Will of John Terry 'the Younger' Will of Totteridge 1637 |
In the Name of God, Amen. The fiefteenth daie
of November in the seaventh yeare of the raigne of our
Soveraigne Lord Kinge Charles of England &c. & in
the yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred thirtie
& one I John Terry cittizen & goldsmith of London
beinge weake in bodie but of Pfect memory the Lord's
Name be praised therefore, Doe ordaine this my last will
& testament in manner & forme followinge: First, I
comend my Soule to Allmightie god my Creator, &
to Jesus Christ my Redeemer, & my bodie to the earth
from whence it came to be buried in Christian buriall
att the discrecon of my executrix hereafter named &
touchinge my personall estate I will & ordaine as follow-
eth; First, that all my debte which I shall owe at my
decease be instil & truly paired, & that my funeral sue
far as the customer & orders of the City of London
doe allowed be discharged out of my whole estate, next
I will & ordained that my said Spinal estate [the said
deductions being deducted] be disposed of in manner
& formed following, First, I make constitute & or-
daine my deere & loving wife Elizabeth Terry the
sole full & whole executrix of this my last will & testa-
ment to whom moreover in that respecte which I beare
to her I give & bequeath for & during the tearme
of her life that Three score pound land p. ann. lyinge
neere to Epworth in lyncolnshire And alsoe all my
lands & houses lyinge in Foster Lane in the parishe
of St. Leonard London. Item I give to my Sonn
William Terry Twoe hundred pounds. Item I give to
Elizabeth Terry, the daughter of my Sonne William
Terry One hundred pounds. Item I give to William
Terry the Sonne of my said Sonne William Terry Thirtie
pound land p. ann. which lieth neere to prshe of Aston
in the county of Southampton which land I purchased of
the Earle of Sussex. Item I give to my sonne John
Terrie five hundred pounds & to Elizabeth Terry the
daughter of my said Sonne John-Terry I give One hun-
dred pounds. Item I give to my Sonne Steeven Terry
twoe hundred pounds. Item I give my daughter
Susanna Cooke my lease & all my tearme right title
& interest of & in the house commonly called the
golden calfe in Thames St. London. Alsoe I give to my
said Daughter Susanna Cooke twoe hundred pounds.
And furthermore to her & her husband I give that
hundred & Nyntie pounder which he oweth me. And
heere I Doe Declare & notifie that my mynde purpose
& will is that the lands porcons and legacies which I
have heretofore given & by this my last will & testament
I doe give to my said children William John & Steeven
Terry and Susanna Cooke Doe debarr & cutt them of
from all title or chime which all or any of them may or
shall either pretend or make to any parte or porcon of
those lands houses tenemts goods chattells or whatsoever
I leave give & bequeath to my lovinge wife Elizabeth
Terry. Item I will & bequeath to my lovinge Sonne in
lawe Thomas Perepointe Fieftie pounds in money to be
paied unto him within one yeare after my decease. Item
I give to Thomas Perepoint the Sonne of my said Sonne
in lawe twentie pounds. Item I give & bequeath to the
Wardins Assistants & Company of Goldsmiths London
by what name soever the same be Incorporated a bowle
of silver & giult weighinge Sixtie ounces or thereabouts
to be delivered within three monethes after my decease;
Item I give & bequeath to fower & twentie poore gold
smithes fower & twenty gownes worth twentie shillings
a peece, to be worne at my funeral if I shalbe buried in
London but if I shalbe buried out of London then I will
that these fower & twentie poore gouldsmithes shall have
twentie shillings apeece in mony in lieue of these gownes.
The choice & appointment of which poor goldsmithes I
leave to the wardens of the Company of Gouldsmithes
for the time beinge. Item I give unto Twentie poore
widdowes of the same Companie of goldsmithes tenn
shillings apeece to be distributed by the said Wardens
att theire discretion but if there shall not be soe many
such poore widdowes then my will is that the whole some
of Tenn pounds shalbe equally devided amongst soe
many as shall then bee. Item I will & bequeath to the
poore children harboured in Christs Hospitall in London
the some of Forty pounds theire reliefe & maintenance
to be paled with in six monethes after my decease. Item
If I shall be buried in London I will and bequeath to the
Treasurer & governor of Christs hospitall tenn pounds to
make them a dynner upon the daie of my funerall other-
wise not Item I will & bequeath the some of twentie
poundes to the wardens assistants & livery of the Com-
pany of goldsmiths to make them a dynner upon the
daie of my funeral! if I shall be buried in London
otherwise not. Item I will & bequeath to the poore
inhabitants of the parishe of Saint Foster's, London,
where I have dwelte the some of six pounds thirteene
shillings & fower pence to be distributed by the Church-
wardens for the time beinge of the same pishe beinge
assisted with fower other of the inhabitants of the same
parrishe which some I will shale paled & distributed
- within one month after my decease Item I will and
bequeath to the pore of the parishes of longer Sutton in
the counties of Southampton six pounds thirteen shillings
& fewer pence to be paled within three monethes after
my decease & distributed att the discrecon of my brother
Thomas Terry or of his heirs. Item I give to the poore
of Saint Buttolphes Aldersgate five pounds. Item I will
& bequeath to the poore of Totteridge in the Countie of
Hartford the some of five pounds to be paled within
three monethes after my decease & to be distributed by
the Minister & Churchwards then beinge. Item I give
to Mr. Morrison the Preacher of Totteridge five pounds
& a mourning gowne desiring him to preach a Sermon
there upon the next Sunday after my funerall. Item. I
give to Josias Morison my godsonne Fortie shillings.
Item I give & bequeath to the Parson of Saint Fosters
London for the time beinge a morninge gowne. Item I
will & bequeath to my brother James Terry if he be
lyvinge att my decease. the some of Tenn pounds to be
paied within three monethes after my decease. And
further I give him a mourninge gowne & a suite of black
apparel to be worne att my funerall. Alsoe I doe give
to him twoe cloth suits which I doe comonly weare. And
I give to my Sister in lawe his wife a mourninge gowne.
Item I give & bequeath to my servant William Hill
three pounds & mourninge both suite & cloake. Item
to my Servant Katherine Goodman three pounds & a
mourninge gowne. Item to my Servante Anne Blagrove
Fortie shillings & a mourninge gowne. Item I give to Mar-
gerie Tringe three pounds & a mourninge gowne. Item I
give to Marie Whitchurch my sonne Williams Maide fortie
shillings & a mourninge gowne. The residue of all &
singular my goods & chattels rights & creditts not hereby
bequeathed I will & bequeath to my lovinge wife Elizabeth
Terry whome [as was before said) I doe ordaine consti-
tute & appointe the sole & whole executrix of this my
last will & testament. And I doe -ordaine & appointe my
fore said sonnes William Terry & John the Supvisors of
this my Will & Testament prayinge them & my other
children to be dutiful' respective & lovinge to their
Mother & that the said William & John Terry Supvisors
of this my last will & Testament be to the best of theire.
power aidinge & assistinge to her my loveing wife &
theire tender Mother my executrix in the execucon of
this my Will. In Witness whereof I have hereunto sett
my hand & seale the daie & yeare first above written &
published the same as my last will in the presence of
those whose names are hereunder written
John Terry, Josias Morison, William Terry, Steven Terry.
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