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t h e H a rv a r d s He g i ve s t h e d a te o f b a pt i s m o f a Jo h n H a r vye ‘
w h o m he s ay s he b e l i eve s to b e t h e fou nder o f H a rv a r d Co l le g e b ut
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k n o w l e dg e o f i t s ee m s to h a ve b ee n o b t a i n e d fro m a per s o n to w h o m
M r W a ter s ha d m e n t i o n e d i t a s a di s cover y o f h i s o w n an d i t s
a ppropr i a t i o n b y M r R e n dl e w i t h out a ck n o w l e dg m e n t an d i t s pu b l i
c a t i o n i n t h i s m ann er w a s cert ai n ly a m o s t extr a or d i n a r y procee di n g
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St S a v i our s P a r i sh Sout h w a rk ; t h a t Jo h n s o n o f R i c h a r d w a s
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t h e pro o f i s pre s e n te d to u s b y M r W a ter s Co l C h e s ter a s w e
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Sout h w a rk S o t h a t M r R e n d l e o ffer s n ot h i n g n e w an d m ere l y
add s h i s b e l i e f to t h e i r s fo r w h i c h h e fa il s to o ffer ev i de n ce T h a t
Sout h w a rk w a s a fie l d fo r per s ecut i o n a n d t h ere fore i t s peop l e m u s t
ha ve b ee n re ady to e m i g r a te t o Ne w E n g l an d c a rr i e s n o w e i g h t fo r
t h ere w a s p er s ecut i o n i n ot h er p a rt s o f E n g l an d ; a n d i t w ou l d b e
d i ffi cu l t fo r M r R e n dl e or a n y ot h er i n ve s t i g a tor to s h o w t h a t m ore
p eop l e c am e to Ne w E n gl an d fo r re l i g i o n s s a ke fro m t he cou n t y o f
Surre y t h an fro m t h e cou n t i e s o f So m er s et D or s et or Wi l t s i n a ll
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n e a r t h e T o w er i n co M i dd l e s ex w h ere a fam i l y o f H a rv a r ds l i ve d
o r t h a t he w a s n ot t h e s o n o f R o b ert H a rvey a l i a s H a r v e r de o f
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which t he l orde hath len t m e d u ri n g e my life my will is m y w e l b e lo v e d
i fe sh all fu l li e and who lli e e n i o y i t wha t s o e u e r and t o g i ve un t o m y child
re n tha t t h e lorde hath s e n t m e whatso eve r i t pl e as e th h e r i n to wh o s e
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S t Ka t he r in s n e e re t h e To w er of L o nd o n b e s o u ld t o the best advan tage
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hi m o u t o f m y t wo dau g h t e rs p o r éé ns J an e and Alse
It I g iv e and b e
q u e a t he u nt o Tho m as Harward th e sonn e of Th o m as Harward m y lat e
husb a nd the s o me o f T e n n S hill in s It my w ill is and I b e q ue a t he un to
my fr e nd Ed m o nd S wettenha m o f East S m i t hfe ild t he s o me of ffo u r t y
S hi l li n ge s to m ak e hi m o n e g o uld r in e w i t ha ll to wear e for m
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m y last will and t e sta m e n te ; And I d o e appoin t e and desire my two l o v
in g e fr e mds R o bert E ve b a n ck e a nd Ed m ond S w e tten h a m my tw o o ver
s e ers o f this my will and I d oe g ive u n t o Robert E ve b a n c k for his pain e s
t w e n ty S hillin g s ;
The ma r ke of Ma r g a r e tt H a r wa r d
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tr o T h o m a Lan g ley C li Eo S urrogato venerabilis v iri do m ini Hen rici M ar
t en Milli t is leg u m do c t o ri s Curi e Prerogative C o n t u a ri e n s is Ma g i s t ri Cus
t o di s si ve C o m m i s s a r ii le g iti m e c o n s t i t u t i Nono d ie m e n sis S e p t e m b r is A h
n o D fi i Millesi mo s e x c e n t e s i mo v i c e s i m o quin to J u ra m e n t o T h o m e G oul
d a n N o t a r ii Publici P ro c u fi s Marg arete Har w ard fili e e t e xe c u t ri c i s in
bon o ru m i u s i u m e t
hu ffi o i Tes to n o m i n a t Cu i Co m m issa fui t A d m inistr a
cre d i toru m dEi d efu nct de b e n e e t fide li t A dm i ni s t ra fid e a d e m Ad sancta
9 1 Clark e
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AM E N Th e e i gh t and T we n tyt h daie of July
Ann o D hi on e T h ou sand six s hundred T w e n t i e five
i n t h e fli rst yere
of t h e B ai g n e of o ur S o ve ra ig n e lord Charles by the g race of Go d Kin ge
o f En glan d S cotland ffra u n c e and Irel and d efender of t he fait h & c I Robert
Har v ard of y p is h of S t Saviou rs in S o u thwa rke i n the C o u n t ie o f S urrey
B utcher bein g no t w ell i n body but sound i n m inde i n m e m ory ( la n d and
praise be e to a llm ight i e go d t h erefore ) doe m ake and o rda y n e t h is m y pre
sen t last will and Testa m en t i n m an ner an d for m e follo w in g t h at i s to sai e
fli rs t and prin cipally I bequeath and co m m en d m y soule in to th e han d s of
a l l m i ht
