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 at the yearly sallary of one hundred pounds sterl per ann. sterling; Thomas Dance, at fifty pounds; Thomas Milburne, at twenty, .... Crofton, at twelve; and Maurice Carroll, at eight; as also Richard Orpin, at twenty; John Mahony, at twenty; Luke Parker, at five pound; Phillip Prosser, at five pounds; and Mr. John Cogs, of London, at twelve; and Thomas Callow, at six pounds per ann.; all which sallarys are to continue during their lives, or untill my youngest child shall be one and twenty years, which will be the 22nd of October, 1696; unless seven of the persons above named, whereof my wife, Mr. James Waller, and Thomas Dance, shall, under their hands and seals, certifie that any of the said persons have broken their respective trusts and notably misbehaved themselves; and after the said 22nd October, 1696, every of my children, being of full age, may put the management of their respective concerns into what hand they please, having still a respect to such of the aforenamed as have been dilligent and faithfull in their respective trusts and imployments. I would not have my funeral charges to exceed three hundred pounds, over and above which sum I allow and give one hundred and fifty pounds to sett up a monument in the Church of Rumsey, near where my grandfather, father, and mother were buried, in memory of them and of all my brothers and sisters. I also give five pounds for a stone to be sett up in Lothbury Church, London, in memory of my brother Anthony, there buried about the 18th October, 1649; I also give fifty pounds for a small monument, to be sett up in St Bride's Church, Dublin, in memory of my son John, and my near kinsman John Petty; supposing my wife will add thereunto for her excellent son, Sr William Fenton, Bart, who was buryed there 18th March, 167$0/1$; and if I myself be buried in any of the sd 3 places, I would have £100 only added to the above named sumes, or that the said £100 shall be bestowed on a monument for me in any other place where I shall dye. As for legacies for the poor, I am att a stand: as for beggars by trade and election, I give them nothing; as for impotents by the hand of God, the Publick ought to maintaine them; as for those who have been bred to no calling nor estate, they should be put upon their kindred; as for those who can get no work, the magistrate should cause them to be employed, which may be well done in Ireland, where is 15 acres of improvable land for every head: prisoners for crimes, by the King; for debt, by their prosecutors. As for those who compassionate the sufferings of any object, lett them relieve themselves by relieving such sufferers, that is, give them alms, pro re nata, and for Gods sake relieve those severall species above named, where the above-named obligers faile in their duties. Wherefore, I am