MRP: George Willoughby will

George Willoughby will

PROB 11/177 Lee 52-114 Will of George Willoughby, Merchant of London 04 July 1638

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See Bantam (George Willoughby was President of the English East India Company factory at Bantam, ca. 1630-ca. 1639)

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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I George Willoughby of London merchant being in health of bodie and of good & perfect minde and memorie (praised bee allmightie God doe make and declare this my present Testament conteyning herein my will in manner and forme followinge

FFIRST & principallie & before all earthly thinges I committ & commend my soule to Allmightie God my makerm & to Jesus Christ his onely Sonne my onlie Saviour & Redeemer humblie on my knees beseeching mercy pardon & forgiveness of all my synees , by those precious death painfull passion and glorious Resurreccon I faithfullie trust and stedfastlie believe to be saved & to have eternal life,

SECONDLIE I doe humblie uppon my knees desire to be forgiven of all such as I have any waie att any time offended & of all the world, and I doe in like manner humbly and trulie forgive all those that have offended me in any kinde whatsoever,

THIRDLY I commend my bodie to the earth from whence itt cae, faithfullie trustinge in the resurreccon in the last daie to happiness) where I desire itt may bee decentlie buried in such manner as to my executo:rs hereafter named shall seeme fitting.

FFOURTHLY for & concerning all such worldlie goods where with itt hath pleased Almightie God in mercie to endowe mee and whereof I shallbe possessed att the tyme of my decease I whollie give and dispose the same as followeth

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FFIRST that all my debtes w:ch shalbe by me iustly dewe att the tyme of my decease bee by my executor truly satisfied and paid I will that all the rest of my goods and chattles and debtes and estate whatsoever Saveinge only soe much as will satisfie my ffunerall charges be devided into fowre score equall partes which I give as followeth vizt,

I give tenn partes for marriage porccons to six damsells and to as many more as itt will reache unto att twenty poundes sterlinge each such as are very poore or Orphants which hath not any other meanes for their marriage dowries, And my desire is that the daughters of Richard Willoughby of Knoyle deceased & of John Hunt of Buxton by his wife deceased be preferred herein before others, because they are neare allyeXX unto mee being the brother and sisters of my ffather, I give eight partes to be spent on instruccon of poore orphantes male, to reade and write, and for to binde them Apprentice that they may bee instructed to knowe the Allmightie, & bee entered into some vocaccon whereby they may live honestly in the world And my desire is that the sonnes of the abovesaid Richard Willoughby & of John Hu?nt (OR, Huitt) of Buxton by his wife Dorcas bee preferred before others, I give into my godsonne Albyginns Wallis (w:ch is att present in the Molucas on the Island MAGNIAN in the custodie of the Hollanders) the sonne of Anthonie Wallis twoe parts to be employed and expended in and dor his instruccon in our Christian Religion in performance of my promise for him at the ffont, I give twoe partes unto my goddaughter Ann Willoughbie the daughter of my cousen George Willoughby gentleman for the same use I give tenn partes to buy land or howses for pxons used the revenewe whereof to be expended in breade & distributed on Wednesdaies & fridaies to porre decrepitt and distressed people in remembrance of twoe greate deliverances w:ch the almighty in mercie gave me on those daies I give on pt to the wife of my uncle Richard Wills of Knoyle deceased because shee is in wante, I give unto the Almshowses of the East India Compaine five partes in remembrance that I have gained parte of my estate in their service, I give to pious use five partes to bee att the disposinge of my brother Robert Willoughbie, but if he bee deceased before that Legacy be paid, Then my will is that itt be att the disposinge of my executor and overseers ioyntly, I give to the poore of the parish of

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