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A94132 Suttons hospitall: with the names of sixteen mannors, many thousand acres of land, meadow, pasture, and woods; with the rents and hereditaments thereunto belonging: the governours therof, and number of schollers and others that are maintained therewith. As also, the last will and testament of Thomas Sutton Esquire, founder of the said hospitall: with the perticular summes by him bequeathed, for repairing the high-wayes of severall parts of this kingdom for ever, and what he gave to the poor of severall parishes, and other charitable uses amounting to above 20000. pounds. Wherein, many thousands at this day are intressed; and the knowledge and example hereof very usefull for all sorts of people. The copie hereof was taken out of the Prerogative Court; and is printed by the originall, according to order. Sutton, Thomas, 1532-1611. 1646 (1646) Wing S6214; Thomason E344_7; ESTC R200955 15,845 22

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Chains of Gold and all my Jewels of what kind soever they be shall be sold by mine Executors and Supervisors hereafter named towards the better and speedier payment of my Legacies and performance of this my last Will and Testament And my will and meaning is that all the Legacies by me in this my Testament and la●… Will given and bequeathed and for the payment of much whereof there is no certaine time set downe shall be paid within two years next after my decease at the furthest Also I give for and towards the building of mine intended Hospitall Chappell and School-house the sum of 5000. l. if I doe not live to see it performed in my life time And I desire in the Name of God my Feoffes and my Executor or Executors within two yeers after my decease or sooner if they may conveniently if it please not God I live to see and cause the same my determination to be performed and accomplished to see and cause the same to be performed and accomplished Also I give the residue of the years which I shall have at the time of my decease in one Close called the Withies lying within the Town and Fields of Cottingham in the County of York to the Major and Aldermen of Beverley or to the Governour of the same Towne and his Assistants for the time being to this end and purpose that they shall distrubute or cause to be distributed the yearly profit arising of the same over and above the yearly Rent payable to the Kings Majesty amongst the poorest people dwelling within the said Towne of Beverley Also I give to the Major and Aldermen of the City of Lincoln for the time being all such profits and revenewes as shall arise and grow of the Parsonage of Glentham within the County of Lincoln and all the residue of the years that shall remain after my decease to this intent that they shall distribute and bestow or cause to be distributed and bestowed the same amongst twenty of the poorest people that shall then be dwelling in the said City with the consent and privity of the Dean of the Cathedrall Church of Lincoln or the Recorder of the same for the time being they the said Major Aldermen Deane and Recorder fore-seeing that the Parsonage be letten for their most benefit Item I give unto the Treasury or Store-house of mine intended Hospitall to begin their stock with and to defend the rights of the house 1000. l. of lawfull English money And I give to every one of my Feoffes whom I have put in trust about my intended Hospitall to whom I have not given any thing in this my last Will the Sum of 26. l. 30. s. 4. d. of lawfull money of England Item I give to Amy Popham if it please God she live to keep house three Fetherbeds and so many paire of Holland sheets with the Boulsters to them and so many Hangings of Tapistry as will furnish her a Bed-Chamber The rest of my Houshold-stuffe I will shall be sold by mine Executors for the speedier payment of my Legacies and performance of this my last Will. Item I give to the widow Tassell of Balsham the summe of 5 l. of lawfull money of England and to Thomas Lawrence the Elder of the same Towne 5 l. of like lawfull money of England Item I give and bequeath unto the brother of Percivall Graung my late servant deceased the sum of 20 l. of lawfull mony of England And of this my last will and Testament I make and ordaine Richard Sutton of London Esquire and Iohn Law one of the Procurators of the Arches of London my Executors charging them as they will answer at the last day of Judgement that they or one of them in the absence of the other endeavor themselves with all earnestnesse and diligence to see this my will performed according to my true meaning and charitable intent And I make Overseers of this my last will and Testament the Reverend Father in GOD George Abbot Arch Bishop of Canterbury unto whome I give and bequeath the sum of ●0 markes of lawfull money of England or a peece of plate of that value at his election and choice And also Launcelot Androes Almonizer to the Kings Majesty my other Supervisor and Overseer of this my last Will and Testament unto whom I give and bequeath the Sum of 30. l. of like lawfull money of England or a piece of Plate of that value at his election and choice Item my will and full intent and meaning is that if any person or persons whatsoever to whom I have in and by this my last Will and Testament