58.
Maria Cristina, Queen Dowager of Spain, will of, 276.
Markhouse, John, his will allowed, its codicil rejected, 162;
founds school for illegitimate children, 162.
Mark Twain, see Clemens, Samuel L.
Marriage, peculiar requirement as to, 89.
Marriage, restrictions on, of daughter, in will of William de Beauchamp, 23.
Marriage fees, bequests for, of poor couples, 113.
Marriage portion, bequest for, with conditions, 175.
Married, must be, within a week, 79.
Marseilles, hospital for dogs and horses in, 97.
Marshall, ——, will for charitable purposes disallowed as perpetuity was involved, 102.
Marshall, Isabella, daughter of Earl of Pembroke, wills heart to her brother, 21.
Marshall, John, chief justice, will of, 407, 408.
Martin, Francis Offley, his desire to curtail funeral expenses, 154.
Martinett, Daniel, unique will of, 164;
his use of plain English, 165.
Mary Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart), will of, 44;
written on eve of execution, 44;
provides for prayers in perpetuity, 45.
Mary Stuart, see Mary Queen of Scots.
Mass, the legality of a, 216.
Masses, seven thousand, 26;
three thousand, 32;
bequest for foundation of, and instructions for bell ringing, 133, 134.
Mausoleum, a costly, for a New York spinster, 135.
Meat, bequest for, for poor, 115.
Mellent, Earl of, will of the, 21.
“Memoirs of an Heiress,” the will in, 56.
“Memorabilia Judaica,” contains will of Pinedo, the Portuguese Jew, 104.
Memory, A, 212.
Menial service, required by rich testator of his heirs, 87.
“Merchant of Venice,” will of Portia’s father in, 56.
“Middlemarch,” Mr. Casaubon’s will in, 52.
Milk, devise to provide, for poor, 122.
Miners, wills of entombed, 237-239.
Minta, William, bequest for bread for poor, and for tolling the bell, 116.
Mirandola, Count of, annuity to a pet carp, 92.
Miscellaneous wills, 158-202.
Mississippi, religious bequests forbidden by laws of State of, 216.
“Miss Nancy,” origin of the term, 219.
Mr. Casaubon’s will, in “Middlemarch,” 52;
codicil to prevent wife marrying Ladislaw, 52.
“Mr. Meeson’s Will,” by H. Rider Haggard, 53;
tattooed on back of heroine, 53;
probated by photographic copy, 54.
Modesty, views of a Yorkshire rector on, 186.
Monmouth, Lord, will of, in “Coningsby,” 52.
Monroe, James, will of, 408, 409.
Montagu, Edward Wortley, his will more generous than polite, 175.
Montaigne, Michel Eyquem de, will of, 277.
Morgan, Lewis Evan, his fortune to his servant with a “clamorous tongue,” 166.
Morlet, Professor, bequest of his skull to the anatomical museum of Berne, 135;
his name to be engraved on it, 136.
Morris, Gouverneur, will of, 409.
Mother, bequest of, by Eudamidas, 11;
pathetic affection of a, 148.
Mother Hubbard’s Dog, will of, 62.
Mountain, Robert Louis Stevenson’s desire to be buried on a, 233.
Mourning, provided by Lady Hungerford for her family, 32;
opposition to, 127, 154, 155, 173;
desire for, 155.
Music, at funeral of Cortusio to be light and joyful, 140.
Mustaches, antipathy to wearing of, 87, 161.
Mutual Wills, danger in, 85.

Name, bequests by John Nicholson to poor of same, 112;
bequest designed to perpetuate a, 169;
eccentric will of a Frenchman regarding, 178.
Napoleon, will of, formerly at Doctors’ Commons, xiii;
restored to French nation, xiii;
will of, 277-279.
Nash, Ezekiel, bequest for bread for poor, 116;
a memorial of his gratitude to God, 116.
National Debt, bequest for paying, of England and France, 228.
Nelson, Horatio, Lord, will of, xiii, 280, 281.
Newborough, Lord, curious provision in will of, regarding reinterment, 132.
Newspaper reading, enjoined by Vienna banker in bequest to nephew, 161.
