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hervart and gouverney.
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Memorandum or Codicil annexed to my Will, and making part thereof, containing a list of the precious stones and other jewells, silver plate, and moveables bequeathed to my grandson, Charles de La Tour, Marquis de Gouvernet.

  1. One string of fourscore and eight round pearls, weighing six grains and three-quarters each.
  2. One string of threescore and two round pearls, weighing eleven grains each.
  3. One string of threescore and twelve round pearls, weighing five grains each.
  4. One string of threescore and fifteen round pearls, weighing four grains and three-quarters each.
  5. One string of threescore and nine round pearls, weighing four grains and a half each.
  6. Thirty-four brilliant diamonds.
  7. Eight brilliant diamonds.
  8. Thirteen emeralds.
  9. Two diamonds in shape of a heart.
  10. Two facet[1] diamonds.
  11. Two pearl drops, weighing two hundred and eight grains.
  12. Two pearl drops, weighing one hundred and seventy-two grains.
  13. Two pearl drops, weighing one hundred and ninety-six grains.
  14. Two round pearl buttons, weighing one hundred and twenty grains.
  15. One flat diamond, set in a locket ring over the hair of my Lady Eland.
  16. One square half-brilliant diamond.
  17. One oriental topaz ring.
  18. Four middling saphyrs and one German topaz.
  19. Two emerald drops.
  20. One crotchett of tenn small diamonds.
  21. One gold tweeser-case, with chain and furniture of the same.
  22. Two gold goblets.
  23. Two tortoiseshell snuff-boxes, set in gold.
  24. One shagreen case, studded with gold, with the knife, spoon, and fork of the same.
  25. Two gold snuff-boxes.
  26. One shagreen pocket-book, set with twenty-four diamonds, besides that on the pencil, which is larger.
  27. One gold pen, with my seal at one end, and my cypher at the other.
  28. One etney and snuff-box of steel.
  29. Three small gold coffee-spoons.
  30. One small calico bed, three foot wide, and eight foot high, for the country, being stitched with coloured flowers, with five armed chairs of the same.
  31. One suit of chamber hangings of cloath, painted with Indian figures, nine pieces, seven foot high.
  32. One other suit of chamber hangings of cloath, painted in the Indias, drawn in porticoes, eleven in number, seven foot high, very old.
  33. One suit of chamber hangings of white damask, pillows of coloured stuff fixed thereon.
  34. One blew gause Indian bed, worked with gold straw work, eight pieces of tapestry, and tenn chairs of the same, all very old.
  35. A furniture of Indian damask of four colours, with the bed, four foot wide, the door curtains, the window curtains, and chairs of the same, all very old.
  36. Two taggs of diamonds.
  37. One bundle of borders of old gold and silver brecard, with coloured flowers embroidered thereon.
  38. Two tapestry armed chairs.
  39. Four pieces of blew damask hangings, with borders of cross stitch, and three chairs.
  40. Nine chairs of tent stitch, the ground of gold colour.
  41. Two couches; the ground violet, with figures.
  42. Bottoms of Hungarian Irish stitch chairs, and two door curtains.
  43. Two large Marselian quilts, and one Indian quilt, stitched in colour.
  44. One Indian quilt, stitched with yellow silk, basses and pillows of the same, all old.
  45. Two satten quilts.
  46. One large Indian lackerd cabinet, with figures.
  47. One small Indian lackerd cabinet, with figures.
  48. Two Indian Lackered boards, with varnished boxes, and plates.
  49. One table of Calambour-wood, which encloses a Toylett of the same wood, ornamented with gold, containing two dressing boxes and looking glass, one pinn cusheon, one powder box, and two brushes of the same.
  50. Two ditto cabinets upon Tables of the same.
  51. One Indian quilt, stitched with coloured flowers.
  52. Six pieces of Tent stitch, with figures.
  53. One cloath bed, worked on boath sides, containing twelve pieces.
  1. Diamand taillé en facette — Boyer.