as I truft it will without Charge

on the Real.