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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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extending in the Counties of Cambridge and Essex or in either of them or else-where within the Realme of England And also all that his Mannor of Balsham in the County of Cambridge with all and singular the rights members and appurtenances thereof whatsoever And also all those his Messuages and Lands scituate lying and being in the Parishes of Hackney and Tottenham in the County of Middlesex or in either of them with their and every of their rights members and appurtenances whatsoever which said Messuage was lately purchased of Sir William Bowyer Knight and the said Lands in Tottenham now or ●ately were in the tenure or occupation of William Be●ning Yeoman And also all and singular the Mannors Lordships Messuages Lands Tenements Reversions Services Meadowes Pastures Woods Advousons Patronages of Churches and Hereditaments of the said Thomas Sutton whatsoever scituate lying or being within the said Counties of Essex Lincoln Wilts Cambridge and Middlesex or in any of them with all and every their rights members and appurtenances whatsoever except all his Mannors or Lordships of Littlebury and Hadd-stocke with their appurtenances in the said County of Essex But alas what perpetuity can be 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 work Death steals away the Master workman but not unprovided as having his Viaticum sealed up unto him in the peace of a good conscience Many prayers of the Saints went up 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 Servants on Earth begot him friends to entertain him in Heaven So he fell asleep in the Lord leaving the rest of his pious intendments to be performed by his trusty Executors Mr. Richard Sutton and Mr. Iohn Law Behold here a perfect Israelite This is a good work but he hath not not set his rest on this onely He hath grown up from Faith to Faith to the accomplishment of many other singular works of Charity whereof his last Will and Testament gives such ab●ndant testimony that it needs no other splendour than it se●fe Upon this respect I will make no other Proeme to it then a gentle invitation to the Reader to peruse it lest otherwise I might seeme to shew the Sun at Noon Day or perswade credit to apparent demonstration Thus it followeth The last Will and Testament of Thomas Sutton Esquire IN the Name of God Amen The 2. day of Novemb. in the yeare of our Lord God 1611. I Thomas Sutton of Campes Castell in the County of Cambridge Esquire being weak in body and of good perfec● mind and memory thankes be given 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 hands of Almighty God trusting through his mercy and by the precious death and passion of my Saviour and Redeemer Iesus Christ to be saved and to inherit the Kingdome of Heaven for ever And my body I will to be buried where and in what sort it shall seeme meet and convenient to mine Executor or Executors and Supervisor or Supervisors of this my last Will and Testament with the least pomp and charge that may be Item I give to every one of the Children of Richard Coxe late Bishop of Ely who shall be living at the time of my death ten pounds a piece of lawfull money of England Item I give to the children of Ellenor Aske late wife of Rob. Aske of Aughton in the county of York Esquire the summe of one hundered pounds of good and lawfull mony of England to be equally distributed amongst them Item I give the poore towne of Berwick upon Tweed one hundered marks of lawfull mony of England to be distributed amongst the poore there by the discretion of the cheife governour and preacher there for the time being to be paid within one yeare after my decease Also I give to Andrew Westwoods wife of Newcastle upon tyne or to her children or to so many of them as shall be living at my death ten pounds to be bestowed equally amongst them And I give to the poore people of Stoke-Newinton in the County of Middlesex Ten pounds to be distributed by the Constables Church-Wardens and Person of the same Towne for the time being to their most needy people there Also I give to Mr. Gray dwelling in Yorkshire sometimes servant to Ambrose Earl of Warwick or to his children if any of them be living at my decease 40 l. of good and lawfull money of England to be distributed equally amongst them within 6 months after my decease Also I give to the children of my Aunt White or to so many of them as shall be living at my decease 100 marks to be equally distributed amongst them within 6 moneths next after my decease Also I give to William Cocket Son to Will. Cocket late Alderman of the City of Lincoln 100. l. of lawfull money of England Also I give to the children of Iohn Copeland late of Skillingthorpe in the county of Lincoln or to so many of them as shall be living at the time of my decease 100. l. of lawfull money of England to be equally distributed amongst them sa●ing unto Eliz. Copeland for my meaning is that she shall not have any part of the said Legacy of 100. pounds And unto the said Eliz. Copeland I give the sum of 100. l. of lawfull money of England to be paid unto her at the day of her marriage or within one year after my decease Item I give unto lane Upton one of the Daughters of Eliz. Upton late wife of Hamond Upton of Wamfleet in the county of Lincoln Esq the sum of 50. l. of lawfull money of England And to every other of the children of the said Elizabeth who shall be living at the time of my decease 20. l. a piece of lawfull money of England to be paid within 6 months next after my decease Also I give to the c●ildren of one Skelton late of Low●h in the county of Lincoln and sometimes towards the Henneages of Heniton in the said county 10. l. to be equally divided amongst them Item I give to the children of Tho. Pinner late of Mi●cham in the county of Surrey Esq or to so many of them as shall be living at my decease 20. l. to be equally distributed amongst them Item I give to the children of Henry Tutty late Gunner in Berwick or to so many of them as shall be living at my decease 10. l. of lawfull money of England to be equally distributed amongst them Also I give to my Neece Elizabeth Allen 200 l. of lawfull mony of England And to every of her children which shall be living at my decease 100 marks a peece Item I give to Symon