MRP: Randolph Taylor will
Randolph Taylor will
Editorial history
08/02/12, CSG: Created page
Contents
Abstract & context
Suggested links
See 24th October 1662, Letter from Randall Taylor to Sir GO, Raire
See 11th December 1662, Letter from Randall Taylor to Sir GO, Raire
See 12th December 1662, Letter from Randall Taylor to Sir GO, Raire
See 16th March 1662/63, Letter from John Taylor to Sir GO, London
See 29th January 1665/66, Letter from Randall Taylor to Sir GO
To do
(1) Check the transcription
(2) explore background to randall Taylor's life, and especially his brother Major John Taylor
Transcription
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I Randolph Taylor Merchant being sicke and weake of bodie but of sound and perfect memorie (thanks to Almightie God) make this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme following
IMPROMIS I bequeath my soule into the hands of my Maker who gave it my bodie to the Earth to be buried in decent manner where my Assignes shall thinke convenient from wjence at the last day I hope to have a blissfull Resurrection through the meritts of my deare Redeemer
JESUS
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JESUS CHRIST
ITEM I doe constiture and ordaine my Brother Major John Taylor and his sonne Joseph Taylor to be my Executors of this my last Will and Testament
ITEM I constitute and ordaine my loving Friend Master Strensham Master to the Overseer of this my last Will and Testament and to act for mee and in my behalfe according to the Tenor of a letter of Attorney left in his hands at my departure from Surratt
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my aforesaid Overseer master Streinsham Master in Testamonie of my Gratitude a small Legacie of tenn pounds
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my honored freind Sir George Oxinden Knight a Cupp made of a Gasper An?tonias ?salse Bezar with a few ?Cornes of said composition
ITEM I give and bequeath into my worthie good freind Master Gerald Aungier the halfe of a Cupp made of the prementioned composition and One Butt English of Goa Arracke
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my verie good friend Master Mathew Gray the other halfe of said Cupp with my Japan Walkingstick ticked with silver
ITEM I give and bequeath into my loving freind Tho Hawkins Esquire my silver Tobacco box
ITEM I give and bequeath into my good freind Master Henrie Oxinden my small fowling peece set (Or, let) in with silver in Custodie of Master Gray
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my esteemed good freind Master John Petitt my black Beaver Hatt
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my approved good freind M:r Phillip Gyffard my belt and white Hatt left in his possession likewise my gold seale ring
ITEM I give and bequeath into my respected Freind Cap:t Samuell Smith Twentie Rup:s to buy him a Ring
ITEM I give and beque:ath unto such of the shipps Companie as shall assist at my Funerall what shall be thought convenient by master Henry Oxinden and Master Jn:o Petit being designed cheifely to myke them drinke as a customary
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my loving Freind the doctour of the Charles fifteene shillings to buy him a ring
ITEM I leave Tenn pounds in the hands of Master Oxinden to build a Tombe over mee
ITEM what goods moveable or whatsoever else appertaining unto mee here to be sent to Surratt to my Overseer Master Streinsham master and soe to be delivered into the possession of my Executors
ITEM that whereas these late yeares I have not had soe frequent a commerce with my Brother by reason of these late Warrs as I ought I am forced to dispose of the rest of my Estate as followes
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my deare Father and Mother tentie pounds
ITEM I give and bequeath into my deare Brother Major John Taylour whome I againe confirme with his sonne to be my lawfull Executors twentie pounds
ITEM I give and bequeath unto his two sonnes John and Joseph Fifteene poundes to each
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my fower sisters, Marie, Susan, Elizabeth and Lu?cetia Twentue pounds to each
ITEM I give and bequeath unto my Neice Jinny Taylor Fifteene pounds
ITEM in case anie thing is found over plus then what alreasie disposed let it be allowed in proportion to aforesaid Relations
Dated in RXXX this Twentie first September Anno Domini One thousand six hundred sixtie & Eight
RAN TAYLOR
Signed and sealed in the presence of us Sam: XXX, Jn:o Petitt, Hen Oxinden
That the above written is a true Copie compared with the Originall is attested by us
STRE: MASTER HENRY OXINDEN
PROBATUM fuit ?humoi Testamentum apud A des EXON scituat in XXXXX in Comitatu Middroram venerabili viro Johanne Clarke Legum doctore Surrogato venerabilis et egregij Lleolini Jenkins legum etiam Doctoris Curiae Prarogativae Curia Prerogative Cantuasiensis
MAGISTRI
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MAGISTRI Custodis sive Commissarij legitime conszizuti XXXXX die Mensis Octobris Anno Domini Miellesimo Sexcentesimo sexagesimo nono inXamento Johannies taylour unius Executorum in hujusmodi Testamento nominnat Cui commissa fuit administratio omnium et singulorum bonorum jurium et Creditorum dicti defuncti de bene et fideliter administrand eadem ad sancta dei Evangelia in debita juris forma jurat Reservata potestate Joseph Taylour alteri Executorum testamento nominnat cum venerit xr XX
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