In message <[email protected]>, Mike Gallafent <michael.gall [email protected]> writes Another stray from the published wills of Surrey: John ARCHMINER, Brewer 'John ARCHIMINER (Nunc. Will) Concerning £100 left in Mrs GODFRIE's hands, a widow in Easte Smithefeilde-He gave £20 each to Henriecke BARNES als SKELLINGE and John SHEREMANNE. To the aforesaid widow £16. To the Duche Church £20. The residue to his mother and sisters. Item £60 in the hands of Mr. BLUNDEN cooper and the residue of his goods he left to be disposed of by his master Edward BROWNE (his exor.) amongst the servants of the house or otherwise. Dat. (N.D.) Witness John ADNEY, Henricke BERNSINS als KELLINCKE, James DEAN, John CHARMAN. Proved 23 Sept. 1605 by exor. Mike. -- ======================================================================= Mike Gallafent - Publisher - CD 'Strangers, Foreigners & Aliens' - CD 'Published Wills of London' - CD 'Lay Subsidy Rolls Surrey 1593/4' - CD 'Published Wills of Surrey' - CD 'Early Inhabitants of Kent' - CD 'Published Wills of Kent' [email protected] - CD 'Middlesex Oath Rolls 1641-2' =======================================================================

Another stray from the 'Published Wills of Surrey': Translated from the French 31 January 1608 [-9]' Noe GOOTHERAM [of St. Saviour's, Southwark], 31 January, 1608 [-9]. After my debts & expenses are paid, one-half of the residue of my goods I give to my wife, and the other half to my daughter Elizabeth GOOTHERAM, when she is of an age to marry; but if she die before her mother, then I give £4 to Nicholas LECHELLET and a like sum to John TIFFRYES, and these two people shall have the same sum if my wife predecease my daughter. I give 40s to the French church. If my wife and all her children die, I ordain that half the goods remaining at that time shall go to the next of my kin and the other half to my wife's next of kin. Executrix: my wife Elizabeth. Overseers: Nicholas LECHELLET and John TEFFRYES. (Signed) Noah GOOTHERAM. Witnesses: John TEFFRYES, Elizabeth FOLOWE If my wife remarry before my daughter Elizabeth marries, then my said wife shall be bound by my two overseers to deliver the moiety of the goods found in my house at such her marriage. (Signed) Noah GOOTHERAM. Witnesses: Michaell DU CHROE, Robert TIRRYE (marks). Proved 5 April 1609 by Elizabeth, relict of the testator. Mike. -- ======================================================================= Mike Gallafent - Publisher - CD 'Strangers, Foreigners & Aliens' - CD 'Published Wills of London' - CD 'Lay Subsidy Rolls Surrey 1593/4' - CD 'Published Wills of Surrey' - CD 'Early Inhabitants of Kent' - CD 'Published Wills of Kent' [email protected] - CD 'Middlesex Oath Rolls 1641-2' =======================================================================

Another stray from 'Published Wills of Surrey': Nicholas VINCK of Southwark, 5 June 1607 (?) 'Nicholas VINCK [of St. Thomas's Southwark]. I give to my wife the fourscore and five 'Gildrens', which Everard VAN SCHUERE, 'as attorney in Amerfort hath in handes of Nicholas VYNCKE,' and the fourteen which he hath received I give them all to my wife Jorina VYNCKE. I acquit my mother-in-law of ten 'gyldren'and a half. I have understoode that my Grandmother is deceased and that the goodes for the Mortuarye howse are solde, the which aswell be belonginge vnto me as to any boddie ells whoesoever.' 'By me Nicholas Heynderyexen VYNCKE.' Witness Peter PETERES, Cornelis STEVENS, William BOSCH of Amersfoerd, Nicholas GEEWLEN, Amersford. Dat. 5 June [blank]. 'Ex teutonica lingua in Anglicam conversum.' Admon (with will annexed) granted 28 July 1607 to Jorina VINCKE the relict. (PCC) Mike. -- ======================================================================= Mike Gallafent - Publisher - CD 'Strangers, Foreigners & Aliens' - CD 'Published Wills of London' - CD 'Lay Subsidy Rolls Surrey 1593/4' - CD 'Published Wills of Surrey' - CD 'Early Inhabitants of Kent' - CD 'Published Wills of Kent' [email protected] - CD 'Middlesex Oath Rolls 1641-2' =======================================================================