New York Press Club, bequest to, by William J. Haskett, 186.
Nicholas’s “Testamenta Vetusta,” contains wills of many sovereigns, 43.
Nicholson, John, bequests to poor of same name, 112.
Nightingale, Florence, her body left for dissection, 177;
will of, 281-289.
Noah, said to have left a will, xii;
reputed will of, 10.
Nobel, Alfred Bernard, will of, establishing the Nobel Prizes, 229.
Nobel Prizes, foundation of, 229.
Noitier’s will, in “The Count of Monte Cristo,” 51.
Norman Conquest, wills known in England before the, xii.
Normandy, Duke of (Richard-sans-Peur), desired the utmost simplicity in his burial, 152.
North, Robert, his thankfulness to God, as expressed in his will, 200-202.
North American Review, editorial on wills, 1.
Northumberland, Duchess of, desired no autopsy, 132.
Nose, bequest to Miss B., in admiration of her adorable, 158.
Note-book, will of John D. Potter written in an old, 220.
Nouilles, Countess Anna Maria Helena de, peculiar stipulations in will of, 103.
Novelist, Wills of the, 51-62;
the Green Bag on, 51.
Nuns, how a sick traveller imposed on the, of Auxerre, 171.
Nye, Phoebe Deliah, provides for chloroforming her favorite dog, 97;
establishes drinking fountains in St. Louis for animals, 97.

Obelisk, to be buried in the shadow of an, 134.
Offe, Robert, kindness to widow enjoined by, 83.
O’Kelly, Pat, will of, in rhyme, 68.
Oldest Written Will, the, 12.
Oldfield, Anna, original of “Miss Nancy,” 219.
Olivia, will of, in “Twelfth Night,” 56.
Olonne, Duchesse D’, eccentric will of, 149;
exacting requirements regarding funeral of, 149, 150;
her servants exiled, 150.
Opera, heir of Stanislas Poltzmarz must appear in, 184.
Oral bequests, Biblical tradition of, 11.
Oral will, probably delivered on deathbed, 13.
Original will, an, 87.
“Orley Farm,” the will in, 52;
forgery of codicil to, 52;
widow convicted of perjury, 53.
Ostentatious will, of Matthew Wall, 174.
Oxford University, scholarships established at, by Cecil John Rhodes, 295.

Palmerston, Lady, tribute to husband in will of, 89.
Paper-knives, Charles Asselineau’s unique collection of, 163.
Parker, John, will of, 86.
Parker, William, kindness to widow enjoined by, 83.
Parren, Ellen Elizabeth, her obsequies of a bright character, 153;
a unique funeral cortège, 154.
Parrot, life of, depends on contest of will, 92;
annuity for, 92, 93;
must have handsome cage, 93.
Pastor, a certain, debarred from preaching in testator’s church, 220.
Pathetic will, 82;
of entombed miners, 237-239.
Paupers, bequest to most indigent, 111.
Peabody, George, philanthropy of, 409, 410;
will of, 410.
Peas, devise to provide white, for poor, 122.
Pedler and his Dog, A, statue of, 167;
ownership of Pedler’s Acre contingent on preservation of, 167.
Pedler’s Acre, contingent on preservation of a statue, 167.
Pegati, Joe, the will of an entombed miner, 237, 238.
Pelham, Sir William, will of, 40;
sermons to be preached for, 40.
Pembroke, Philip, Earl of, will of, 289-291.
Pembroke, William, Earl of, his widow must not remarry, 228.
Penn, William, will of, 291-293.
Peoples Pulpit, the, quotation from, 90.
Pepys, Samuel, will of, 294.
Pepysian Library, the, 294.
Perpetuities, rule against, 3.
Perpetuity, a gift in, 35.
Perram, John, bequest for a marriage portion with conditions, 175;
contingent bequest for horse-racing, 176.
Perren, Madame Veuve, bequest to Marseilles for hospital for dogs and horses, 97.
Petrarch, will of, 26;
selects place of burial, 27;
bequest to Boccaccio, 27.
Petrie, William M. P., discovers oldest written will, 12.
