Wesley Corpus

Clarke, Trustees for all his books, pamphlets, and copyrights, for carrying on the work of God by Itinerant Preachers, according to the Deed of Declarationenrolled in the High Court of Chancery : But Dr. Coke being inAmerica at the time of Mr. Wesley's death, the Deed was suffered to lie dormant till his return. Thethree Executors then took the advice of two of the most eminent Counsellors in the king- dom, who informedthem, that the Deed was of a testamentarynature, andtherefore superseded the Will, with respect to the books, &c. The Deed wasthenpresented to the Judge of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, who received it as the third Codicil of Mr. Wesley's Will ; on which the three Executors delivered up their general Probate, and received a new one, limited to those particulars which were not mentioned in the Deed. At the same time a Probate was granted by the Court to the seven Trustees, constituting them Executors for all the books, pam- phlets, and copyrights, of which Mr. Wesley died possessed ; and empowering them to pay all his debts and legacies. "-EDIT. To all to whom these Presents shall come, JOHN WESLEY, late of Lincoln College, Oxford, but now of the City-Road, London, Clerk, sendeth greeting :- Whereas divers buildings, commonly called chapels, with a mes- suage and dwelling- house, or other appurtenances, to each of the same belonging, situate in various parts of Great Britain, have been given and conveyed, from time to time, by the said John Wesley, to certain persons and their heirs, in each of the said gifts and conveyances named ; which are enrolled in His Majesty's High Court of Chancery, upon the acknow- ledgment of the said John Wesley (pursuant to the Act of Parliament in thatcase made and provided) ; upon trust, that the Trustees in the said several Deeds respectively named, and the survivors of them, and their heirs and assigns, and the Trustees for the time being, to be elected as in the said Deeds is appointed, should permit and suffer the said John Wesley, and such other person and persons as he should for that purpose from time to time nominate and appoint, at all times during his life, at his will and pleasure to have and enjoy the free use and benefit of the said premises, that he