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Daniel Oxenbridge will

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Abstract & context

Daniel Oxenbridge, a London merchant, made this will when sick in Livorno. he mentions a number of merchants active in trade between London and Livorno, including various Abdy family members and Phillip Williams.

Suggested links

See Livorno (Daniel Oxenbridge was resident in Livorno when he wrote his will)

To do

(1) Check the transcription

(2) Is Daniel Oxenbridge related to Clement Oxenbridge?^[1]
- Daniel Oxenbridge mentions a brother, Clement Oxenbridge in his will^[2]

Transcription

I Daniel Oxenbridge of London now resident and merchant in Liverne being at this present in a weake Estate of Body but of good memorie and sound mind doe make this my last and only Will and Testament to be performed if it shall please God at this or any other time to call mee out of this life

ffirst I humbly assigne my soul to God its maker ........................................... [BLANK IN PRINTED TRANSCRIPTION] & c. & next my Body I comitt to the Earth in such decent manner to be buried as shalbe by my friendes thought fitt. I then constitute and appointe after the time of my decease my Executors Job Throckmorton, Charles Longland & John Collyer desyring their care and paines to see effected what here of them is required

First I give to the Right Honble the Lords and Comons now assembled in parlt in or neere London & to their use for the prosecutionof their designes One Thousand pounds Sterlinge to be paid halfe in six monthes and the other halfe in twelve monthes after the daye of my decease.

More to several godly people impoverished by the said Distractions in England I give One hundred and fiftie pounds to be disposed of accordinge to the discretion of my brother Mr. John Oxenbridge and Mr. Thomas Doubty our Minister here residing ffor or towards the buying of a burying place place for the English nation in Liverne I give fiftie pounds to my brother-in-law Mr. William Langhorne Twenty pounds to my sister his wife fiftie pounds to his son Daniell fiftie pounds to each other sonne or daughter they may have at the time of my death thirtie pounds to my Brother-in-law Mr. Caleb Cockcroft fortie pounds to my sister his wife fortie pounds to each of their children livinge at my decease

Twentie pounds to my Brother-in-law Mr. Hunt and my sister his wife Eightie pounds To my Brothr Mr. John Oxenbridge minister two hundred pounds readie money if hee requests it and to his wife and sonnes one hundred pounds besides what may be due to him in my bookes. To my brother Clement Oxenbridge all my part proceed of the Tynfarme wch is valued at six hundred and ninetie pounds sterlings or there abouts be it more or lesse. To my mother eight hunded pounds besides all lands Houses Testements (sic) [sic is in the printed transcription] as in or neere London or in the Countie of Northumberland are left me by my father her deceased husband in the same manner as is left unto mee thereout of it discharging such debts and Legacies as were thereon enjoyned mee as by my Fathers will maie appeare To my sister Mrs Catherline Henly one hundred pound To her daughter katherine ffowler one hundred and fiftie pound

To my Coozen Mris [sic] Henry Barnard and his wife thirtie pounds and to my Coozen Mr Nicholas Searle and his wife a lyke some that is thirtie pounds to each of their wives in all one Hundred and twentie pounds to you foure To Mr. Job Throckmorton foure hundred pounds To his wife a chaine of pearles in my deske containing as I conceive 490 pearles or what they are To my three freinds Mr. Phillip Williams Mr. Charles Longland and Mr. Tho: Doubty one hundred pounds apeece that is three hundred pounds to them three To William Reymes a hundred Dollars To Mr. Robert and Nicholas Abny [sic - this is in printed transcription, clearly it should be "Abdy"] fiftie dollers apeece for apoore remembrance of mee To Mr Samuell Bonnels fiftie pounds sterling To Thomas Dethicke one hundred Dollers To John Collyer three thousand dollers To Leonard Digge fiftie Dollers To Robert Barbor and Edward Rett one hundred dollers apeece

To George Dethicke my servant a hundred dollers apeece To Richard Browne one hundred Dollers To John Con fourtie dollers To Joanna woman servant thyrtie dollers To the Governor & Madna ffrana five dollers apeece To Angelina 10 dollers To John Batta the boy five dollers To Sigr Gualtero Vandercoort and his wife ffourtie pounds between them to buy a ring in my remembrance The advance of the estate to be given to my forenamed Executors for their paines in this business

Be it noted that the pounds sterling are to be reduced into dollers at fiftie pence the doller and by a doller is meant a peece of eight effective of Spayne

Lord receave my Soule

5th ffebry 1643

Witnesses present at the readinge of this Will to Mr. Daniell Oxenbridge in his House on the 6th ffebry 1643 and wee heard him say hee confirmed it as his will being demanded if he confirmed this as his will he answered I doe I doe

francis Read Thomas Barnsly Ralph Duke Thomas Crathorne Robert Barbor Tho: Banks John Bommer

Wee Thomas Doubty Charles Longland Phillip Williams and John Collyer being present with Mr Daniell Oxenbridge on the ffirst day of ffebry about twenty foure houres or a little after did at his request heare him declare Verbatim the words written parte on this and parte on the other syde of this paper in words and desired John Collyer to write them downe to make out of them a will in as good forme as in short time hee could Wee testifie further that this is in the will hereto annexed under the hand of John Collyer and consented by the said Oxenbridge this morning the 6th of ffebry and attested by the seaven Witnesses therto subscribinge is the true Import of what this paper contains according to the intent of the Testaor and it was in our company by him confirmed and in Witness of the truth of what wee write hereunder each hath to yt I read that Joines these two sheetes of paper Sett his seale the 6th of ffebry 1643 as before

Thomas Doubty Charles Longland Phillip Williams John Collyer .

Probatum fuit &c. Willmo clarke leg &c &c Arthuri Ducke leg com &c Juramento Johi Throckmorton prin Execut &c Nec non de veros Comp fuerens Carolo Longland et Johi Collyer execut etia in humoi Testamo noiat cum venerunt eam in debita juris forma petitis

Notes

Possible primary sources

PROB 11/131 Meade 1-65 Will of John Oxenbridge, Preacher of the Word of God in Coventry and late Minister of Southam in the County of Warwick 02 June 1618

1. ↑ See TNA, C 6/172/22 Short title: Crispe v Thompson. Plaintiffs: Sir Nicholas Crispe kt and Ellis Crispe. Defendants: Francis Thompson, Benjamin Andrews, Clement Oxenbridge, William Dickenson and Henry Bishop. Subject: Contract to take over and farm H M Post Offices. Document type: two bills, eight answers, plea, demurrer. 1662
2. ↑ "To my brother Clement Oxenbridge all my part proceed of the Tynfarme wch is valued at six hundred and ninetie pounds sterlings or there abouts be it more or lesse"