"In the name of God Amen I John Marston of London Clarke being
sicke in bodie but of perfect and sound mind and memorie doe make
my last Will and Testament in manner and forme following
Imprimise I give and bequeath my soule into the hands of
Allmightie God my Maker and Redeemer and my bodie to be buried in
Christian buriall in some convenient place where my executor
hereafter named shall appointe Item I give and bequeath to James
Coghill and James Boynton both of Christchurch in the County of
South^{tn} the somme of fortie shillinges apeece to be paide
within six mounthes after my decease Item I give and bequeath to
Marie Fabian the wife of W^m Fabian of Christchurch aforesaide
towards the educac'on of hir five sonnes the somme of twentie
eight pound of currant money of England to be paide to hir within
sixe monthes after my decease Item I give to the parrish Church
of Christchurch aforesaide the somme of five poundes to be paide
within sixe monthes next after my decease Item I give and
bequeath to my couzin Hunt of Ashford in the countie of Saloppe
the somme of twentie poundes to be paide within sixe moneths
after my decease Item I give and bequeath to my cozen Griffins
daughter of Kingston in the Countie of Surrey the somme of five
poundes to be paide unto hir within sixe monthes after my decease
Item I give to Marie Collice the daughter of my cozen Anne
Collis of Chancerie Lane the somme of five poundes to be paide
unto hir sixe monthes after my decease Item I give and bequeath
to my cozen Richard Marston of Newe Inne in the Countie of Midd'
my silver bason and ewre but my will is that my wife shall have
the use of it untill it shalbe demaunded of hir by the said
Richard or his attorney in that behalfe lawfullye deputed Item I
give and bequeath unto George Wallie and James Walley sonnes of
M^r Henry Wallie the somme of five poundes apeece to be paide to
the saide Henrie for theier vse within sixe monthes after my
decease Item all the rest of my goodes and cattles moveable and
vnmoveable my debts and legacies and funeral expences being
charged I give and bequeathe to my wel beloved wiefe Marie whome
I ordaine my soule Executrixe of this my last Will and Testament
And I doe hereby renounce and make voide all former Wills by me
heretofore made In Witnes whereof I have herevnto putt my hand
and seale the seaventeenth daie of June in the tenth yeere of the
rainge [_sic_] of oure Soveraigne Lord Charles 1634."
Wood tells us that he was buried beside his father "in the church
belonging to the Temple in the suburb of London, under the stone which
hath written on it _Oblivioni Sacrum_." Dr. Grosart prints the
following entry from the Temple Church burial-register:
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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