New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-24
RUSER'S WILL.
Ne- a LARGE PROPERTY.
P,n The London Daily News.

F,rrl The London Daily News.
Probate has Just been granted in London Of
ne Nil Of October -. 1NSj Of Mr.. John Ruskin,
Il Rrar-u.-E Coniston. IL. D. .. c. L, Slade
Professor 1r Fine Arts at oxford 1SIo-'S4, who
5f-5 on January 20 last. aged eighty years, son
- M rs-- FF- John James Ruskn of Denmark
Am Fv his VIII Professor Ruskin appointed
executors William. Lord Mount Temple Mr.. John
simon and Ny Alexander Wedderburn, and the
vii continues j leave all my estate OF Brant-
vro5 aforesaid and all other real estate Of which
nav de possessed 10 Joseph Arthur PalllSer
Saverr u Hrrue Hill, IN the county Of Surrey,
and Joanna EusAiu Severn. his wife, and 10 the
survivor NJ hem and their heirs for their very
-un earnestly praying them never TO sell the
estate or Brentwood or any part thereof, nor to
Jet upon building lease any part lnereot, put 10
maintain The said estate and buildings thereon
ia decent order and in good repair in Ike man
ner as ! have done. and praying them further TO
accord during thirty consecutive days in every
vezr such permission 10 strangers TO see the
bclse and pictures as I have done in my life
time" ar Ruskn left all his unpublished
diaries memoranda and other private papers or
which he DID, sht die possessed, and not other
vise disposed IF by his viii, 10 the said Joanna
Rlskin severn and Charles Eliot Norton. of
CamtrlIze. Mass. TO deal with publish or de-
stroy. o.. ar auy Of them in such way and TO
such extent and at such times as they think fit
He ra+r 10 me trustees from time 10 time Of the
Bod aiau Library at oxford upon trust 10 place
an6 keep The same IN the said library by them
selves together. and apart from the other col
l=c1ious marking. calling and showing the same
bookczse and three meteorological cabinets at the
md opposite The fireplace Of his study and the
csses themselves. Do the portrait Of the Doge
Andrea ETIrI by Titan. tcD the portrait OF MS
ss-ner as 4 Young man. which hangs over the
rantell5-ce IN the dining room at Brentwood
and The drawings by Turner and himself named
ID q lisr which re intended 70 make thereafter
and place in the above named bookcase. marked
as The drawings for the Bodleian bequest'
NJ Euskin left all the copyrights and sale rights
Of all the books, writings. plates, engravIngs and
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made or published by or for him during his life
t9g4-ber with all the stock in trade, plates en-
cravings books. copies Of books, plates, engraV-
Hgs and blocks and all other things connected
gith MS works and their publication in the
hands If MS publisher or publishers at his death
and also MS unpublished manuscripts and proofs
II and FOR works already in course Of publIca-
lion o. be said Joanna kuskin Severn and Alex
sud-r Wedd4rburn but subject TO the condition
that Nr. George Allen should be retained as
publisher that out OF the profits OF publication
-iuu a year should be paid TO MI NedderbuTnr
and rnen not exceeding 1900 a year TO Mr. and
Ms Severn t5r the maintenance OF Brentwood
and -r4t any balance Of profit should be in
vested. h left the residue Of his property TO Mr.
and Mrs severn BY a codicil Of June I. 1854
". Euskiu revoked the bequest 10 the trustees
u The Bodieiau Library, and left the things
b-quear he'd 10y his viii 10 them in trust TO go as
part Of mis- residuary estate. with the desire that
tcey should ever remain al brentwood as IN ms
lifetime and 10y cDdicil Of september !, 1SSJ,
confirming The settlement Of Brentwood in favor
d NJ and Mrs Severn ne substituted them and
M Charles Nylue Barber. solicitor as eXecu-
Tors and eE-cuJrix of his VIII He bequeathed a
lie annuity 20 his servant Baxter. desiring that
be should be- retained al wages Of az year,
including annuity or t1o. and Jhat ne ana MS
family should be- allowed TO live in the lodge.
By z c0licl ~ March -. 1897, Mr.. Kuskin modi-
led The condition as 10 the employment Of Mr..
Allen as publisher. The gross value Of Mr..
kuskUs estate has been sworn to be t1o,66O
and Io more and the net value tlO.3ll. The
value q me estate OF his father Mr.. John James
Esuskin, @ i<lsEin- Telford & Domecq, importers
Of wine. who died on March >. 1864 aged sew
enty-eiEtt years. was sworn under t2V0OtO, al
Most the whole u which his son Inherited