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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18506	The Charterhouse with the last vvill and testament of Thomas Sutton Esquire. Taken out of the Prerogatiue Court, according to the true originall.	Sutton, Thomas, 1532-1611. aut	1614 (1614)	STC 5056; ESTC S107783	15,930	54

said Towne of Hallingbury Bouchers such an house for an Hospital as is immediately before remembred and that the said House should be called The Hospitall of King Iames founded in Hallingbury in the Countie of Essex at the humble Petition and at the onely costs and charges of Thomas Sutton Esquire And that the Archbishop of Canterbury that then was and other Reuerend Praelats of this Realm and their Successors in their seuerall Seas the right Honorable Thomas Lord Ellesmere Lord Chancellor of England and such as should succeed after him to be Lo Chancellors or L Keepers of the Great Seale of England the Lord Treasurer that then was those that should succeed in that Office with diuers other select persons both of the Clergie and Laity in such manner as you shall find them set downe in the said Volume of Reports whereunto I referre you were by the said Act of Parliament elected nominated and appointed the first and present Gouernours of the Lands possessions reuenues and goods of the said Hospitall But afterwards vpon more mature deliberation finding this great Mansion of the Charterhouse farre more conuenient for his purpose then that of Hallingburie could bee Hee was an earnest sutor to my Lord of Suffolk to buy that House of him acquainting his Lordship with the change of his minde concerning Hallingburie and his great affection to make the Charter-house his Hospitall To this Petition of his it is not to bee doubted but that my Lord gaue the more ready and willing way because the chiefe end thereof was the glorie of God and the reliefe and comfort of a great number of poore people Long the matter was not debated betweene them but the price being concluded the Bargaine and sale was assured The summe disbursed for this purchase came to thirteene thousand pounds which was paid down in hand before the conueyance was sealed Hauing thus assured the state of this great House to him and his Heyres He makes humble suite to his Maiestie to grant him licence to erect and establish his intended Hospitall and Grammat Schoole and other his godly charitable vses in the said late dissolued Charterhouse as in a more cōmodious place then that of Hallingbury Herevnto the King readily yeelded being graciously affected to so charitable a worke The better therfore to encourage and enable this Heroicall Gentleman to prosequute this good minde to the full perfection it pleased his Maiestie out of his most Royall disposition to grant his Letters patents vnto him thereby authorising him to the vses last mentioned as in his Letters pattents more fully appeareth Now therefore with alacritie this busines goes forwards The Reuerend Father in God George now Arch-bishop of Canterbury Thomas Lord Ellesmere Lord Chancellor of England Robert Earle of Salisburie Lord high Treasurer of England Iohn the elect Bishop of London Lancelot now Bishop of Ely Sir Edward Cooke Knight cheefe Iustice of the common pleas Sir Thomas Foster Knight one of his Maiesties Iustices of the common plees Sir Henry Hobart Knight and Baronet Atturney generall Iohn Ouerall now Deane of the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul in London George Mountaine Deane of the Collegiat Church of Westminster Henry Thursby Esquire one of the Masters of the Chancerle Geffrey Nightingale Esquire Richard Sutton Esquire Iohn Law Gentleman Thomas Browne Gentleman and the Master of the Hospitall of King Iames founded in Charterhouse within the Countie of Middlesex at the humble Petition and the onely costs and charges of Thomas Sutton Esquire are elected nominated and ordained by the Kings most excellent Maiestie in his Letters Patents granted as aforesaid the first Gouernors of the Lands Possessions Reuenues and Goods of the said Hospitall of King Iames founded in Charterhouse And further power is giuen to the said Gouernours as you may find more at large in the said Letters Patents Herevpon diuers Lands by him formerly purchased are made and past ouer to this Hospitall for maintenance of the poore people there to be relieued Preparation is made for fit lodgings and other necessaries and all things goe onwards with as conuenient speed as may be to the wished end Now for the Readers better information and content it will not be amisse to set downe what Lands they were and in what Counties which were made ouer and