g y G o d trustin g t h rou gh his m ercie an d for th e m e r i tt s of his d eer e
S o n n e m y l ord an d Saviour Jesus C h ris t to haue fo rgi vn e s of all m y Sinnes
an d a fte r this life ended to b e e m ade p ta ke r o f life e u l a s t i nge i n th e k i ngdo m e
o f heave n A n d I wil l t h at m
y body bee decen tly and C h ristianly burie d i n
t h e p ish C h urch o f S t Saviours aforesai d afte r t h e discre tion of my e x e c u
t rix he re u n de rn a me d And as touc h in g t h at Te m porali estate of go ods and
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C ha t tl e s w he re w i t hath pleas e d go d of his g o o dn e s to blesse m y m inde
a n d w ill i s as
foll oweth v i z t I n p ri m i s I g i ve and bequeath u n to th e
p oo r e of t h e p is h of S S aviour aforesaid forty s h illin g s an d to b e e payd
a nd distributed accor d in g to t h e dis c re é é n of m y said Executr i x
Over
s ee rs h e reun d er m en tio ned Ite m I g ive and bequeath unto Joh n Harvard
my S on ne Two hundred p o un d s To bee pay d un to hi m wh en h e s ha lb e e
acc o m plish his a ge of one and T we n t i e yeres Ite m I g i ve
bequ e ath
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y Son ne the like so me of two h un d r e d pounds to
b e payd likewise un to hi m w h e n he s h all acco m pl is h h is a g e o f on e an d
Tw e n ty yer e s Ite m I g ive and bequeath un to Pete r Harvard my So nn e
the like s o me of T wo h undred pounds to b e e pay d lik e wi se u n to hi m w he n
he s h all acc o m plish his a ge of o n e and Twen ty y e res A nd if any of the m
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m y said t h ree sonnes depar t this life before hi s said p te an d p o r c é n shall
r o we du e to be e pay d by this m
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hi m de c e a s e i nge to t h e residue of t h e m S urvivin
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b e twix t t h e m or wholly to the S urvivo r yf t w o o f t h e m d ecease And i f i t
shal l happe n all my said t h ree Chil d re n to decease be fore t h ey shall ae co m
p li s h t he i r e s e ve ra l l ag es of twen ty a nd o n e yeres as aforesaid T h en an d i n
such case I g ive and b equeat h un to m y Cosin T h o m as Harvard an d h is
Ch i l d re n fli fty pound to bee pay d w i t h in t h ree m on eths n ext aft er t he de
cease o f t h e last C h ild Ite m I g i v e a n d b e queath un to Robert Harvard m y
g ods o n sone of m y said cosi n T h o m as Harvard Ten p o u n ds t o b e pay d un to
hi m w h e n he s h all acco m plish his a e of o ne and T w enty yeres All the res t
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y g oods and C ha t t l e s w h atsoever m y debts ( if any b e ) b e
in ge fi rs t payd a nd m y fu n e ra ll e x p e n c e s discha rge d I g ive and beq u eat h
u nt o Kat he rin H arv a rd m
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and m ak e full an d sol e E x e cut rix o f this my l as t will a n d Te s t ame n t And
i t is m y w il l t h at she e s h al l hau e t h e u s e of m y said Chil d ren s por 6é ns fo r
t he i r e educ a n and brin g in g u p un till th e sa m e sh all g ro w e due t o th e m
as aforesai d And I m ake and o rda y n e m y g ood n ei ghbour an d fri e nd M
Richard Yearwood Ci tizen
G rocer of L on d on and t he said T h o mas Har
vard m y Cosin Overs e ers o f t h is m y last w ill and Testa m en t de s i r e i n g the m
as m uch as i n the m s h all con sist an d l i e t o see the sa m e p fo rm e d accordin g
t o m y true inten t and m ean ein g herein declared And I g ive un to the m fo r
t h e i re paynes to bee take n i n seein g this my will perfo r m ed Twen ty shil
lin g s a peece t o m ak e the m rin gs for a re m e mbran c e Provided a l wa i e s
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I w ill an d o rda y n e h e r e by that my said e wife s h all w su fficien t S u e rt i e s
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w i n three m on et h s n ex t after my d e cease o r at least be for e shee s ha lb e
esp o used or m arried a ga yn e to a n y o ther en te r and beco m e bound i n the
s o fii e of o n e T h ousan d pounds u nto m y said T w o Overseers i f t h ey s ha l b e
both l i v e i n g o r to t h e S u rvivo r of t h e m i f ei ther o f the m s ha llb e e d eceased
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before bequeathed un to t h e m a c c o rdinge to m y true i n t e n t and m eanin g
h e rei n d eclare d and a t suc h t ym e o r ti mes as before is li m y t e d and s e t
d o w n e for t h e pay m e nt t h ereof I n w i t n e s whereof I th e sai d Robert Har
vard h au e to this m y p s e n t las t wil l and Testa m en t put my h and and S e a l s
th e daie and yere firs t abou e w ritten T h e m arke of th e said Robert Har
verd Sealed ackn owle d ged and d elivered by th e said R o bert H a rve rd
