Richard Embrye
Prerogative Court of Canterbury will made: 3rd December
1610
National Archive Catalogue reference: PROB 11/120
The original document is in the custody of the National
Archives. Additionally the National
Archives hold a sentence
relating to this will, which is written in Latin of dated 4th November
1612 and reference PROB 11/120
Transcript
In the name of God amen the third Daye of December
in the Yere of oure Lord god one thowsand sixe hundred and tenne.
I Richard Embrye of Leighton Bussard in the Countie of Bedford
Considering the frailetie of this p[rese]nt life and the uncerteyntie
of the hower of Deathe Do therfore purpose to sett myne house and
worldlye afaires in order and to that ende ordeyne this as my last
will and testam[en]t in manner and forme folowinge viz. First I
Commend my soule into the handes of [Chr]iste Jesus my Savyorre
by whose obedience and sufferinges only I trust to enherit eternall
life. My bodye I ordayne to be buryed Decentlye in the churchyarde
of Leighton aforesayed at the descetion of myne executor hereafter
named. Item I give unto John Sclater twentie shillinges so be as
the Daye of my Funerall he preache a Sermon of Commemoracon for
me in the churche of Leighton aforesayed. Item to the Minister
and Churchmen of Leighton for the tyme beyng I bequeathe as a poore
Mite for the Lordes treasury three poundes to be ymployed in buying
a booke of Martirs the same to be sufficientlie bownd in twoe volumes
and fastened with twoe chaynes in the Channcell of Leighton, there
for ever to remayne to the use and behoofe of the parishe. Item
to the poore of Leighton I give forty shillinges to be Devided
amongest them at the Discretion of the Minister and Churchwarders
Item to the poore of Aston in the Countie of Hertford where I was
some tymes inhabiting I give twentie shillinges, to be Devided
as aforesayed. Item to the poore of Harlington I give tenne shillinges.
Item to my brother George Embrye I give my best Cloake best Dublet
and breeches and in money tenne poundes \The saide tenn poundes/
to be payed unto hym at every of the fower yerelie quarters, twentie
shillinges till the whole somme be received. Item I give unto my
sister Margaret Gates fyve poundes. And to her daughter my Niece
fyve poundes the sayed sommes to be payed unto them at the Feast
of Saint John Baptist nowe next ensewing. And yf it so fall out
that either of them Decease before the sayed Tearme expired my
will is then that the Survivor recyve the whole tenne poundes Item
unto Maryeon Embrye the Daughter of Thomas Embrye I give tenne
poundes to be paied when she shall fullie accomplishe the age of
one and twentye yeres. Item I give to Henry and Elizabeth Embrye
of Southwarke eache of them fyve poundes to be paied likewise when
they shalbe one and twentie yeres old severally. Nowe yf it happen
that the sayed Marrian Henry or Elizabeth Embrye any of them Decease
before the sayed tearme of yeres accomplished I will that the Survivors
of them shall equallie receyve the others Legacy. Item I bequeathe
unto John Ranes the younger sixe poundes thirteene shillinges fower
pence, to be ymployed to his beharfe when he shalbe sixteene yeres
old, to be paied hym when he shall fullie accomplishe the age of
twentie fower yeres. Before which tyme yf the sayed John Ranes
shall dye my will is that the saied somme so ymployed by the Discretion
of myne Executor be equallie Distributed betwixt the children of
Thomas Embrye then living. Item to eache of Mathewe Hanscombes
children I give tenne shillinges. And to the poore of Hallowell
in the parishe of Shitlington and Countie of Bedf[ord] Tenne shillinges
which beyng trulie Discharged I forgive unto the sayed Mathewe
the Residue of my yeres rent. Item to eache of William Peersons
children I give twentie shillinges to be presentlie ymployed by
myne executor in malt making to theire best behoofe till eache
shall accomplishe the age of one and twentie yeres, and then successivelie
to receyve the sayed legacy with thencrease therof, by proportion.
Yf any of the saied sixe children Decease before the sayed Tearme
my will is that the Survivors shall equallie receyve the others
Legacey with thencrease And further at every yeres end my will
ys that Accompte be made concerning the Encrease of the sayed money
of myne overseers hereafter named. Item to John Hilles of Aston
my god sonne I give tenne shillinges. Item to William Embrye of
Leighton I give three poundes And to Jerome Embrye three poundes
thirteene shillinges fower pence, to be paied unto them when they
shall severallie have accomplished the age of thirtie yeres. And
yf it fall out that before the saied tyme either or bothe of them
dye that then George Embrye or his wife to receyve the whole somme
of sixe poundes thirteene shillinges fower pence. Item I constitute
and appoynte my welbeloved Richard Trendlye of Leighton of this
my last will the full and sole executor. Requesting Anthony Sclater
and John Sclater of Leighton Clerkes to be to hym Assistantes and
overseers, to eache of whome for theire paynes to be taken in that
buisines I bequeathe twentye shillinges The residue of my goodes
and chattells (my Legaceys payed and funerall expenses satisfied
I bequeathe them all to myne executor before specified. In witnes
whereof I have puto theise presentes set mine hand and seale the
Daye and yere first abovewritten. The marke of Richard Embrye ~/
~/ Signed sealed and as the last will and testament of Richard
Embrye published in the presence of us. Laurence Plommer. Timothie
Bechinoe. /~
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