if my faid daughter Judith be living at the end of the faid three years, or any iffue of her body, then my will is, and fo I devife and bequeath the faid hundred and fifty pounds to be fet out by my executors and overfeers for the best benefit of her and her iffue, and the ftock not to be paid unto her fo long as the fhall be married and covert baron; but my will is, that the fhall have the confideration yearly paid unto her during her life, and after her decease the faid ftock and confideration to be paid to her children, if the have any, and if not, to her executors and affigns, the living the faid term after my deceafe; provided that if fuch husband as the fhall at the end of the faid three years be married unto, or at and after, do fufficiently affure unto her, and the iffue of her body, and anfwerable to the portion by this my will given unto her, and to be adjudged fo by my executors and overfeers, then my will is, that the faid hundred and fifty pounds fhall be paid to fuch hufband as fall make fuch affurance, to his own ufe. Item, I give and bequeath unto my said fifter Joan twenty pounds, and all my wearing apparel, to be paid and delivered within one year after my decease; and I do will and devife unto her the house, with the appurtenances, in Stratford, wherein the dwelleth, for her natural life, under the yearly value of twelve-pence. Item, I give and bequeath unto her three fons, William Hart, Hart, and Michael Hart, five pounds apiece, to be paid within one year after my decease. Item, I give and bequeath unto the faid Elizabeth Hall all my plate that I now have, except my broad filver and gilt boxes, at the date of this my will. Item, I give and bequeath unto the poor of Stratford aforefaid ten pounds; to Mr. Thomas Combe my fword; to Thomas Ruffel, efq. five pounds; and to Francis Collins of the borough of Warwick, in the county of Warwick, gent. thirteen pounds fix fhillings and eight-pence, to be paid within one year after my decease. Item, I give and bequeath to Hamlet Sadler twenty-fix fhillings eight-pence to buy him a ring; to William Reynolds, gent. twenty-fix fhillings eight-pence to buy him a ring; to my godfon William Walker twenty fhillings in gold; to Anthony Nath, gent. twenty fix-fhillings eight-pence; and to Mr. John Nath twenty-fix fhillings eightpence; and to my fellows John Hemynge, Richard Burbage, and Henry Cunde twenty fix fhillings eight pence apiece to buy them rings. Item, I give, will, bequeath, and devife unto my daughter Sufannah Hall, for the better enabling of her to perform this my will, and towards the performance thereof, all that capital meffuage or tenement, with the appurtenances, in Stratford aforefaid, called The New Place, wherein I now dwell, and two meffuages or tenements, with the appurtenances, fituate, lying, and being in Henley-ftreet, within the borough of Stratford aforefaid; and all my barns, ftables, orchards, gardens, lands, tenements, and hereditaments whatfoever, fituate, lying, and being, or to be had, referved, preferved, or taken within the towns, hamlets, villages, fields, and grounds of Stratford upon Avon, Old Stratford, Bufhaxton, and Welcome, or in any of them, in the faid county of Warwick; and alfo all that meffuage or tenement, with the appurtenances, wherein one John Robinson dwelleth, fituate, lying, and being in the Black-Friers in London near the Wardrobe; and all other my lands, tenements, and hereditaments whatfoever; to have and to hold all and fingular the faid premifes, with their appurtenances, unto the faid Sufannah Hall, for and during the term of her natural life; and after her decease to the first fon of her body lawfully iffing, and to the heirs males of the body of the faid firft fon lawfully iffuing; and for default of fuch iffue, to the fecond fon of her body lawfully iffuing, and to the heirs males of the body of the said second fon lawfully iffuing; and for default of fuch heirs to the third fon of the body of the faid Sufannah lawfully iffuing, and of the heirs males of the body of the faid third fon lawfully iffaing; and for default of fuch iffue, the fame to be and remain to the fourth, fifth, fixth, and feventh fons of her body, lawfully iffuing one after another, and to the heirs males of the bodies of the faid fourth, fifth, fixth, and feventh fons lawfully ifluing, in fuch manner as it is before limited to be, and remain to the first, second, and third fons of her body, and to their heirs males; and for default of fuch iffue, the faid premises to be and remain to my faid niece Hall, and the heirs males of her body lawfully iffuing; and for default of fuch iffae, to my daughter Judith, and the heirs males of her body lawfully iffuing; and for default of such iffue, to the right heirs of me the faid William Shakspeare for ever. Item, I give unto my wife my brown beft bed with the furniture. Item, I give and bequeath to my faid daughter Judith my broad filver gilt bole. Allthe left of my goods, chattels, leafes, plate, jewels, and houfhold-ftuff whatsoever, after my debts and legacies paid, and my funeral expences discharged, I give, devife, and bequeath to my fon-in-law, John Hall, gent. and my daughter Sufannah his wife, who who I ordain and make executors of this my laft will and teftament. And I do intrea and appoint the faid Thomas Ruffel, efq. and Francis Collins, gent. to be overfeers hereof. And, I do revoke all former wills, and publish this to be my laft will and teftament. In witnefs whereof I have hereunto put my hand, the day and year first abovewritten, by me William Shakspeare. Witness to the publishing hereof, Fra. Collins, John Robinfon, Hamlet Sadler, Robert Whattcott. Probatum coram Magiftro William Byrde, Legum Do&ore Commissario, &e. vicefima fecundo die menfis Junii, Anno Domini 1616. Juramento Johannis Hall unius ex. et cui, &c. de bene et Jurat' refervata poteftate et Susanna Hall alt.ex.&c. cui ven➡ dit, &c. petitur. THE Ferdinand, your cabin for the mifchance of the hour, if it Gon. I have great comfort from this fellow ; methinks, he hath no drowning mark upon him: his complexion is perfect gallows. Stand fast, good fate, to his hanging; make the rope of his deftiny our cable, for our own doth little advantage: If he be not born to be hang'd, our cafe is miferable. [Excunt. Re-enter Boatswain. Boats Down with the top-maft; yare, lower, lower; bring her to try with main-courfe. [4 cry within.] A plague upon this howling r they are louder than the weather, or our office. Re-enter Sebafian, Anthonio, and Gonzalo. Where's Yet again? What do you here? Shall we give o'er, and drown? Have you a mind to fink? Boat Heigh, my hearts; cheerly, cheerly, my hearts; yare, yare: Take in the top-tail; Tend to the mafter's whiftle;-Blow, till thou burst thy wind, if room enough! Enter Ainjo, Sebaftian, Anthonio, Gonzala, and others. Alon. Good boatswain, have care. the matter? Play the men. Boats. I pray now, keep below. Ant. Where's the maiter, boatswain ? Boatf. Do you not hear him? You mar our labour: Keep your cabins: you do alfift the ftorm. Gon. Nay, good, be patient. Beatf. When the fea is.. Hence! What care thefe roarers for the name of king? To cabin nience: trouble us not. : Seb. A pox o' your throat! you bawling, blaf phemous, uncharitable dog! Boat. Work you then. Ant. Hang, cur, hang! you whorefon, infolent noifemaker! we are lefs afraid to be drown'd, than thou art. Gon. I'll warrant him from drowning; though the thip were no ftronger than a nut-fhell, and as leaky as an unftanch'd 3 wench. Gen. Good; yet remember whom thou haft aboard. Boatf. Lay her a-hold, a-hold; fet her two 1 Readily, nimbly. 2 Of the prefent inftant, the poet probably means. B [Exeunt. |