for and as h is l as t w ill an d Testa m en t th e daie an d yere firs t abou e writ te n
i n t he presen ce of R i o : San d on Scr Th e m r ke of Richard Rayn e r
P R O B AT U M F UIT Testa m en tu m s u p ra s c r ip t u m apu d London cora m m a g is
tr o T h o m a Lan gl ey C liEo Surro g ato ven erabil is viri D o m i n i Henrici Mar
te n m i li t i s l e gu m do c to r i s Curie Prero gative C a n t u a r i e n s i s m a gi s t r i Custo
dis sive C o rTi i s s a rii l t i fil e c o n s t i t u t i S e xto d ie m ensis Oc to b r i s An n o D fi i
m illesi m o s e x c e n t e s i m o v i c e s i mo q uin t o J u r a m e n t o K a t he ri n ae Harvard
R e li c t e d i o ti d efuncti e t e xe c u t ri c i s i n hu i u s m o di Tes t a m en to n o m i n at Cui
C o ffi i s s a fui t a d mi n i s t r a t & c d e b e n e e t fide li t e r ad m in istran d o eade m ad
1 1 1 Clark e
san cta dei E van gelia Jurat
J O H N E LLE T S O N citiz e n an d C OOp e l o f Lond o n 1 5 June 1 6 2 6 pr o v ed
t he last d ay of Jun e 1 6 2 6 To M W illia m Q uel ch clerk so m eti m es m i n
ister of S t C l aves i n Sout h wark s forty s h illin gs
to M Archer m in is t e r
o f S t Sav i o urs i n S o u t hwa rke t w en ty shillin gs w i th i n si x m on th s after m y
deceas e if they be t h en livin g To m y sister s so n S tep h en Hall B a c hi lo r of
Divinity a t Ca m bri d g e t w enty pounds t o be paid hi m within six m on ths
n e x t after m y decease To m y sister Eliz abet h Ri g ate full po wer and
authority t o disp o se of th e h ouse w h erein she n ow dwelleth fo r the ter m of
tw o years n ex t after her decease condi ti o nal ly that a pepper corn b e paid
yearly t he r e for e t o m y executrix T h e r e si d ue of the ter m of years u n e x
i
r e d of t h e said ho u se I w ill and bequeath unto m
y n ephe w Robert Ell e t
p
s o n s o n o f my late d e c e ased brother Robert Elletson h is e xecutors an d
assi g ns To m y aforesai d n ep h e w Robert all t h ose m y t w o m essuag es or
d w ellin g houses & c situate bein g i n t he liberties of East S m i t hfie ld i n
th e paris h o f S t B u t to lp h s Al gate t o hi m and to th e heirs of hi s bo d y l a w
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fully to be beg otten and for w an t of such i ssue t o h is brot h er IVilli a m
Elletson
t o the heirs of his body & c and fo r lack of s u c h issue t o
Georg e Ellets o n h is brother and to his heirs forever w hich h ouses I b o u gh t
and purc h ased of M r Norton g en tl e man An d m y will and m ind is that
m y l ov ing wi fe K a th er in e E ll e ts o nn e sh all ha ve h e r thirds o u t o f th e sa m e
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duri n g th e te r m o f h er n a t ural l ife I t e m I give and b e quea t h u n t o my
said l ovin g w ife Cat h erine Ell etso n an d her assi g ns d u rin g her n atural l ife
th e yearly s u m of t w elv e pounds of l a w ful m o ney o f En glan d to be paid
u n to her quarterly and t o be issuin g an d g oin g ou t o f al l an d sin g u l ar m y
l ands tene m ents and h eredi ta m en ts w h ats o ever lyin g and bein g i n t h e sev
er a l parishes o f Al ve rstoke an d Rown e r i n the Coun ty of South a m pto n
To m y sister i n l aw Mary Ell e tson and he r tw o dau gh ters Elizabe th
Ell e tson and Margare t Elletson and th e i r assi g ns duri n g th e n atural life
of m y said l o vin g w ife Cath e rin e El letson th e l ike yearly s u m of t w el ve
p o unds & c To m y n ephew Ge o rg e Ellets o n so n o f m y said bro th e r
R o bert al l that my m e ssua ge barns lands co m m on s & c called or known
by the n a m e o f He m e le ys situat e i n t he paris h of Al verst o ke ( w ith r e
m a in de r first t o Willia m t h en t o Rober t brothers o f the s a id Geor ge )
which aforesaid pre m ises I bou gh t an d purc h as e d of Tho m as R a b e n e t t
To n ephew Robert my m essuage & c si tua t e i n Brockhurst i n
m arin er
th e parish o f A l ve r s t o c k e and R o w n er & c ( w it h r e m ainder to his brothers
Willia m and G e org e & c ) which p re m ises I b o u gh t o f Robert Nokes o f
B ro ckh urst y e o m an To n eph e w Willia m m y m essuag e & c i n Newto n
i n th e parish o f Al v e rs to c ke & c ( w i th r e m ai nd e r t o Rober t and Georg e)
which pre m is e s I bou g h t o f m y bro th e r R o b e r t Elletson To Tho m as
E lle t so n so n o f An thony Elletson bo rn a t Lym e ho u s e i n th e paris h o f
S t epney th e s u m of ten poun d s to b e paid hi m at th e a ge of on e and t w e n ty
To Robert Wilson i n S o uth wark all such
y e ars if h e S hall be then l ivin g
s u m o r su m s o f m on ey w hic h h e o w et h m e upo n on e certai n obli g ation
c o ndi ti o nally that h e giv e un to M r Tho m as F oste r Baili ff of the Borou gh o f
