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
wth Mr Warner or Mr Hughes Attendants on the aforesaid Earle Concerning
the aforesaid doubte. And if hee be not resolued by either of them That
then hee Conferre wth the aforesaid JOHN PROTHEROE Esquior or the
aforesaid THOMAS ALESBURY Esquior. (I hoping that some or other of the
aforesaid fower last nominated can resolue him) And when hee hath had
the vse of the said papers see longe as my Executors and hee have
agreed for the vse afore said That then he deliu them againe vnto my
Executors to be putt into a Convenient Truncke with a locke & key and
to be placed in my Lord of Northumberlandes Library and the key thereof
to be delifted into his Lordpps hands And if at anie tyme after my
Executors or the afore said NATHANIELL THORPERLEY shall agayne desire
the vse of some or all of the said Mathematicall paps That then it will
please the said Earle to lett anie of the aforesaid to haue them for
theire vse soe long as shall be thought Convenient, and afterwards to
be restored agayne vnto the Truncke in the afore said Earle’s Library
Secondly my will & desire is that the said NATHANIELL THORPERLEY be
alsoe Ouseere of other written bookes & papers as my Executors and hee
shall thincke Convenient. Item Whereas I haue diuers waste papers (of
wch some are in a Canvas bagge) of my Accompte to Sr Walter Rawley for
all wch I haue discharges or acquitances lying in some boxes or other
my desire is that they may bee all burnte. Alsoe there is an other
Canvas bagge of papers concerning Irishe Accompt (the psons whome they
Concerne are dead many yeares since in the raigne of queene Elizabeth
wch I desire alsoe may be burnte as likewise many Idle paps and
Cancelled Deedes wch are good for noe vse Item I revoake all former
wills by mee heretofore made saue onely this my pnte last will and
Testament wch I will shalbe in all thinges effectually and truely
pformed according to the tenor and true meaning of the same In witnes
whereof I the afore said THOMAS HARRIOTT haue to this my psent last
will & Testament put my hand & scale yeouen the daie and yeare first
aboue written THO : HARRIOTTS.
Sealed a published and deliued by ye wthin named THOMAS HARRIOTT for
and as his last will & Testamt the daie & yeares wthin written in the
pfice of vs IMMANUELL BOWRNE WILL: FUTTER, Scr: & THO : ALFORD Svte to
the said scr
Probatum fuit hfnoi Testum sexto die mensis Julij Anno Dni 1621. Coram
venli viro RICHARDO CLARKE legum Dcore Surto Dni Offitis &c . jurio
THOME AILESBURIE et THOME BUCKNER duorum Extorum &c quibus &c de bene
&c saluo jure &c Resrvata tamen ptate similem Comissionem faciendi Dno
ROBERTO SIDNEY militi et JOHANNI PROTHERO armigero alteris Extoribus &c
Cum venerint eandem in debita Juris forma petituri. Pro Inveno ANDREE
prox &c. Concordat cum Originali fca exaicoe pnos HEN: DURHAM Norium
Pubcm RA: BYRDE
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account