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<p n="482">A Coppy of the within menconed Letter</p>
<p n="483">To the Minister and Church:<lb></lb>
Wardens of the Parish of Aldgate</p>
<p n="484">Gentlemen</p>
<p n="485">The <rs type="date" id="GLBAMV11300_date86">23d July last</rs>
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Mr <rs type="persName" id="GLBAMV11300_n485-1">Isaac Berkley</rs>
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Inhabitant of this Place<lb></lb>
this life in the 78th Year of his age and in his Will has left the Parish<lb></lb>
of Aldgate Three Thousand Rupees which at Eight Rupees Pr. Pound<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
makes Three hundred Seventy Five Pounds We being his Executors Though<lb></lb>
advise you of the same And wait Your Orders for the Remittance we are</p>
<p n="486"> <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAMV11300_geo6">Callcutta</rs>
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The <rs type="date" id="GLBAMV11300_date87">15h: of December 1720</rs>
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P Ship Cardigan.</p>
<p n="487">Yor most humble Serv<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="GLBAMV11300_n487-1">John Eyre</rs>
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John Stackho<obscured></obscured>
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<p n="488">An Extract of Mr. <rs type="persName" id="GLBAMV11300_n488-1">Isaac Berkeley</rs>
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s Will</p>
<p n="489"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="date" id="GLBAMV11300_date88">18 June 1720</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="GLBAMV11300_n489-1">Issac Berkeley</rs>
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and Inhabitant of <rs type="placeName" id="GLBAMV11300_geo7">Callcutta</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
by his Last Will and Testament Desweth as Followes (Vizt.)</p>
<p n="490">Item I give and Bequeath unto my Loving <rs type="occupation" id="GLBAMV11300_occ305">wife</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="GLBAMV11300_n490-1">Mary Berkeley</rs>
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Th<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
of Ten Thousand Rupees To enjoy and Posess during the Term of her<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
and no longer And after her decease Then I will and Order as Followeth<lb></lb>
I give unto the Parish Church of Great St. Hellens in Bishoppsgate<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Thousand Rupees Currant.</p>
<p n="491">Item I give into the Parish Church of Aldgate Three Thousand<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
Item I give and Bequeath the Rest and Residue and Remainder of my Est<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
less to Christs Church Hospitall in Smithfield.</p>
<p n="492">Item I give unto Mr Eyer and Mr. Stockhouse my very Good Friends<lb></lb>
appoint and desire to be the Trustees or Overseers of this my Will and Testament<lb></lb>
Hundred Rupees Currant for the Produce of each of them a Diamond Ring</p>
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