#mastering faith in grafton park

[exhalereleased]

While I adore the film noir star I was, now I prefer the softer touch of basic browns and fluffy pinks, the unexpurgated grace of greens, the flare of reds,

“Mastering Faith in Grafton Park” from American Cool by George Drew

[bluestangel]

While I adore the film noir star I was, now I prefer the softer touch of basic browns and fluffy pinks, the unexpurgated grace of greens, the flare of reds,

“Mastering Faith in Grafton Park” from American Cool by George Drew

[grahamgore]

the will of thomas blanky

Torture #2: Electric Boogaloo? Now with more uncertainty! Check below the transcription (read more) for (#) explanations, etc., same as before. All mistakes are my own.

Source: Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers. 

Once again all the thanks to @thomasblanky​ for providing the ogs. 

(Edited: fixed missing words. Edit credit goes to @littlestlieutenant!)

In the Name of God Amen

Thomas Blanky, Acting Master of her Majestys Ship the Terror, being in bodily health and of sound and disposing mind and memory and consider-ing the perils and dangers of the seas and other uncertainties of this transi-tory life, do for avoiding controversies after my decease, make publish and declare this my last will and Testament in manner following that is to say first I recommend my soul to God that gave it and my body I commit to the earth or sea as it shall please God to order, and as for and concerning all my worldly estate I give bequeath and dispose thereof as followeth, that is to say all pay, half pay, prize money, bounty money, effects, wages, sums and sums of money, lands, tenements, goods, chattels and estate whatsoever which be anyways due owning to or belonging onto me at the time of my decease, I do give, devise and bequeath the same unto my beloved Wife Mrs Esther Blankyresiding at Nr 4 Grafton Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, and I do hereby n-ominate and appoint Thomas Stilwell, John Gilliam Stilwell and Thomas Stilwell the Younger of Arundel Street, London, and my said wife Mrs Esther Blanky, Executors of this, my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former and other wills, testaments and deeds of gifts by me at any time heretofore made, And I do ordain and ratify these presents to stand and be-for and as my only last will and testament in witness whereof to this my said will. I have set my hand and seal the thirteenth day of may in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty five and in the eight year of the reign of our sovereign, Lady Victoria, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith and so forth. _ Thos Blanky, [..](1), _ signed, sealed, published and declared. In the testator the said Thomas Blanky, in the presence of us present at the same time, who in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed [page break] our names as witnesses, Edward Little, Lieutenant H.M.S. Terror _ R. Thomas, Mate of [Ditto](2) 

Proved at London the 3rd June 1845, before the Worshipful William Calverley Curteis, doctor of Laws and Surrogate by the Oath of Esther Blanky, widow, the relict and of the surviving executors to whom [Administration] was granted having been first sworn only to administer power reserved of making the like grant to John Gilliam Stilwell and Thomas Stilwell, heretofore the Younger, the other surviving Executors when they shall apply for the same.

[…] […](3) October 19th, 1853.

(1): Unreadable capital letter, possibly 2. (2): [Ditto] is written Do (o in superscript). R. Thomas was mistranscribed as A. Thomas before edit. (3): two words, below the will. likely an anecdote by the register writer. [Administration]: like in Goodsir’s will, an acronym, ‘administration’ gotten from an example will. Words written like ‘consider-ing’ mean the line break was in the middle of the word.

[bluestangel]

While I adore the film noir star I was, now I prefer ... an actual fleshly touch in real time.

“Mastering Faith in Grafton Park” from American Cool by George Drew