Ancient, Curious, and Famous WillsHarris, Virgil M. (Virgil McClure)
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Ancient, Curious, and Famous Wills
Harris, Virgil M. (Virgil McClure)
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sufficiently assure unto her, and the issue of her body, lands
answerable to the portion by this my will given unto her, and to be
adjudged so by my executors and overseers, then my Will is, that the
said hundred and fifty pounds shall be paid to such husband as shall
make such assurance, to his own use.
“Item: I give and bequeath unto my said sister Joan twenty pounds, and
all my wearing apparel, to be paid and delivered within one year after
my decease; and I do Will and devise unto her the house, with the
appurtenances, in Stratford, wherein she dwelleth, for her natural life,
under the yearly rent of twelve-pence.
“Item: I give and bequeath unto her three sons, William Hart, ---- Hart,
and Michael Hart, five pounds a-piece, to be paid within one year after
my decease.
“Item: I give and bequeath unto the said Elizabeth Hall all my plate
(except my broad silver and gilt bowl) that I now have at the date of
this my Will.
“Item: I give and bequeath unto the poor of Stratford aforesaid ten
pounds; to Mr. Thomas Combe my sword; to Thomas Russel, esq., five
pounds; and to Francis Collins of the borough of Warwick, in the county
of Warwick, gent., thirteen pounds six shillings and eight-pence, to be
paid within one year after my decease.
“Item: I give and bequeath to Hamlet (Hamnet) Sadler twenty-six
shillings eight-pence, to buy him a ring; to William Reynolds, gent.,
twenty-six shillings eight-pence, to buy him a ring; to my godson
William Walker, twenty shillings in gold; to Anthony Nash, gent.,
twenty-six shillings eight-pence; and to Mr. John Nash, twenty-six
shillings eight-pence; and to my fellows, John Hemynge, Richard Burbage,
and Henry Cundell, twenty-six shillings eight-pence a-piece, to buy them
rings.
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