MGC: === >From Holman, Winifred Lovering, "The Ancestry of Edward Collins and Bedle-Bowles-Powell Connections in England," The American Genealogist, v.23:149-153: - - - - The will of Daniel Collins is highly important, and the abstract given by Emmerton and Waters in Collections of the Essex Institute (vol. 17, pp. 20.22) is incomplete and unsatisfactory in some respects. I therefore obtained a photostatic copy (Twisse, L. 80, Commissary Ct. Reg.) of which the following is a verbatim transcript. - - - - The Contents and substance of my last Will this Twentith of November 1639. Imprimis I bequeath my soule to God my onlie Saviour in the meritt of his deare sonne my Redeemer. My bodie to the earth in the parish of St Peter the poore Broadstreete neare my pew doors or as neare the place where the bodie of my deare wife was laid as may be. Item I give to the parish Church of St Peter the poore to make them a font of Marble stone Twentie pounds. To the Childrens hospitall in Norwich if they have taken nothing in my life in Liew of my Freedome One hundred pounds for the breeding and bringing up of young children. To Christe hospitall in London fiftie pounds. To St Bartholemews hospitall London Twentie five pounds. To the hospitall of Brideswell twentie five pounds. To the fower prisons in London, vizt. two Compters Ludgate and Newgate five pounds a pecee. To the poore in the parish of St Peter five pounds. To the poore in Marie Woolnoths in Lombard streete two pounds. To the poore in St. Edmonds Lombard streete two pounds. To the poore in St. Nicholas Coleabby two pounds. To the poore in Stratford Langhorne Precinct onlie fortie shillings. To the poore of Rodrith two pounds. To make a stock for the poore in the parish of Brainford where I was borne and my father lyeth buried fiftie pounds. To make a stock for the poore of the parish of Brayntree in Essex where my Mother lyeth buried fiftie pounds. To my sister Katharine ffranknell if shee live unmarried I give my dwelling house in Broad streete wth all the plate and household stuffe unbequeathed to dwell in and use during her naturall life shee keeping it in sufficient repaire wthout paying aine rent And after her marriage or decease I give the inheritance unto my nephew Sam: Collins. I give to my said sister Katharine in money over and besides a hundred pounds. To my brother Samuell Collins Vicar of Braintree Twentie pounds. To his sonne Sam: a hundred pounds. To his five Children each a hundred pounds a peece (iv)[footnote: Perhaps meant for "to," but no sense can be made of the passage unless words have been ommitted.] rest fiftie pounds a peece and if anie dye the survivours to have equal division. To my neece Sibill Linch to be laid out for an Annuitie during her life by my Executor two hundred pounds. To Nathaniell Beadle the Lease of the Dolphin wthall the writinge and bonds that appertaine thereunto wch he knoweth cost me a hundred pounds and more a hundred pounds. To my nephew John Beadle to bee divided among his children a hundred pounds. To Cosen Mickell Powell his wife tenn pounds. And to his daughter Abigall tenn pounds. To Cosen Bowles his wife Tenn pounds. To Sam: Thompson the sonne of my sister Thompson tenn pounds. To Edward Collins now in New England I give fiftie pounds. To his daughter Sibill if shee be living att my decease Thirtie pounds. To his other three sonnes Daniell John and Samuell twentie pounds a peece. To the wife of John Russell tenn pounds. To his Children equallie divided fortie pounds. To the wife of Cosen Markham twentie pounds. To John Collins a hundred pounds. To Samuel Pordage six hundred pounds. To my Partner John Corie for a loving remembrance tenn pounds. To William Corie for a loving rem fifteene pounds. To John Buxton I give [figure "25"? crossed off]. To Clem Palgrave five pounds. To my five Maidservants Vizt. Katharine Scott, Bernaby Wilborne, Lydia, Marie and Janie I give five pounds a peece. To Mr. Warren his Curate if hee be in the parish at my decease 000 [Crossed off - "To Mr Crew the Clerke"] if living two pounds. To sister Chiba11 for a loving remembrance six pounds. To brother and sister Crabtree the like six pounds. To sister Pordage I give five pounds. To brother Franknell for a remembrance five pounds. To his sonne Thomas ffranknell five pounds. To his daughter Elizabeth ffranknell five pounds. thing I bequeath out of my plate and rings and bookes as followeth. I ordain for my Executors my sister Katharine ffranknell and my nephew Samuell Collins Doctor in Phisick, and Samuell Pordage Overseer. Wittnes my hand the ninth of June 1643. Daniell Collins. Probatum fuit Testamentum suprascriptum . . . Apud London ... decimo nono die mensis Junij Anno Dm Millisimo sexientisimo quadragisimo sexto [19 June 1646]... Dale Turner, California. === - S.K.M. [!!!] ====================