S o uth w ark as a l e gacy and beques t fro m me th e s u m o f thre e pounds & c
wi thin th re e m on t h s n ext afte r m y decease and th r e e pounds m ore to th e
poor o f t he pari sh of S t Ola v e s w h ere h e is a parishione r & c & c To m y
kinswo m an Jane Me r r ic ke on e quarte r o r fourth part o f the good Bark call
e d th e Jane o f Gos p ort wi th the fourth par t o f th e t ac kle m un itio n and
app a rel ] w hich said Bark is i n par t n ership b e t we e n h e r husband Wal t e r
Me rri c ke and m yself And I g iv e and b e queat h to m y sister Mary Ell e t
s o n a nd her two dau hte rs th e other quarter or fourth par t of th e sa m e
g
Bark To m y sister Eliz ab e t h Byga t e w id o w twen ty p o unds yearly
e ve r y year durin g he r n atural l ife to be paid h er by fi ve pounds the quar
t e r o r w ith in on e and t w enty d ays afte r the quarte r day ou t of the tene m en ts
which I lately purc h ased by l e as e o f t he wife o f Ja m e s Turne r ho lde u by
the m asters bret hren and sisters o f S t Cath e rine s and w h ich is si tua te
a n d b e in
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g n the parish of All Sain t s Barki n n ear u n t o Tow e r Hill
my e ld e st broth er Georg e Elle tson d wellin g i n the C o un ty of Lan caste r
five shillin g s conditionally t hat he S hal l g ive to m y ex e cutrix a ge nera l a c
quit tance of all de m ands whatsoever fr o m the be g in nin g o f th e world un til
t h e day o f t he rece ip t of the sa m e l e gacy To m y br o the r \Vi l li a m Elle t
s o n d wellin g i n the said Co u n ty o f Lancas te r t e n shillin g s ( o n the s a m e
c o ndi ti o n ) To my sister Ag nes S tabl e s th e s u m o f twen ty s h illi ng s t o b e
paid he r upon lawful de mand T o m y sister Elle n To w e rs d w ellin g i n th e
Coun ty of Lancaster the s u m o f t wen ty s hillin g s ( upon l a w ful d e m an d ) I
absol utely releas e and d ischa rg e Richard Edwar d s d well in g at W h i te \Va l
t h a m i n t h e Coun ty of Berks of all s u m or s u m s of m oney w h ich h e o we th
m e a nd particularly o f o n e special ty o f thirty p o unds whic h I freely fo r iv e
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I tem I g ive un to m y s o n i n l aw Jo seph Knapp an d un t o A g nes his w ife
my k i nsw o ma n a ll t ha t my h o us e to et h er w it h m buildin s ya r ds a nd
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appur t e n ance s t h e r e un to bel o n g in g and t o hi s s o n J o h n Knap aft er his de
cease durin g t h e ter m of a l ease w h ich I t o o k of M r Joh n Jam es g en tl e m an
payin g t h e ren ts & c also the go o ds h ousehold stu ff & c i n and about t he
sai d house w hi c h is in thei r possessi on an d w hic h I l eft freely t o th e m at m y
co m in g a w ay fro m Mill Lan e To my said s o n Josep h K n ap p all that m y
t h i rd part and barg ains of boar d s w hatsoev e r re m ainin g i n t h e Coun ty o f
S uss e x w h ich is i n partn ers h ip bet w een M An t h ony K e e m e M r Ric h ard
W ake r an d m ysel f ci tizen s an d coopers of London To th e said Joseph
m y best l ivery g o w n an d m y secon d cloak
Ite m I g iv e an d b equeath t w o
silver c u ps gil d e d w i t h m y n a m e t o be i n gra v e n upon the m to t h e v al ue o f
t w en ty po u n ds w h ic h s hall be b o u gh t by m y executri x and g iven t o th e
co m pany of coopers of t h e city of Lon d on w it h in six m on ths n e x t afte r
m y decease
To t w en ty poor people w h ich is i n th e Al m s h o u se at Rat
To M S u t t e y
c l i fie t w en ty s h illin g s to be equally d ivi d ed a m on st the m
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m y m istress d w e llin g at Ratcli ffe over and abov e t he pa rt o f th e said g ift
of t w en ty shillin g s t h e s u m of ten s h illin g s
Ite m w hereas Hu g h H orsell of S o u thw a rk e Innk e eper d e c e as ed by his
l ast w ill and testa m en t d i d g ive and bequeath un to his c h ildr e n th e s u m o f
six h undred poun d s as by h is said will appearet h of the w h ich I have a l
rea d y pai d t h e s u m o f o n e h undred poun d s to Mary o n e of th e children of
t h e sai d Hu gh Horsell fo r her legacy as also t h e s u m of t w enty p o unds
w h ich I g ave w ith Nic h olas Horsell on e of t h e said chil d ren to bind hi m an
appren tice so t h at t h ere is re m ai nin g n o w o f t h e said six hundred pounds
t he s u m of four hun d re d and ei gh ty pounds t o b e paid un t o the m as i n t he i r
said fath er s w ill m ore a t larg e and plainly appeareth Therefore m y desir e
and m eanin g i s an d i t is expressl y my wil l t h at m y executri x hereafter n a m
ed S hal l truly pay and satisfy un to th e c h il d ren o f the said Hu g h H o rs e ll
or to t he survivors of t h e m t he said s u m of four hundr e d and e i gh ty pounds
