ter payments of
all specific Legacies and of all my debts and other obligations is to
become his absolute property to be dealt with or disposed of as he
may desire. The following are the conditions.
"1. He is to accept provisionally by letter addressed to my
Executors a sum of nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand pounds
sterling free of all Duties Taxes or other imposts. This he will
hold for a period of six months from the date of the Reading of my
Last Will and have user of the accruements thereto calculated at the
rate of ten per centum per annum which amount he shall under no
circumstances be required to replace. At the end of said six months
he must express in writing directed to the Executors of my Will his
acceptance or refusal of the other conditions herein to follow. But
if he may so choose he shall be free to declare in writing to the
Executors within one week from the time of the Reading of the Will
his wish to accept or to withdraw altogether from the responsibility
of this Trust. In case of withdrawal he is to retain absolutely and
for his own use the above-mentioned sum of nine hundred and
ninety-nine thousand pounds sterling free of all Duties Taxes and
imposts whatsoever making with the specific bequest of one thousand
pounds a clear sum of one million pounds sterling free of all
imposts. And he will from the moment of the delivery of such written
withdrawal cease to have any right or interest whatsoever in the
further disposition of my estate under this instrument. Should such
written withdrawal be received by my Executors they shall have
possession of such residue of my estate as shall remain after the
payment of the above sum of nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand
pounds sterling and the payment of all Duties Taxes assessments or
Imposts as may be entailed by law by its conveyance to the said
Rupert Sent Leger and these my Executors shall hold the same for the
further disposal of it according to the instructions given in the
letter marked C and which is also an integral part of my Last Will
and Testament.
"2. If at or before the expiration of the six months above-mentioned
the said Rupert Sent Leger shall have accepted the further conditions
herein stated, he is to have user of the entire income produced by
such residue of my estate the said inc
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