It is frankly, incurably romantic. Sir. Peter
Warren's estates, or part of them, were sold off in parcels by the
fine old custom of dice-throwing. Here is the official record of that
episode, by the bye:
"In pursuance of the powers given in the said antenuptial
deeds the trustees therein named, on March 31, 1787, agreed
upon a partition of the said lands, which agreement was with
the approbation and consent of the cestui que trusts, to
wit: Earl and Lady Abingdon, and Charles Fitsroy and Ann his
wife, the said Susannah Skinner the second not then having
arrived at age. In making the partition, the premises were
divided into three parts on a survey made thereof and marked
A, B and C; and it was agreed that such partition should be
made by each of the trustees naming a person to throw dice
for and in behalf of their respective cestui que trusts, and
that the person who should throw the highest number should
have parcel A; the one who should throw the next highest
number parcel B; and the one who should throw the lowest
number, parcel C,--for the persons whom they respectively
represented; and the premises were partitioned accordingly.
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