i n every poin t accor d in g to t h ei r father s w ill and t o see th em w ell educated
a n d brou h t up i n a l l thin s necessary in the fear of God and i n l earnin
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m y d ecease e n ter in t o obli g ation of on e t h ousand p o unds t o m y oversee r s
h ereafter n a m ed in every kind to see t h ese l eg aci e s p e rfor m ed an d th e said
children wel l brou g ht u p and e ducated To t he poor of th e parish o f A l
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paris h of A ll Sain ts B arkin g i n To w e r S tre e t t w en ty shillin g s To G eo rg e
Bro w n e m y kin s man t w en ty s h illin gs t o be paid upon lawful de m and I
absolutely acquit and disc h arg e Ric h ard Gray e water m an a bill o f de bt of
t h r e e poun d s w h ic h he o w et h m e I absol utely acquit and discharg e Nich o
l as Parson s ostle r at th e Q uee n s Head in Southwark o f a d ebt of tw e n ty
and ei gh t shillin g s w h ic h he o w e t h m e T o m y kin s m an
i lliam Hu ghs
and A g n es h is w ife o n e h un d red pounds & c
Ite m I g ive an d bequ e at h un t o m y said l o vin g wife Ca t h e rin e Ell et s o n
t h e l e ase of all an d sin g ular t he pre m ises w hich I hold of t he Master br e th
t
r e n and sisters of S Kat h erines toge ther w i t h all the ren t s and profi ts t h a t
s h al l arise by r eas o n o f t h e sa m e to have an d to h o ld th e sa m e l e as e a n d
t h e ren ts an d profits t h ereof un to m y sai d lovin g wife K atherin e Ell e tson
for and d urin g th e ter m of her natural life s h e payin g t h e rents and per
for m in g t h e covenan ts con tain ed i n t he sa m e lease o n m y part t o be per
for m e d t h e r e m ain d er o f t h e years t h at s h al l be t o co m e fro m and after t he
deat h an d decease of m y s aid w ife ; and t h e r e n ts and profits t h at shal l arise
by r e ason of t h e sa m e I g ive an d bequeat h un to m y said kins m an Robert
Elletson son o f my said br o t h er R o bert Ell e tson and t he issue o f his b o dy
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l aw fully b egotte n And i f i t shall fortune my said k ins man to di e a nd de
p art this l ife b e for e the e xpiration of t he ter m of y e ars i n the said l e as e
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I gi ve and b e qu eath t h e said lease an d t h e b e nefit and pro fits th e reof aris i ng un to his brot h er W illia m Elletson h is executors and assi g n s T h e res t and
re sidu e o f all and sin gular m y g oods and chattels w h atsoever m oveable and
i m move abl e n ot b e fo r e by m e g iven an d bequeathed m y debts an d le g acie s
b e in g paid and my fune r al e xp e ns e s d isc h arged I w hol ly and abs o l u tely gi v e
a nd bequeath un t o my said l o vin g wife Catherin e Elletso n w ho m I ma k e
a nd ord a in t he sol e and o nly executri x of this m y presen t last will and tes
tam e n t d e sirin g he r to see the sa m e in all t h in gs perfor m e d acco rdin g t o
my m ind and m e anin g herei n pl ai n ly decl ar ed and I do h ereby no m inat e
a nd appoi n t m y l o vin g friends M r An t hony K e m m e M Geo rge Preston
a nd M r Rich ar d Wak e r citizen s and coopers o f London o verse e rs thereof
d e sirin g the m accordin g to m y t rust i n th e m rep o sed t o be aidin g and as
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i ng t h e r e in the s u m of th re e pounds apiec e & c
P rovided al ways that if
my sa id wife shall no t b e con ten ted to accept o f the said leg aci e s b e fore
a nd p e rfor m the le acies h e rein by m e bequeath
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e d accordin g to t he tr u e inten t and m eanin g of t h is my p resen t las t will
a n d te s t a m e nt the n m
y will is that s h e shall h av e o nly so m uch of m y e s
t a te and no m o re a s shall j ustly belon g un t o her by the custo m o f the ci t y
o f L o nd o n and th e n I m ak e and ordai n m y said kins m e n Willia m Hewes
R ober t E lle ts o n n e so n of m y said br o ther Rob e rt Ell e ts o n e xecutor s & c
Wi t : Willia m Ma nb e y Scr Edward T ho m as William H ed g es
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YE A R O O D o f S o u thwa rke i n t h e County o f S u rre y a n d citi
z e n a nd
g r o c er of London 8 Septe m ber 1 6 3 2 proved 6 O ctober 1 6 3 2
a n d c o nfir m e d by D e cree o f t h e Court i n th e las t sessi o n o f Trini ty Te r m
1 633 Aft e r m y funerals d o n e and disc h ar ged I will that a n Inven tory shal l
b e ta k e n o f all m y esta te in g oo d s c ha tt e lls wares m e r chandizes plate and
o th er thin g s whats oe ve r an d b e i ndi f
feren tly valued a n d appraised and that
t he re wi t ha ll t he d e bts which I d o o w e shall be firs t duly satisfi e d and paid
