Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-07
Bequests in Old Times.

In the viii of Eimord, Earl Of March, dated
a d. 1850, is the lcllJwing item:
10 The saline Abbey Of WIgmore, give a
large cross CT gold, set with stones, with 4
reilck OF TIE cross of our L,Tl; bone Of ST
hijhard the CCnfcSsor, bishop of Chichester,
aud the finger of st. Thomas de Cantelowc.
blshop OF Hereford, and the reiiques of ST.
Thomas, bishop OF Canterbury"
In the will OF H1sh Earl OF Stafford, dated
1855. Is as follows
Item, will that six large tapers be placed
about my hearse, and four m0rtdrs OF wax
OUT desire that TO horse or arms BE- offered
81 my funeral, and that no prayers be said
thereat excepting by ecclesiastics. NV allies
and iIiennS. Also, / will that enc hundred
Poor men be clothed in willie, with cross be-
hiEd AID before on their garment, each of Il en-
'oeal1y 4 oxen is well Oh the ViSpers as On
my burial day
From the will of Sir Lewis Clifford. Kni-ht:
AT the beginning, L, most unworthy and
"'d 5 traitor, recommend my wretcheI and
s42IIi Soui wholly TO the grave and TO the
merry OF tDe blessed Trinity and my wretchcI
ceIIiVA t-dreyHe) TO be buried in the fdrtnest
corner ct TIC church yard. in which parish NV
TTeSched sui departetn from my body And
way All charge my executors, as they will
%1s"c: before GOi, and as my whole trust IN
THIS matter Is IN them. thai OH my stiukins
SIX nut black cloth and taper az my mead
aad another at my feet; no stone nor ether
'nlh6 whereby any man may know (witte)
"EeEe ny sinking carr.Cn iietu, Niggith ~
In Ihdt oi " alter MOyie, Oi EastgelI
hZisL. dated 1f19, is:
" Will that my feoffees make an estate in
Two acres Oh laad, more OF less. lying IN the
parish OF EaStweIl, IN field cIied Caligrord
Aud denver The same liz fee simple t. three or
h.lf.. ef -
chuTcn Of EastWell aforesaid, in reco,npcase
OF certain aGnua, rent OF two pounds of WAY
oy NE TEested and detained from the said
church against my conscience.
rroEl TIE viii of Sir Thomas CumberwOrth,
dated 1850:
I:uSte, gife ny sow,e to God my Lorde
ano my redemptor and my wrechide BODY 10
bF oaTyed In a ehltte-a shrOud or shirt-wltl-
out any kysle-chest or c0fin-in the nortbe
yle OF the parOeh kiIke Of Someretby. But
viii my kyse be III ide and stand by, and NJ
my oeredii, GIN 1t 10 him that fills NY CRATE -
(Graye)
The latter extract is in the orthography Of
tha original The others are dressed Up in
ti-a' u Tic present day.
bLiND PEOPLE.-Stanly, tie orgaaist. and
many rlHd musicians, have been the best
nirs.cisns OF their time; and a schoolmistress
IN Lh-land could discover that two boys were
pay - Il distant corner o. the room instead
oil studying although person using his ewes
could not detect the iii hcest sound. Prof
nanderson, VINO was blind, could in few mo-
meni' tell how many persons wee in a mixed
company, anu of each sex. \ blind Freach
iady could dance III figure dances, sew, and
Unread her own needle. A blind man III Der
oyshlro, England, has actually been surveyor
anu pianner OF roads, his car guiding him e.
the distance as accurately as .ne eye Of others;
and the ate justice Fielding, who was blind,
On walking into a r0orn for the frst time. after
Speaking 4 few words, said: "This room is
about twenty two feet long, eighteen wide,
and twelve high" all of which was revealed
10 him with accuracy through the medium Of
his ear. -