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" There is no parochial library yet, for I never had any, from the Society, but I design to leave mine, and Mr. Thorogood Moore's, when I die, to that use; meanwhile we want Common Prayer Books very much. If it please the Honourable Society, instead of £5, in small tracts, to let that money be laid out in Common Prayer Books, they would be of great use to the people in all parts, who can't get them here for love or money. Those small tracts were but of small use, for they laid up and did no good, and not being bound, they soon perish in the using, for it costs more to bind books here, than to buy them in Britain. I shall say but one thing more at present, which I omitted when I was in England, for my money was short, or else I would have got some Bells, which we want here very much; I don't mean a Ring of Bells in a Steeple, for idle fellows to make a vain jangling, but one good bell in the Church, that the people may know when to come together to worship God. I pray for you all, as I hope you do for
" Your most Humble Servant, " JOHN TALBOT."
PARAGRAPHS OF URMSTON'S LETTER SENT TO THE BISHOP OF LONDON.
Mr. Stubbs to the Bishop of London. " Westmer, April 16, 1725.
" MY LORD:
"In obedience to your Lordship's commands, just now laid upon me in the Cockpit, I dispatch as ordered by Sir J. Phillips, two paragraphs of a letter just come to hand, signed ‘John
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Urmston,' and dated 'Cecil County, in Maryland, 7 ber. 29th, 1724;' 'P. S. Mr. Talbot did me no unkindness in causing me to be turned out of Philadelphia to make room for himself. He convened all the clergy to meet, put on his robes and de- manded Episcopal obedience from them; one wiser than the rest refused, acquainted the Governor with the ill consequences thereof, the danger he would run of losing his Government, whereupon the Governor ordered the Church to be shut up.'
" P. S. He is succeeded by Dr. Welton who makes a great noise amongst them by reason of his sufferings. He has brought with him to the value of £300 sterling in guns and fishing tackle, with divers printed copies of his famous altar-piece at White Chapel. He has added a scrowl with words proceeding out of the mouth of the Bishop of Peterborough to this effect, as I am told, ' I am not he that betrayed Christ, though as ready to do it as ever Judas was.' I have met him since in the streets, but had no further conversation with him.
" Your Lordship's " Most dutiful
" PHILIP STUBBS."
DR. WELTON, THE PHILADELPHIA VESTRY, AND GOVERNOR KEITH.
Sir William Keith to the Secretary S. P. G. "May 13, 1725. "SIR :
" The notice which the Society do me the honour to give by your letter of 15th January, concerning Dr. Welton's charac- ter, shall be duly regarded by using all the means that is in my power to prevent the mischief which they apprehend from the Doctor's residing in the Government. But so long as the Vestry here take upon them to be wholly independent on the Governor's authority, and that Clergymen may be indifferently called without either a license from the Bishop or Induction here, I hope I cannot be accountable for irregularities of that nature untill I am better assisted with a proper authority ; and if I knew where to make application without giving offence, I
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think I have some reason to complain that the Church here is: so much neglected as that the Governor and those who are truly well affected to our Sovereign Lord King George and his Royal Family, cannot decently attend the publick worship. The Bishop of London very well knows my sentiments on this mat- ter, and I must entreat that you will be pleased to assure the Society that his Majesty has not a servant in America who is more heartily disposed than I am to rectify abuses of this matter.
" Sir, your most obedient Humble Servant,
"W. KEITH."
ACTS OF JURISDICTION OVER MISSIONARIES BY MR. TALBOT, UNKNOWN.
Mr. Talbot to the Bishop of London. " Burlington, July 2d, 1725. " MAY IT PLEASE YOUR LORDSHIP:
" I understand by letters from some friends in England that I am discharged the Society for Exercising Acts of Jurisdiction over my Brethren, the Missionaries, &c. This is very strange to me, for I knew nothing about it, nor any body else, in all the world. I could disprove it by 1,000 witnesses, but since there is one come home in the Richmond, Mrs. Alexander, relict of the Comptroller in Philadelphia, &c. (she has been many years a member of Christ Church,) she can give your Lordship the best account of the present state. As for myself, I shall not turn accuser of the Brethren, but this I will say, those that came last are not better than their fathers, and some of them have given occasion to a proverb of reproach, and been told to their faces, 'The Devil would have the Bishop of London for ordain- ing such fellows as you.'
