Thomas Hariot, the Mathematician, the Philosopher and the ScholarStevens, Henry
Philosophy
Thomas Hariot, the Mathematician, the Philosopher and the Scholar
Stevens, Henry
Harriot, Thomas, 1560-1621; Hercules Club
the East end of Cheapeside Item to my Brewer dwelling at Braynford end
Item to Mr John Bill Staconer for Bookes The some of the debte to all
fower before meneoned I thincke and Judge not to bee much more or lesse
then forty poundes. Item I doe acknowledge to owe vnto Mr Christopher
Ingram keeper of the house of Syon for the aforesaid EARLE OF
NORTHUMBERLAND Three thousand sixe hundred of Billett wch I desire to
be repayed vnto him Item I doe acknowledge that I haue some written
Coppies to the number of twelue or fowerteene (more or lesse) lent vnto
me by Thomas Allen of Gloster Hall in Oxford M` of Artes vnto whome I
desire my Executors hereafter named to restore them safely according to
the noate that hee shall deliu of them (I doubting whether I haue anie
true noate of them my selfe) Item I make Constitute and ordayne theise
fowre following my Executors Namely the aforesaid Sr ROBERT SIDNEY
KNIGHT VISCOUNT LYSLE (if his Lopp may take soe many paynes in my
behalfe) Also JOHN PROTHEROE of Hawkesbrooke in the County of
Carmarthen Esquio` Alsoe THOMAS ALESBURY of Westminster Esquior Lastly
THOMAS BUCKNER Mercer dwelling in St Xpofers pishe in Lond not farre
from ye Royall Exchainge vnto wch Executors I giue full power & aucty
to vse theire owne discrecons in paying theire Charges in my behalfe
out of the rest of my good And if my Bookes wth other goods doe in
value Come to more then I haue afore supposed First I desire them to
bestowe soe much vppon ye poore not exceeding twenty poundes as they
shall thincke Convenient somee pte whereof I giue vnto the poore of the
hospitall in Christes Churche in Lond, Some pte vnto the said pishe of
St Xpofors where I nowe lye, and some pte wch I would haue the greater)
vnto the poore of the píshe of Isleworth neere Syon in the Countie of
Midd Secondly out of the said residue of my good, my will is, That the
said Executors take some pte thereof for theire owne vses according to
theire discretions Lastly my will and desire is that they bestowe the
value of the rest vppon Sr Thomas Bodleyes Library in Oxford, or imploy
it to such Charitable & pious vses as they shall thincke best Item my
will and desire is that Robert Hughes gentleman and nowe attendant
vppon th’afore said EARLE OF NORTHUMBERLAND for matters of Learning bee
an ouseer at the prizing of my Bookes, and some other thinges as my
Executors and hee shall agree vnto Item I ordayne and Constitute the
aforesaid NATHANIELL THORPERLEY first to be Ouseer of my Mathematicall
Writinges to be receiued of my Executors to pvse and order and to
sepate the Cheife of them from my waste papers, to the end that after
hee doth vnderstand them hee may make vse in penninge such doctrine
that belonges vnto them for publique vses as it shall be thought
Convenient by my Executors and him selfe And if it happen that some
manner of Notacons or writinges of the said papers shall not be
vnderstood by him then my desire is that it will please him to Conferre
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