annexed by Maister Sutton to the said Hospitall Thus therefore they are named as they follow in order viz. All those his Mannors and Lordships of Southminster Norton Little Hallingbury alias Hallingbury Bouchers and Much Stanbridge in the County of Essex with all their and euery of their rights members and appurtenances whatsoeuer Also all those his Mannors and Lordships of Bastingthorpe alias Buslingthorpe and Dunnesby in the County of Lincolne with their euery of their rights members and appurtenances whatsoeuer Also those his Mannors of Salthorp alias Saltrop alias Haltrop Chilton and Blackgroue in the County of Wilts with their and euery of their rights members and appurtenances and also all those his lands pasture grounds called Blackgroue containing by estimation two hundred acres of pasture with the appurtenances in Blackgroue and Wroughton in the said County of Wilts and also all that his Mannor of Missenden otherwise called the Mannor of Missunden in the Parishes of Wroughton Lydierde and Tregose in the said County of Wilts with all his rights members and appurtenances And all that his Mannor of Elcombe and Parke called Elcombe Parke with the appurtenances in the said County of Wilts Also All that his Mannor of Watlescote alias Wiglescete alias Wiglescete with the appurtenances in the said County of Wilts And also All that his Mannor of Wescote alias Wesete with the appurtenances in the said County of Wilts and also al those his lands and pastures containing by estimation 100. acres of land 60. acres of pasture with the appurtenances in Wiglescote Wroughton in the said County of Wilts and All that his Mannor of Vffcote with the appurtenances in the said County of Wilts and also al those his two Messuages one thousand acres of land two thousand acres of pasture three hundred acres of Meadow and three hundred acres of wood with the appurtenances in Brodehinton in the said County of Wilts And also All those the Mannors and Lordships of Campes alias Campes Castle otherwise called Castle Campes with the appurtenances scituare lying being and extending in the Counties of Cambridge and Essex or in either of them or elsewhere within the Realme of England And also all that his Mannor of Balsham in the County of Cambridge with all singular the rights members appurtenances thereof whatsoeuer And also All those his Messuages and Lands scituate lying and being in the Parishes of Hackuey and Tottenham in the County of Middlesex or in either of them with their and euery of their rights members and appurtenances whatsoeuer which said Messuage was lately purchased of Sir William Bowyer Knight the said Lands in Tottenham

now or lately were in the tenure or occupation of William Benning Yeoman And also All and singular the Mannors Lordships Messuages Lands Tenements Reuersions Seruices Meadowes Pastures Woods Aduousons Patronages of Churches Hereditaments of the said Thomas Sutton whatsoeuer scituat lying or being within the said counties of Essex Lincoln Wilts Cambridge and Middlesex or in any of them with all and euery of their rights members appurtenances whatsoeuer Except All his Mannors or Lordships of Littlebury and Haddestockc with their appurtenances in the said County of Essex But alas what perpetuity can bee looked for in this world where there is no certainty but of change In this great expectation of all men whilest our eyes and mindes are occupied with admiration of the Worke Death steales away the Master workeman but not vnprouided as hauing his Viaticum sealed vp vnto him in the peace of a good conscience Many prayers of the Saint went vp before him to prepare a place for him against the day of his dissolution and the corruptible Mammon which he had here imployed to the reliefe of Gods seruants in Earth begot him friends to entertaine him in heauen So he fell asleepe in the Lord leauing the rest of his pious intendments to bee performed by his trustie Executors Master Richard Sutton and Maister Iohn Lawe Behold here a perfect Israelite This is a good worke but he hath not set his rest on this onely He hath growne vp from faith to faith to the accomplishment of many other singular workes of Charitie whereof his last Will and Testament giues such abundant testimonie that it needs no other splendour than it selfe Vpon this respect I will make no other Proeme to it than a gentle inuitation to the Reader to peruse it lest otherwise I might seeme to shew the Sunne at Noone Day or perswade credit to apparent demonstration Thus it followeth THE LAST VVILL and Testament OF Thomas Sutton Esquire THE LAST VVILL and Testament of Thomas Sutton Esquire IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN