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ITEM I will and appoint That there shalbe bestowed the summe of three hundred  pounds for my ffunerall expence in such manner  as my executrix shall thibke fit.
 
ITEM I will and appoint That there shalbe bestowed the summe of three hundred  pounds for my ffunerall expence in such manner  as my executrix shall thibke fit.
  
ITEM I give and bequeath to my worthie friends M:r George Coke and his wife one hundred pounds a peece To M:r George Oxinden thirtie pounds To M:r Christopher Oxinden twentie pounds To Mr ffrancis Raworth one hundred pounds To Robert Raworth Esquire and Catharine his wife twentie pounds a peece To my Cosin Skepper<ref>Possibly John Skepper (alt. Skipper), of St. Michael's, Cornhill, London, tallowchandler, who married Elizabeth Kelke of St. Michael's, Cornhill, London, in 1657. See Joseph Lemuel Chester (ed.), ''The parish registers of St. Michael Cornhill'' (London, 1882), p. 37</ref> fortie pounds and to his wife<ref>See possibly PROB 11/277 Wootton  264 – 313 Will of Elizabeth Skepper or Skipper, Widow of Barrow, Lincolnshire 30 June 1658 </ref> tenne pounds To M:r Kelke a Brasier and his wife<ref>Probably Thomas Kelke, brazier, of St. Michael's, Cornhill, London, who died May 1667, and his wife Mary.  See Joseph Lemuel Chester (ed.), The parish registers of St. Michael Cornhill (London, 1882), pp. 122, 124, 126, 270</ref> five pounds a peece To M:r Tobyell Aylmer Twentie pounds To M:rs ?Pewgh<ref>Mentioned in TNA, C9/243/65</ref> tenne pounds. To M:rs Grigg<ref>Mentioned in TNA, C9/243/65</ref> sixe pounds To: M:rs Roberts twentie pounds ober and besides the thirtie pounds I owe her, To Sarah Waynmann five and twentie pounds; To Maximilian Dalyson Esquire one hundred pounds. And in case my worthy friend M.r Richard Oxinden shall not marrie but dye without issue Then I give to the said Maximilian Two hundred pounds more To be paid after such death of the said Richard, And I give to the said Maximilian fiftie pounds more in satisfaction of a horse I had of him
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ITEM I give and bequeath to my worthie friends M:r George Coke and his wife one hundred pounds a peece To M:r George Oxinden<ref>Merchant, later Sir George Oxenden, friend of Edward Kelke, and a younger brother of Elizabeth Dallison]] thirtie pounds To M:r Christopher Oxinden[[FootNote(Merchant, friend of Edward Kelke, and a younger brother of George Oxenden</ref> twentie pounds To Mr ffrancis Raworth<ref>Probably Francis Raworth (junior), son of Francis Raworth (senior) and brother of Robert Raworth</ref> one hundred pounds To Robert Raworth Esquire and Catharine his wife<ref>Lawyer of Gray's Inn, and legal advisor to both the Dallison and the Oxenden family</ref> twentie pounds a peece To my Cosin Skepper<ref>Possibly John Skepper (alt. Skipper), of St. Michael's, Cornhill, London, tallowchandler, who married Elizabeth Kelke of St. Michael's, Cornhill, London, in 1657. See Joseph Lemuel Chester (ed.), ''The parish registers of St. Michael Cornhill'' (London, 1882), p. 37</ref> fortie pounds and to his wife<ref>See possibly PROB 11/277 Wootton  264 – 313 Will of Elizabeth Skepper or Skipper, Widow of Barrow, Lincolnshire 30 June 1658 </ref> tenne pounds To M:r Kelke a Brasier and his wife<ref>Probably Thomas Kelke, brazier, of St. Michael's, Cornhill, London, who died May 1667, and his wife Mary.  See Joseph Lemuel Chester (ed.), The parish registers of St. Michael Cornhill (London, 1882), pp. 122, 124, 126, 270</ref> five pounds a peece To M:r Tobyell Aylmer Twentie pounds To M:rs ?Pewgh<ref>Mentioned in TNA, C9/243/65</ref> tenne pounds. To M:rs Grigg<ref>Mentioned in TNA, C9/243/65</ref> sixe pounds To: M:rs Roberts twentie pounds ober and besides the thirtie pounds I owe her, To Sarah Waynmann<ref>Long serving servant of Elizabeth Dalyson, who, following Elizabeth's death in 1665, married Richard Oxinden</ref> five and twentie pounds; To Maximilian Dalyson Esquire one hundred pounds. And in case my worthy friend M.r Richard Oxinden<ref>Cousin of George and Christopher oxenden,a nd of Elizabeth Dallison. Died in 169X, leaving one son, Richard Oxinden, who died in 170X</ref> shall not marrie but dye without issue Then I give to the said Maximilian Two hundred pounds more To be paid after such death of the said Richard, And I give to the said Maximilian fiftie pounds more in satisfaction of a horse I had of him
  
