Aleister Crowley

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Name Alias: Edward Alexander Crowley
THIS IS THE LAST WILL of me EDWARD ALEXANDER CROWLEY commonly known as Aleister of 'Netherwood' The Ridge Hastings Sussex
England.
I HEREBY REVOKE all wills and testamentary dispositions at any time heretofore made by me.
I DIRECT that my executors shall ascertain as they may think fit beyond all possibility of error the fact of my death.
I DESIRE that on my decease my body shall be cremated and that my ashes should be preserved in a casket together with my seal ring and
entrusted to the Grand Treasurer of the Ordo Templi Orientis.
I APPOINT Karl Johannes Germer of 260 West 72nd Street New York City, Lady Frieda Harris the wife of Sir Percy Harris of 3 Devonshire
Terrace Marylebone High Street London W.1. and Lousie Umfraville Wilkinson, doctor of Letters whose address is care of Westminister Bank
limited Shaftesbury Avenue London W.C.1. to be the Executors of this my will (hereinafter referred to as my Executors) except for the
purposes property and effect (including copyrights) of and in connection with my profession of an author for which purposes property and
effects.
I APPOINT the said Louis Unfraville Wilkinson and John Symonds of 121 Delside road London W.C.3. the executors hereof (hereinafter
referred to as 'my literary executors')
I DIRECT my literary Executors to collect as soon as practicable after my death all my books, writings and effects of a literary nature
whatsoever and wheresoever including all such effects over which I may at the date of my death have any power of disposition or appointment
and
I GIVE AND BEQUEATH my books and writings and literary effects so collected to my literary Executors free of all death duties ON TRUST that
they shall hand the same to the Grand Treasurer General of the Ordo Templi Orientis (Order of the Temple of the East) at 260 West 72nd
Street New York City with a request that the collection shall be for the absolute use and benefit of said Order and
I DECLARE that the receipt of the Grand Treasurer General of the said Order shall be a sufficient discharge to my literary Executors subject
to the payment of my debts and funerary and testamentary expenses
I GIVE DEVISE BEQUEATH AND APPOINT all the rest residue and remainder of my property estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever
unto such of the Said Karl Johannes Germer, Lady Frieda Harris and Louis Unfraville Wilkinson as shall be living at the date of my death and
if more than one equally between them for their or his or her absolute benefit but with a request that they he or she will dispose of the same
amongst my faithful friends in accordance with any wishes expressed by me during my lifetime or set out in any memorandum written or signed
by me or left amongst my papers at my death but i declare that no such memorandum shall be deemed to form part of my Will nor shall the
foregoing expression of my wishes create any trust or legal obligation.
IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day of June one thousand nine hundred and forty seven.