Abstracts from the Wills of English printers and stationers : from 1492 to 1630 / by Henry R. Plomer.

  • Plomer, Henry R. (Henry Robert), 1856-1928.
Date:
1903
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Abstracts from the Wills of English printers and stationers : from 1492 to 1630 / by Henry R. Plomer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Bequests : One half of his estate to his children William, Margaret and Judith. John Kele1 “my brother, lease of the Long Shoppe in the Poultry under St. Mildred’s Church wall . . . and twenty poundes worth of ware [/.<?., books] ... at the comyng oute of his Apprentiship.” Richard Kele2 “my uncle fortie shillings.” Richard Lant2 “fourtie shillings” etc. Mark Norton grocer, “fourtie shillinges.” John Hunt, “fourtie shillings,” John Aldey3 “myne apprentice fyve pounds in wares.” Richard Adam,4 Thomas Cole, William Richardson, Edmund Hawley, apprentices, “fourtie shillings apiece in “ware.” “To the masters of my company [/.<?., the Stationers] fourtie shillinges.” To the poor of London, forty shillings a year for five years. To prisoners in the King’s Bench, Marshalsea, the Flyte [i.e., Fleet], Ludgate, Newgate and the two compters Bredstrete and the pultrey four pounds, thirteen shillings and fourpence to be divided equally. John Astill or Astell, ten pounds on condition of his taking possession of certain lands and messuages lately purchased by the testator of William Fraunce and to convey the same to his executors. [Situation of property not stated]. Robert Fryer to have the tuition of Judith. John Tull to have the tuition of William. Robert Toye to have the tuition of Margaret. Executors : Children William, Margaret and Judith. Overseers : Robert Toye, stationer5, John Tulle, draper, Robert Fryer and John Wetherell, goldsmiths. Witnesses : John Keyll, goldsmith, Thomas Aleyn, pewterer. Codicil : To Symond Ludford his phisicon, fourtie shillings. To Thomas Bolt, grocer, thirty shillings. Item, I wyll that Mr. Toye shall make free Thomas Myles his yeres being exspired. Witnesses: John Alday his servant, John Wetheryll, goldsmith, Robt. fryer, goldsmith, J. Tull, draper. Probate granted 19th October, 1552, to Robert Toye, etc., and afterwards in 1564 to the children. [/>. C. C. 2j. Powell.]