" This I take to be the most unpardonable sin, the iniquity of Eli's house, which the Lord said should not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever, because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not : But, my Lord, let them be who they will, or what they will, to their own master they stand or fall, I have nothing to do with them, nor ever had, nor ever will. I am clear of the blood of all men, and will so keep-
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myself. Let them that have the watch look out : as your Lord- ship has done me the wrong, so I hope you will do me the right, upon better information, to let me be in statu quo,-for indeed I have suffered great wrong, for no offence or fault at all, that I know of, a long, long penance I have done, for crimes, alas! to me unknown, but God has been with me, and made all things work together for my good ; meanwhile I. hope your Lordship will hear the right, and do nothing rashly, but upon your authority, for the edification and not for the destruction of this poor Church apud Americanos, which has many adversaries, and none to help her. But this good Lady, Mrs. Alexander, if your Lordship please to give her audience, will give the best in- formation, and answer all objections that can be alleged against " Your most humble
" And faithful servant, "J. TALBOT."
"OUT OF QUANTUM WITH THE SOCIETY."
Mr. Talbot to the Secretary. " Burlington, July 8th, 1725. " REVEREND SIR :
" Yours received March, ult., that I am out of Quantum, with the Society, and also a Bill, protested since that, payable to Mr. Graham, of £30, value received. I heard nothing of this before our Lady Day last past, therefore I have drawn a bill for three quarters' salary for so long I was actually in their service at my proper cost and charge, in propagating the Gospel, and this is as much due to me, as any I have received from them. Sir, I desire the favour of yourself to lay the case before the Honour- able Board, and when they consider the thing as it is, they will please to pay that Bill to my worthy Friend, Mr. Thomas Torey, for I never knew any board discard their officers but they paid them for the time being in their service, and knew nothing of their will and pleasure to the contrary. I remain, your most humble and obliged servant,
" JOHN TALBOT."
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THE WILL OF JEREMIAH BASS.
+ " IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN
" I Jeremiah Bass of Burlington in the Province of New Jersey being at this time by the Good Providence of God of Sound mind and memory (BLESSED BE HIS NAME FOR THE SAME) Considering Seriously the unceirtainty of this transitory life And those many Accidents that may disable me from setling that Estate that God in his mercy hath entrusted me with And being Sensible that in the time of Sickness and on A Death bed the most prepared person will have enough to doe to contem- plate the estate he is entring into in which his Portion of Joy or Sorrow must ceirtainely be adjudged to him without any Alteration to all Eternity.
" # I doe therefore make and declare this to be my Last will and testament Revokeing and Disanulling all other or former wills by Me made & declared. J
" IMPRIMUS I Comit my Soule to God that Gave it and my body to be decently interred without any Pompt And I doe ernestly desire that Great Care may be taken to prevent all manner of Rudeness that may be ocationed by too much Strong Liquor # And if there be any minister of Episcopall ordination
+ Besides the numerous offices and trusts already noticed as held by Mr. Bass, he was Governor of the "Province of East New Jersey," from 1698 to 1700. Journall of the Governour and Councill of the Province of East New Jersey, pp. 196, 228.
" Att a Councill held At Perth Amboy In the Countie of Middx: the 7th day of Aprill Anno Dom 1698, Jeremiah Basse, Esqr produced to this board A Com'ission to bee Governour and Com'ander In Cheeffe of this Province of East New Jersey, given under the Seale of the sayd Province In London, & signed by the Proprietors there bearing date the 15th day of July 1697."
-Ibid, p. 196
į" Att A Councill Held Att Perth Amboy the 8th of Aprill 1698, [the very next morning, at 8 o'clk, and the first business recorded] Agreed & ordered by this board that A proclamation bee Issued, for All Magistrates & other officers to put the Lawes In Executione strickly Against im'oderate drinking swearing & other vices & the breach of the sabbath day." Ibid, p. 197.
