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Rev. Samuel Whiting. 15
and pas.tor, Rev. John Cotton, he gives portions
of his estate to his loving wife [sa&l; his
daughter JV[ar_,areL the wife of Richard Carter;
his son 7ames; his son yohn ; his daugh-
ter Audrey, wife of Robert Wright; and to
his son Samuel The part of his will which
relates to the latter is as follows : m
"Item. My will and meaning is, that my
executor, hereafter named, shall, out of the
profits of my whole estate, maintain and keep,
in such manner as he is now kept, my son
Samuel, at Cambridge until he shall be fit to
commence Master of Arts; and then if he, my
said son, will take that degree upon him, my
said executor, hereafter named, shall, out of
the said profits of my whole estate, bear the
ordinary charge thereof; and then I do give
unto my said son Samuel, when he hath taken
that degree upon him, the sum of one hundred
and twenty pounds."
The parish register of baptisms of St. Bo-
tolph contains the following entries of the baptisms
of the children of the testator; all of
whom are mentioned in the will, except the