Thomas Bentley, President of the Royal College of Physicians / by R.R. James.

  • James, R. R.
Date:
1935
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Credit: Thomas Bentley, President of the Royal College of Physicians / by R.R. James. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    > man.’? At about this time he was unfortunate in having his house burgled by a woman named Margaret Maxeborne; and the odd thing is that the lady in question received a Royal pardon, dated at Greenwich, in May, 15338. Bentley received a salary of £10 a quarter from 1528 to 1547 and his servant had a New Year’s gift from the King in 1538 and 1540. On Jan. 10th, 1544-45 he let his property in Oxford, by charter, to Harman Evans, bookseller. It must have been at about this time that Bentley retired to Stratford upon Avon, for he certainly added to his property there in 1546, He rented, from Squire Clopton, the Great House for 40 years. This house was later known as New Place and was the residence of William Shakespeare. Bentley died, probably early in 1549 and was buried in the church at Stratford upon Avon, The following is an abstract of his will. (P.C.C. Cood, 6). 26 Jan., 1548. Thomas Bentley, of Stratford upon Avon, Co. Warwick. Dr. of Physick to the late King Henry VIII. Soul to God. Body in the parisshe churche of Stratford. To wyfe Anne my best standinge cuppe of sylver and gylte wt the couer, a neste of goblettes of syluer & gylte wt the couer, my beste salte wt his couer, syx pottes of syluer & gylte wt their couers and all my syluer spones, wt all my fuelles and all my right tytle and interest and terme of yeres that J have of and in my house in Oxford called George Hall together wt the indenture of the same house wt certeyn ymplementes therein remaynynge as Standerth, whiche house is now in the tenure of Harman Evans. Item I bequeath to my sonne William Bentley my seconde beste standynge cuppe of syluer and gylte wt the couer and a potte of syluer and gylte wt the couer. I bequeath to Anne Bentley my daughter my seconde beste syluer salte wt his couer, thre pottes of syluer and gylte wt their couers and a kowe orelles XXs. in money. To my daughter Dorothe Bentley my thirde salte of syluer and gylte wt his couer, a kowe and a calfe orelles XXs.in money. To Robert Wyncocke a syluer cuppe wt the couer. To William Clerke, whome I have brought upp of charitie, twoo heyfers when married. Residue to wife Anne, my sole executrix. Friends Thos. Blount! and Robt. Wyncocke, supervisors. The said Thomas to have a syluer potte for his pains. Wit. John Jeffries, Thos. Waturman, Laurence Seyton, Wm. Myns. Proved at London, 4 March, 1549. Bentley’s widow is said to have married a certain tichard Charnock. His son William married Anne ATTA 22200085400
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