Genealogical Gleanings in England, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Genealogical Gleanings in England, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Henry F. Waters and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 814 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Genealogical Gleanings in England, Vol. 2 Nichs Pynchon citizen and "bocher" of London, 15 February 1528, proved 22 April 1533. I bequeath and recommend my soul unto Almighty God my maker and redeemer and to the most glorious Virgin his mother, our lady Saint Mary, and to all "tholy and blissid company of Saintes in hevin." And my body to be buried in the church of St. Nichas Flesh shambles of London before the image of our lady there, where the body of my late wife lyeth buried. To the high altar of the foresaid church for my tithes and oblations negligently forgotten or withholden, in discharge of my soul and conscience, ten shillings. To Edward Pinchon my son, in the name of his full portion and part of all my goods c.to him after the use and custom of the City of London belonging, thirty three pounds six shillings eight pence, to be delivered to him when it shall fortune him to come to his full age of twenty one years. A like bequest to sons William, Robert and John Pynchon. And I charge all my said children on my blessing that they shall hold themselves contented and pleased with my said bequests to them made and that they be loving and kind to my wife their mother and be ruled after her, and if they or any of them grudge or hold not them contented with my said bequests or will not be ruled after my said wife then I will that the portion and part of him or them so not contented nor ruled shall be abated and "mynishid" after the discretion of my said wife. Provisions as to the decease of any of them. And if it fortune all my said "children" before their said lawful ages to decease then I will that "oon hundreth mre" (marks) of their portions shall be applied towards the gilding of the Rood loft of the said "paroche" church of St. Nichas and the residue bestowed in deeds of charity for the wealth of my soul. "Itm I will that assone after my disceas as conueniently may be there shalbe ordeynid an honest able preest of good conuersacion to sing in the foresaid church of Saint Nichas for my soule my late wifes soules our fathers and mothers soules and all chfen soules by the space of three yeres complete. And I bequeth to hym for his salary in that behalf vij vj viij by the yere. And I will that another preest shall sing in the churche of Written in the Countie of Essex for my soule and for the soules of my father and mother and all chfen soules by the space of oon hole yere. To Parnell my suster forty shillings sterling and my gown next the best, and to every of her own children six shillings eight pence. To John Pinchon my cousin dwelling in Writtell, in discharge of my soul and conscience, twenty shillings. I bequeth to the place of ffrier mynours in London to thentent that they shall say a trigintall of masses and pray for my soule xP St. Itm I bequeth to eu yof thorder of fFriers Preachours, Carmelites, Augustines and Crossid friers to thentent that they shall doo in eu yof their Couent churches for my soule and all chren soules oon trigintall of masses xSt. a pece siu xl liequests to the prison houses. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.