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same last mentioned one thousand pounds Stock called three per Centum Bank Annuities of the Year one thousand seven hundred and twenty six unto the said Prince Charles of Hesse his Executors Administrators or Assigns And I Give and Bequeath unto the said William Earl of Besborough and Thomas Lord Pelham my Trustees and my Executors hereinafter named each One thousand pounds of my same Stock called three per Centum Bank Annuities of the Year one thousand seven hundred and twenty six immediately upon my decease to and for their own respective proper use and benefit And I Give and Bequeath unto my said Nephew Prince Ffredrick of Hesse all my Silver and Gilt plate (except my Gilt dressing Plate and Toilett) And I Give and Bequeath unto my Nephew William Landgrave of Hesse the picture of the late Queen, the -- pictures in Oil of the late King and Queen my Brothers picture my Grandmothers -- picture and also the picture of my said late Sister the Land Gravine of Hesse -- And I Give and bequeath to my Niece Wilhelmina Land Gravine of Hesse my Gilt Dressing Plate and Toilett and the picture of her Brother the King of -- Denmark and also my four Rings and my two Brilliant Sleeve Knotts And I Give and Bequeath to my Niece Augusta Dutchess of Brunswick my seven Brilliant Buttons and three dropt Brilliant Earings and which if my said Niece approves of it I desire may (after her decease) be given to her Daughter my God Daughter -- And I Give and Bequeath to my Niece the Princess of Weilbourg my repeating watch which was the late Queens and my two Gold Boxes with the late Queens picture in them And I Give and bequeath unto my Nephew the Prince of Orange the Ring with his mothers picture And I Give and Bequeath to Prince Charles Duke of Brunswick my Gold Snuff Box with the picture of the late King in it And I Give and Bequeath to my Niece Princess Charles of Hesse my Braceletts And I Give and Bequeath to the Countess of Holderness my Silver Clock .... And I Give and Bequeath to my Chaplain Dr. Bell all my Books and Manuscripts in both my Houses and also the picture of Erasmus given to me by ffather Le Courier And I Give and Bequeath the following Legacies in money that is to say To each of my Bedchamber Women at the time of my decease the sum of one hundred pounds a piece which I particularly direct shall be paid within one month after my decease And I Give and Bequeath to my Gentlemen Ushers page of Honor and my said Chaplain each one Years Salary to be paid as soon as conveniently may be after my decease And I Give and Bequeath the following further Legacies in money to be also paid as soon after my decease as conveniently may be that is to say To my said Steward John Turner the elder five hundred pounds over and besides what I have before given him To John Turner the -- younger if in my Service at the time of my decease the sum of three hundred pounds To the said Janet Wilson if in my service at the time of my decease the sum of three hundred pounds over and besides what I have hereinbefore given her To my other Wardrobe Woman at the time of my decease the Sum of Two hundred pounds To my pages of the Back Stairs and my Butler each the sum