Mr. Bass was appointed Attorney General by Gov. Hunter in 1719, which commission was renewed by Gov. Burnet, in 1721. He died in 1725. Field's Provincial Courts of New Jersey, p. 102.
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Resideing in towne or easie to be had Let a funerall Sermond be preached from the 19 Ch. Jobe : 25 : 26 & 27. verses And the Psalms to be sung Part of the 103 from verse the 10th to the end & the 90 Psalm after the New Translation Thus my desire is to be buried according to the Rites and Cerimonys of the best of Churches the Church of England of which I profess my Selfe an unworthy member And in whose Communion I desire to die. And altho my life may not in all things and at all times been correspondant to the Rules of so pure and holy A Religion Yet I trust my Sins shall be blotted out and my pardon Sealed through the alone merrits and mediation of my blessed LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST who as Second person in the holy and undivided Trinity In the begining made the World And all those Glorious Orbs of Light that bespangle the firmament Who in the fulness of time after as the Devine Logos he had in a more perculier manner Governed the Jewish Church tooke our nature upon him & was borne of the Virgin Mary and being crusified by Pontius Pilate he raised himselfe up from the Grave by his owne power And on his Assention into heaven Estab- lished for himselfe a Kingdome in this world (which Is his church) altogeather independant on the Civill Majestrate in matters purely Spirituall and Appointed his Apostles and their Successors the Bishops Preists and Deacons as his officers and ministers of that Kingdome which he will Support & maintaine against all Oposition till the end of the world and Finall Judge. ment And that this truth may be more promulgated and taught My Will and desire is that fourty Shillings Sterling per Annum [be paid] to some honest and worthy minister of Episcopall ordination More perticulerly the Rector of the Church of St Marys in Burlington for the time being or if their Should be a Vacancy there and that Church Should not be Supplyed then to the minister of Christ Church in Philadelphia & their Suc- cessors for the preaching two sermonds anualy the one on Easter Sunday and the Other on White Sunday for the maintainance & illustration of this Great Truth And for the due and punctuall payment of this Legacy I Charge All my Reall Estate in the towne of Burlington : J
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" AND AS to my Temporall Estate I will Devise and Direct that all my Debts wheresoever & whatsoever may with all pos- ible Expedition [be] duely and honestly paid and Satisfied by My Executrix hereinafter named And in order to Enable her to performe the Same I doe hereby Order will and Direct That if need be (As I am asured their will not be) all or any part of my estate either Personall or Reall Except what Shall be hereafter Excepted be Sold and disposed of by my said Executrix by & with the Consent advice and Assistance of my Son in Law M Robert Talbot My daughter Anne Bass & Mr Andrew Hamil- ton of Philadelphia Giveing and hereby Granting unto my said Executrix by and with the Advise aforesaid or any two of them full power and authority to Sell and dispose of my said estate or any part thereof Except as before Excepted and to Signe Seale and Execute full and absolute Conveyances for the Same As fully as I my Selfe now am enabled to doe. Always pro- vided that these Powers togeather with those as Executrix that she is hereby Invested with all Shall Continue So longe as She Shall Continue my Widdow And no longer it being my full intent That If She marry againe her husband Shall have Noth- ing to doe with any more of my Estate then what I give to my wife. And in that Case of my wifes marrage I appoint My Daughters Katherin Talbot and Anne Bass and My Son Burchfeild Joynt Executors in the Place of my wife J
" And my will further is that if my lands Or Reall Estate be left undisposed of in the Widdowhood of my wife that it be not Sold except for payment of any Debts that Shall Remaine unsatisfied but that It be devided into three parts One part Whereof I Give to my wife during her Naturall life & the other two thirds or parts to be equaly devided betwixt My three children haveing in the Devition a Just Care to Substract so much out of My Daughter Katherins Share as is in proportion to What She hath already Received Viz : The house & Lott in towne adjoyneing to that I live in & the fourty akers in the towne bounds & negro Bess And that there may be no contest about the said devition I will that my wife & each of my daughters & my son chuse each One person to See the devition
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made & That when it Is done It be put downe in Lotts and Numbred and drawne by any indiferent person.
