THE LATE MR. GLADSTONE'S WILL.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVI, Issue 26, 3 November 1898, Page 10

THE LATE MR. GLADSTONE'S WILL.

The will of the late Right Hon. W. E. Glad stone has been probated valued at £09,50 fa. Mr. Gladstone's will was written by himself in an ordinary memorandum book. It is a document of about 2000 words, and is a remarkable specimen of penmanship The second clause of the will has reference to the funeral arrangements, and says: Commending myself to the infinite mercies of God in the incarnate Son as my only and sufficient hope, I leave the particulars ot my burial to my executors, specifying only that they be very simple and private, unless there be conclusive reasons to the oontrary. And I desire to be buried where my wife may also lie On no account shall a laudatory inscription be placed over me ' After appointing his sons as executors, the will charges the future possessor of Hawarden to remember that, as the head of the family it will be his duty to extend good offices to other members thereof according to his ability and their manifest needs and merits The rest of the document leavts souvenirs to servants and bequeaths to his grandson, William, as heirlooms, all patents of Crown offices held by the testator, and books and prints presented to him by the Queen, letters from the Queen, etc. The will bears date of November 26, 1896.