Pette, Reginald atte, an early bequest for church improvements, 162.
Pew, use of a, exchanged for sealskin sack, 219.
Philadelphia, Penn., benefited by the will of Benjamin Franklin, 370, 371;
by the will of Stephen Girard, 373-375.
Phonograph, voice of William Faxon reproduced at his funeral by, 226.
Pierre II., Duke of Brittany, bequest for masses, 133.
Piers Plowman, see “Vision of Piers Plowman.”
Pig, will of a, 21.
Pigs, singular bequest for prizes for riding, 102.
“Pincher,” Lord Eldon’s dog, receives annuity, 96;
painted by Landseer, 96.
Pinedo, the Portuguese Jew, munificent bequests in will of, 104.
Pinero, Arthur W., will in “Iris,” 54;
“The Thunderbolt” based on a will, 55.
Piper, Mary Thomas, bequeaths his funeral expenses to nephew, 124.
Pipes, the “King of Smokers’” collection of, 200;
bequests of, 200.
Pitt, Rev. Mr., bequest for bread for poor, 118.
Pitt, William, will of, xiii.
“Plain English,” use of, in will of Daniel Martinett, 165.
Plan, general, for making a will, 5.
Plato, will of, 14.
Playing cards, directions that a pack be placed in the coffin, 128.
Pocket, will in the, of an old dress, 216.
Poet, will of the pardoned, 246, 247.
Poetry or Rhyme, Wills in, 49-72.
Police Station, generous bequest to a, 158.
Polk, James K., will of, 411, 412.
Poltzmarz, Stanislas, stipulation that his heir must appear in opera, 184.
Poor, at burial of Sir Walter Manney to receive one penny, 29.
Poor man, quotation on a, 215.
Pope, Alexander, satire on Eustace Budgell, 58.
Porter, Edmund, devise for milk for poor, 122;
since commuted for bread, 122.
Portrait, of favorite brother to be placed in coffin, 140.
Potter, John D., his will written in an old note-book, 220.
Powder Plot, bequest for sermon on deliverance from, 174.
Powell, Byrd, bequest of his skull to a pupil, 136.
“Practical Suggestions for Writing Wills,” by John M. Gest, in American Law Register, 205.
Praslin, Duchesse de, will of, 81.
Prayer, widow to spend life in, 81.
Primitive Belief, A, regarding the spirit, 122.
Prisoners, bequest for exhortation to condemned, in Newgate, 245.
Prison Mirror, will of the pardoned poet “Anglicus,” 246, 247.
Probates, R. B. Tappan, his own will, 247.
Profanity, a bar to inheritance, 189.
Property rights of women, 75-78.
Prophet’s Beard Case, The, sensation caused by, 184.
Puck, humorous will suggested by, 220, 221.
Pullman, George M., will of, 412, 413.
Pym, William, will of, 87.

Questions, claimant of estate must answer thirty, 236.

R., Mr., fear of being buried alive and precautions against, 130.
Rabelais, will of, 43.
Radier’s, “Recréations Historiques,” mentions will of Lodovico Cortusio, 140.
Raisins, bequest for, to boys of Christ’s Hospital, 118.
Ralli, Theodore James, bequests to art institutions, 126;
wanted no mourning, 127.
Randall, Robert Richard, founder of the “Sailors’ Snug Harbor,” 218.
Randall, Samuel J., small estate of, 218.
Randolph, John, will of, 413-420.
Ranke, Leopold von, researches regarding Luther’s will, 42.
Reading of will, stipulation regarding, 104.
Recipes, eccentric Frenchman desired new cooking, 156.
Redding, Maria, curious instructions in will of, 149;
an economical provision, 149.
Redman, John, peculiar will of, 136;
a deep grave, 136;
codicil to will of, 137;
wine for his executors, 137.
Reed, John, bequest of his skull to the “properties” of Walnut Street Theatre (Philadelphia), 136;
to represent the skull of “Yorick,” 136.
Registry of Wills, London, wills of famous personages in, xiii.
Registry of Wills, Washington, contains wills of famous Americans, xiii.
