Henry Amcotts

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Knighted 2 Dec 1548 (or 3 Mar 1549). Died 5 Sep 1554; Will (PCC 9 More) 28 May; proved 27 Sep 1554. He refused to accept the office of Alderman until four months after his election, having in the interval been fined £40 and had his shops closed and his "goodes and catalles" sequestered, and it was not until a week after he had been committed to Newgate that he finally surrendered. He retained his Aldermanry until his death, serving as Sheriff and Lord Mayor in due course.

Will: Sir Henry Amcotts Knight, Alderman and Lord Mayor of London 1548. Will 28 May 1554 - Proved 27 September 1554

To be buried in the Parish Church of St Michell next Croked Lane in the fishmongers chapel at the North side of the Alter.

To the Parsonne of the same Church 10 shillings.

To my Son-in-Law Thomas Hewet a black gown and to his wife another. To my brother Hamond Amcotts a gowne and to his wife another and £5. To my cousin John Amcotts a gowne and to his wife another. To my cousin Hamond Amcotts, my godson £13.6s.8d. To my cousin Humphrey Amcotts £10. To my cousin French of Canterbury £10. To her sister Joane which is married in Essex £10 To my brother Alexander Amcotts in Lincolnshire 40s. To my cousyn Matthew Amcotts £13.6.8 To my cousin Geoffrey Bowden £20. To my cousin Smythes wife of Cambringham 20s To my cosyn Lusbe of Ayscrop 20s. To my cosyn Atkenson of Aystrope 30s To the children of my cousin Sheffield of Croxbye in Lincolnshire £6. To Alexander Compton £10. To my cosyn Vyncent Amcotts £20. and a gown and to his wife another. I bequeath to Vyncents daughter Johane Amcotts £4. To Richard Grainger and his wif £10. To the performance of the last will and testament of my late sister Harding £10. To William Hatfield £4 ToThomas Hubberte £4 To Henryck Vanstue of Flushing £5 To the children of John Goldfynch deceased viz. Henry, Richard, Thomas and Dorathe Goldfynch £40 To Henry Goldfynch 40s all to be paid at their several ages. To one Brydges wife in Yorkshire £13.6.8 To the poor of Bedlam 3s.4d every week. To Henry Darbye my godson 40s. To the children of Thomas Darbye £3 To the wife of Humphrey Knight deceased a gowne To the children of Thomas Ferrer £6. To Gederey Ferrer son of the said Thomas 40s.

Several bequests to poor in London and then there follows bequests to servants......

Then To marriage of 30 poor maydens in Citie of Lyncoln £10 To repayring highways between Rye and London £20 To poor of of St Michell Croked Lane £3. To company of Fishmongers for Recreation £10

To deputie of my wards and my bedle black gownes. To poor of Citie of Lyncoln £20 to be distributed by Mr Doctor Prende if lyvinge or else by Mayor and his Brethren. To mending highway bewtween Bishopbrig beside Boston comynge from Gaynesboroughe to Lyncoln £20 by Dr Prend. To my brother Alexander one of my wearing gownes, same to sonne Thomas Hewet, brothers Hamond Amcotts and Vincent Amcotts.......

All my Skarlett gowns and skarlet cloaks to be sold for poore.

All lands in Surrey and Essex to to wief Dame Johane for life, the manor os Sheremerke with parke called Ilfeide in tenure of John Washford and John Swane to Henrie Hewett sonne and heir to Thomas Hewett and my daughter Julyan his deceased wief; also Hamond Hewett another son ditto t Tenement Robert Saunders holdeth of £6.8s yearly value; also to William Hewett another son ditto, my manor of Stook of yerly value of £4. with tenements held by Henry Hengear, Roger Upton and Willyam Rowley.

Residue to wief Dame Joane executrix. Overseers Thomas Hewet

Memorandum: If Dame Joane die before Henry, Hamond, William and Julyan are of age then their sister Dyonsis Hewet to have all rents till they come of age.Genealogical Gleanings in England, Vol II Addendum, Page1708-1709

Sources

http://archive.org/stream/LincolnshirePedigreesV50/LincolnshirePedigrees_Maddison_v50#page/n31/mode/2up

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