▁ 1 6 7 1 , ▁described ▁by ▁Ray ▁as ▁" ter t ian ▁ag ue " ▁( mal aria ), ▁and ▁the ▁additional ▁physical ▁and ▁financial ▁dem ands ▁occasion ed ▁by ▁having ▁to ▁defend ▁a ▁bitter ly ▁disput ed ▁inheritance ▁put ▁him ▁under ▁more ▁stra in . ▁On ▁ 3 ▁June ▁ 1 6 7 2 ▁he ▁became ▁seriously ▁ill ▁again , ▁and ▁signed ▁his ▁will ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁June , ▁dis bar ring ▁any ▁Catholic ▁descend ants ▁from ▁inher iting . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 3 ▁July . ▁The ▁immediate ▁cause ▁of ▁death ▁was ▁ple ur isy , ▁probably ▁related ▁to ▁p neum onia . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁St . ▁John ▁the ▁Bapt ist ▁parish ▁church , ▁Middle ton , ▁with ▁Ray , ▁Ski pp on ▁and ▁Jess op ▁present ▁with ▁the ▁family ▁at ▁the ▁inter ment . ▁The ▁church ▁contains ▁a ▁large ▁mem orial ▁comm emor ating ▁Francis , ▁his ▁parents , ▁Francis ▁senior ▁and ▁Cass andra , ▁and ▁his ▁son , ▁also ▁Francis ; ▁this ▁was ▁ere cted ▁by ▁his ▁second ▁son , ▁Thomas . ▁ ▁Sub ject s ▁of ▁his ▁studies ▁▁ ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁friend , ▁John ▁Ray ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁execut ors ▁of ▁Will ugh by ' s ▁will , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁left ▁the ▁sum ▁of ▁£ 6 0 ▁a ▁year ▁for ▁life . ▁He ▁saw ▁it ▁as ▁his ▁duty ▁to ▁complete ▁and ▁publish ▁his ▁colle ague ' s ▁work ▁on ▁animals . ▁ ▁Bird s ▁Will ugh by