Bu t b e caus e the debts which my w asteful s o n hath br o u ght me un t o ar e
s o g rea t t h at I fe a r m uch t h at m y personal e sta t e will n ot b e su fficien t t o
s a tis fy th e sa m e o r at th e least w ill n ot be c o llected and go t i n convenien t
ti m e t o g iv e that satisfaction which is fit and j ust m uch l ess to pay and sat
i s fy such other l e gacies as by t h is m y will I have appoin ted an d
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d o t h e r efore will o rdai n and ap p oin t that my e xecuto rs h e reafter n a m e d
or the survivor of th e m w ith as m uch con venie n t speed as t h ey c a n afte r
my dec e as e for th e spe e dier pay m en t of m y d e bts and disch ar in : of m
g g
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l egaci e s shall s e ll a nd dispose all th o se m y ten e m en ts and h e r e d i ta m e n ts
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si t uat e lyin g
bei n g i n t he parish of S Mary Mag dale n o f Be r m ondsey
withi n the C o u nty o f S urrey n ear the chu r ch there which I purchased o f
Walt er Olive r bein g thre e tene m en ts o r h o uses & c i n t he sev e ral o c c u
p a t i o n s o f Th o m as Miller Robert Fis h er and Joh n Bould th eir o r so me
o f thei r assi gnee or assi g n e es And m y w ill is as w ell t h e leases w hich I
b o u gh t o f t h e sa m e and w hich are i n bein g i n friends n a me s as als o th e i n
h er i tance o f th e said houses be sold fo r t he uses aforesai d by m i n e e xe c u
tor s o r th e su rv i vor o f t h e m and by such o ther person s and friend s w ho
hav e a ny in te r e s t or e stat e s in th e s ame fo r m y us e o r b e n e fit They shal l
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s ell & c al l th at my ten eme n t & c i n t h e ten u re or occup a ti o n o f Joh n
Blacke i n t h e paris h of Li ngfie l d withi n t h e C o un ty o f S urrey whic h I
bou g ht o f E d m o nd Ro fe y and m y t e n em e n t & c in th e parish of F r i ns b u ry
wit h i n th e Cou n ty o f Ken t n o w o r l at e i n th e t e nu re occupation of
I give an d bequeat h unto Richard
J ones which I bou g ht of Henry Pric e
Year w oo d my son all t h at m y m an o r o r fa r m w i th the appurtenan ces & c
i n the parish of B urstow withi n th e C o un ty o f S urrey n o w o r l ate in the
tenur e & c of Ed m o n d R o fe y & c t o hav e t o h old durin g the ter m of his
n atural life ( th e n follow con d iti o n s o f e ntail m en t o n th e issue of t h e bo d y of
the said Ric h ard Year w o o d th e son ) And for defaul t o f such i ssue t o
Hann ah Payn e my dau gh ter d urin g h er n atural life ; and afte r h er deceas e
to Rich ard Payne h e r second son and th e h e irs of his body l a w fully to be
be gotten ; and for defaul t of such issue t o my r i gh t hei rs foreve r Ite m I
g ive un t o t h e poor o f the parish of S t Savi o urs i n S o uthwark i nhabitin g
w i t h i n th e liberty o f th e Borou gh o f Southwark wher e of I a m a p a r i s hio n
I gi ve unto Mr Morton an d M Archer m i n
e r t he s u m of ten pounds & c
is t e r s of t h e said parish forty shilli n g s apiece
I g ive to W illia m B ra yn e
appren ti ce wit h Nic ho las Kin g g rocer tw e n ty p o unds & c to be paid unto hi m
at the expiration of h is ti m e of appren ticeship I g ive u n to M arg aret Dal
l i n wife of C h ristop h er D alli n coope r th e s u m o f ten poun d s & c to be
paid un to her i n fi ve years by fo rty shillin g s a y e ar To Han n ah Gro ue
daugh te r o f Richard Grou e of Mi dd l e Wich e in t h e Co u n ty of Ch e ste r t e n
pounds a t da y of m arriag e o r a ge of t w e nty and o n e y e ars
Ite m I gi v e to Kath eri ne m y w ell belo v e d wife h er d we ll in g i n all th a t
part of m y d w ellin g house wherei n I do n o w l iv e durin g s o lon g ti m e as sh e
s hall co ntin u e a wido w and dwell i n the sa m e he rself i f m y lease t h ere o f
shall so l o n g c o nti nue m y said wi fe payin g th e refor e yearly to my e x
e c u t o r s h e reafter n a m ed t h e s u m of fi v e p o u n ds p e r an nu m b y h a lf yearly
pay m en ts & c And I do furt h er g ive un to he r all s u ch h ou s e h old stu ff a nd
so m uch valu e i n pl ate as s he brou ght w i th her w he n I m a rried h e r And
I g i ve and bequ e at h un to m y cousi n Nic ho las Kin g g roce r and Marg are t
h is w ife an d t h e l o n ge r li ver of t h e m t h e leas e of m y n o w dwel lin g house
onely I w ill that m y sai d wife do d w ell and c o n tin ue i n suc h part thereof
as I hav e befor e ap p oi n ted du r in g such ti me as aforesaid T o m y lovin g
fri e nd and c o usi n M S teph e n S treet g ro cer t e n p o unds T h e said Nich o
las Kin g and S tep hen S tree t t o b e e xecu t ors
Th e residue and re m ai nder o f a ll my pers o nal e sta te a n d w hich shal l r e