 
ITEM I give to Frances
 
ITEM I give to Frances

Revision as of 11:52, October 4, 2011

Edward Kelke (junior)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I Edward Kelke of Grayes Inne in the Countie of Midds Esquire being of sound and perfect mind, memorie and understanding though at present sicke and weake of bodie, knowing the certaintie of death and incertaintie of the time thereof doo this sixth day of December one Thousand sixe hundred ffiftie eight make and declare my last will and testament in writing in manner and forme following,

FFIRST and principally I recommend my soule into the hands of God that gave it, My bodie I leave to the earth from whence it came To be buried in the parish Church of Saint Mary in Sandwich in the Countie of Kent In which towne of Sandwich I was borne

ITEM I give the summe of Twentie pounds to be disposed of for the benefit of the poore of the said parrish as a standing gift of mine

ITEM I give to the poore of the towne of Sandwich aforesaid thirtie pounds to be distributed among them at the discretion of my executrix hereafter named

ITEM I will and appoint That there shalbe bestowed the summe of three hundred pounds for my ffunerall expence in such manner as my executrix shall thibke fit.

ITEM I give and bequeath to my worthie friends M:r George Coke and his wife one hundred pounds a peece To M:r George Oxinden[1] twentie pounds To Mr ffrancis Raworth[2] one hundred pounds To Robert Raworth Esquire and Catharine his wife[3] twentie pounds a peece To my Cosin Skepper[4] fortie pounds and to his wife[5] tenne pounds To M:r Kelke a Brasier and his wife[6] five pounds a peece To M:r Tobyell Aylmer Twentie pounds To M:rs ?Pewgh[7] tenne pounds. To M:rs Grigg[8] sixe pounds To: M:rs Roberts twentie pounds ober and besides the thirtie pounds I owe her, To Sarah Waynmann[9] five and twentie pounds; To Maximilian Dalyson Esquire one hundred pounds. And in case my worthy friend M.r Richard Oxinden[10] shall not marrie but dye without issue Then I give to the said Maximilian Two hundred pounds more To be paid after such death of the said Richard, And I give to the said Maximilian fiftie pounds more in satisfaction of a horse I had of him

ITEM I give to Frances




Commentary



  1. Merchant, later Sir George Oxenden, friend of Edward Kelke, and a younger brother of Elizabeth Dallison]] thirtie pounds To M:r Christopher Oxinden[[FootNote(Merchant, friend of Edward Kelke, and a younger brother of George Oxenden
  2. Probably Francis Raworth (junior), son of Francis Raworth (senior) and brother of Robert Raworth
  3. Lawyer of Gray's Inn, and legal advisor to both the Dallison and the Oxenden family
  4. Possibly John Skepper (alt. Skipper), of St. Michael's, Cornhill, London, tallowchandler, who married Elizabeth Kelke of St. Michael's, Cornhill, London, in 1657. See Joseph Lemuel Chester (ed.), The parish registers of St. Michael Cornhill (London, 1882), p. 37
  5. See possibly PROB 11/277 Wootton 264 – 313 Will of Elizabeth Skepper or Skipper, Widow of Barrow, Lincolnshire 30 June 1658
  6. Probably Thomas Kelke, brazier, of St. Michael's, Cornhill, London, who died May 1667, and his wife Mary. See Joseph Lemuel Chester (ed.), The parish registers of St. Michael Cornhill (London, 1882), pp. 122, 124, 126, 270
  7. Mentioned in TNA, C9/243/65
  8. Mentioned in TNA, C9/243/65
  9. Long serving servant of Elizabeth Dalyson, who, following Elizabeth's death in 1665, married Richard Oxinden
  10. Cousin of George and Christopher oxenden,a nd of Elizabeth Dallison. Died in 169X, leaving one son, Richard Oxinden, who died in 170X