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Henry THRALE 1781 will

them shall at any time or times hereinafter happen to die or decide to be discharged from the aforesaid trust then and so it shall and may be lawful to and for the remaining or other or others of the said trustees by any deed or writing under their respective hands from time to time and as often as by the death or resignation of the said trustees or any of them it shall become necessary or contingent to nominate and appoint such other person or persons to be a trustee or trustees to act in the aforesaid trusts in the stead or place of the trustee or trustees so dying or requesting to be discharged and when either of the present trustees shall desire to be discharged from the aforesaid trusts it shall and may be lawful to and for him or them to resign release assign and extinguish his and their trust state and interest in the said several premises sums of money stock funds and securities to the other trustee or trustees and every new trustee to become interested in the premises together with the former trustees the existing shall in the moment have full power and authority as often as it shall be necessary or requisite to nominate and appoint any other person or persons to succeed in the aforesaid trusts and stand and be a trustee or trustees for the purposes aforesaid in the stead or place of any formertrustee or trustees so dying or desiring to be discharged from the aforesaid trusts And I do direct that from and after every such nomination and appointment all such forth deeds matters and things shall be done executed and performed as shall be necessary or advisable for visiting the said several premises sums of money stocks, funds and securities as well in the said remaining trustee and trustees as in the new trustee and trustees to be appointed as aforesaid so that such remaining trustee and trustees may together with such new trustee or trustees become jointly seized and possessed of or interested in the same several premises sums of money stock funds and securities to the several uses upon the several trusts for the several intents and purposes and subject to the several powers hereinbefore mentioned of and concerning the same respectively or such of them as shal then be existing undetermined or capable of taking effort or as near thereto as may be And my will further is that my said trustees shall not be answerable or accountable for the others or other of them or for the acts deeds receipts or payments of the other or others of them but each only for his own acts deeds receipts and payments And that they my said trustees shall and may at all times deduct and retain and reimburse themselves respectively by and out of the respective trust premises all such costs charges and expenses as they shall respectively bear pay or sustain by virtue of the trusts hereby imposed in them or the execution thereof or any part thereof or otherwise howsoever relating thereto And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my said wife guardian of all my said children And I do also nominate

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