THE Second day of Nouember in the yeare of out Lord God one thousand sixe hundred and eleuen I Thomas Sutton of Camps Castell in the County of Cambridge Esquire being weake in body and of good perfect mind and me mory thankes be giuen to Almighty God for the same Do make and declare this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme following that is to say First and principally I commend my Soule into the handes of Almighty God trusting through his mercy by the pretious death and passion of my Sauiour and Redeemer Iesus Christ to bee saued and to inherit the kingdome of Heauen for euer And my body I will to be buried where and in what sort it shall seeme meet and conuenient to mine Executor or Executors and Superuisor or Superuisors of this my last will and Testament with the least pomp and charge that may be Item I giue to euery one of the Children of Richard Coxe late Bishop of Ely who shall bee liuing at the time of my death Ten-poundes a peece of lawfull mony of England Item I giue to the Children of Ellenor Aske late wife of Robert Aske of Aughton in the Countye of york Esquire the summe of one hundred poundes of good and lawfull mony of England to bee equally distributed amongst them Item I giue to the poore towne of Berwicke vppon Tweede one hundreth markes of lawful mony of England to be distributed amongst the poore there by the discretion of the chiefe gouernour and Preacher there for the time being to be paid within one yeare after my decease Also I giue to Andrew Westwoods wife of New Castle vpon Tyne or to her Children or to so many of them as shall be liuing at my death ten poundes to be bestowed equally amongst them And I giue to the poore people of Stoke-Newington in the County of Middlesex Ten-pounds to be distributed by the Constables Church-wardens Parson of the same Town for the time being to their most needy people there Also I giue to Maister Gray dwelling in yorkshire sometimes seruant to Ambrose Earle of Warwick or to his Children if any of them bee liuing at my decease Forty poundes of good and lawful mony of England to be distributed equally amongst them within sixe monthes after my decease Also I giue to the Children of my Aunt White or to so many of them as shall bee liuing at my decease one hundred markes to be equally distributed amongst them within sixe monethes next after my decease Also I giue to William Cocket sonne to William Cocket late Alderman of the Citty of Lincolne one hundreth pounds of lawfull mony of England Also I giue to the Children of Iohn Copeland late of Skillingthorpe in the County of Lincolne or to so many of them as shall be liuing at the time of my decease one hundred pounds of lawfull money of England to bee equally distributed amongst them sauing vnto Elizabeth Copeland for my meaning is that she shall not haue any part of the said Legacy of one hundred pounds And vnto the said Elizabeth Copeland I giue the summe of one hundreth pounds of lawful mony of England to be paid vnto her at the day of her marriage or within one yeare after my decease Item I giue vnto Iane Vpton one of the Daughters of Elizabeth Vpton late wife of Hamond Vpton of Wamfleet in the County of Lincolne Esquire the summe of fifty pounds of Lawful mony of England And to euery other of the Children of the said Elizabeth who shall be liuing at the time of my decease twenty poundes a peece of lawfull money of England to bee paid with in sixe monthes next after my decease Also I giue to the Children of one Skelton late of Lowth in the County of Lincolne and somtimes towards the Henneages of Heniton in the said County tenne poundes to be equally deuided amongst them Item I giue to the Children of Thomas Pynner late of Mitcham in the County of Surrey Esquire or to so many of them as shall be liuing at my decease twenty poundes to bee equally distributed amongst them Item I giue to the Children of Henry Tutty late Gunner in Barwick or to so many of them as shall bee liuing at my decease ten poundes of lawful mony of England to be equally distributed amongst them Also I giue to my Neece Elizabeth Allen two hundred poundes of lawfull mony of England And to euery of her Children which shall be liuing at my decease one hundreth markes a peece Item I giue to Symon Baxter if he bee liuing at my decease three hundred pounds of lawful mony of England if not then I giue the same summe to his Child or Children to be equally deuided amongst them Item I giue vnto Francis Baxter if he bee liuing at my death fiue hundred markes of lawfull mony of England if not I giue the same sum to his Child or Children to bee equally deuided amongst them Item I