Religious bequests, restrictions on, in United States, 216.
Remarriage, of husband, forbidden, 228.
Remarriage, of widow, restrictions on, 5, 15, 54, 228.
Remsen, Daniel S., comments on making of wills, 2.
Residuary legatees, Mr. George makes imaginary children, 160.
Revenge, will made in, 81.
Revere, Paul, will of, 420, 421.
Rhodes, Cecil John, directs that he be buried in the Mattopo Hills, 233;
will of, 294-296.
Rhyme, Wills in, 49-72.
Ricard, Fortune, will of, 228;
the five funds established by, 228.
Richard-sans-Peur, see Normandy, Duke of.
Richardson, Mary, an important word omitted in will of, 190.
Richelieu, Cardinal, will of, 296-302;
the extravagance and pompousness of, 297;
his library, 300.
Riedel, Robert, a veteran’s bequest to his old comrades, 123.
Rigid conditions, in bequest to poor, 112.
Rings, bequeathed by Izaak Walton, 319.
Roe, T. P., provides by will for her pet dog, 95.
Roman Law, origin of testamentary disposition in, xii, 2.
Romans, will-making invention of, 2.
Roman Wills, sealing of, xii.
Rose, yearly tribute of one red, 233.
Rosebery, Lord, address on Byron, xi.
Rosière of Puteaux, establishment of, 114;
first beneficiary of, 114.
Rousseau, Jean Jacques, will of, 302-304.
Ruffell, William, will of, in rhyme, 68.

Sacrilegious Will, in rhyme, 68.
Sage, Russell, will of, 422, 423.
Saguma, Lieutenant, letter of, written in destroyed submarine, 236, 237.
“Sailors’ Snug Harbor,” founded by Robert Richard Randall, 218.
St. Jerome, mentions the will of a pig, 20.
St. Leonards, Lord, will of, 304, 305.
St. Louis Times, the, comments on the “Two-hundred-dollar Husband,” 79.
St. Patrick’s Hospital, provided for, in Swift’s will, 311.
Saints, desired the company of the, 132.
Saladin, will of, 21.
Salter, John, Sir, a salutation required by, 158.
Salutation, a yearly, required by Sir John Salter, 158.
Sand, George, her curiosity regarding a mysterious packet, 242;
its result, 242, 243.
Sandwich, Dowager Countess of, desired no display at her funeral, 149.
Sarcastic Will, of a British sailor, 80;
of Edward Wortley Montagu, 175.
Sargeant, J., his bequests contingent on early rising and temperance, 180.
Satirical will, of Rabelais, 43.
Say, Maud De, her request for a simple burial, 148.
Scardeon’s “Vies des Jurisconsultes de Padoue,” mention will of Lodovico Cortusio, 140.
Scarron, Paul, will of, in verse, 63.
Scenery, Lord Camelford desired beautiful, 152.
Scholarships, established by Cecil John Rhodes, 295.
Schumann, Carl, directs that his body be cremated and his ashes tossed to the winds, 127.
Sealskin sack, use of a pew exchanged for a, 219.
Sennacherib, will of, 13.
Sermon, will of Elias Boudinot contained a lengthy, 192.
Sermons, twenty to be preached for Sir William Pelham, 40;
devise for the preaching of, 109.
Servant, unfortunate result of beneficiary marrying a domestic, 183.
Shakespeare, William, will of, xiii, 305-309;
Olivia’s will in “Twelfth Night,” 56;
will of Portia’s father in “Merchant of Venice,” 56.
Shelley, Phillip, devise for benefit of maimed soldiers, 107.
Sherman, John, will of, 424-427.
Shirt, mentioned in will of Saladin, 22.
Silhouette, Etienne, will of, 309;
history of, 309.
Silhouette, origin of the word, 309.
Sixpences, peculiar bequest of, 139.
Skulls, various bequests of, 135, 136.
Slavery, release from, by will, 14, 15, 16.