"And I also will that in the disposall of My Reall Estate it may be done in this Order first the Land Granted me by the Proprietors of the Easterne division of this province at Cran- bury brook and the Great Ponds The Remainder of my Lotts at Amboy Then the Lands Granted to Me by the proprietors of the Westerne division on Delawar River with that purchased of Andrew Heath : Then those at Coliansie and I would not have the house I now live in or the Lotts or meadows in towne Sould but on the Greatest emergency and with Consent of my wife and two daughters :
"Item I will that my deare wife Elizabeth Bass who I hereby constitute and apoint my whole and sole Executrix during her Widdowhood and no longer have the posession of the house I Now live in with the Orchards Gardens and Meadows in towne & sutable furniture for the Said house as long as she Continues my Widdow but in case of Marriage to be disposed of as afore Viz One third of the Reall Estate dureing her life & one third of the personall Estate for Ever:
"Item I will that the Estate that I have disposed to My children be to them and their heirs for Ever and in case any of them should die before a Devition be made I Will and bequeath their part of the Reall Estate to be equaly devided amongst the Surviors of two and if but one to him or her his or her heirs or Assignes for Ever :
" And in Case it should So happen that all My Children Should die without heirs Lawfully beggotten then My will and Mind Is that Such part of My Reall Estate as is remaineing be Given to Minister Church Wardens and Vestry of the Church of St Marys in Burlington and to their Sucessors for and towards the Augmentation of the Liveing of the Rector of the said Church & the encoragement of Catechiseing every Wens- day and Fryday in Lent.
"Item My desire Is that if it can well be Avoided My Library be not Sould but preserved for the use of My Son Buchfeild if he inclines to Learning & aplys himselfe to the Study and Pracise either of Divinity Law or Phisig but in
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case that his enclination doe not Lead him to Any of those Studys to be divided amongst my Children unless My Son Tal- bot shall incline to accept of at a Just Vallue in Leiu of so much of Any other part of My Estate: Always provided that my wife and daughter Anne have the Privilidge of Choseing what they like out of the books of Divinity or history or Morality on the same termes :
"In Testimony Whereof I have set my hand & affixed my Seale to this Will Contained in two leaves of Paper and Sealed on a peace of black Ribban with My Coate of Arms & at the bottome of Each Sheet with my Name & Seale this twenty Sixth day of January in the Yeare of our Lord one thousand Seaven hundred and twenty fourt
"J. BASS [L. S.]"
" Signed Sealed Published and Declared by the within Jere- miah Bass the Testator to be his last Will in the presence of us " SAMT BUSTILL
" JOHN ALLEN
"THOS HUNLOKE"
" Pro : New Jersey SS.
"Coun't Burlington S
" This Nineth day of August Anno: Dom:
One thousand Seven hundred and Twenty five personally came before me Samuel Bustill D: Surrogate and Ordinary of the Western Division of the Province of New Jersey duly commis- sioned and impowered for the proving of last Wills and Testa- ments &c : Thomas Hunloke Esq" One of the Witnesses above subscribed to this within last Will and Testament Who on his solemn oaths which he took on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God Doth depose that he was present and saw the within named Jeremiah Bass sign and Seal and heard him publish pronounce and Declare the within written Instrument containing two sheets of paper to be his last Will and Testament and that at the same time the Testator was of sound mind and memory to the best of his knowledge and understanding, and that also at the same time, Samuel Bustill the Officer above named, and John Allen
¿ The penmanship of the original Will-from which this is minutely tran- scribed-is very handsome.
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Esq the other two subscribed witnesses were personally present and Signed their names as Witnesses to the within Will in the presence of said Testator and also that he this Deponent at the Same time did sign his name as a witness to the within written will containing as aforesaid, in the presence of the Testator. " THOS HUNLOKE
" Sworn at Burlington " before me "SAM" BUSTILL, Surr : "
"Pro : New Jersey
"Coun't Burlington
}s. " This Nineth day of August Anno :
Dom : one thousand Seven hundred and twenty five personally appeared before me Samuel Bustill D : Surrogate and Ordinary of the Western Division of the province of New Jersey duly Commissioned and appointed Mrs Elizabeth Bass the Testatrix in the within Last Will and Testament named who being Sworn upon the holy Evangelist of Almighty God did declare that the within writing containing two sheets of paper is the last Will and Testament of her late husband Jeremiah Bass Esq" Deceased as far as she knows and believes and that she will well and truly perform the same by paying first the Debts and then the Lega- cies contained in the said Will so far forth as the Goods Chattels and Credits of the said Deced will thereunto Extend and the Law charge And that she will make a True and perfect inventory and also Render a Just account when thereunto required
" ELIZABETH BASS. "Sworn at Burlington " Before me " SAM BUSTILL D. Surrgt"
THE EFFECTS OF THE LATE HON. J. BASS.
