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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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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    Richmont fower pounds.” Edmund Scampion “my brother” remission of debt. “ To everie one of my apprentices being in my service with me at the tyme of my decease fortie shillings so that they well and truelye serve my executrix duringe the terme of their apprenticeship].” “To the cumpanie of Stacioners fortie shillings.” “ My minde and will is that all my bookes and other goodes shalbe praifed by John Cawood, Richard Iugge, Iohn Waley and Anthonie Smithe. And to thentente that they shall take paines to peruse and over looke my bookes particularlie and to praise them indifferentlie as they are in valewe, I give unto everie of them for their paines therein taking fortie shillings, And I will that my executrix shall finde them meate and drinke during all the time that they shall take paines aboute the saide praise- mente.” Residue divided amongst wife and children. Executrix : Elizabeth Toye “ my wife.” Overseers : Humphrey Toye “ my brother,” and Thomas Woddall “ my brother in la we.” Witnesses : Reinolde Woolf, John Cawood, John Waley, Anthonie Bonde. [.P.C.C'. 41. More.] (1) . See her will in this volume. (2) . Took up his freedom, nth March 155^- Arber. Vol. I, p. Jl. (3) . This looks as if he were a Shropshire man. WILLIAM BONHAM (1542-1557). The King’s Arms, St. Paul’s Churchyard. The Red Lion, St. Paul’s Churchyard. Succeeded by William Norton. Dated July 4th, 1557. Proved 27th September, 1557. Testator to be buried in the parish church of All Saints, Colchester. Bequests : To Margery “wife” his lands at Cliff in Kent, and after her death to Joane or Johane daughter, wife of William Norton1 of London, stationer. John, son, five pounds. Alice, daughter, wife of Richard Savage of London, grocer, lands and tenements in the parish of St. Olave’s (?) London. John,