said John Wesley hath hereunto set his hand and seal, the twenty-eighth day, of February in the twenty-fourth year, of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third by. the grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland king, defender of the faith, and so forth, and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eightyfount Int sf moitibon no OHN (Seal) WESLEY TO z9mst,910) 28moɗT,9913immos ymwollot 9ft tim19q yedi Sealed and delivered (being first doi brasnotdi

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bas bsodǝtid W adol 150 bos buta you ni ers dɔidw edood eɗt Is 9700M yıneH tri Assthere are certain particulars contained in Mas(MesEtis WILL[which refer to thelabave DEED OF DECLARATION, and to other parts of the economy of oMethodism ; this is, perhaps, the most suitable place for its insertion. 3dt i bavot i el 19v9tadw bas anion et evig I -ba.rg 189b ym of пobпol is us9tud ym to 19w8Yr MR. WESLEY'S LASTMANDOTESTAMENÉBUS › In the name of God, Amen!

101 JOHN WESLEY, Clerk,asqme time Fellow of LincolnCollege, Oxford, revoking all others, appoint this to be my last Will and Testament of indt viispai noqu hauot saw 11 *

T'give' all fffy books now on sale, and the dopies of them (only subject to a tent' charge of st. a year to the widow and children of my brother") to my faithful friends, John Horton, Merchants George Wolff, Merchant, and Wiat Marriott, Stockbroker, all of London, in trust for the gene ral fund of the Methodist Conference in earrying on the work of God by Itinerant Preachers: on condition that they permit the following committee, Thomas Coke, James Creighton, Peard Dickensong Thomas Rankm, George Whitfield, and the London Assistant for the time being, stillə toy İslaperintend the printing press, and to employ Hannah Paramote, and George Paramore, as heretofore, unless four bithe. Committee judge a change to be needful. .wolf msilliW

I give the books, furniture, and whatever else belongs to the in the three houses at Ringswood, in trust to Thomas Coke,y Alexander Mather, and Henry Moore) tó bélstill employed in teaching and maintaining the children of poor Travelling Freachers. I

I give to Thomas Coke, Doctor John Whitehead, and Henry Moore, all the books which are in my study and bedchamberian London; and insistudies elsewhere, in trust for the use of thesPreacherst who shall labourethere from time to timene (099 9dt to atrsq redto of bas „MOIT moit1920. 211 107 eosiq eldstiva taom edt aqsd1eq ei eids I give the coins, and whatever else is found in the drawer of my bureau at London, to my dear granddaughters Mary and Jane Sith AJ 27:18W .Μ !пemА.bo to me ed al albgivetoallonhyl manuscripts, to Thomas Cokey Doctor yo ed of airt taroqqs,aredto Ils goidover brotzO 9gallo)*

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Whitehead, the Henry Moore, to be burnt or published, as they see good!! m dose of esly silli W bus, ergo rede gaitaiqqs tot 99ttimmoƆ eft ad ot basnobnoď is I give whatever money remains if that and pockets at my decease, to be equally divided between Thomas Briscoe, William Coins, Jon Easton, utia Isaac Brown! et,uild to Is 19oits12,900лastid W msilli bas 9) I desire thy gowns, cassocks, sashes, and bifids, may1??? main at the Chapel for the use of the Clergymell attending

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If desire the London Assistant for the time being to divide the rest of my Wearing apparel Between those four of the Travelling Preachers that want it most; only my pelisse I give to the Rev. Mr. Creighton, my watch to my' friend Joseph Bradford; my gold seal to Eliz. Ritchie

I give my chaise and horses to James Ward and Charles Wheeler, in trust, to be sold; and the money to be divided, one half to Hannah Abbott, and the other to the poor hiembers of the Select Society.

silli bas BloW 2009 otro ndo mioqq8 I Out of the first money which arises from the sale of books I béquéath1to my dear sister Martha Hall, eff alive) 402., t♂' Mr. Creighton aforesaid, 40, and to the Rev. Mr. Heath! GOP.``

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And whereas I am empowered by's fate Deed to Hamle the persons who are to preach in the New Chapel at Lon1 don, (the Clergymen for a continuance) and by another Deed to name a Committee for appointing Preachefs in the New ChapePat Bathi, Tao hereby appoint John Richardson, Thomas Coke, James Creighton, Peard Dickenson, Clerks ; Alexander Mather, William Thompson, Henry Moore,

Andrew, Blair, John Valton, Joseph Bradford, James Rogers, and William Myles, to preach in the New Chapel at London, and to be the Committee for appointing Preachers in the New Chapel at Bath.

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I likewise appoint Henry Brooke, Painter, Arthur Keen, Gent. and William Whitestone, Stationer, all of Dublin, to receive the annuity of 51. (English) left to Kingswood School by the late Roger Shiel, Esq..

I give 61. to be divided among the six poor men, named by the Assistant, who shall carry my body to the grave, før I particularly desire there may be no hearse, no coạch, no escutcheon, no pomp, except the tears of them that loved me, and are following me to Abraham's bosom. I solemnly adjure my Executors in the name of God, punctually to observe this.

Lastly, I give to each of those Travelling Preachers who shall remain in the Connexion six months after my decease, as a little token of my love, the eight volumes of sermons.

I appoint John Horton, George Wolff; and William Marriott, aforesaid, to be the Executors of this my last Will and Testament, for which trouble they will receive no recompence till the resurrection of the just.

Witness my hand and seal, the 20th day of February, 1789. JOHN WESLEY, (Seal.)

Signed, sealed, and delivered by the said Testator as and for his last Will and Testament, in the presence of us,

WILLIAM CLULOW,

ELIZABETH CLULOW.

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Should there be any part of my personal estate undisposed of by this my Will, I give the same unto my two nieces, E. Ellison, and S. Collet, equally.

I give my types, printing-presses, and every thing pertaining thereto, to Mr. Thomas Rankin, and Mr. George Whitfield, in trust for the use of the Conference.

JOHN WESLEY.

IN the above WILL it will be seen, that Mr. Wesley, in accordance with the preceding DEED, specially provided for the supply of the New Chapel in London, and the New Chapel in Bath, by nominating certain Preachers to officiate in the former, and to constitute a Committee for appointing Preachers to officiate in the latter. As this, however, was an occasion of uneasiness to several of the Preachers, after considerable conversation it was agreed, in order to remove every ground of dissatisfaction, and to promote and perpetuate good will and harmony among the Brethren, that the Preachers specified in the WILL for the above purposes, should be requested to use the authority thus vested in them, in entire subservience to the Conference. To this request they accordingly agreed, and the following Declaration was enrolled in the Journal of the Conference, and signed (with the exception of MR. RICHARDSON, Who was not present) by each of those Preachers, as follows:→