m ain o f m y lands and ten e m en ts by m e app o inted t o b e s o ld as afo resaid
m y debts b e in g paid and m y fu ne r al exp e n ses and l eg acies discharg ed I
w ill the sam e s h all be d istribu ted a nd divid e d by m y e x e cu tors i n m a n
t
n er follo w in g viz two third par t s th e reof un to Ric h a r d Yearwood my s o n
if h e shall be t h e n livin g and that m y said ex e cutors shall discern hi m t o
be r e fo rm e d an d beco m e a frugal m a n and th e o ther third part ther eo f I
w ill shall b e divided to and a m on gst my dau g h te r Payne s ei gh t c h ildr e n
n o w l ivin
g viz t Ed ward Richard J o hn G eo rg e Ann e Ti m o thy Susan and
Kath e rine and th e survivors of th em ; th e sa m e to b e paid t o thei r fa the r
fo r their uses And I appoin t my l ov in g friends M r Dre w S tapley g rocer
and my s o n i n l a w E d w ard Payne t o b e o v e rs e ers o f this my w il l A nd I
d o g ive to eith er of t h e m fo r a r e m e mbrance o f m y l o ve a nd t h ei r pain s to
th e s u m of fi v e pounds api e c e
b e tak en th e r e i n "
W it : Th o m as H a r u a rd Willia m F r i th Willi am S h e appa rd J o h n F inch e r
1 3 m arch 1 6 6 1 ad m inistrati o n d e b o nis n o n w a s g ra n t e d t o h i s dau ght er
9 8 Au d ley
Han nah Payne the e xe cu tors b e in g d e ad
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I Katherine Yarw oo d of th e parrish of
S t Saviours i n th e B u rro ug he o f S o u thw a rke i n t h e C o u n ti e of S urrey
w iddo we bein g at this ty m e we a k e i n b o die but o f perfect m e m o ry prais ed
be Go d t h erefore doe o rda y ne this my las t will and Testa m ent r e vo a ke i n g
all for m er w ills and Testa m entes whatsoev e r fi rs t I bequeat h m y soule
i nto t h e m e r c i full ha n ds of m y D e ar e R e dee m er J e s us C h rist t he e t e rn a ll
s o n ne of God w ho e by his holy S piri t as m y t r u s t and hope is w ill p s e r v e
m e to hi s h eavenly ki n gdo m e ; And m y b o die to be in terr e d a t t h e disere
ti o n of my executors A n d fo r m y worldly g o o ds I thus dispose of t h e m
I n p r i m i s I g ive to m y eldest s o n n e John Harvard Clarke all t h a t my m e s
sua ge Tene m en t o r Inne c o rTTo nly called or k n o w n e by the n a m e of the
Q u e e ne s h ea d i n the B o rro u ghe of S o u t hwa rke aforesaid w ith the a p p u r t e
nances and all my de e d e s and w ri t e i ng s touchin g and co nc e rni ng th e sa m e
a nd all m
estate
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w h ich I h ave o f and un t o t he sa m e a n d of a n d un to e ve ri e p art and parcell
t hereof Ite m I g ive unto t h e said J oh n H e r va rd a n d un to T ho m as Her
vard m y so n ne e qually to be de v ide d b e t w e e n e t he m all my m essuag es Ten
th
e m e n t s a nd heredita m e nts whatsoe ver w
thei r and every of th e ir a pp u r
t e n a nc e s scituate a n d b e in
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n t he parris h o f A ll Sain t e s B a r ke i n g ne re un t o
g
t he To w er o f Lo ndo n where o f I a m p o ssessed u nder tw o s e v e ra ll lease s
m ade b y th e Master bre thren and Sis te rs o f th e H o s p i t a ll of S t Kat h erine s
n e re t h e To w er of Londo n u nto Joh n Elletson deceased ; a nd all m y de e de s
and w ri t e i ngs t o uchin g and con c e rni n g the sa m e A n d all my s e ve r a l l and
r e s e c t i u e estates ri h t titl e i nterest ter m e of
e a r e s and de m a u n d w h ic h I
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have of and un to th e sa m e a n d o f a nd unto e very part and p a rcell t hereof
N e vertheless my will and m e a n e in g is and s oe I do e hereby appoin t an d d e
c lare that the said J o h n Harvard and Th o m as Harva r d thei r ex e c u t o rs
Ad ministrators and Assi g nes shall yearly and e very ye a re du re i ng the con
t i n u a n c e of the s e ve ra l l ty m es in t h e said s e ve r a ll leases g ra u n t e d paye o r
cause to be paye d ou t o f the r e n te s iss u e s and p ro fi ts of t he said las t m e n
Eo e d pre misse s at t h e feas t o f th e nativi ty o f ou r Lord God t we n t i e shillin g s
to fo w e r poo r peopl e that are re puted of ho n es t con versation d w ellin g i n t h e
parrish s of S t S aviours afo resaid by five shillin g s a p e e c e And t h at the
s ai d J oh n H a rvard and T h o m as H e r va rd th e ir executors Ad m inistrators
and A ssig nes s hall pay e o r cause to b e pay e d t h e residue and re m ainder o f
th e rentes issues and p ro fi te s of th e said last me néo n e d pre m isses un to such o f
the C h il d re n o f Hugh H a rs a ll lat e o f th e Burr o ug h o f S o u t hwa rke aforesaid
I n nkeeper deceased as have n o t their p o rEo n s p a i e d an d was g i ve n and b e
