Abstracts from the Wills of English printers and stationers : from 1492 to 1630 / by Henry R. Plomer.

  • Henry Plomer
Date:
1903
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Credit: Abstracts from the Wills of English printers and stationers : from 1492 to 1630 / by Henry R. Plomer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    aungell of golde.” “little Margaret Walker,” various household articles “in the little chamber over John Cawoodes shoope, next to Pawles gate.” Residue to Humphrey Toye “ my sonne.” Overseers : Brother Thomas Woodall and John Cawood. Witnesses : Richard Iugge, John Cooke, Thomas Bedford, serjeant, Anthony Bande, scrivenor. [P.C.C. 24. Morrison.] (1) . Admitted freeman 16th April, 1562. Was one of the deputies to Christopher Barker. Master of the Company six times, i.e. in 1590, 1592, 1593, 1600, 1602, 1608. Died in 1610. See his will in this volume. (2) . Doubtless a relative of John Awdeley stationer. He does not appear to have taken up his freedom. (3) . See his will in this volume. Was no doubt one of the sons of Harry or Henry Pepwell of the Trinity in St. Paul’s Churchyard. (4) . Perhaps one of the sons of Arthur Pepwell (q.v.). ARTHUR PEPWELL1 (? 1566-1568). [? Sign of the Holy Trinity, St. Paul’s Churchyard]. Dated 17th August, 1568. Proved 15th January, 1563. Bequests : To Johane, “ my wife,” a third part of goods. Henry and Humphrie, sons, a third part of goods, “ and if the survivor of my said sonnes do happen to departe this present life, before he accomplishe the said age of xxi yeres, then I will that one hundredth pounds of lawfull englisshe money of the porcons of my said sonnes shalbe delivered unto the company of Stacioners of London with them to remayne for ever and to be lent oute from ij yeres to ij years for ever to fyve suche persons being younge men of the same companye as shall have most nede of the occupieng thereof from tyme to tyme, the same fyve young men to have every one of them an equal parte of the same and every one of them to put in sufficient sureties for the repayment of his part at every two yeres ende then to be lent to other of the said company that that shall have more nede of the same, and every of them paieng for the occupieng thereof tenne shillings a pece yerelie and no more, which
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