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Lewisham & Lee Kent Wills & Admon. Transcriptions by L. L. Duncan - Book 70 page 01c

John Glyn - Will 20 Nov 1568

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"In the name of God, Amen. I John Glyn, clerke and vicar of Lewsham in the countie of Kent, sicke in body but hole in mynde and in a good remembrance God be thanked make my last will and Testament in manor and forme folowing. First I gyve and bequeath my soule to thands of Almightie God truely trusting by the meritte of his holy passion to be pertaker of his heavenly blisse in soule and in body at the tyme of the generall resurrection. In the meane season I will my body to be buried in the North side of the high chauncell at Lewsham in a tombe of marbe stone".
   To every poor house in the parish 10s. To the prisoners of Newgate 40s. To every of the Counters each 10s to be distributed among the poor prisoners. To the Marshall See, to the Kinge’s benche, to the White Lyon to the Flete and to the Gatehouse of Westminster 20s each to be distributed among the poor prisoners there.
   To my brother Owen Glyn and to my sister Alice Glynn £20 each. To Owen Staney my cosen £20. To my cosen Prucs children £20 among them. To cosen John Eyton. To his brother Roger Eyton 5 marks and his brother Geoffry Eyton a legacy.
   To Mr David Morgan, Mr Thomas Wonte legacies.
   To Alice Harte my servant all my household stuff at Lewsham and at London (the greate kettell and the greate potte which I gyve to Dukson the baker excepted).
   Legacies to his servant Retherge app Howell and to Mr Doctor Good Doctor of Phisick.
   Executors Mr Wm Roper of Lincoln’s Inn, Esquire and Mr Henry Jones Doctor of the Civill lawe. To the former £20 and to the latter 20 marks.
   The residue to be employed in works and Dedes of Almes and charity.
   Dated 30 Nov 1568 in presence of Thomas Talbot.

A Codicell made 15 Nov 1568. Leaves legacies to Johan Eyton widow. To John Carde all his tythes due. Katherine Holmes of London. To the wife of Robert Edmunds. To his godson George Edmunds an old angel. To John Lawndishe an old angel. To John Makyn my godson. To Elizabeth Shingler servant to Edward Merefelde also a small sum "to be spent at my buriall in meate and drinke". Mr Hughe Apharry to be overseer.
   He forgives Henry Bateman sums due and also Robert Edmunds the tythes due which are to be given to George Edmunds son of said Robert my godson.
   Directs that the sum left to John Eyton after three years be employed in purchasing lands etc. for the relief of the poor of the parish of Lewsham to be distributed by the churchwardens and some of the most discreet of the parish.

A Codicill made 20 Nov 1568 in presence of John Mody, Kath Holmes, John Shawe, Johan Kate revokes part of Legacy to Executor Mr Wm Roper and gives part to his friend Mr John Lewes "Proloc of th’arches" and to Mr Davy Morgan.
   Legacies gyven and bequeathed by John Glyn vicar of Lewsham the 22 Nov 1568 – viz: to Agnes "my olde mayden", Richard Stake "my godson", Mrs Mody. John Shawe "the parishe clerke", Margery "my keper". Powell "my man" and Alice "my mayden" all tithes due since Easter last". Mathewe Hunt "my godson". Richard Johnson "my godson". Cosen John Eaton th’elder. Cosen John Price. John Lettelworth of Greenwiche. Witnesses Robt Edmonde, John Shawe, Wm Evans.
   In the margin. Item: legacy to "my friende Mr Doctor Yale. Item the legacy which I "willed in my oder codicill (see Codicill No.1) to be yearelye distributed amongst the poore "people of the parisshe of Lewsham Nowe my mynde is and will that it shall goe and be "bestowed on the findinge of a Schole for the pffite of the children of the said parisshe "to be taught there".
   Probate 31 January 1568.

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