" A True & perfect Inventory of all & Singular The Goods & Chattels of Jeremiah Bass, Esq" Late of Burlington in the Western Division of ye Province of New Jersey decd Exclusive of ye Law Books & other ye Library of ye said Jeremiah Bass, Taken & appraised At Burlington in November in ye year of our Lord one Thousand Seven hundred & Twenty five by the Appraisers whose names are To This Inventory & Appraise- ment Subscribed
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Imp Caslı & Apparel 1 SC oz pwt gr
Item Plate 9 14 .. 6 .. 11. 9 at 6 | 103
It Tea Spoons &c
£40 .. 10. 59 .. 19 .. 9 1. 7. 6
IN THE GREAT PARLOUR.
It 2 Oval Tables &c Tea Table
£ 3 .. - -
It. 2 Great Pictures & 22 Small do
8 ..
It. A Clock 12 .. -.. -
A Looking Glass
3 ..
-
14 Chairs
3 .. 12 .. -
6 Drinking Glasses 2 Decanters A Salt 3 Tea potts 8 China Dishes
& Saucers one Earthen Dish 4 Cheney Basons 1 pr Candlesticks 2 Sconces, 2 Babes Tea Cupps Tumbler &c
2 .. -. -
1 pr Andirons & a fender a Chimney ? Cloth
-.. 10 .. - £ 32 .. 2 .. -
IN THE HALL.
1 Oval Table
1 Large Picture
6 Chairs
-
12 ..
5 Fowling Pieces 5
9. 4 .. --
IN THE LITTLE PARLOUR.
1 Dressing Table 4 Chairs a Couch )
1 Stand
1 Large Earthen Jarr 2 Small do
4 .. --.. - -.. 5 .. -
1 Brass Shovel & Tongs 1 pr ? Andirons & fenders . 12 .. 2 .. 10 .. - 2 .. 6.
1 Scruton
1 Book frame
17 Pictures 1 pr Hand Screws & Chimney Cloth 1 .. 10. -
2 Sconces 2 Looking Glasses ? & Earthen Cupps
4 .. -
A Clock
16 .. -
25 .. 3 .. 6.
It. 1 Bed & furniture
£ 7 ..
1 Black Cabinett 5 Chairs 1 Close Stool 2 .. -..
9 Small Looking Glasses & 7 pictures
1 .. 10 ..
10 .. 10 .. -
IN THE MIDDLE CHAMBER.
1 Bed & furniture & window Curtains 14 ..
1 Looking Glass
1 .. -.
8 Chairs 2 Stands
1 .. 10 ..
1 Silver Watch 3 .. 10 ..
4 Large Pictures 11 Small do 2 Mapps 3 ..
1 Cabinett
10 .. -..
2 Stools 1 pine Table 2 Sm Glasses
8 China Cups 4 Saucers 2 Glass Cups -
1 Brass Shovel & Tongs 1 pair of \ Andirons 10 .. -
15 .. 5 ..
34 .. 10 ..
£ .. 12
3. -
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THE GREAT CHAMBER.
1 Bed & furniture
1 Small do
4 ..
.. -
6 Chairs 1 Dressing Glass
1 .. 5 .. -
6 Gilded Pictures
2. - ...
1 old iron hearth
-..
7 .. 6
15 Small pictures 8 old Prints
1 .. -..
3 Cups 2 Jarrs 1 Sullibub Cup ?
1 Teapott 1 pepper box
4 ..
1 Pine Table & Table Cloth .. 6 .. -
16 .. 2 .. 6.
IN THE GARRET.
