MRP: Robert Breton will
Robert Breton will
PROB 11/307 Laud 1-52 Will of Robert Breton, Merchant of London 27 February 1662
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ROBERT BRETON [At top of the LH margin]
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I ROBERT
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Robert Breton of London Merchant beinge att present in perfect health minde and memory but intending to make a sudden voyage beyond the Seas doe make my last will and Testament as followeth
FFIRST and principally I commend my soule into the hands of Almighty God trustinge and assuredly beleevinge through the meritts death and passion of my Saviour Jesus to receave remission of all my sinns my body I committ to the earth from whence it came and for such worldly estate God of his goodnes hath bestowed upon mee my debts and funerall charges bee first paid I give and dispose of the same as fololoweth
IMPRIMIS I give and bequeath into the poore of the parish of Broughton in Leicestershire where I received my first breath and beinge Tenn pounds sterlinge
ITEM I give and bequeath to my nephew Robert Breton sonne of my deceased brother Richard Breton fower hundred pounds to my two Neeses Elizabeth and Anne his sisters one hundred pounds to each of them to my Neece Catherine Breton yett unmaryed Two hundred pounds and to my Nephew Richard Breton One hundred pounds beinge all the issue of my said deceased brother Richard Breton
ITEM I give and bequeath to Judith Breton my Neece and daughter to my brother Daniell Breton yett unmarryed Two hundred pounds
ITEM I give and bequeath to my Nephew and Godsonne Thomas Breton sonne of my brother Thomas Breton one hundred pounds
ITEM I give and bequeath one hundred pounds to bee distributed amongst the poore est of my kindred which I leave to the discretion of my Executors as they shall thinke fitt
ITEM I give and bequeath to Thomas Roberts and Elizabeth Roberts the issue of my brother John and Sister Mary Roberts his wife one hundred each and if , when it shall please God that this will shall bee made use of my estate bee not founde to be sufficient to pay the said Legacies my will is that an equall abatement bee made of every Legacie proportionably
ITEM I give and bequeath to my fower sisters in Law That is to the wife of my deceased brother Richard Breton the wife of my brother Daniell Breton the wife of my brother William and the wife of my brother Thomas Breton to each five pounds for a remembrance and I doe hereby declare that if any of the avovesaid mentioned parties should not bee liveinge when this will is published my will is that the Legacie or Legacies of the said deceased shall bee devided amongst the rest of my cosens accordinge to their severall proportions
what more estate I may have left after the discharge and payment of the severall Legacies abovesaid I give and bequeath into my three Brothers Daniell Breton John Breton and Thomas Breton and to my sister Mary Roberts and to all my brother Richard Bretons children as if hee were liveinge to bee devided in five equall shares amongst them reserveinge one hundred pounds which I give and bequeath unto my Nephew Rpbert ffleetwood
ITEM I declare that whereas I have some accompts standinge upon with my freind M:r Richard Baker as appeares by my bookes of Accompte my will is that nothinge shall bee demanded of him more than hee shall freely doe of himselfe and I doe make and prdaine my loveinge Brothers John Vreton and Thomas Breton Executors of this my will and Testament whereunto I have sett my hand and seale dated in ?Deale the third of March one Thousand six hundred ffifty nine Robert Breton.
Signed sealed published and declared by the said Robert Breton for his last will and Testament in the prsence of Richard Whetstone Thomas XXXXX
PROBATUM fuit Testamentum suprascriptum apud London coram venerabili XX Egregio viro domino Guilielmo Mericke milite Legum doctore curia Prerogative Cant Magisere custode sine Comissarie legitime constituto viresimio septinio de mensis ffebrurrij Anno Domini XXXXX et computacXXXX Exlesia Anglia Millesime sexcentesimo sexagesimo primo Juramento Thomas Breton fratris naturalis et legitime dicti defuncti unius Executorum in dicto Testamento nominat XXX comissa fuit Administersco omniam et singularum Genorum XXiam dirti defuncti: de bene et fidelitre administrand eadem Ad sancta dei Evangelia in XXXX XXXXX Reservata menpotestate XXX tem XXXX XXXXX Johanni Breton frati dicti defuncto et altro Executoram XX XXXtestamento nominat cum uXXevit in debita iuris XXXX pticr.
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PROB 11/229 Brent 218-268 Will of Francis Bretton, Merchant of London 13 April 1653
PROB 11/231 Brent 319-367 Will of Francis Breton 01 September 1653
PROB 11/307 Laud 1-52 Will of Robert Breton, Merchant of London 27 February 1662
PROB 11/352 Bence 109-158 Will of John Breton, Doctor in Divinity, Master of Emanuel College Cambridge 21 June 1676
PROB 11/355 Hale 96-141 Sentence of John Breton, Professor of Theology of Canterbury, Kent 06 February 1677
PROB 11/389 Foot 132-172 Will of Robert Breton, Merchant of London 23 November 1687
PROB 11/389 Foot 133-172 Sentence of Robert Breton, Merchant of London of Saint Dunstan in the East, City of London 10 December 1687
PROB 11/392 Exton 87-130 Will of Thomas Breton, Merchant of London 04 February 1688
