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The HISTORY of

that of Sir Thomas Thoroughgood's. At length he himself was seized with a pestelential fever, and carried off in a few days He bore the torture of his distemper with exemplary patience, and met his approaching destiny with an intrepidity of soul scarce to be paralleled.


That you may the better judge of his sentiments of gratitude, I have herewith sent a copy of his last will.


In the name of God, Amen. I Francis Froward of———. in Jamaica, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make my last Will and Testament, in form and manner following, that is to say:


Imprimis I bequeath my soul to Almighty God that gave it, hoping and fully trusting, that I shall be saved and made eternally happy by the merits of my dear Redeemer Jesus Christ, who suffered for me and all mankind.

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