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s o n an d Hug h H a rs a ll or either of th e m untill such tym e as the said C hild
r e n s h all h ave all t hei r said
p o r c o n s p a i e d u nto t he m and after wards that
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th e said Jo h n H e r va r d and Tho m as H e r va rde th e ir ex e cuto rs a dm s t ra t
a n d assi nes shall e n i o e t h e r e sid ue of the said ren te s issues and p ro fi ts of
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t h e said last m en tione d pre miss e s to their o wn e proper us e s and b e ho o fe s
e qually to be de v i de d b e t w e e n e th e m
Ite m I g ive to my said son ne J o h n
H e r va r d t wo h undred and fift ie p o u n de s i n m o ney And I do e appoi n t t wo
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hundred pounds parcel l t h ere o f to b e payed w the moneys due upon on e
o b l i a éo n of t h e
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p e na ll so fti e o f fo w e r hundred p o u n de s b e a r e i ng date the
first daye of t h is instan t m oneth o f Julie made by m y so n n e Tho mas He r
vard unto my Oversee r M r M o oreto n for m y use c o n dic éne d for t h e pay
m en t of t w o h un d re d p o unds at o r u p o n t h e fi rst daye of Jan uary n o w n ex t
e ns ue i n
g Ite m I g iv e to m y son n e Tho m as aforesaid o n e hundred p o u n de s
i n m o ney I te m to th e Childre n o f my Br ot h er Th o m as Rog er s I g i ve for
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t i e shillin g s a p ee c e Ite m t o t h e p oo r e o f this p ar rish o f S t S av i o urs I g i ve
fo r t i e s hilli ng e s
Ite m to M Arc he r on e of o ur Minis t ers I g iv e t w e n ti e
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Moreton o ur ot h e r M inisters wife I g iv e m y best
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y e which of my t w o best shee please t o m ak e choice o f
Ite m m y Sister Ros e Reason and m y sis ter Joan e W ill m ore to each o f t he m
I g ive a rin g at th e discre tion of m y executors Ite m to old M Bl anchard
I gi ve my best paire of Gloves Ite m to m y Cosen Joseph Brocket th e
youn g er I g ive t we n t i e shillin g s ; and to m y Cosen Mar y B rocke t I g i ve
m y bes t scarl e t Pe t t i c o a t e or t h e val ue thereof i n m on ey at t he discreti o n o f
m y e xecutors Ite m I m ake an d o rda y n e m y t w o sonn e s Joh n and Th o
m a s H e r v a r d aforesaid i o i n c t execu t ors of this m y l ast will and T e sta m e n t
Ite m for th e o verseers of this m y last will an d Testa m e n t I app o in t my
l o v e i ng frend M r More ton our m inister of S Saviours aforesaid fo r o ne
and to hi m i n token of m y love I g ive th ree pounds and m y pair e o f
sil ver hafted k ny v e s ; An d fo r m y other Overseer I appoin t m y C o s e n
M r Tho m as H a rvard Butch e r of S t Saviours afo r e said and to hi m l ik e
w ise i n token o f m y l ove I i ve thr e e pounds
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and O v erseers ei gh t pounds by t h e m t o be bes t o w ed on such C hris t
ian poore as they t hi nk e fit t And I will t h at all m y le gacies for m erly gi v
en and bequeat h ed except the t wo hundred poun d s payable by t he obli ga
fl
c on as aforesaid s ha lb e p a i e d and de l i u e r e d by my executors w i n o n e m o n et h
after m y decease T h e residu e o f all and sin g ular m y g oods C ha t te lls a nd
p s o n a l l estate after m y debts payed and fu n e ra ll s discharg ed I g iv e a nd
bequeath un to m y said s o n n e s Jo h n H e r va rd and Th o m as H e r va rd e qually
to be de v ide d b e t w e e n e t h e m In w i t t n e s w h er e of I h ave un to e v e ry s he e te
bein g s e a v e n i n n u m b er put to m y han d and have seal e d t h e s ame this s e c
ond daye o f Jul ie i n th e e l e a v e n t h ye a r e o f th e r e ig ne o f o ur S o ua i gn e
Lord C h arles by the g race of God of En gland Scotland ffra n c e and Ir e
land Kin ge Defe nd e r o f the faith & c A n n o q D fii 1 6 3 5 Th e m arke o f
Catherin e Yarw oo d
Me m orandu m tha t theis wordes viz t p o rc o n s i n t h e s e a ve n t h lyn e and
Joh n i n the four te en t h lyne of t h e fourth s he e t e w er e i n t e rlyn e d and after
w ards this w ill was rea d seal e d and publis h e d t o be t he last will and Tes
tam en t o f the said Cat h erin e Yarwood i n th e p s e n c e of us { S e aled and
publis hed by K at h erin e Yar w ood aforesaid i n th e p r es e nc e o f us Willi am
B ra yn e Rob e rt G r e a t o n Willia m S he a p
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P R O B AT UM fui t Testa m e n t u m s u p r a s c ri p tu m apud L o ndon co r am mro
J o ha n n e Han sl e y C li Eo Surrogat o v e fia b ili s viri D fii Hen rici Marten m il i
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