given and bequeathed any Legacy or sum or Sums of money shal any wayes gainsay impugne contradict or impeach this my last Will and Testament that then all and every one so impugning contradicting impeaching or gainsaying this my last Will and Testament and every of their children and kin folkes to whom I have in and by this my last Will and Testament given and bequeathed any Legacy or Sum or Sums of money shal have no part nor portion of any such guilt Legacy or bequest but shal utterly lose the same and be utterly barred thereof as if no such Legacy Gift or Bequest had been given unto him her or them by this my last Will and Testament any thing before in these presents mentioned or contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding Item I give and bequeath to Richard Sutton one of my Executors before named the Sum of 100. l. and to Mistris Law over and besides the Legacy before to her given I give the sum of 40. l. to make her a Gown withall Item I give to Mr. Hutton the Vicar of Littlebury 20. l. To the town of Camps Castle where I dwell to be distributed amongst the Poore of the same Parish ten pounds Also to the Poore of the Town of Elcombe to be equally distributed amongst them the Sum of 10. l. Item I give and bequeath those my Mannors of Littlebury and Hadstock in the County of Essex to the right Honourable the L. Thomas Howard Earl of Suffolke and to his Heires for ever and upon condition that he do well and truly pay or cause to be made to my Executors before-named or to the Survivor of them the Sum of 10000. l. of lawfull money of England within one year next after my decease And if he shall refuse to pay the said Sum of 10000. l. for the said Mannors then I give and bequeath the said Mannors of Littlebury and Hadstock to my said Executors and to their Heires for ever And then I will and devise that the said Mannors of Littlebury and Hadstock shall be sold by my said Executors or the Survivor of them to the uttermost price and value that they may be sold for and the money coming of the sale thereof together with as much more as shall make up the same Sum the full Sum of 20000. l. I will shall be employed and bestowed by my said Executors or the Survivor of them with the advise of my Supervisors afore-named in some good works and charitable uses for mine intended Hospital and for poore people or otherwise as they in their wisdoms and discretions shall think fit Item I give to Mr. Flud Parson of Newington the Sum of 13. l. 6. s. 8. d. And to the wife of Benjamin King of Southminster 6. l. 13. s 4. d. Item I give to Thomas Averel if it shall be found that he hath dealt faithfully and plainly with me in my businesse the sum of 10. l. Item I give unto the wife of Mr. Ingry of Littlebury 3. l. 6. s. 8. d. Item I give unto Sir Henry Hubberd Kt. the Kings Majesties Atturney General a piece of Plate of the value of 10. l. And to Mr. Lock-smith his Clark the Sum of 10. l. Item I give to the poor of the Parish of Hackney 10. l. Item I give to Bridget Law the Sum of 10. l. And to the Lady Altham daughter to Mr. Auditor Sutt●n the sum of 20. l. Item I give to Sir Edw. Philips Master of the Rolls a piece of Plate of the value of 20. l. And to Sir James Altham one of the Barons of the Exchequer one piece of Plate of the value of Twenty pounds Item I give to my late wives kinsman Guy Godolphin the sum of 10. l. Item I give to the right honourable my very good Lord the Earle of Suffolk the Sum of 400. All the rest of my goods Chattels and Debts not before given and disposed I give and bequeath to my intended Hospital to be employed and bestowed on and about the same according to the discretion of the Feoffes of my said Hospitall or the greater part of them In witnesse hereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the 28 day of Novemb. above written Thomas Sutton Memorandum that the same Testator did acknowledge this his Will written and contained in these 19. leaves to be his last Will and Testament and that his Hand and Seal set thereunto is his own Hand and Seal and that he had heard it read and was acquainted with the Contents of it the said 28. of Novemb. above-written in presence of Us John Law Leonard Houghton Alexande● Longworth Thomas Hall The mark of Richard Pearce The mark of Tho. Johnson Primo Decembris 1611. idem recognitum per testatorem coram Jo. Crook Quarto Decemb. 1611. recognit to be the Testators last will Before me Hen. Thoresby A Codi●ill to be annexed to the last Will and Testament of Tho. Sutton Esq made and declared the day whereon he dyed being the 12. of Decemb. 1611. Item he gave and bequeathed to Mr. Judge Crooke one of the Judges of the Kings Bench at VVestmin the Sum of 10. l. And to Mr. Henry Thoresby one of the Masters of the Court of Chancery the like sum of ten l. And to Mrs. Sutton of London Widow the sum of 3. l. 6. s. 8. d. to make her a Ring Also he gave to Mr. Hutton Clark and Vicar of Littlebury the advousion or next presentation to the Parsonage of Dunsby in the county of Lincoln Also he did then publish and declare before Mr. Flud Parson of Stoke-Newington in the County of Middlesex Robert Petit Alexander Longworth John Parsons and Thomas Johnson his Cook that he had made his Will and thereof had made and ordained Richard Sutton of London Esquire and John Law his Executors FINIS