decease, unto my fon Henry Cundall, and to the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten, and for want of fuch iffue unto my fon William Cundall, and to the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten; and for default of fuch iffue unto my daughter Elizabeth Finch, and to her heirs and affigns for

ever.

Item, I give, devife and bequeath all and fingular my freehold meffuages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, whatsoever, with their and every of their appurtenances, fituate, lying and being in the parish of St Bride, alias Bridgett, near Fleet-ftreet, London, and elsewhere in the city of London, and the fuburbes thereof, unto my well beloved wife Elizabeth Cundall and to her affigns, untill my faid fon William Cundall his term of apprenticchood fhall be fully expired by effluxion of time; and from and immediately after the faid term of apprenticehood fhall be fo fully expired, I give, devife and bequeath the fame meffuages and premifes fituate in the city of London, and the suburbes thereof, unto my faid fon William Cundall, and to the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten, and for default of fuch iffuc, unto my faid fon Henry Cundall, and to the heirs of his body lawfully to be begotten, and for default of fuch iffue unto my faid daughter Elizabeth Finch, and to her heirs and affigns for ever. And as concerning all and fingular my goods, chattels, plate, houfehold ftuff, ready money, debts, and perfonal eftate, whatsoever and wherefoever, I give, devise, and bequeath the fame as followeth: viz.

Imprimis, Whereas I am executor of the laft will and testament of John Underwood, deceased, and VOL. III.

by force of the fame executorfhip became poffeffed of fo much of the personal estate of the faid John Underwood, which is expreffed in an inventory thereof, made and by me exhibited in due form of law into the ecclefiaftical court. And whereas alfo in difcharge of my faid executorfhip I have from time to time difburfed divers fums of money in the education and bringing up of the children of the faid John Underwood deceased as by my accompts kept in that behalf appeareth. Now in difcharge of my conicience, and in full performance of the truft repofed in me by the faid John Underwood, I do charge my executrix faithfully to pay to the furviving children of the faid John Underwood all and whatsoever fhall be found and appear by my accompts to belong unto them, and to deliver unto them all fuch rings as was their late father's, and which are by me kept by themselves apart in a little cafket.

Item, I do make, name, ordain and appoint my faid well beloved wife, Elizabeth Cundall, the full and fole executrix of this my laft will and teftament, requiring and charging her, as fhe will anfwer the contrary before Almighty God at the dreadful day of judgment, that she will truely and faithfully perform the fame, in and by all things according to my true intent and meaning; and I do earnestly desire my very loving friends, John Heminge, gentleman, Cuthbert Burbage, gentleman, my fon-in-law Herbert Finch, and Peter Saunderfon, grocer, to be my overfeers, and to be aiding and aflifting unto my faid executrix in the due execution and performance of this my last will and teftament. And I give and bequeath to every

of my faid four overfeers the fum of five pounds apiece to buy each of them a piece of plate.

Item, I give, devife, and bequeath, unto my faid fon William Cundall, all the clear yearly rents and profits which fhall arife and come from the time of my deceafe, of and by my leafes and terms of years, of all my meffuages, houses, and places, fituate in the Blackfriars London, and at the Bankfide in the county of Surry, until such time as that the full fum of three hundred pounds by thofe rents and profits may be raised for a flock for my said fon William, if he fhall fo long live.

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Item, for as much as I have by this my will dealt very bountifully with my well beloved wife Elizabeth Cundall, confidering my eftate, I do give and bequeath unto my fon Henry Cundall for his maintenance, either at the univerfity or elsewhere, one annuity or yearly fum of thirty pounds of lawful money of England, to be paid unto my faid fon Henry Cundall, or his affigns, during all the term of the natural life of the faid Elizabeth my wife, my faid fon Henry Cundall shall so long live, at the four moft ufual feaft-days or terms in the year, that is to fay, at the feafts of the birth of our Lord Jefus Chrift, the Annunciation of the blessed Virgin Mary, Nativity of Saint John Baptift, and St. Michael the Arcbangel; or within the fpace of twenty and eight days next ensuing after every of the fame feast-days, by even and equal portions: the first payment thereof to begin and to be made at fuch of the faid feaft-days as fhall firft and next happen after the day of my deceafe, or within the He was probably bound apprentice to Peter Saunderfon, grocer.

fpace of twenty and eight days next enfuing after the fame feaft-day.

Item, I give and bequeath unto widow Martin and widów Gimber, to each of them refpectively, for and during all the terms of their natural lives feverally, if my leafes and terms of years of and in my houfes in Alderinanbury in London fhall so long continue unexpired, one annuity or yearly fum of twenty fhillings apiece, of lawful money of England, to be paid unto them feverally, by even portions quarterly, at the feaft-days above mentioned, or within the space of twenty and eight days next enfuing after every of the fame feastdays; the first payment of them severally to begin and to be made at fuch of the said feafts as fhall first and next happen after my deceafe or within the space of twenty and eight days next enfuing after the fame feast.

Item, I give, devife, and bequeath, unto the poor people of the parish of Fulham in the county of Middlefex, where I now dwell, the fum of five pounds, to be paid to master Doctor Clewett, and mafter Edmond Powell of Fulham, gentleman, and by them to be distributed.

Item, I give, devife, and bequeath unto my faid well beloved wife Elizabeth Cundall, and to my faid well beloved daughter Elizabeth Finch, all my household ftuff, bedding, linen, brass, and pewter, whatsoever, remaining and being as well at my house in Fulham aforefaid, as also in my houfe in Aldermanbury in London; to be equally divided between them part and part alike. And for the more equal dealing in that behalf, I will, appoint, and requeft my faid overfeers, or the

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greater number of them, to make divifion thereof, and then my wife to have the preferment of the choice.

Item, I give and bequeath unto my cousin Frances Gurney, alias Hulfe, my aunt's daughter, the sum of five pounds, and I give unto the daughter of the faid Frances the like fum of five pounds. Item, I give, devife and bequeath unto fuch and fo many of the daughters of my coufin Gilder, late of New Buckenham in the county of Norfolk, deceased, as fhall be living at the time of my decease, the fum of five pounds apiece.

Item, I give and bequeath unto my old fervant Elizabeth Wheaton, a mourning gown and forty fhillings in money, and that place or priviledge which he now exerciseth and enjoyeth in the houses of the Blackfryers, London, and the Globe on the Bankfide, for and during all the term of her natural life, if my eftate fhall fo long continue in the premises; and I give unto the daughter of the faid Elizabeth Wheaton the fum of five pounds, to be paid unto the faid Elizabeth Wheaton, for the ufe of her faid daughter, within the fpace of one year next after my decease. And I do hereby will, appoint and declare, that an acquittance under the hand and feal of the faid Elizabeth Wheaton, upon the receipt of the faid legacy of five pounds, for the use of her faid daughter, fhall be, and fhall be deemed, adjudged, conftrued, and taken to be, both in law and in equity, unto my now executrix a fufficient release and discharge for and concerning the payment of the fame.

Item, I give, devife, and bequeath, all the rest and refidue of my goods, chattels, leafes, money