MRP: Judith Chambers will
Judith Chambers will
Editorial history
30/11/11, CSG: Created page and posted transcription to wiki
Abstract & context
Judith Chambers was the widowed mother of Dame Rebecca Vincent, herself the widow of the prominent London merchant Sir William Vincent. Sir William Vincent and Sir George Smith had worked together as merchants in the Levant trade throughout the 1650s, and possibly earlier, and were probably commercial partners.
See Sir George Smith will
See Sir William Vincent will
Transcription
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN the Twentieth day of May One Thousand Six hundred Sixty Eight I Judith Chambers of London widdow being at psent in reasonable health of body and of sound mind and memory (Almighty God be praysed) yet, calling to mind the certainty of death And that the tyme thereof is most uncertane Doe make and declare my last will and Testament as followeth
Wherein and whereby in the first place I comend my soule to God that gave it And my body to the Earth from whence it came To be decently buried in the parish church of S:t Martin Outwich in London (where I now inhabitt) in private manner without any Pompe or xather Ostentation hopeing and stedfastly beleiving That both my soule and body shalbe united att the last day in a joyfull resurrection and enjoy eternall happiness in heaven And as for such Temporall Estate as God of his goodness hath made mee Stewardesse of in this life I give and depose the same in manner and forme following (viz:t)
IMPRIMIS I give and bequeath unto my daughter Dame Rebecca Vincent the widdow and Relict of S:r William Vincent late of London Knight deceased Two hundred pounds And to her sonne Charles Vincent when he shall attaine his age of One and Twenty yeares I give one hundred pounds And to her daughter Rebecca when she shall attaine to have the age of One and Twenty yeares or on the day of her marriage which shall first happen I give one hundred pounds And then alsoe I will That my Crimson Taffater suit of bedd bedding Chaires Stooles and all furniture thereunto belonging shalbe delivered unto her the said Rebecca my Grand daughter Together with a Damaske suite of a table cloth Two dozen of Napkins and Two Towells All marked with a white marke And one paire of holland Sheets And One paire of Pillow?beres of Holland
ITEM I give unto my Grand daughter Anne Vincent when she shall attaine to her like age of One and Twenty yeares or on the day of her marriage which shall first happen One hundred pounds And then alsoe I will That one of my silver Tankards with my Armes thereon engraven be delivered unto her Together likewise with my best ?Dyaper suite of Table Linnen with all Napkins and Towells thereunto belonging a paire of Holland sheets a paire of Holland Pillowcazes And a paire of Curtaines and vallence of Greene Perpetuana And the greene Chaires and stooles Thereto
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THERETO AND A Bedd a Boulster and a pillow and a Quilt And halfe a dozen of greene and Redd Tufftaffaty Cushions And a small necklace of Pearle
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my Goddaughter Judith Vincent one other of my Granddaughters when she shall attaine to her like age of One and Twenty yeares or on the day of her marriage which ffirst shall happen One hundred pounds And then likewise I will shall likewise be delivered unto her One suite of Damaske Table Lynnen marked with the Letters W:I: in Redd with all the napkins and Towells thereunto belonging Together with a paire of ?ffine holland sheets and a paire of ffine Holland pillowcazes And my best Pearle Necklace And one of my silver Tankards with myne Armes thereupon engraven And my ?ffigirato suite of Curtaines valence Bedd Bedding Boulster Pillowes Quilt and Chayres and stooles thereunto belonging
ITEM I give to my grandsonne George Vincent when he shall attaine to his said Age of one and Twenty yeares one hundred pounds
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my sonne Nicholas Laurence (sic) One hundred and ffifty pounds And my sonne Thomas Laurence ffifty pounds And I appoint myne Executrix hereafter named to pay for the placeing out of ?his Two sonnes John Lawrence and Vincent Laurence executors ffifty pounds a peece To my sister Anne Clerke I give my Gold necklace And to my brother George ??Raguten I give Twenty pounds And to Hester his wife Tenn pounds ITEM I give to my sister Sarah Fferis Twenty pounds To my Granddaughter Alice ??ffarar I give ffifty ounds
ITEM I give to my very loveing ffreind M:r Richard Dowdswell Member of Parliament a Silver Tankard to keepe in remembrance of me with my Armes thereupon engraven To M:rs Anne Waters I give ffive pounds To mary King wife of Thomas King ffifteene pounds To the poore of the parish of S:t Martins Outwich in London I give Tenn pounds And to the Rector of that parrish Church who shalbe incumbent there at the tyme of my decease ffive pounds And to M:r ?Lent (Or, Lant) Minister there ffour pounds To my Maid servant Ellen Gibbons I give Twelve pounds And to all the men and maid servants who shalbe liveing with my said Daughter the Lady Vincent att the tyme of my decease fforty shillings a peece To my brother M:r George Clerke and my ffreind M.r Thomas Langhan for their paines to be taken as overseers of this my will and giveing their assistance and advice to my Executrix hereafter named for their performance thereof I give Twenty pounds a peece
THE REST AND RESIDUE of all and every my ready money debts Plate Jewells householdstuffe goods and personall Estate whatsoever and wheresoever I wholly give and bequeath unto my Deare and loveing daughter the said Dame Rebecca Vincent And I make ordaine and appoint her full and sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament put my hand and seale the day and yeare ffirst above written
Judith Chambers
Sealed, Subscribed, published and declared by the above named Judith Chambers the Testatrix the Twentieth day of May One Thousand and Six Hundred Sixty Eight ffor and as her last will and Testament in the presence of Hen:e Mosse No:y Publiq:e George Bury Tho: Padwerke
PROBATUM FUIT
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CUI COMMISSA fuit Ad:te omnium et singularum bonorum ?Juram et Creditorum dicti defuncti De bene et fideliter Administrand ead :m Ad Seta dei Evangelia Jurate/ XXXX
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