Harvey, William, 1578-1657; Physicians -- England -- Biography
"Item, I give to my nephew Tho. Cullen and his children one hundred
pounds and to his brother my godson, Will. Cullen one hundred
pounds.
"Item, I give to my nephew John Harvey the son of my loving brother
Tho. Harvey deceased two hundred pounds.
"Item, I give to my servant John Raby, for his diligence in my
service and sickness twenty pounds. And to Alice Garth, my servant,
ten pounds over and above what I am already owing unto her by my
bill which was her mistress's legacy.
"Item, I give among the poor children of Amy Rigdon daughter of my
loving uncle Mr. Tho. Halke twenty pounds.
"Item, among other my poorest kindred one hundred pounds to be
distributed at the appointment of my executor.
"Item, I give among the servants of my sister Dan at my funeralls
five pounds. And likewise among the servants of my nephew Dan.
Harvey at Coombe as much.
"Item, I give to my cousin Mary Tomes fifty pounds.
"Item, I give to my loving friend Mr. Prestwood one hundred pounds.
"Item, I give to every one of my loving brother Eliab his sons and
daughters severally fifty pounds apiece.
"All which legacies and gifts aforesaid are chiefly to buy
something to keep in remembrance of me.
"Item, I give among the servants of my brother Eliab which shall be
dwelling with him at the time of my decease ten pounds.
"Furthermore, I give and bequeath unto my sister Eliab's sister
Mrs. Coventrey, a widow, during her natural life the yearly rent
or sum of twenty pounds.
"Item, I give to my niece Mary West during her natural life the
yearly rent or sum of forty pounds.
"Item, I give for the use and behoof and better ordering of Will
Foulkes for and during the term of his life unto my niece Mary
Pratt the yearly rent of ten pounds, which sum if it happen my
niece shall die before him I desire may be paid to them to whom his
keeping shall be appointed.
"Item, I will that the twenty pounds which I yearly allow him my
brother Galen Browne may be continued as a legacy from his sister
during his natural life.
"Item, I will that the payments to Mr. Samuel Fenton's children out
of the profits of Buckholt lease be orderly performed as my dear
deceased loving wife gave order so long as that lease shall stand
good.
"Item, I give unto Alice Garth during her natural life the yearly
rent or sum of twenty pounds.
"Item, to John Raby during his natural life sixteen pounds yearly
rent.
"All which yearly rents or sums to be paid half yearly at the two
most usual feasts in the year, viz.:--Michaelmas and our Lady day
without any deduction for or by reason of any manner of taxes to
be anyway hereafter imposed. The first payment of all the said
rents or Annuities respectively to begin at such of those feasts
which shall first happen next after my decease.
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