43 dozen Diaper & Damask Napk :
2 .. 14. -
5 Diaper Table Cloths
2. 10 .. -
6 pr of Sheets
4 .. 10 .. -
4 pr Pillow biers
. 12 ..
12 Towels
3 Holland Table Cloths
-.. 12 ..
1 Bedd furniture
5. -..
1 Bottle Case 1 pole & lumber
-..
5 ..
IN YE KITCHEN.
16 Pewter dishes 4 Dozen Plates
2 Pewter Rims 1 Cullender
7 .. 10 ..
1 Bason 1 Monteth
2 large brass kettles
4 .. 10 ..
2 Small do
5 ..
2 Iron Potts 1 brass pott 1 bell ?
Mettle Skillet
-.. 1 .. -
12 .. 6 ..
It. 1 Teakettle 1 frying pan
1 Jack 2 Spitts
2 .. 10 .. -
3 pr brass Candlesticks 1 pr Snuffers
-.. 10 ..
1 pepper box 3 brass Candlesticks
.. 13. -
2 Warming pans a standing Candlesticks .. 15. -
1 pr Andirons 2 pr Pottracks
1 .. 10 ..
1 Trebitts 1 pr Tongs & fire Shovel
1 Bellows
-.. 6 .. -
1 Small Still 1 Iron Chaffen dislı
2 .. -.. -
1 Tin Candlestick 1 flower box
1 pepper box
- 2 .. -
1 Box Iron & heaters 1 Dutch ? box iron 8 ..
1 Tinn Water pott 1 Lignumvite Pestle & Mortar
6 .. -
Two Tables 1 Dog Trough
.. 10 .. -
4 Chairs 1 Stool
1 Dozen of knives & forks ?
1 Meet fork
8 .. -
1 Dripping Pan 7 Small ? Chaffen dishes
-.. 7 .. -
Indian Woman called Pegg
30 .. -.. -
40. 14. -
£299.12. 3
10 .. 6 .. 6.
1 .. -
...
6 .. 17 -
6 ..
1 Gridiron
7 .. -. -
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To some pen knives Buttons
Seals & Sundry other
odd little Things in
2 Little Drawers - 18 ..
10 Case Bottles & 8 other
Bottles. The Case Bottles
-
... 12 .. -
2 quarts each
8 Small Bottles at 2 |
.. 2. -
£1. 12.
£301 .. 4. 3 appraised by us ASHER CLAYTON THO : HUNLOKE
"' Pro: New Jersey ss.
"Be it remembered That on this present
Tenth day of June Anno Dom. one Thousand seven hundred & twenty seven personally came & appeared before Samuel Bustill D Register of ye Western Division of ye Province of New Jersey Asher Clayton & Thomas Hunloke Esq, the appraisers of ye within Inventory who on their Solemn Oath, which they
took on ye Holy Evangelist of Almighty God do depose that
ye Goods & Chattels in ye within Inventory Sett down & speci- fied are Appraised according to their True Respective vallues according to the best of their judgmt & understanding & that they appraised all things That Came To Their view.
"Sworn at Burlington
" ASHER CLAYTON
" THO: HUNLOKE " Coram me
" SAML BUSTILL " D. Regr "
"Pro : New Jersey ss.
" Be it remembered that on This present
Tenth day of June Anno Dom : 1727 p'sonally came & appraised before me Samuel Bustill D Register of ye Western Division of ye Province of New Jersey Elizabeth Bass Executrix of ye Last will & Testament of Jeremiah Bass Late of Burlington in the Western Division of ye Province of New Jersey Esq Decd who
on her solemn oath which she took on ye holy Evangelist of
true & perfect Inventory of all & singular ye goods & chattels Almighty God doth depose that ye within writing contains a
.&c of ye said Decd so far forth as hath come to her knowledge ·or view or to ye possession or knowledge of any other p'son or p'sons for her use exclusive, of ye Law Books & other ye Library of ye said Deced
"Sworn at Burlington
" ELIZABETH BASS.
" before me
"SAMIL BUSTILL " D Regr."
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NO MINISTER TO PERFORM DIVINE SERVICE. M" Ellis to the Secretary. Extract. " Burlington, Sept" 21, 1725.
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