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==Sir Andrew Riccard will==
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===Transcription===

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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I Andrewe Riccard Cittizen and Merchant of London aged Threescore and Nyne yeares or thereabouts Praysed Be God of sound and perfect memory Calling to mind the frailty of all mankind my owne age And bodily infirmities Doe make and ordaine this my last Will and Testament (written in my own hand), in manner and forme following (That is to say)

First and principally I give upp and Resign my soule into the hands of Allmighty God my Creator that gave me the same Trusting in the meritts of my Alsufficient Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and renouncing and disclayming any meritt or worthiness of my owne) I say I humbly trust to be saved and to enjoy everlasting Bliss and happiness with the Saints and Angells To all Eternity

And for my Body and earthly part I Comitt it to the earth whereof it was made To be decently buried and without much Pompe or any ostentation att the direction of my Executix hereafter named

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my ffaithfull and beloved wife Susanna One full Third part of my Personall Estate according to the Lawdable Custome of the Citty of London my debts being paid and ffunerall Charges deducted

ITEM I hereby give to my said deare and loveing wife one halfe part of all my Lands Tenements and hereditaments whatsoever And all the Rents and profitts of the said halfe part during her naturall life

ITEM I give and bequeath to my said Loveing wife All my householdstuff, my Coach and Coach horses And one hundred ounces of Plate such as she shall think fitt to take

ITEM I give to my said wife and Consort the lease of my house in Marke Lane she paying the Rent of one hundred pounds per Annum to the Landlord

ITEM I give and bequeath to my Brother Jn. Riccard of Portsham in the County of Dorset one halfe part of the Rents and proffitts of the ffarmes of Portesham Ashton and Steepleton over and above my wife's halfe part bequeathed to her as before And my said brother to have and enjoy the said halfe parte of the Rents and proffitts of the said ffarmes and tenements the Second Third and ffourth yeare after my decease for the better support of himselfe and education of his children and no longer

ITEM I give and bequeath unto my only daughter Christian Lady Berkeley one hundred pounds in full of her Childs part any other other Consideracon whatsover In regard she had a faire part and potion out of my Estate to preferre and advance her in marriage And for some other reasons not fitt to be in this place menconed

ITEM I give and hereby will and order and by these presents bequeath unto my Second Grandsonne and Godsonne John Berkeley All the Residue and remainder of all my Reall Estate scituate lying and and being in the Parishes of Portsham Steepleton and Winterborne St Martins in the County of Dorsett To have and to hold the said ffarmes lands and tenements to him and his heires for ever And in case he shall happen to dye before he attaine to the age of twenty one yeares or without issue of his body lawfully begotten Then I give and bequeath the said ffarmes lands and tenements to my Third Grandson, Maurice Bentley And if he chance to dye before he attaine to the age of of Twenty one yeares or without issue lawfully begotten Then and in that case I give the said ffarmes Lands and tenements to William Bentley my youngest grandson and his heires forever

ITEM I hereby give bequeath and will my only granddaughter Anne Berkeley to advance her and preferre herin marriage to a sober and prudent Gentleman such as my Executrix shall approve of if she be alive And this her portion of ffoure thousand pounds with the interest thereof I hereby order to be paid her att the day of her marriage or when she attaines to the age of Twenty one yeares And in case it shall please God she dye before she marry or attaine Twenty one yeares before paid this and in that case I will the said ffoure thousand pounds and all the proffitts and interest thereof to be paid to my surviving Grandchildren by even and equall shares and proportions att such tyme as they shall attain to Twenty one yeares of age

ITEM I give and bequeath to my neece Mary Riccard now in house with me towards a Marriage Portion two hundred pounds to be paid her by my Executrix att her daye of marriage

ITEM I give and bequeath to each of my servants that have been with me one whole yeare or more ffive pounds a peece

ITEM I give to the poore of the parish of St Olaves Hartstreet wherin I have long lived ffifty pounds within one yeare after my death

ITEM I hereby give and bequeath to Mr Danll Mills Rector of the said parish ffifty pounds

ITEM I give and bequeath to the poore of St Thomas Hospitall in Southwark to be disposed of for their Reliefe as the President and Governors of that hospitall shall judge meete one hundred Pounds to be paid within one yeare after my death

ITEM I give to the poore of the Company of Drapers one hundred pounds to be paid them within one yeare after my death And to be disposed of for aforesaid Poore their most advantage and in such manner as the Master Wardens and Assistants shall judge meete

ITEM I give to the East India Company ffor their poore at Poplar one hundred pounds And to be paid said Company for the use of these poore within one yeare after my decease And to be added to Almshouse Stocke

ITEM I herby give and bequeath unto ffrancis Riccard, my nephew and servant one hundred pounds to be paid him Two yeares after my death

ITEM I give and hereby bequeath to my ffive Grandchildren Charles, John, Morris, William and Anne Berkely all the residue and remainder of my estate to be equally divided betweene them To each one ffifth part To be paid them by my Executrix or to such Trustees as their ffather Lord John Berkeley and my Executrix shall agree upon or in case of death or absence of the Lord Berkeley to such trustees as my said Executrix and my daughter Berkeley shall agree upon

And that as soone as my Estate come into the particulars whereof appeare by an estimate hereto Annexed, in default of Books of accompt which may not appeare soe Regulah as may be expected And in Case of Death the Survivors of them to enjoy it