Slaves, clauses in will concerning:
in will of Henry Clay, 345, 347;
in will of Patrick Henry, 383;
in will of Andrew Jackson, 393;
in will of Thomas Jefferson, 400;
in will of R. E. Lee, 402;
in will of James Madison, 406;
in will of Chief Justice Marshall, 408;
in will of John Randolph, 414-416;
in will of George Washington, 440;
in will of Mary Washington, 447, 448.
Smee, W. R., his will disallowed, 190;
his delusion that he was the son of a king, 190.
Smiles, bequest to young lady who, so sweetly, 158.
Smith, George T., the three-word will of, held invalid, 169.
Smithers, his brief will in rhyme, 62.
Smithson, James, his foundation of the Smithsonian Institution, 218.
Smithsonian Institution, foundation of, 218.
Smoking, wonderful record of Mr. Klaës in, 200.
Snuff, bequest for, for poor, 116.
Soldiers, devise for benefit of maimed, 107.
Solon, said to have introduced wills in Greece, xii.
South, Sir James, annuity for favorite dog, 98.
Spackman, Thomas, bequest to poor who attend church on stated days, 111.
Spanish Armada, see Armada, The Spanish.
Spirit will, of W. H. Crowell, 172.
Spiteful wills, 229, 230.
Stafford, England, in Izaak Walton’s will, 318.
Stafford, Henry, Earl of, will of, 85;
unhappy marriage of, 85.
Standish, Myles, will of, 427, 428.
Stanford, Jane Lathrop, will of, 427, 428.
Starkey, John, tribute to wife in will of, 82.
Staverton, George, provides by will for bull-baiting, 110;
since discontinued, 111.
Steinberg, Adolph, will of, in mysterious trunk, 173.
Stephens, Alexander, will of, 429-431.
Stevenson, Robert Louis, will of Dr. Jekyll, 52;
the directions for his burial, 233;
his epitaph, 233.
Steward, testator’s opinion of his, 87.
Stiegel, Heinrich Wilhelm, unique rental for a church lot, 233.
Stock, Ottilie, will of, 92;
contest over, 92.
Stow, John Hylett, his bequest of the picture of a viper, 180;
the suit for libel which resulted, 181.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, will of, 431, 432.
“Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” will of Dr. Jekyll, 52.
Stray Dogs, annuity for benefit of, 98.
Striewe, Sophia, peculiar clause in will of, 232.
Study, restrictions on hours of, 103.
Submarine, letter written in destroyed Japanese, 236, 237.
Sugden, the Honorable Miss Charlotte, daughter of Lord St. Leonards, 304.
Sun, The (New York), account of an unusual marriage, 78.
“Sunnyside,” Washington Irving’s estate, 391, 392.
Swift, Jonathan, will of, 309-313.
Swinburne, Henry, author of “A briefe Treatise of Testaments and Last Willes,” 215;
story told by, 215.
Symonds, Peter, bequest to boys of Christ’s Hospital, for raisins, 118.

“Table Talk or Original Essays,” Hazlitt on will making in, 49-51.
Tacitus, mentions wills, xii.
Tageblatt, the, account of a peculiar provision for beer, 106.
Tapley, Valentine, his pride in his whiskers, 156;
a strong tomb to protect, 156.
Tappan, R. B., probates his own will, 247, 248.
Tassoni, Alessandro, will of, 47, 48.
Tatler, the, will of Nicholas Gimcrack in, 56.
Taylor, William, bequest for Christmas dinner to almshouse women, 116.
Teacher, vocation of, ennobled by Louis Agassiz, 198.
Teeth, fund created to care for, of Boston (Mass.) school children, 232.
Telemachus, will of, cited by Homer, 11.
Temperance, bequests contingent on, 180.
Terral, E. Y., provides for no funeral services and a simple burial, 128.
“Testamenta Vetusta,” ii, will of Robert Fabyan, 145.
Testamentary and kindred miscellany, 203-248.
Testamentary capacity, 203-205.
Testators, Charles Dickens’s views on elderly, 243.
Thake, John, bequest for fish for poor in Lent, 120.
Theatrical Woman’s League, the, 397.
Three-word will, not valid, 169.
“Thunderbolt, The,” by Pinero, based on a will, 55.
Tilden, Samuel J., will of, 433.