ITEM I hereby nominate and appointe my deare and loving wife to be my sole executrix and give her power and Authority to see this my Last Will and Testament faithfully and duly executed I will and make void All former wills whatsoever

In witness whereof I have hereto sett my hand and seale This Twenty Third day of July 1672 In London Amen

[Andr: Riccard is inserted into the LH margin]

Signed Sealed published and declared, in the presence of [NO NAMES WERE INSERTED]
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An estimate of my Estate reall and personall taken this 24th Day of July 1672 which God Bless and preferre

Portsham Ffarme left by lease for 19 yeares to come att £400 per annum worth in that place. £8000.l

I estimate on the said ffarme which is one Life Aged 80 yeares well worth £300.
Samwayes Tenement in Steepleton neare Portsham ffarme in the County of Dorsett and Lett therewith Cost £630
A tenament called St Nicholas Nyments in County Devon mortgaged to me for 200 l. principall money And Interest due thereon to this tyme £: 378
Ashton ffarme neare Dorchester Cost six mon: past £880
Soe my Reall Estate amounts to some 15j88 (sic)/.
My East India Stocke 1500 l. P:o xxxx is now worth 22 x for every 100ll. And for bought and sold sayly£: 3375
Shipping in the East India Comp: their xxxxx with three [or their] Stocks is followeth/.
Shipp Rhena [GUESS] 600 tons new [?] built bound for Surratt and now on her voyage cost 3/32 parts 650.
Ship ffleete on her voyage Cost 1/10. [A NUMBER?} [?] Shipp Suratt worth on her voyage 1/10 cost 450
Ship (sic) Rainbow on her voyage 1/8 for Surratt 900./
Ship (sic) Corsair [I think this is right] now fitting 1/10 pd on wth 250./
Shipp (sic) Bombay Merchant 1/10 xxxxxxxx expected/exported. 400.
Shipp Antilope 1/10 xxxxxxx 400 Ship Saviour [WILD GUESS] 1/10 mixed [?] 300.

Att Alleppo in the custody of An [or Jn.] Bull/Ball my ffactor about 2600d [or less likely 26000] {OR "2 Good"][ Lyon Dollars (?)
Proved of Cloth Tyn yds - 6000/.
In 73 barrells [?] of Tynn and 200 Broad Clothes pd for and Ready to Shipp for Aleppo cost 1000 [or 2000? or 4000?] Att Interest the East India Company owe me £3000
Nich: Colxxxx [PERSON?] att Interest by bond 500.
John Richardson of Stoke oweth by bond 100 Thomas Peach [?] by bond 100/
Robert Weare by bond 200

In cash this 24th July £1000

In good debts for xxx xxx that will come in Sept next £1490
In Rickham for my 1/3 of Barbado (sic) Plantation Sold £1225
Plate Gould ore (sic) £200 £:40538/

Debts [Sir?] Robert Afte Eigh [???] £500
To xxxxxx of an Thomas Crouth [?] Esq. £100
To widdow Riccard £300
To William Potter £: 975 - £: 975 /
R. 39563/
Good Estate as I indifferently as I can Compute it as of the particuliars
All debts paid 39563
Indian Rxxxx.

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	PROB 11/340 Eure 108-157 Will of Andrew Riccard, Merchant of Saint Olave Hart Street, City of London 19 September 1672		PROB 11/340 Eure 108-157 Will of Andrew Riccard, Merchant of Saint Olave Hart Street, City of London 19 September 1672

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 '''C 5/59/48 Riccard v. Hardy: Dorset. 1670'''
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 '''C 10/477/103 Gunn, Darmardiston, Palatia, Poulter and others v. Riccards, Penning, Love, Prestwood and Cave: Middlesex 1668'''
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+PROB 11/340 Eure 108-157 Will of Andrew Riccard, Merchant of Saint Olave Hart Street, City of London 19 September 1672
 [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=074-acc262&cid=3-93&kw=andrew%20ricard#3-93 London Metropolitan Archives: Letter from Edward Wood to John Pack.  ACC/0262/043/086  1665/6:]
-- 4) Pack is to approach Sir Andrew Ricard, Sir Wm. Rader and Mr. Maurice Thompson re stopping legal proceedings begun by Mr. Thomas Andrewes, Wood's great adversary and now dead.
+- 4) Pack is to approach Sir Andrew Ricard, Sir Wm. Rider and Mr. Maurice Thompson re stopping legal proceedings begun by Mr. Thomas Andrewes, Wood's great adversary and now dead.
 - Endorsed: "To Mr. John Pack in thames streete over against Bare Key neere the Costom house."
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 Att Alleppo in the custody of An [or Jn.] Bull/Ball my ffactor about 2600d [or less likely 26000] {OR "2 Good"][ Lyon Dollars (?)
 Proved of Cloth Tyn yds - 6000/.
-In 73 barrells [?] of Tynn and 200 Broad Clothes pd for and Ready to Shipp for Aleppo cost 1000 [or 2000? or 4000?]    Att Interest the East India Company owe me £3000
+In 73 barrells [?] of Tynn and 200 Broad Clothes pd for and Ready to Shipp for Aleppo cost 1000 [or 2000? or 4000?]
 Nich:  Colxxxx [PERSON?] att Interest by bond  500.
 John Richardson of Stoke oweth by bond 100 Thomas Peach [?] by bond 100/

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